The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-19
Grand officers win pe submitted at this
afternoons session.


MILWAUKEE, Wis.,, Sept. 16.-The
American brewers are in the field
against the English syndicate. A pro-
ject is on foot TO form gigantic stock
company, capitalized at s1OO, 900 600, to
virtually buy I'D and control every
large brewery in the United States.
This has been on foot for some time.
but was first publicly NnnJunced to-
day. From the sentiments expressed
here the success of the gigantic trust
seems to be very probable.
Yes. an American syndicate will
be formed to combat the English
syndicate which is attempting to cor
ner the beer brewing business of the
world" said Vice President Merkel
of the Kraus-Merkel malt company
this afternoon. he being here from
New York in attendance upon the an
nual meeting of the stockholders Of
that concern which adjourned at noon
to-day. His business being dependent
for its prosperity to a greater or less
extent upon the prosperity of the
brewers, he naturally takes great in
terest in the latter.
1.-THE brewers of this country, - Mer-
KEEL continued. "cannot afford to per-
NIT the English syndicate TO drive
them out of the business thew have
built up and they must organize for
protection The matter has been dis
cussed seriously for some time past,
but never until now has any practical
step toward forming the organization
been taken. The st. Louis brewers
we will visit them next week-haye all
ready organized but will join the
national syndicate as soon as their
fellow brew ers throughout the country
signify their willingness to come in. y
SIS 1t the purpose of the syndicate to
form a gigantic stock company and
purchase all the breweries of the cOun-
try. or do you intend to simply pool
issues to protect prices2'
SIT is the intention to form gigan-
tic stock company with a capital of
800 900 900. with which virtually to
buy up every big brewery in the coun-
try"
'sHow do Mil waukee brewers look
upon the scheme?'
Every favorably, indeed. When the
time comes we will have no trouble
with Milwaukee. Chicago, st. Louis,
Cincinnati. New Orleans, Kansas
CITY. New York and other cities where
beer is brewed in appreciable quanti-
ties and get every prominent brewer in
the combine
Evil prices be affected?''
"We do not propose to be undersold
by anybody, nor will we attempt to
crowd anyone else out of the market by
cutting prices down below Lying level
1 don't think prices will be affected. ,
Captain Ned Pabst, president of the
Pabst Brewing company, which claims
to be the largest lager beer brewery in
the world. was seen this evening. He
was disinelined to talk on the subject
of the projected combine. alleging that
the affair was yet undeveloped. You
can saw this much. thought he finally
said. ''that such a plan has been pro
| iected and is now under discussion
regard it as perfectly feasible and ia
vOr it, as in fact. do all the brewers o.
Milwaukee, If am correctly informed
The details of the plan have not yet
been worked out, and so little can be
said of it as yet. We feel that it ii
necessary to do something to protect
ourselves against the wildcat schemes
of these English brewers who have
been buying up all the breweries al
fancy prices and working upon thai
basis huge stock jobbing deal. )"
Other prominent brewers seen. in
Guiding August Uihlin of the Schliti
company. and Valentine BlatZ, con
Cured substantially in the expressions
of Captain Pabst.