Dear Sir: I thank you cordially for your letter of the 9th tion of the country from the records of the Internal Revenue I would like to know to what experience of California the consumption of distilled liquor in California as compared Sir: I believe the experience of California shows that the cheapness of wine in California has not diminished the con- Thanking you for your kindness and attention, I remain, Yours very truly, with the number in other states would shed some light on this CHARLES W. ELIOT. excess. On this point see the experience of California." ber of United States licenses in California in comparison and Census. Very truly yours, sumption of whiskey and other distilled liquors. The num- to investigate this subject, although it is, of course, extreme- you refer. I have been unable to find anything in the litera- LL.D., President Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. ly difficult to arrive at any conclusions in regard to any sec- inst. referring to the experience of California in regard to with the rest of the country in the Internal Revenue Reports the consumption of distilled liquors. I shall make an effort CHICAGO, ILL., MARCH i2th, 1906. CHARLES W. ELIOT, ture on this subject. prevent Teutonic peoples from drinking distilled liquors to subject. Perhaps you could find some statistics concerning the question whether the cheapness of wine has diminished HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE, MARCH 9, 1906. Dear