Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-07
MILLIONS IN BEER.
Brewers Expending s1,2S5,OOO in
Extensive improvements.
SOME POINTERS FOR JUDGE WHITE.
Cutting Down the Number of Saloons
Doomed the Keg Trade.
KNOCKING FOREIGN BEER SKY HIGH


For many years past the brewers of Pitts
burg and Allegheny have not been able to
supply the demand of the beer drinking
public, The result has been that large i'm
portations from foreign countries, amount
ing to S1,OOO,O0O in this State, became
necessary. None of the local brewers had
the facilities to brew enough beer to fill
their orders, and while the prohibition
crusade was hanging fire no brewer would
risk his money in enlargement and improve
ment. The moment after the prohibition
movement had been settled the brewers set
to work to increase their capacity tor turn
ing out beer.
In Pittsburg and vicinity there are exten-
sions in progress and engagements con-
templated in the various breweries, which
will necessitate an outlay of 81. 235, 900.
This money will give employment to more
than 1000 men, and the work will be dis
tributed in different trades. Among the
breweries which are to be enlarged is Her.
man Straub & Co. IS, Liberty avenue. They
have started to tear down the old buildings,
which have been in existence for the past 90
years. The firm has bought some additional
ground adjoining their property. They in-
tend to build an immense structure, where
they will be able to brew at least $50 barrels
of beer per day. The grain rooms will be
situated in the upper story of the new brewery
so that the process of drying may be ac-
complished more quickly. The grain dry
ing rooms In most breweries are in the base
ment. In connection with the brewery will
be malt houses, fermenting rooms, which
will contain long rows of vats holding 1000
barrels of beer each. They will have storage
room for 60, 900 barrels of beer. Three ice ma
chimes will be put into the storage room
which will cost 500, 900. The new brewery
is to be Gothic structure, and it will be
handsome addition to the properties of the
neighborhood.
INCREASING CAPACITY.
Bauerlein's, at Bennett station, intend to
build an addition to their property, which
will increase their capacity to 100 barrels
per day. The cost of the Improvements it
is estimated will exceed $4,000. This COM
pany is building an entirely new brewery.
intact. They spent several thousand doi-
lars on the old building a year ago, which
is in good repair.
F. L. Ober & Brothers, Vinial street, Al
legheny, are increasing their capacity from
10 barrels to so barrels per day. The cost
of Ober Brothers improvement will reach
$75, ,O00
Hippeley & Son, Allegheny, who have
hitherto only been able to brew 10, 900 bar
rels in the year, are building a new annex |
whereby they will be able to brew just three |
times their present capacity. They also in |
tend to reft their brewery with new outfit |
of watts, surface coolers, rest fermenting tubs, |
boilers, engines and ice machines. The |
&c foasa fhor- xrrskA
will cost Hippeley & Son over |
$10O, 900.
Lutz & Son have completed their new !
brewery. They have expended on the build |
ing about SIZE, 900.
Pier & Dannals, Forbes and Stevenson |
street, have bought a tract of land on Forbes |
street, and on this land they will spend $780, |
600 in bricks and mortar alone. The new |
building will be larger than,the present one |
occupied by the firm. When the pile is fin
ished the plant of Pier & Dannals will |
cover a square. The firm will furnish the |
new brewery with fixtures to the tune of |
BLOC, ,00O
THEIR BIG IMPROVEMENTS.
Winter Brothers are enIarging their place,
and putting in new machinery costing over /
D75, 900. The keystone Brewing Company
has made arrangements to begin alterations |
The first of the year. They expect to be able
TO brew 100, 900 barrels year. The altera-
ions will cost $125, 900.
These improvements on local breweries,
With what has already been enumerated in
The DISPATCH from time to time recently, |
will cost the companies named over s., ,235,.
100.
Mr.. j. j. O'Reilly said to a DISPATCH
'eporter yesterday: "When the brewers
nave completed the additions they will be
lble to supply Allegheny county with as
much beer as it can drink. We import
oreign beer in this State, which foots up
i ZOO, 900 annually, This amount, instead
,f going across the water, will go to the
State brewers. All over Pennsylvania i'm
and enlargements in breweries
ire taking place. The fact that 81 ,000, 900
ian be snatched from foreign competitors
md transferred to Pennsylvania brewers
will give work to 600 men.
'There has been more beer brewed and
old here in the past year than ever before.
Fhe refusal of Judge White to grant the
legitimate number of licenses doomed the
)rewing trade. Before a reduction of
licenses was made two years ago, the brew
rs sold their beer in one halfcasks and one
Iuarter casks. The first year the saloons
we're cut down the brewers could not cope
With the trade which it produced. Con-
umers instead of pstronizing the saloons,
rdered it from the breweries in eights.
The result was the beer trade fell off little
asst year. Brewers were unable to meet the
equIred to deliver their beer in smaller
'ackages.
ORDERS FOR SMALL KEGS.
At the last court, however, we prepared
urselves for an emergency, and when the
license list was published, which revealed
mother slaughter, 1 telegraphed to Cincin-
att for 10, 900 small kegs. Besides the kegs
be Pittsburg coopers made, bought for the
rewers in three months 40, 1000.
"This year will be memorable in brewing [
ircles. We can safely say that more beer
as been sold In Allegheny county than was
yer known before. More improvements have
aken place in brewing properties, which {
lrpasses anything accomplished before, and |
ne prohibition amendment has been defeate
d. To give you an adequat-
lea of the. amount of beer sold
4 small kegs, let me quote some figures A
rewer in Pittsburg sold 1000 eighths of
eer last Saturday nom his wagons. An
ther one sold 3,4OO, again another 2,2OO,
nd an Allegheny brewer sold 5000 small
egs.
"I think Judge White will see the sense
ext Court OF granting more licenses. In !
1legheny county there are 1,200 speak !
asies. IfJudge White would grant 1000 t
censes in the county we would not have I
ne speak-easy. However, that is to be s
zen. Through the limited number of 6
eenses, beer has been consumed in houses
here before no beer ever entered. The
olicy of reducing licenses has not been
1t has merely changed the sale (
the beer from the saloon keeper to the