New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-05-08
Our Brewing Industry.

particular trait of calling whether in
the mental, moral, mechanical. com.
mercial or industrial world stands out
and above its contemporaries and
would-be rivals in conspicuous and en-
during light and prominence. To have
even modest reputation or celebrity,
it must have some distinctive. com.
mendable feature or features which
other less aspiring or perhaps more un-
fortunate communities will not or can
not acquire. And that country or peo-
pie which is SO fortunate as to have the
gifts of nature lavishly spread in its
midst is doubly blessed and capable Of
securing honor. name, wealth and pros
perity for time to come; especially so
where untiring energy, wisdom and
persistent industry on the part of a
people seeks to unlock the storehouses
which lies at its feet. To Boston is al
lowed the enviable name of the Modern
Athens standing as she does head and
shoulders above other cities it point of
highest love and regard for literary
tastes and mental culture to say moth
ing of its perhaps less worthy though
by no means duller desire for excellent
baked beans and brown bread. Gin
cinnati SO strongly saturated with love
OF greed which applies to the state in
which it is located Grom political
point of view is known by the s:whole
hog or none'' industry which is yearly
carried on in it and many a pig is made
an orphan at the hands of the big pork
packs IN Porkopolis or Cincinnati.
Chicago, the "city of the lakes" and
arnachists, is famous in its commercial
life and enjoys its pre-eminent position
in that world. To Minneapolis is allot-
ed the supremacy in -four and lumber
interests and its people are not slow to
make known the facts to the outside
world (see daily papers,; it also has
the best improved machinery for calcu-
lating census statistics and a few able
Ananiases on the circulation depart
ments of its daily press. Milwaukee,
the staid, steady, wealthy city of our
-neighboring state has for years been
noted for supplying good quality of
that national beverage Of the Germans,
beer, not only in its own state but
throughout the Northwest; for several
years its trade was far reaching in ex.
tent and the names of Schlitz and Blatz
were but little less than household
words in every town, village or hamlet
in this western country if indeed but
handful of German home-loving and
industrious citizens could be found in
them. Second only in quantity of beer
manufactured, New Ulm has sprung up
as a rival for the once so noted Milwau-
kee and its name is now famous over
this western country, while the names of
Schell, Hauenstein and Schmucker
have gradually transplated those of
the once well known Schlitz and Blatz
in this section of southwestern Mime
sofa. a trip of inspection to these
brewing establishments last Friday af-
ternoon over pretty, undulating
country confirmed the magnitude of
this branch Of our industry which be-
fore, had been largely imaginative and
vague. Nestled in the long range of
hills which overlook the valley of the
Cottonwood and its fertile slopes, the
residence and brewery of Mr.. August
Schell came suddenly into view. ~ A
person of imaginary turn Of mind could
not but for moment stop to ponder
whether he was in new. western
country or in the country across the
sea when all this, the product of life
time Of toll and industry, spread out
before him. The handsome residence
of Mr.. Schell with its turrets, towers,
stone walls and walks about ii, The ex-
tensive vineyard in which men were at
Work with pruning hook and spade, the
handsomely laid out lawn with walks
and evergreen trees throughout, the
deer-park, birds and flowers. all, cause
one to question whether he is living in
days of Barons and Castles or skirmish-
ing for livelihood in the nineteenth
century. But time is called and
business before pleasure assumes the
supremacy. Mr.. Schell manufactures
annually about 5000 barrels of beer of
which two thirds finds ready sale in
other markets. Most of the shipments
are made by team and two drivers find
daily employment in hauling the beer
to out side towns. A fine trade has
been built up by the proprietor in Slee-
py Eye. Fairfax, Gibbon, St. james
and Madelia and other places in vari-