http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/09/mitt-romney-bain-tobacco_n_1949812.html

Which wealthy Mormon is making money from booze?

Brigham Young - from mormonthink:

Brigham Young was generally involved in any project where money was to be made. He owned his own distillery which the Salt Lake City Council rented from him for $2000 a year from 1861 to 1867. After that time the city bought liquor from the Howard Distillery, which was jointly owned by Brigham Young and Daniel H. Wells. That Young was a member of the City Council from 1872-1877 and Wells was Mayor from 1866-1876 should come as no surprise. On 3 June 1876, the Deseret News published a Grand Jury audit of the Salt Lake Corporation’s financial records which included substantial purchases of liquor. City funds paid for liquor for Pioneer Day and also for a party of veterans of the Mormon Battalion. The Deseret News report stated: “After completion of the railroad, the city continued to buy liquor from Brigham Young at $4.00 per gallon, although they could have gotten better ‘States’ liquor at $1.25 per gallon.”
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Thanks again mormonthink!

I also remember that the Deseret Trust Company owns part of Diageo.

Diageo is the company that owns:
Guinness, Red Stripe.
Johnnie Walker, George Dickel
Smirnoff, Popov, Ketel One.
Gordon's, Tanqueray.
Capt Morgan.
Crown Royal, Seagram's.
Jose Cuervo.
Baileys.
And many, many other liquor, beer, and wine brands.

I believe they also own stock in other industries like tobacco.

PaleAle

Actually, that would be the Marriott family again. When I worked for a Marriott hotel, we made more money off of alcohol sales, then we ever did from room rentals.

wull wull wull wull " er ya ass good, as the Romneys? "

just asking, on behalf of (scum bag idiot) good MORmON Bill "MY temple garments saved me" Marriott.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/09/2012 11:20AM by lucky.