Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-08
"zWIE LAGER
Something About q Beverage Uni.
ysrsally Used.
Drinking One Hundred Glasses 0ay-Ihe
Enormous Quantity Consumed
Where It is Made and
by Whom.

producing powers OF the olnerent OleWer-
| les in the city, the amount annually man
ufactured by them, would be such as to
amaze the outsider. For the year 1882,
ending May 1st, the gross amount turned
out collectively by the breweries amounted
to over 81, 500 barrels, or 1856, 900 kegs OF the
German beyerages-ale and beer. The av-
erage production OF each brewery compos-
ing the above collection is as follows:
Maurus Balzu Brewery, 5000 kegs; Rey.
mann's Brewery, 10000 kegs; Eagle
Brewery, 5000 kegs; Nail City, 10000
kegs; Smiths Brewery, 10000 kegs. The
above statistics having been furnished by
an ardent
LOVER OF THE BEVERAGE
to nm an xious reporter, the next question
arising in his fertile brain was as to the
amount sold around the city. The we'll
posted gentleman kindly gave him the in.
formation that the beer trade in the city
and vicinity was almost entirely mOnopo-
lized by Reyman aud the Nail City brewer.
les. Smith, however, having large trade
in his far famed cream ale. As to the
amount daily consumed by the thirsty
Wheelingites he was unable to state, and
also expressed himself as unacquainted
cries and of course unable to make def.
mite guess as to the amount sold daily by
either concern. The reporter being thus
left at the outset of the investigation, don.
ned hat and coat aud boarding a southwark
bound car soon found himself in the imme-
date vicinity of
THE NAIL CITY,
or Schmulbach's brewery. This building,
winch stands at The intersection Of TWEEN
ty third and Wetzel streets, is imposing in
appearance ana unexcelled in the machin-
cry and the quantity of the article they
turn out The natural facilities OF this
institution are unequalled, the gushing
stream of clear water that supplies it be.
tilated cellarage OF over 500 feet is dug in
the solid rock. Making his way to the Of
flee, which occupies an adjoining building,
our news man entered, and finding the
Secretary, Mr.. Fasnacht, unoccuried,
made known his errand and received the
following statement: "Our trade in the
city," said he, lis as large as We can rea-
sonably expect, and is rapidly growing,
and to such degree that think We are
HOLDING OUR OWN
with our East End rival. For city orders,
our books for the past few weeks of warm
weather show a daily consumption Of $50
kegs by the thirsty Wheeliugites. OF course,
however, except Saturday from the pre-
ceeding days, as our orders on that day
usually double the amount sold on any
other day of the week. Our sales for last
Saturday in the city and vicinity amounted
to something over 100 kegs. Now that is
no exceptional case, as the general average
amount. The highest number of kegs
ever ordered in a single day amounted TO
over l 500, but this was sometime ago and
was on the occasion of apublic holiday.
Refusing the gentleman 8 offer Of
MAKING A TOUR
OF the building and cellars on the place,
companied by the usual hack gen.
orally employed by visitors our re.
porter bowed himself out and catching,
an up town car started for the East Fad
competitor. Getting of the car at Seven
tenth and Market streets, a brisk walk
soon brought him to his destination. The
Reymann brewery is situated at the east
end of the Seventeenth street bridge, and
is one OF the finest OF its kind in this por.
frontage of over 800 feet, and is one Of the
most imposing specimens Of architecture
in the city. The building is three and four
stories high in order to meet the require
ments of its several departments. The in.
terror OF this vast structure is model OF
system, and is appointed with every desira.
Die modern facility yet discovered IN the
ART OF BREWING.
Situated at the foot of Wheeling Lil, its
cellars extended for several hundred feet
under ground, and are the finest ventilate
in the country, no pains or wealth being
spared in order TO perfect the arrangement.
The office which occupies coy little
building adjacent to the works, was the
principal point of interest to the n. F.,
who, on invading the sacred precincts, was
lucky enough to find the proprietor, who
at the time was diSengaged. In answer to
"a series of interrogtories the following
information was obtained. In regard TO
the city trade he said, with an audible
smile, 81 think we can safely assert that we
have the lead.
OUR DAILY SAFES
throughout the week, barring Saturda
and holidays, OF course, generally average
between four and five hundred kegs. On
Saturday, our busy day, We generally
double the amount, between 800 and 1000
kegs being fair estimate, while on holt
days, like the Fourth of July, we have sold
as high as 200 kegs; though that was per
haps an exceptional case. Attached to
our works, however, we have bottling de-
partment, and are doing large and rap
idly growing business in this line in the
city and vicinity.
The next place visited by our reporter
was Chris. Seibke's bottling cellar, on the
corner of seventeenth and Chapline streets,
in the old building known as Smiths
brewery. The proprietor being out the
facts cleaned at this place were rather
mesger. The bookkeper, however, stated
that they had
LARGE AND FINE TRADE
in bottled beer Their trade was not con.
fined to saloons for they had reason to be-
lieve they entirely monope!ized the trade
in delivering beer to private families.
This was practice started several years
ago, and is one of the monetary considela.
tions for one engaged in our business.
A brief visit 10 Smiths Brewery on Mar
ket street, between Eighth and Ninth
streets, wound up the reporters stroll. Mr..
Smith, the proprietor, being in and Olsen.
gagged, the following facts were ascertained:
Our daily orders generally amount to be.
tween seventy five and one hundred kegs,
and on Saturday about twice that amount.
The largest sales of the season so far has
amounted TO 400 kegs. While engaged on
his homeward path our reporter met gen:
tleman well up in general points around
town, and deemirg him
COMPETENT JUDGE,
proposed an adjournment to a popular
Main street saloon where, in the course OF
brief conversation, the gentleman's views
on German milk and its hahitual uses were
ascertsined. 1.-THE Germans, las you have
no doubt noticed, are the merriest, happi-
est race in the world. And think this is
greatly due to the bitter drink. Beer, as
you know. is comparatively mild bever-
age, and even 8 novice can indulge In co.
pious quantities without getting under
the influence, while one-sixth OF the
same amount in whisky or wine would
make him stone blind. The
GREAT ADVANTAGE
German has over an American in beer
drinking, is the fact that he is raised up 70
it; from the time be is in his mothers
arms, when he is given his FIST sip, up to
| manhood, he has it a. freely administer
ed 70 him as water. OF course even Ger
man can take too much, but when he does,
instead of being surly AID quarrelsome
| like an American in the same condition,
he il as iolly and lively "A q cricket You