The New York herald., 1870-01-30
ZWEI GLASS LAGER!
The Trouble Among the Newark Brewers
and MISUNDERSTANDING ExtraOrdinary-
The vcrein Deutscher Wirthe.

The Trouble Among the Newark Brewers
and Dealers-ssswindling', ExtraOrdinary.-
The vercin Deutscher Wirthe.
Some four weeks ago the beer brewers Of Newark
N. j., held meeting at which the action OF one OF
the most extensive rms that city IN reducing the
price OF beer from ten dollars to eight dollars per
barrel, was the subject OF severe denunciatlon and
resolution was passed requiring oil tho other
brewers to Keep the price at nine dollars. the stand
ard price among a, with one or two excep-
uons. Very soon after the saloon keepers to
the number Of about 200. held meeting, and,
strange to relate, almost TO a man supported
the action OF those brewers who resolved TO keep the
prce at nine dollars and, PEI contra, bitterly de-
those brewers in favor Of selling at eight
dollars. The calculation Of this seeming inconsst-
ency is accounted In this wise-It would be nat
urally expected by the beerdrinking public that II
the saloon Keepers obtained reduction OF one dol
lar in the price per barrel. they, the consumers,
ought to be sold glass for four cents. Now, in
barrel OF beer, there is from 400 TO 500,
or $50 glasses say, on an average, 500. At
five cents q glass barrel OF beer costing nine
dollars would realize twenty-five dollars. Cnange
glass and the result would be only twenty dollars
clear loss TO the dealer Of four dollars. Hence their
desire for high tariff.
A few days since brewer entered q saloon in
Harrison street. Newark, for the purpose OF collect
ing bill There were present half q dozen saloon
sang out, "Come along, ali take drlnk.n Instead
OF accepting, however the invited persons Interpo-
lated almost in one breath, "No we won't drink
with you or any other swlndler who sells beer for
eight dOllarAn They were nine dollar men.
The small brewers declare 1t costs them 50 40 ne
barrel TO turn out the beer, while the extensive
brewers, who purchase on cash. say It costs them
81 80. The brewers pay government tax OF one
dollar on every Darre which Ia supposed contain
thirty-one gallons but the saloon keepers aver thut
the average number Of gallons they receive In q
barrel is only twenty-seven.
At y recent meeting OF the newly organized asso.
clatlon OF lager beer saloon keepers or Newark,
known as the "Verein Deutcher Wirthe,n
code of bylaws. rules and regulations gov
adopted. The chief features Of the code are
are mutual protection and advancement or business
Interests that member shall sell beer under the
price agreed upon by the association the price to De
regulated from time to time bya committee ap-
pointed for that purpose according to wholesale
price; that no member shall purchase beer IRON q
brewer charging more than the price agreed upon
by the conference committee of brewers and
dealers tnat 1t shall be the duty OF members to re-
port those violating the rules; that the Legislature
shall DE pettiOned TO pass law regulating stan
dard OF measurement 80 that there Will be uniform
scale; that every member pledges himself not to
purchase beer from brewer dealing with q saloon
keeper who sells at less than the regulation price,
In the meantime the consumers are beginning to
think that y decrease in the price per glass would
not at a out OF place, or at all events the saloon
lists might. with o considerable deal of propriety
rescind the order TO their barmen to hold i'm hand
down make more buDbies.n In other words they
might give more beer and less froth.