New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-04
NATIONAL BREWERS CONGRESS.
BEGINNING OF TIE ANNUAL sESsIoN-ADDREsS BY
PRESIDENT CLAUsEN-sTATIsTICS or THE BREW
ING BUSINESS.

BEGINNING OF TIE ANNUAL sEssIoN-ADDREss BY
PRESIDENT CLAUsEN-sTATIsTICs or THE BREW
ING BUSINESS.
Boston, June 3.-The National Brewers Con-
began its business session this forenoon in Ior
cultural Hall. The Hon. Frank Jones Of Portsmouth,
N. H. President of tho New England Association of
Brewers welcomed the members cordially to the hosp
talties of his society. The Hon. Henry Causen, Pres-
dent of the National Association responded I'm speech
OF considerable length full OF statistical information In
regard the interests he represented and also to the
beneficial OF fermen.ed liquors substitute for
alcohol. The statistics given show the number OF bar
rels Of fermented anors brewed and sold in the States
and Territories, during the two years ending June
30 to be for 1872 for 1873 89Os23 an increase
in one year Of 9os4 barrels The increase in internal
receipts OF the last over the preceding year was
In the number OF breweres in the aggregate OF the
tax paid t9Os and the average per brewery s6o S6;
and this steady increase in the consumption of fer
mented liquors, proceeding at the rate OF almost a
million barrels year in spite Of all the anstcal tenn
perance sg1tatons, proclaimed from the pulplts OF
churches and ban DIS Of praying women encourage
and fOsered by the National Temperance Soc is m
popular lnhorse1nent vi us roires""k'
Tn fuptner illustration OF the large interests involved
in beer manufacturing Mr. Clausen made the following
statement regard TO the capital In bre Serles. A.,
amount of capital circulating during the last year was
ESQ lC823O. Tho number OF men empoyed. caouta.ht
mat nseS. at d, bushels per barrel 22?77.o5i
bushels The quantity OF hops used at 2t pounds per
barrel was 35la pounds. The capital inVeseu ~
mahouses convert the barley INTO malt at 20 cents
per ushe Se,7O7 1893 12i The number OF men r-
Warehouses;, man 10 80 bushels pei uo'
during mailing OF seven months, was 5000 men
The quantity Of land required to produce the pareS
used al 20 bushels per acre. is ll3S53 acres us 'ao'
at 40 per acre. 81 The number OF persons cur
uloy ed on agricultural land In barley culture taxing one
man to every IS acres was 1878 men, In mop cutue,
the quantity of hops used 2Oo4935l3 pounds; NUN
her of acres Of land required to produce the quanty
20 ne9; the value OF such land at $40 per acre, mas
81 6O3 96O OF persons employed III mop cu'uo'
| taking one every five acres. 1920 ,,
The meeting perfected its ORGANIZATION as IoiioWs'
Chairman Of Henri Clausen Of hon9fsp
Frederick Lsner OF Reading rem wee
presidents. Geoge Basrman Of New Haven; freene.
81 s. George Of Wshngt-n
Wilmington Deli OF Fernsndins Fla; Conrsa Lppo
Chcsgo p W Anshult, Keokut Iowa Leber OF
Peter Weber Of Louisville; George Amer OF hewOrss; s
smith Of Boston, jacob seger Of Batmorei Charles sn
ST. Louis Orh Minneapolis MIMI .oiss' o. yrs
Prspk Jones Portsmouth. n. H. A. Beadleston OF
Pred.ei Of Newrs Christian hoeh.9 o. si.so,,
Mote Providence r. Jacob SAWYER Of Coa%o.
mari OF New Brsune Teas David Quensbns yr
Va, A. Reymann Of Wheeling VA Jacob htennn' w " Me
VI, secres-Guslsvu Bergner Of Phadephls W u a.
f S.vyori vim semp LOUIS, James Nc, omi,t OF pS,on
Richard Kat,smsyer Of NexYofk, Secretary oil The oh'' '
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