San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-06
FREE ICE.
Some Facts Showing the True
Status of the Local and St.
Louis ErewerieS.

vertising article under the heading of
"Plain Statements" does the foreign
or st. Louis breweries a positive in
justice, in regard to the price of beer,
and in the matter of giving free ice to
the saloon-keepers. AS regards the
giving of ice it is quite true that this
originated with the st. Louis brew
cries from the fact that in bringing
the beer from st. Louis it was neces-
sary to pack it on ice in order to pre-
serve it in it's fine condition. When
the beer arrived here the ice was on
hand and being of no use to the agent
it naturally had to waste away, or be
given away. The agent, in his wis
dom, preferred to give the saloon
keeper the advantage of this ice, but
was under no contract or obligation to
deliver anything to anybody. On the
other hand the local breweries guar
ranteed to furnish all their customers
a certain quantity of ice to every keg
sold, and of course the st. Louis
breweries, then had to do the same, as
best they could, purchasing the ice
for that purpose from the local ice fac
tories. AS regards the price of beer
the local breweries in that article
claim to have reduced it from $3.50 to
$3.50. AS matter of fact long before
the local breweries were established
beer was $3.50, and competition grad
ually reduced it to its present price,
$3.50. Thus it will be shown that
while the local breweries did not &C
tually start the system of giving
away ice, they have made positive
contracts to deliver specified guam
tity with every key of beer, while the
st. Louis breweries simply gave away
ice under the alternative of wasting
it. Therefore, practically, the state
ment in the LIGHT is correct, because
where there is no contract to give ice
there can be no systematic delivery
of it.
"This also proves that the state
ment in the said article that the ST.
Louis breweries, "gave it Gce) away
to their customers in the hope of
breaking down the local cOmpatitiOn
in it's infancy is false because long
before local breweries were establish
ed or thought of the same system pre-
vailed. In the telegram that follows
the Anheuser Busch brewing asso-
citation also proves it to be false.
One peculiar feature on this paid
reply is that the asserted monopoly
of ice factories is not contradicted and
in this lies the germ of the local
breweries' action.
The following kilograms between
Paul Wagner, agent for the Anheuser
Bush Brewing association in San An
tonic, and the headquarters in st.
Louis, throws further light upon this
controversy.
From Paul Wagner San Antonio, to Anheu-
ser.Busch Brewing association, st. Louis:
Mr.. Kampmann will arrive in st.
Louis tomorrow evening for the pur-
pose of making arrangements with
you and Lemp, in regard to fixing a
rate for beer and the giving of free ice
to the saloon keepers. My advice in
this matter is not to enter any con-
tract of that kind. PAUL WAGNER.
From Anheuser-Busch Brewing association
of st. Louis, Mo-, to Paul Wagner, San Anto
Mo:
Contrary to your advice we have
found it proper to accept the proposal
of Mr.. Kampmann, and we and Lemp
have signed contract and you must
do the same. Our main reason for do
ing this is to show the good people OF
San Antonio and prove to them that
it is not our intention to break down
the home industry in it's infancy.
ANHEUSER-BUsCH BREW. AssO'N.