Polk County GaArchives News.....Stills Stilled, Legal Whiskey Making Stopped Saturday Night September 13, 1917
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The Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, GA September 13, 1917
STILLS STILLED
Legal Whiskey Making Stopped Saturday Night---Throughout the United States to 
save grain for Food Purposes
   Saturday night at 11 o'clock whishey manufacture ceased in the United States 
under the provisions of the food control law, and the millions of bushels of 
grain heretofore used in making that form of drink will be diverted to food.  
Importation of whiskey was also stopped.
   Experts say about 100,000,000 bushels of grain are used by the distilleries 
each year, of which about 40,000,000 bushels are used in whisky manufacture.
   Distillers may continue manufacturing alcohol for commercial purposed, and 
many of them have arranged for this work, others turning their distilleries 
into manufacturing plants for yeast, vinegar and by-products.
   Stocks of whiskey in the country undoubtedly are larger than they ever have 
been, because of active preparation by distillers and dealers in anticipation 
of the law.  Distillers have been working at utmost capacity and imports have 
been larger than ever.
   Officials estimate the quantity of whiskey in bond in warehouses to be about 
190,000,000 gallons.  Stocks not in bond will bring the quantity on hand in the 
country up to almost 230,000,000 gallons.  The annual production of whiskey has 
been about 116,000,000 gallons.
   The stoppage of manufacture will continue throughout the war, and a strong 
effort will be made by the temperance forces in Congress to see that it is 
never resumed again.


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