The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-10-22
DISTINGUISHED ARRIVAL.
Representative ofeGpan Arrives in
the City.
Prom the Mobcrly Headlight, 18th,

n gentleman arrived in Moberlv, re-
Gently, who merits more than the COM
pliment Of Il mere personal paragraph.
Through the kindness of Mr.. Bredemey-
or. of GambrinuS Hall, we were made
acquainted with him and cleaned the
following i~ntormatiOn:
The gentleman's name is +. 4. Won
ltpemcr, and he is Il native Of SaXOnv.
lie : Il young man, not more than thir-
ty-iire, of Il remarkably fine and pre-
possessing appearance, and has the air
ct Il man who has travelled much end
been ~shreWdiY onSerVant of what he sew
on his peregrinationS. His father WIS,
tor several wears, the Saxon minister to
England, hut financial disasters over
wheimed dim; and the son, like ell
Well-brch German lads are in tie habit
ot doing when mistortuneS 0vertake
their families, began to cast about him
tor some honorable means of achieving
a livclihoot, and, finally, adopted the
business ct Il brewer. 1t was his gooC
fortune to stop in Worms, a Ravarian
city, made tlmoi5 Throughout the
bounds of Christian civilization hv the
trial of the renowned and hera:c Luther.
There he suon established Il school for
Brewers, which mel with signal success
.3iti rewarded his enterprise and skill by
i lucrative return.
About n;nc years ago, the Emperor of
Japan made Il our of Europe and stop
ped for a while in Germany. He had
been in the habit of using is II beverage
,he celebrated Spanish Pulque, made of
the NIagucy pkant. Il fiery decOcsion
which Possesses all the Intoxicating
qualities that could be desired by the
most reckless incbriate, but. ii>o. las
the unpleasant and dangerous quality Of
commencing and carrying on the fer
mcrtatinn process in the imhibrr'S StOm-.
ach His subjects We're, also, to IN
alarming extent, victims of the same
habit. and he freely expressed Il strong
desire to Introduce as Il '~'national bev-
craze some substitute which would he
less damaging in its effects upon the
physical and mental system. In the
Germans he found Il people who drank
freely, but whose minds were clear,
brains cool, judgments steady, and bod
les healthy. llcsitatin~ inr a time be
tween wine and beer, tie universal
al lIkN VI VIII llti . IL -iiI' liliillN w
cidcd in favor of the former, and. upcn
his return home, he Immediately set on
foot an cXtemSive&yStem of grapC-cul
ture, in the hope OF pleasing his people.
and. ut The same time, bettpring their
condition bv Introducing the generous
wine. But the soil of his kingdom was
too wet; the atmosphere too moist and
the natural conditions, altogether, SO
Enflvorable that the attempt Wa soon
abandoned.
The Emperor then determined upon
Introducing the manufacture u! lager
beer, and in pursuance OF this deter
mination then, about five Years ago, he
summoned Mr.. Roemcr, the subject of
this notice. to his aid. Mr.. RoemeT
went, and has now in the city of .JeHdo,
(Which Is the second city, in population
in the world, having 300, 600 inktbi-
.uantS) two breweries in successful 0per-
alton. The brewcricS axe gigantic in
their proportions. They cover eighteen
acres of ground; the excavations for
keeping the beer are Sky feet beneath
the surface and are kept dry and cool by
two enormous cold air machines, and
two machines for the manufacture of
ice. \ capital of Sl&.too.0@o is eni-
plovcd in these immense works and an
army Of five hundred employees turn off
1900 barrels of becI per day. The
works are the exclusive property of the
Government, and a profit of l2O per
cent. flows into the Gmperlal Golfers
from the traiiir-which an Occidental
~reenhorn would suppose is about rev
enue cnorgh to run the machinery of
the Empire,
Mir. Roemer is the superintendent of
this immense manufactory, the largest
of its kind in the world, at a salary of
$4,000 per year; and after the cXpira-
ton OF the seven yeErS' term for which
hc.contracted with the Emperor, he will
retire upon Il pension of $1,000 Il year.
He. ut present. has leave of ab~erc,-.
having left Jeddo two months and Il half
ago, on 4 ton of inspection Of all the
principal breweries in tlie United StateS,
and will return at the expiration of five
months from the time he lett Japan. A.
already stated, he stopped off
here, yesterday. and paid Il visit TO
IIochbcr@cr's brewery in the %soUthwcs-
tern part of the city. He lett on the at
ternoon ii. X. 4 7. train for Quincy.