The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-03
4 GREAT BUSINESS.
The Growth and Prosperity Of al
Immense Enterprise.

Colonel George Krug, the general agent of
the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association,
of st. Louis, Mo-, is in the city and has
been for severaldays taking thecommercial
measure OF the town. He predicts a. great
future for Butte and has taken steps to
have the famous product OF the house he
represents more generally introduced here.
He represents, in all probability, the largest
brewery in the world, certainly the largest
in the United States. The history Of this
famous establishment is well-known to all
old Missourians. Many years ago a DIR.
Hammer, Il man OF science, came to st.
Louisiana established Il brewery on a
scale. He sold out to Everhard Anheuser,
in 1858, returned to Europe and died as
the physician in attendance upon the
Emperor William, OF Prussia. When Mr..
Anheuser took the brewery it was a very
small concern. Mr.. Anleuser made a
600 barrels OF beer. 1t was that year that
Adolphus Busch became associated, in a
managerial capacity, with the establish
ment. He has carried it to its present
state OF perfection. He is the father of
beer bottiing in America. At an early day
he adopted the well-known Pasteur's
theory that steaming would keep beer i'll
bottles in all climates. Mr.. Busch Travelled
all over Europe and inspected all the we'll
known establishments i'll England, France
and Germany to gain information upon
this subject. The result is apparent III the
operations OF this department OF the An
heuser-Busch brewery. While Mr.. Busch
made his researches in Europe, he also sent
experts into Texas and all sections OF the
South, even into Brazil to gain knowledge
OF the climate and it's effect upon fermenta-
ton, to the end that the proper tempera-
ture Of steaming for the various points
might be ,scertaincd. This scientific
msthod OF conducting the brewery
built up the business from 10000
barrels ia 1872 to $4,000 barrels for the
year from May /, 1884, to May 1, 1885,
making it the largest producer in America.
The CAPACITY of their bottling establish
mcnt at present is fifteen car loads perday.
This part OF the brewery is a marvel. The
writer was present several years ago, when
Mr.. Bass, the well known English al~e-brewer,
visited the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Asso-
cations works. He was asked to time one
of the twelve bottling machines at work in
the establishment and found that it corked,
wired, tin-foiied, labeled and packed ready
for shipment from 2S to 30 bottles per
minute. This work has never been equaled
anywhere in the world and Mr.. Bass was
d~umbfounded. He admitted readily, that
perfect as his works were thought to be, he
could attain no such results.
The Anheuser Brewing Associations
brewery proper occupies fifteen full blocks.
The shipping depot, a separate building,
occupies three full squares. in the
wards of which are three miles OF
side-track. with q capacity oil
300 ears. The shipments at present
run from twenty-five to thirty cars perdhE.
The product is shipped all over the world,
in which service 2S5 refrigerator cars are
employed, fifty OF which are furnished with
automatic brakes, so as to be attached to
passenger trains in ease of necessity. The
establishment employs 25O brewers,
rs masters, 500 bottlers, 100 drivers,
and about 200 other persons, making a
total OF more than HOO. There are II
clerks in the business office, I'LL under the
direction of Mr.. Busch, the president OF the
association. His chief lieutenants are
Eugene Muehlemann, Secretary and Treas
urcr; Captain George krunlslck, who has
charge OF the private correspondence and
Gustayus Hausmanu, the private secre-
tarv to Mr.. Busch. Mr.. krug, now in the
city,. has been will, the Association for
rs wears, is one OF the closest confidential
friends OF Mr.. Busch and in charge OF all
their business west of the Mississippi river.
The Anheuser-Busrh Brewing Association
last wear bought 2:5O car loads OF CaiItof-
MIA, Washington Territory and Oregon
hons, and about 200 car loads OF the finest
barley to be found in Utah and California.
Thus. while the West contributes to the
success Of the great establishment, 1t IN
turn helps lis.