The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-08
THE BREUERs IN ST. LOUIS
Establishing an Academy FOR Teaching tho
Science of the Cran.

Science OF tue
ST. LOUIS, Mo, June 6.-The brewers
wound up their Convention yesterday and have
Today been enjoying an excursion on the Miss
slssippi and ride through tho city. Last ovens
ing they had banquet. at which six hundred
persons were seated They have had public
reception. a concert in tho open air and havo
altogether been very handsomely treated In
this Missouran metropolis. whore the brcw-
ing industry nourishes in notable de-
gree and it's representatives are highly
appreciated as men who are backed by
an immense capital. and who employ
many thousands OF workmen. There are very
extensive breweries in this city. covering whole
blocks. and constructed and equipped in tho
most liberal and scientific manner. One firm
has twenty-five cellars. capable Of containing
so 600 tuns, and another that does an enormous
bottng trado Is said to MI $4,000 bottles daily.
nearly all OF which. after stoaming 80 as to
kill fermentation. and thereby fit for warm
ATTITUDES. It exports to South America For it's
botting this firm employs an ingenious ma
chinery. that has won much Interested attention
from the brewers who attended the Convention
and occupied some OF their leisure hours in
visiting the brewing establishments and in-
specting the latest improvements in machinery
The many fortunes that have been made OUT
OF brewing within few recent years anu in
many cases, from very humble beginnings.
| and the constantly growing proportions OF tho
industry. which is sending It's products now 10
| oil parts OF tho world. have awakened an sugor
| competition in tho craft and have mndc the
| brewers exceedingly ambitious to lind
and extending the area Of their operations. A
| notable feature OF their proceedings nj the Con-
tsBsS has 9 Brewery rsS EeSdemy THIS
| institution. which will involve very heavy eN-
| pense If designed to give the sons oi brewers.
| and no doubt others Also an education in the
| science OF the trade. SO that the rising genera
ton may. carry on tho Improvement IN mo
| quality Of American malt liquors which the
| enterprise of the older generation mas carried
to such successful point 1t Is thought that
| this " academy" may also furnish facilities Tor
| testing the various qualities OF malt liquors.
and generally for experimenting upon now
| ideas and methods. The expense OF carrying
| on such an institution has been urged against
| IL but the reply has been that craft which
pays flO.OOO,OOO IA year in taxes can afford To
Al yesterdays meeting Gen Raum. the Cons
missioner OF Internal Revenue. who came from
Washington Nv special invitation. addressed
the Convention He congratulated the brewers
upon the immense development Of their trade.
and said that he gladly bore test mony TO tho ihct
that they had always manifested desire TO aid
the Government in collecting lis revenue ana
enforcing It's laws and regulations. Resolutions
were adopted reciting that tho prohlbltionisls
wage war indiscrlninntely upon mat ana uuon
distilled liquors that the popular use OF tho
former in place OF alcoholic liquors would DO q
great advance in the cause OF temperance; and
that every effort ought therefore to be made TO
enlighten the pubic mind on TINS subject ana
to secure In the legislation OF the various states
a wise and Just discrimination between malt
! beverages and distilled liquors.
One OF the most popular men in the brewers
craft, II not the most popular. Ia Mr.. Nunter,
| the Boston ale brewer. lie mas been Pres ldent
OF the National Association four years. and has
made himself valuable to IL by the intelligent
manner in which he has presented the cause OF
a discriminating as against total prohibition 10
| public consideration. lie was also OF great
service to the trade during tho Centennial year.
and WAS mainly instrumental in getting up a
very striking display at Philadelphia OF the np-
pltnnces and the products OF tho brewing
Industry in the United States. To this
effective display the growing expectation
of American beer is largely attrib-
uted. The association determined to give
Mr. Rueter at this Convention some token Of
their regard. aud yesterday after Gen. Rauni's
address. solid silver cpergne, weighing about
800 ounces and costing $1,000. WAS brought IN
and presented TO MIN with complimentary
speech. The epcrgnc Is "A very handsome piece
OF artistic workmanship. manufactured cspo-
cay for this occasion. and emblemntlc in ia
design figuring. and inscriptions of the brew
ers' craft One inscription IS; NIGHTS halo I'd
thun. ist edlor Gester Art Nothing hall 10
do is the fashion OF noble souls"
Ii was decided to meet next year at Buffalo
and the Convention then adjourned The last
ern delegations start from this city to-day. those
from New York and Boston intending to stop AT
Niagara Falls whore they expect to find the In
dependent SnurpshoOters OF New York in tue
enjoyment OF an open ulr festival.