The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-06-16
BREWERS CONGRESS.


Our we'll known townsman, J. Huber, who
has iust returned from the Eleventh Annual
Congress Of the Brewers of the United States
which convened at Pittsburg, Pa, on the 9Th
ult., furnishes US with the following facts
After the preliminary exercises of opening
the Congress had been gone through with,
the chairman, Mr.. Henry Clausen, intro
duced Mr.. Louis Schade, of Washington.
Mr.. schade is the lawyer who was counsel
for Capt Wirz, of Andersonville. Mr..
Sohade read long and interesting paper,
claiming that the use of beer is almost az
old as mankind, and bssing its claims upon
the writings of the ancient historians and
the legends of the Greeks and other Euro
pean nations. he claimed that from time
inamemorial, malt liquors have been consid
cred necessity, particularly by the Anglo
Saxon race and he says that they have
been drinking their beer during all times
whether good or bad, and they will drink il
in spite of ell the efforts of sickly, fanatic
al sect of hypocrites and fools who, unfor
sunately, have received more attention snc
consequent influence in the country than hat
been the case in any country heretofore
Some of them, even in high offices, have
! forgotten themselves so far as to call your
honorable and beneficial business crime
With justice may you exclaim, that they dc
not know what they are doing.
| He also said that there were, on the 30ti
day of June, 1870, 1885 brewing establish
ments under 500 barrels per year, and l,27'
above 500 barrels per year, or altogether
| 1852 in the United States. Taking tn
whole population there was one brewery 70
every l3,467 persons. The average produc
of ell those breweries was, during tina
year, 2, l25 barrels for each one of them.
He complained of the injustice and in
equality OF the present beer tax, and claim
ed that, were the brewers tsxet
like listliers, their tax last year, instead c
being $6,0Sl $50, would have been onl
$3,770,543.
When Mr.. Schads had finished the read
ing of his paper, Mr.. Lsuer addressed tn
house. His remarks were confined to tn
history OF taxation on beer, and defining b
position as to the government politically.
Mr.. Joseph Kountz reported favorably o
the petition asking to make the america
Beer Breper the official organ of the ASS
citation.
The Secretary then read the report of ii
committee on resolutions.
The resolutions were adopted withor
debate.
1t was decided TO hold the next Congress
in New York City on the first Wednesds
in June.
A Committee on Agitation was then q
pointed. The same members of the Ex
cutive Committee were continued anotht
year.
Three cheers we're then given each for Il
Pittsburg Local Brewers Association, Il
8 Pittsburg Press and and the officers OF IL
Association, after which the Congress final
adjourned.
The banquet which took place 10 the ev
ming IN Turner Hall was q msgnifceI
8 affair, and all present enjoyed themselves.
), The manufacture OF beer has come to be
most important branch of our manufactu
ing interests. Introduced by the German
= it's manufacture and use has been principal
T. confined to them, though some of oar Anne
leans display a capacity for holding TIL
beverage which would do honor to an o.
g Teuton, and for that reason alone the repu
licAn administration places sd unjust AZ
heavy tax upon brewers. Every unprej
:, diced person believes that the Germans,
. citizens Of this country. have right to
g heard, and their oppression by the republi
u an party is but another proof Of the CO
II ruption and I'M Justice of its political leader