The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-28
nISCrSSlNG CHEAPER BEER.
r,rr rrfR WISTED rs HELL rs 4
REDYCTION ~ ITS PRICE.



,,.,,, 81 ..,aes of beer Ike that for FIVE" nisF
~ ,,,prietor of lnrg" Nowrry b'rr"on
,, n.i evening. o-tonia,iousiy 'lunp.ng
,,.,,isa lrhoOu"rof h'cr on utaifr"i wli'h'
-..yrral custom r-. HSCN reporter was
I'm. SOM knowledge of the hc'r o.. ii'.
'"rrn,.r,. is no iauii with either TN" quantity or
.,,,niitv." onn answered. "iut do 81 no" id'n
..,,r go, into your obstinate h"ad 'rat man
..ar ,rci,r two ..lussfs of moderate 81. when
..a,n,s Thorn. as turcc cents 800 h.r.;l g. than
,',,afr,ush 90. h'rr like that ior iNe GENTS?
,,uy.un man has got to hc r Al thirsty or IT
Iii ,r,s.ust him tp stick his nosc ii pond
,.e t,nt. DO YOU buy hat three t's too
,a,,o for You simply hr'aus" you c"u i.'t big
".of.r ,he same pricc rs small onrf'
rThai m-tiho game they went u..h In
c,n.iuna,i." u customer remarkc'. putting
lawn his empty glass and wiuins hl- lips
"Tbc retailer. -w1rc it would not ga ioasih.c
n, ,hc,n io reduce the price unless O. ' brewers
,o,,. cam, down. and the brewers 49, 're they
.opl not sell beer any cheaper nnG L..kc il
hon stly.
"uo1csty. yah :" n tacturn drinkcr snar'ci.
nThere was honest hcor before the war. whom
v.old ior q anil - per barrel; whom tho o. W.
ar. wer, not yet dcmoraliznd 10y the facility of
accumulation from turning tlioir money oy"r
ION tines year hy tho use Of patent i'r hau.cs
and chcmi ar.'
"Neycr mind that now. the previous speaker
,ontinued 500 the result now in Cincinnati.
Now. all tho saloons there sell beer f1r tHrre
,ents glass and the brewers give just IS good
beer as they did before. for thry hlNrt 10 so
rsce their local trade taken away hy MilW1n-
400 brewers. us experiment has proved that
even a, three cents glnss it viii ily i9trNls-
rort beer to Cincinnati from Milwaukee,
One gentleman present "a im.i, "INlt ~ w ..'
employs thirty hands. said; Ih. lnfo'H no
ofthcsc biz schOuncrs Is 90 ONE an ai HNItilt
ON tho part uf the beer sellrr and w INJURY o.
many Of his customers. II he can abort GOO 'll
what is actually two glasses for ilt" crti-. .''n
Is no reason why he should not rell 81 uiu:."
glass Tor three cents. II he did. Dec would a"tu-
Illy be- one cent ahead ON the sal" ~ 90" $50
,lasscs. On tho other hand, | know d inIur 5
some OF my mcn. Like most hnrdWorNlnt N, %
gho havo small incomes, they ln-uh'tiN' IS
try 10 take the most that they can get for N'lr
money Even when they don't want his
schooner uf beer and know that they cam II
Afford To- spend more than thrcr cents. they nrp
thirsty must pay five ccuts TO gci dgiuh. inht
The largest they are offered. and So III theme
iy ne way" another ut the table inter
ruptrd. " 500 Ia THE suns interviews with th'
beer sellers that those gentry put - great d.a
OF stress upon their losses hy the quart dld llu
hus ness. They say that they have 60 give iNr"'
pnts Tor a quart. and mint and "a hfii i"r
pint. don't really see why they sh"uH am
%
half of cloth for a ynrd But suppose They dN
Let rs figure it upN little and ser what tl'
lose even at that rate. and Tor present lurr y
we will suppose two kegs OF lager r1ld, ont l
nominal quarts and the other hv numiuu
pints, not single drink 10y the glass out %
either. There are thlriy-one quarts actually 70
kcg. That gives POS Of She enlarged o
nominal quarts. which, at fifteen cents ra %
amounts to 1910. As the kcg has cost only -
the seller max, profit Of il.l0. moro than iilt
per cent. which is remarkably good iu thrsl
dull times. and quite enough 10 permit hin q
stand me outlay ior lee. rent gas Mntrrs' a..
about which he pirates 10 loudly. In th" -rlp
way the other keg, sold in 3u', u mimi plui~ q
eight cents a pint. returns hum s3.-i. a ir Iilt n
n.26. But. in point OF .H't, ihrr"urc many i"N
halls in which exceedingly liitlo. II amy. i- snI
In that manner. and in all. except perhaps tn
.enement basement beer shops on the cas- side
the proportion sold 10y the glass Will reach u
least one half. On that basis the profit Will var
IRON sl.6l's 10 s2.75h per keg IL the sales AZ
nll ny the glass the profit varies from 81 70 s
according 10 the size OF tho glasses anu N
rapldity with which they are filed. II part
drinking ponies halpens 70 come along. the
may run the profit W "a dollar or two higher
But | rcnlly cannot see any justice in eNprctin
lie customer who drinks by the glass - pa
more than the value ~ what, ne gets iu order :
seller Processes to have encountered IN sac
10 other people upon different plan.
SO far rs ! am personally con "rn"d. IN
thciturn man said. starting on what was. j.,
him, n long speech. even over beer tan
what | want Is neither more beer. nor chrap
beer. but better beer. | want Older hr'r. Oh
will not 20 through a second fermentation
my stomach. want beer th h. mad" IS il"'
glucose, grape sugar, gly'erue. glue and .'-'
sound hnlugs. bl~ulphidc OF limo, rdll 81
acid, bi-carbouate Of soda, and the devil ara
the chemists only know what all else. Yea
ago. when good old-fashioncd ways ol brow d
were in vogue. tue foreman 81 th' lrgW.ri, n
man who made the beer. cot SO 20 s3j @ mont
wages. Now the men who MAKE ga" u"'r 900
required 10 be- chemical experts, ana ~ -hlhll'
running as high IA si.nlu "A ycnr. Docs at
one suppose that their lgh-priced knnW.et-
is required for tho very simple processes
hsta
We drinkers OF beer have 10 pay for those higl
priced experts. from our pockets some.
course. but still more with our st'uarhs.
the reporter visited Hoboken ana iour
there the same state Of affairs cN-tant as
NV York. the drinkers Of hrcr muurring aio
tho Possibility and desirahility oi "a reduction
the price Of beer. and the sellers of tho chrr
ing liquid doing their best 10 discourage agit
ton on the subject Several vendors uuut
ward with the curt affirmation. Dot j. all j.
hoomboog." ant on being pressed 90 answer
that peculiar phase OF humtug had no. he'
forced upon thor attention py lheir customer
affirmed. Nobody in Hoboken wants beer f.
three cent glasis' Dsy , yr r Ia't PEE
inAugurnted in HObOken, oven If the price
reduced from five 10 three cents per glass.
But the gray-haircd ANA experienced In
keeper at the well-known QUO Cottacc. in u
Temporary absence Of his boss. cDndrs n
cd to goa little deeper into the matter III Q.
brewers he said, would sell beer Tor sew NJ
five cents a keg MS they did twenty or tw nt
five years ago, then We could sell beer for thr
cents Il glass but now we can't, on account q
expenses be so high. heli"vr th" brewers ci
make beer Ms cheap now as they dli then. O.
ccpt tho revenue Tux of one dollar q iurrr. Nj
is mighty low. SO Is hops and wages. No,
don't sell much quarts or pints. hardly an
Nobody In HOhOkrn does much That way
people here want drink OF beer, they ~ IN
garden and sit down and get II there. TIA
don't talk about getting II for TIRE. cents
much as they want bigger glasses, lh"Y va
schooner for Ave cents. ! don't believe
ever come down 20 three cents. but srhoun'
for i've cents-wel maybe yes. But You kn'
what sort Of % schooners they got over lu y
Sork-ail glass, and NO more beer ~ I'm on
glass you got there. DO We get more MS hu
drri glnsse- out - kegY We'll. II rs brttDr}
WNt ~ the boss he comes in. uud ask l
about thnt. We pay the same price ms In "
YORK a. "A barrel. Don't wo make Sl2 On q ha
relt Nhai. cl"nrl sure not. But you bctt
walt and see the boss
ine proprieior7 of the Gcrnauia Garden We
also free 10 discuss l.e ity. ISSUE 81 mo d
from their sinnipplui. uncy sul: WAatoy
others may DO we cannot riurs the price
our beer TO three cents q glass II ,cDu'l ire
us. We have trouble enough 10 V.t along n-
IL. YOu see We run variety Show Norp al
that costs us from 100 To i2Zu 70 w.rk Wr'oi
not charge anything tor admission; 30 we hi
got TO make TINT M every week out of th, hr
and on three cents Il gluHs $50 rODld uni ,ln
We don't sell much in the day time. ult only
night. when the show r. open, and We Oi..Y d
nine or ten kegs n day"
What rent do you payY'
Five thousand dollars. which Is moro III
The plnce Is worth now. When we could D..
music here on Sundays, then we did well. a
whom tha mol room WAS m stairs then We u