, 1875-04-25
BREWERS.
CONRAD SElPP.

Among tho many great manufactures which
help to make Chicago manufacturing centre is
the magnificent brewery OF Conrad Seipp. This
establishment ia located east Of Cottage Grove
avenue, at the foot Of Twenty-sayonth street,
where it occupies space from Twauty-aixth to
Txenty-seyenth Street, and two blocks east and
west Tho brewery Was founded in 1856 by
Courad Seipp, In very small way, using for the
brewery proper the space now occupied by his
Office. About two yearn after the Inauguration
OF the new enterprise by Mr. seipp, Mr. Fred
Lehman WAS admitted as partner, and the
business was very successfully conducted under
the firm name of Seipp d Lehman until 1872.
when Mr. Lehman was killed by being thrown
from buggy. Mr. Seipp bought ont the inter
est Of MI. Lehmnns estate. after his decease, aud
has s,uce conducted the business alone.
The present building is probably ks The largest ss
United States The main building is 500 feet
front and $50 feet deep, and Is handsome four
story brick structure convenient and capacious.
THE other buildings are the Office. stable, and
malt house. Mr. seipp is now erecting q two
story brick Office and will uss the present Office
building for a boiler room. He is erecting :
chimney to be-, including the foundation. $50
feet high. New improvements are constantly
beiug added, and bis facilities are constantly
being increased. Mr. seipp employs about 100
He has aboat sixty horses constantly in nse, and
has sixteen teams regularly delivering
in the city and suburbs. His trade is
almost exclusively in the city, and
last year used the enormous amount
Of 100 GOO barrels Of beer The cash eaptal IN
cry yearly consumes 800, 900 bushe}s Of malt and
sol, 900 pounds Of hopB. Mr. Seipp has his own
gide-track, which is very convenient for 1ecelV-
ing barley, coal ETC., large quantities OF these
articles hss being rsaa5ea 10, so5h 6 ap ade
Seipp has branch office and depot at 298 Mil
waukeo avenue with an ice-hcuse, by which
means his customers in that neighborhood CEN
always secure cool and fresh beer. 1t is iu-
possible in this article to give full description
monument Of what perseverance, and energy
will accomplish.
THE DowyEE BEn1s BREWING COMPANY.
This ente1prising firm is so we'll known that
anything said in This article would be super
fuous to the citizens OF Chicago but for the
benefit Of the outside world few words will not
be amiss. The brewery was established in 1861.
aud experienced rapid and unparalleled in
crease Of business until 1867, when it was incor-
porated under the present title. Tho building as
one Of the finest IN this or any other city, and
the location is superb, being on South Park
avenue overlooking the lake, and occupies the
space between Twentv-third and Twenty-fourth
6LT86k. II IL ou6 OI L48 LQObt 64t6uo1fo &uA Q61t
arranged brewerios in the country. The build
iuga are Of brick; the main building ia four
stories high and 1001160 feet in aizo. The malt
house ia 60x180 feet, the Company making its
own malt and cooperage, Nothing but 1ager
beer is manufactured, Of which article the
Company last year sold 65,00o barrels. They
employ seventy men, with monthly payroll Of
1000. The capital invested is nearly 81, ,00o.-
600. The Company have handsomely fitted
Offices opposite the brewery where the genial
Secretary and Treasurer. Mr. John Il. McAvoy
can be found. Mr. Albert Crosby is President,
and MI. II. =. Demis General Superintendent
It i such firms as this that build up city.