Wichita eagle., 1889-01-12
THE BEER TRUST.
A Gigantic Syndicate that Will Control
All the Biz BreWeries.

BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 11-Prominent
Baltimore brewers have, during the past
week been in conference with representa-
tives of the English beer syndicate, which
will result in the big trust gobbling five or
six of the principal breweries in
this city: This syndicate will
then control over score OF
breweries in New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago, ST. Louis
and Rochester, and the greatest beer mo-
nopoly in the world will begin operations.
Several months ago the agents of the
syndicate arrived in Baltimore and in
spected the condition and resources of the
big local breweries. 1t was done so
quietly that not brewer knew it. This
secret inspection was made by men
who reported the result of their ex-
animation to .the central office in New
York. This preliminary work gave the
syndicate an accurate knowledge of the
value of the breweries, and the personal
characteristics of the proprietors them
selves. All the preliminaries had been so
enshrOuded in mystery that the local
brewers were astonished few weeks later
when they were approached by the agents
of the syndicate and told, in matter-of-
fact way, just how much their individual
plants were worth and just what terms the
syndicate would offer them for controll-
ing interest in the desired breweries.
l.
sert that it was of no particular moment
to his employers whether they gained con-
troll of any one brewery or not, as even
now they had options on a majority of the
other breweries in the city, and were in
position to monopolize the local business.
The astonished brewers, as rule, found
that it was a case of either come in out OF
the cold or stay out and be frozen.
Naturally, the majority of them
agreed to at least negotiate with the
authorized representative of the mysteri-
Gus English syndicate. Several of the To-
cal brewers refused, however. to even lis
ten to the syndicate's liberal proposition,
preferring to conduct their own business
in their own way.
So far as known there are only two
of the really important brewers who
have refused to recognize the agent of
the foreigners, and by so doing have
declared open war with the syndicate.
Yesterday there gathered III the
Office of George Bauernschmidt a num-
Der of gentlemen representing these Baiti-
more breweries, George Bauernschmidt,
J. F. Weisner, George Brehm, barley
Park Brewing company, National Brewing
company, Bayview Brewing company.
These were met By a special agent of the
syndicate, who proceeded to make plain
the details of the proposed scheme. After
having heard the outlines of the plan
the gentlemen dispersed, and so dui-
city had the meeting been conducted
that very few, even of Mr.. Bauern-
schmidt's employees, knew that a confer
ence of Importance to the trade had been
held. The meeting adjourned with the
understanding that all were to assemble
today at the rooms of the Brewers FIX
change, and there in secret session listen
to the full details of the gigantic scheme
The conference lasted three hours and the
scheme was discussed.
As matter of course, the inter
ested parties refused in the posi-
tive terms to reveal any of
their secrets, yet it has leaked
out that the deal was partially made, and
after the harmonious arrangements of de-
tails which the local brewers are now cor
sidering, the scheme will be perfected. 1t
is understood that the syndicate proposes
to purchase the Bayview, barley Park,
National, Brehm, and BauernschmidJ
breweries and working plants, that
the financial consideration IS
in the neighborhood OF s.
800 900, and that the proprietors VIII, I'M
der the new regime, pertOually superintend /
their individual plants, as at present. 1t (
is part of the plan of the syndicate TO /
keep the public in ignorance, if possible, /,
of the brewers composing the trust, ana I
this is why the brewers are 50 quiet about +
the matter
y CHII a OOONCiG OT F1E SfOON- /
LOWER BEUIE Agency, Oak, Jan. IL /
The Indi&as of this agency have decided /
10 call general council OF the Sioux, and /
will send letters of invitation to the differ /
ent ribes, to meet at the Rosebud agency 4
in the near future, and select
delegation OF chiefs 10 90 10 Wash
ington, with Instructions to ne
gotiate the sale Of their lands. The Bruies
themselves "a -
proposed bill of Indian Commissioner .
Oberly, giving them s. per acre, and they
think all the other Indians viii agree with I
them. but they desire 10 send a delegation
Of chiefs OF their own selection instead ot /
having the agents select for them. IL now
looks as though a satisfactory settlement
of the reservation question might be reach