St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-01
The Members Take a Firm
Stand on Points Involv-
ing Labor Questions,
Names Added to the List of
Membeps--The Death
Roll.
Last Evening the Jolly Crowd
Sat Around the Banquet |
Tables.

tlcipate in the closing days session,
Which, owing to the fact that several of
the committees had not completed their
reports, did not begin until half an hour
after the scheduled time. But when
the ball was once in motion business
was expedited according to the most ap-
proved fashion, and in two hours and a
half the twenty-eighth annual conven-
ton of the brewers of the United States
was thing of the past. There was
generous spirit of rivalry manifested
between representatives of the Atlantic
and Pacific slopes respectively to secure
the next convention, but Newark, n. j.,
made the strongest plea and knocked
the perSimmon. Maintaining the
library bureau was the first business
discussed, and the report of the COM
mittee on that branch was adopted.
making appropriations of $4,000 for
carrying out the objects of the bureau.
Keeping up the advisory committee was
next IN order. and at the suggestion Of
the committee on contingencies $1,000
was appropriated for the support of the
former. In the report from this COM
mittee were recommendations, which
were agreed to, that the fredericksburg
Brewing company, of San Francisco; F.
j. Kastner, f. Biehler, Gustav Schmidt
and George w. Weidenmayer, of New
Jersey; Schmitt & Schwanenfluegel,
George Feigruspahn and George Bech-
bel, of New York, should be declared
unworthy of membership in the associa-
ton, because of their failure to observe
the contracts regarding the employment
of labOrerS.
PETITIONS GRANTED.
Favorable action was also taken on
the following report from the committee
on restrictive legislation:
Petition of Bowerman Bros, of Mar
shalltown, To-, for reimbursement of
$4,000 spent in prosecuting the Bower
man case. Petition of members doing
business in Allegheny county, Pennsyl-
yania, asking for investigation of the
charges therein brought against the
local brewers. Petition of Messrs. A.
Reymann and Henry Schumlbach, of
Wheeling, VIVA, for aid in the defense
against prohibition. Petition of MeSsrs.
Ziebold d Haegelin, of AtchiSon, Kan.
asking for the sum of S2,002.S5 to be ap-
prOpriated, that being the amount ex-
pended by them in defending their suit
III the federal courts. ! .
According to the report of the treas
urer the assets of the association May
81, 1888, were 44,47S.S1. Since the last
report, May 81, 1887, thirty-twO new
members had been admitted, making a
total membership of 907.
During the past year the following
members of the association died: Henry
De Bus, of Cincinnati, O.; o. Simon
Berkheimer, of New York: John Green
way, of Syracuse; John Orth, Minneap-
oils; Joseph Niehaus, of Cincinnati,
O.; John w. Gerke, Cmcipnati; Conrad
Windisch, Cincinnati; Joseph Casper
Bruckmann, Cincinnati; Jacob Baltz,
ST.. of Philadelphia; John Stein, Phaa-
delphia; John Grauch, Philadelphia; G.
Ferd Hanny, Cape Girardeau; Nicholas
Haug, of Idaho City; Reinhold Werner,
John Foehrensbach, Wilmington, Del;
Truman Downer, of Erie, Pa; Tobias
Spengler, of st. Louis, Mo-; Charles
ForseniSes, New Haven, Conn; Jacob
Ahles, New York city; Henry Elias,
New York city: Louis II. Rormer, New
York city; Mathew Leavy, Brooklyn;
Edward Obermeyer, Brooklyn.
AS a tribute to the memory of the de-
ceased, the convention adopted the fol-
lowing resolution, reported by the COM
mittee Oh coincidence:
Resolved, That our sorrow over the
loss of the members named above and
the sympathy for the bereaved relatives
be given suitable expression, and that
the secretary be instructed to assure the
families of the deceased of our sense of
the worth of our departed colleagues.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The special committee appointed to
take action on the annual address of
President Miles, and especially the
recommendations contained therein, re-
ported the following preamble and
resolutions, which the convention unan-
imOuSly Endorsed by rising vote.
Whereas, The members of the United
States Brewers association in conven-
| ton assembled are firmly determined to
adhere to the declaration of principles
published by the board of trustees un-
der date of March 26 in regard to labor
interests: and,
Whereas, Our workmen are still being
misled as to our ulterior purposes; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That we hereby reafirm
our answering intention to secure to
our employees, now and henceforth, every
concession previously made to them as
to wages and working hours; that we
will not cOuntenance, but on the con-
trary will firmly oppose, any attempt to
reduce present wages or lengthening
the hours of labor; that we condemn,
and shall, If necessary, prevent, any at
beInpi IO luGcTl6It Will Tie TlSHI OF
workmen to organize for their own we'll
fare.
Resolved, That in order to carry out
the suggestion of the president of this
association, to the effect that the master
brewers should use the utmost endeay-
OrS to elevate our employees and ameli-
crate their material condition, the Yigi-
lance committee be and is hereby In
structed to devise and submit to the
board of trustees suitable plans whereby
the said suggestions may be carried out.
Resolved, That committee of five
| members of this association be ap-
pointed by the president for the purpose
| of considering the feasibility of the sug-
| gestion to establish new paper, and of
| submitting to the board of trustees
suitable plan for its realization.
LARGE KEGS THE BEST.
Mr.. Balance, of the Gibbs Brewing
company, of Peoria, ILL.,, addressed the
| convention, favOring an abolition of the
issuance of revenue stamps for any de-
nomination less than quarter of a
| barrel. He said the smaller packages
One-eighth barrelS-were becoming a
great nuisance, and thought that the
ASSOCIATIONS attorney at Washington
would be doing great work if he could
secure legislation doing away with
them. This proposition provoked con-
siderable discussion, during which it
was stated that the matter had been
brought to the attention of the commits
sioner of internal revenue, but he had
| declared that he had no authority to
| make the change desired.
| ''Then let us take steps to give him
that authority" replied Mr.. Balance,
| and the subject was accordingly re-
| ferred to the board of trustees. A
| thorough and efficient organization
| in all states where brewing inter-
ests are located for the pur-
| pose Of conducting systematic
| campaign against the DrohibitiOniStS