The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-07

ThsIWay In Which BibulOus, Pennsylvanisns
Propose to Evade the Liquor Law.

TheIWay In Which Bibulous, Pennsylvsnians
Propose to Evade the Liquor Law.
Pittsburg Times.
Cool beer in unlimited quantities in every
mans house to be obtained simply by turning
q spigot the same as for water That is the latest
plan to circumvent the License Court. 1t is GER
tainly true that necessity is the mother Of in
vention," and the scarcity OF saloons after to-
morrow has set many persons to cudgeling their
brains for plans TO make up for the loss. That
of furnishing beer to private houses through
pipes running direct from the brewery 10 the in
vention Of VIM. Hoeg. the Hong Kong blue
manufacturer of Allegheny City. On Saturday
he submitted the plan to d. Lutz. the brewer,
who expressed himself as greatly pleased with
It. Mr.. Hoge will apply for patent at once.
and II he secures one, will commence prepare
tions for putting the scheme into effect
The idea is to lay pipes in the streets the
same as other pipes are laid. and these will have
house connections, the beer passing through q
meter in each house to show tho quantity used.
The pipes will be Of peculiar construction, and
three In number, one inside the other. The
outer pipe will be of clay. This will surround
an inner pipe of iron. which will still have an
other inside of it. The inner pipe will be two
inches in diameter. lined with silver to prevent
corrosion.
Between this pipe and the other iron pipe will
DO space OF about two inches all around, to
give space to current OF cold air from the ice
making machinery at the brewery thus keeping
the beer cool all the time.
Mr. Hogg calculated that pressure OF $4,000
gallons in a hoeshead or reservoir on the sixth
floor of the brewery will be sufficient TO force the
beer through the pipes and into the houses
where the service pipes run. The consumers
will pay no license tax. but il will be neces-
sary for the brewer TO af6x the internal revenue
stamps to the hoRshead in the brewery. The
plan contemplates sending around persons once
q month to examine the meters see how much
beer has been consumed and collect the money
for it About once month thepipes win be
cleaned out thoroughly, in order ID keep them
in good condition and prevent the beer from
spoihng.
1t will be necessary. of course. to get the per
mission of Councils to lay pipes in the streets.
Mr.. Hoge says that If he gets everything else in
shape. he has'no fear about getting this permits
sion. AS yet he has not figured on the cost. but
he does not expect IL to be larger than be will be
able to secure money for TO put them down. The
first trial. if one 10 had. will be in Allegheny.
That there will be great many schemes de-
vsed to sell liquor without license is pretty GER
tain. One prominent Wholesale liquor dealer
said yesterday that a good many Of his old GUS
toners who have been refused licenses have
talked to him about methods of getting around
the law. The plan of forming clubs is the most
popular. The gentleman says that in every in
stance he had tried to discourage all such efforts
He thinks that the courts will refuse to charter
clubs which have for their real purpose the eva
sion of the liquor laws.