The morning news., 1889-05-05
A MAMMOTH ENTERPRISE.
a Savannah Industry Which is Ex

| Savapnah Industry Which is Excft-
| ing Considerable Comment-The Sa-
! vannah Brewing Company Ready
| For Business-A Trip to Their
| Brewery ana an Interesting Talk
| With the President. Mr. w. Schroeder.
| One among the evidences of the possible
| greatness of Savannah as a manufacturing
| center Is the recent construction of the
Savannah Brewing Company, whose works
can be found at the foot of Indian street.
| This enterprise was conceived and carried
| out In a manner which shows that the pro-
| jectors ara men of business and who, realz-
| ing the commercial importance of Savan-
| nah, have laid the foundations which will
| no doubt lead to other manufacturing en-
| terprises. 1t is a recognized fact that beer
| is the national drink and the Importance of
| having ii pure is a leading question. The
laws of Germany are most stringent IS to
| the quality of beer brewed and result is
that the Germans, while they imbibe most
freely i'll malt beers, are hearty, hale peo-
pie, free from that most pernicioEs of
habits, drunkenness,
The works of the Savannah Brewing
Company are the most complete to be seen,
and compare favorably with the larger
| breweries north. In point of finish and
quality OF material it is even superior to a
great many more pretentlouS. While the
grounds are ample for the purpose, and
money has not been stinted, the corpora
tion deemed it best to START on a limited
scale. Yesterday NEWS reporter visited
the works and was granted the privilege Of
an inspection by Mr.. H. Winters, who, by
his indomitable will and energy, has per-
fected an ENTERPRISE which promises great
deal to Savannah. Neatness reigns su-
preme, the floors are cenented, and every
precaution is taken to have the premises il
the best possible condition.
I'VE begin work in earnest the latter
part of this week." remarked President
Schroeder, who was seen later in the day
at his office on Bay street, by the reporter
1--WE feel justly proud of our enterprise, and
find that we have made a success of it Z"
What is your purpcse?" asked the scribe.
''To supply the home demand for the pres
ent, but it is our ultimate intention to
branch out more extensively. We began, u
continued President Schroeder, with a
close corporation, and have spared neither
| pains nor money in perfecting our plant. -
'What is meant by a close corporation
well, there were six of us that took up all
| the stock without calling on the ge eral
| public" what is your capacity?" "Our
| capacity is about 50, 900 barrels per annum.
but we will be very well satisfied with
| $1,000 TO %, 900 barrels" "What kind of
beer will you brewg' ''The best, and from
the best malts. We will use the Lake
| Shore malt, Bavarian and Bohemian hops.
with a sprinkling of choice New York
state hops AS to the nature of the special
kinds of beer we will brew, it will depend
| somewhat on the demand of the southern
| trade. We will, however, first make
Vienna and Pilssu beers i'Do YOU think
| that you can compete successfully with i'm
| ported beersm 'fhere is no doubt of that,
| from various reasons; first, we serve g
lCfR#t nfI Al
water, which is pure as water can be; this
water is boiled and then filtered through
charcoal which removes all odors and which
makes 1t chemically pure. As it is, we
have been altogether dependent on outside
beers, and after it has been shaken up on a
car or steamer. the beer is sick and has to
be stored in order to return it to its former
condition, but as is known. it never gets
back TO its original state. By us, the beer
is never NOV ed, only to fill orders, there
fore can be served Immediately on de-
livery" How about your out Of town
trade, Will not your beer receive the same
injurious effect by being shaken up on
board of cars that other beers receiver
''Oh, yes, it the same distance has to be
Travelled, but from the favorable location
of Savannah and the arrangement we will
| make with the railroads, which we antic.-
| pate no trouble in making, as / am satisfi d
they will aid in all southern ENTERPRISES,
we can load our beer at night, which will
reach its destination next day fresh and
ready for serving. II is a fact" continued
President Schroeder, ''that it is almost
a necessity to take a mid stimulaut in the
| south, and physicians, recognizing the
necessity, pre- cribe it to delicate ladies' and
| to those who are in need of tonic" docs
it require great deal of skill in the manu-
facture of beer" asked the reporter. 'Well,
yes, find that it requires not only a thor
ough knowledge of chemistry, but fanlil-
arity with nature itself One master
brewer has served regular apprentice
ship, is full graduate from the most
prominent brewers college at Worms, in
| Germany, and he is an expert in the fullest
sense of the word, and tests every ingredient
by careful analysis before being allowed
to enter, and the same precau ton is taken
| in every detail of our business
This enterprise marks a new era in the
history Of s vannah, and on its success de-
pends largely the future possibilities Of
home manufacturing. Therefore, the
Savannah Brewing Company should meet
| ians so justly its due. Ia years gone
hy such an undertaking could not
have entered upon life in Savan-
| nah owing principally to the fact that ali
enterprise of this kind was dependent to a
large extent on rock cellar storage; the
modern Improvement, however, furnishing
insulated walls and stationary tempera-
ture of about 40' winter and summer bv
means of cold brine forced through pip5s
along walls and ceilings, does away with
the old style of rock cellars. Very few
people in Savannah are aware Of the in
structing features connected with a
brewery, and those who feel interested
would be well pleased and paid for the
trouble of visit to these works at the foot
Of Indian street.