New-York tribune., 1885-07-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ALLEGED ADULTERATIoN OF BEER.
nvx,., py THE BREwERs-NEw-YoRK HOP ME-

ALLEGED ADULTERAIloN or DIIn'
crx,.1. ny THE BxEwERs-NEw-YoRK HOP MEN
NO LONGER HAvEA MONOPOLY.
r.. ..otemart receutly made by some hop men
Ihe statement ent in their market is owng. in
part to the use of substitutes ior nops py the
Srewers is emphatically denied by those gentle,
men The bop dealers slow by statistics that II
there were the same amount OF hops put IN eac9 I1
barrel of beer as formerly, namely one anu nan
hounds. the entire crop OF the world would NOT
have sufced for the amount of beer that mas Deen
i,rewed in recent years. Among the ingredients
which they charge are used III place oi .ac @ nOp'
are gentian root cOlumbo root chanonilIo ,,
0uassa wood, OF extract nut vomca, aoos, cVseu ss
lus ndicus and lcorice paste. They furtnel alni,n
that the customs reports Of this port snow an enTi
nous importation Of these articles ana Dy t%
coincidence little of these find their way lhto % .uo
bonded warehouses Nearly all enter INTO ihiine, =.
diate consumption. These charges were rePea.eu I ~
several of the largest brewers OF the csy te one Of
day by TRIBUNE reporter. IA a .ieno'' - INV -
the Oldest firms in New-iork SAID: o,o.;o,s o-o
So far as we are concerned the ahrmatlohs are
entirely false. We do not. nor nave we eyer t uoot
anything in place of hops even curing av. tr me-
boom i'm that market thrae years ago; Otners may
have done so then. but do not thnK any lepI.a, hs
Lle brewer does at present. Why should ne
Hons can now be bought for eight or ten cents
nonnd. What object is there to use adulterators
that cost as much not more .an sse ARE never
used for have had them offered 10 me en- ,,aS NY q,
tIne but see no reason in the woria ~. tti
thcul except when hops arc dear ana there 10 ''io
likelihood of that for some time
" hat leads you to think SO y 49,. c.o.o
"Ill explain TO you. lew years "go W. -;
grew nearly ali the hops that were ralsea a .ns
country The growers were comparatively rev NJ ~
number. and lad regular monopoly OF tne ousi-
ness They dictated the prices ana we aa y,
form to them for owing to the heavy tari1 iinporta
t,on of them except for higher grades OIL Deer was
ont of all question. But now immense creps aIo
raised in California, Oregon. and Wash,ingtoin, goi,
Territory Owing to the greater fertility OF tue SUI
of the Pacific Coast they can be Preduceo mucH as
cheaper there than in the East and Viii soon ne Oh
as fine quality every respect. IL Is tnls 'nae o
makes them so cheap at present-noT Decauso w W.
lse any less of them for we do not mere are .ov
many rivals in thebrewery business lot man 10 Pu.
an inferior article the market ana ne dare hot
make ANYTHING dectcrious to health. even IL ne
,~ara dis1osed 10 do so The law passed by the
Legislature last session compcls the Stato DoaIu y.
Health to make at least annually an examlnati,oh
of the spirItuOus, fermcnted or malt liquors us
filled brewed manufactured or Ohered LOT sae III
each and every brewery or distllery I'D TINS otate.
Our establishment is liable to be visited az any
large capital invested in the business can auoIa 70
Tun any riskf But the brewers court invcstiga-
fiOn We are ready and willing TO receive any
re- utabe chemist. physician or health boaru anu
will permit them to make the most exhaustive IN
yestigation Of our product and processes. Ono
particular formula We cannot furnish 10 any one
That is the result of years OF experience ana OK
pense and giving it away would be parting Win the
most important part of our capital. IDS cry ~, u
adulteration on the part of the hop men OF tns
State s an old one and has been answered py us re-
peateay Only few years ago our ASSOCIATION
offered In nearly all the daily papers $l Ooo 10 any
one finding Injurious substances In FOUR oee'' aaU
for a long time The fact is the New-iork mop
growers can no longer force the brewers 10 euyy eyy
their hops at the cd time prices and they 40 ieei
sore in consequence, which is perfectly natural