Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-07

city, induces the people to buy his stock,
inflated to four times the cost of the
property. The concern is called the
English Brewing syndicate, name as
is seen. without capital. Actually only
five per cent of the purchase price is
put in by the so-called syndicate; the
other ninety-five per cent. is the money
of those drawn into the scheme. The
promoter pockets all the money he put
in. large sum besides, and leaves the
brewery to be run by an agent. If the
venture proves success the greater part
of the profits go to support the smart
stockholders at Brighton, or some other
luxurious watering place ON the other
side of the Atlantic. But if the business
turn out failure. the smart schemers
lose nothing. 1t is the money of their
American dupes which goes where the
woodbine twineth, or that follows
McGinty to the bottom of the sea.
1t is alleged that a shrewd scheme is
now being worked to force Maier u 70
belein, the oldtime respectable brewers
of Los Angeles, to sell out. Many over
lures aM said to have been made to buy
their brewery, but so far without result.
Joe Maier is about as bull-headed as a
Texas steer which comes under the hand
of his brother, Simon Maier of the Cen
trail market. When the promoter comes
to him he answers: mo! our brewery
is not for sale," in very emphatic terms.
But the English brewing syndicate is
said to have made their reply by lower
ing the price of their beer. 1t is not as
good an article as that made in the city I;
but the hope is that by lowering prices
they will induce the saloon men to for
sake Maier & Zobelein even at
the risk of offering their custom
ers to drink inferior beer. This is
expected to force Maier & Zobelein to
sell to the syndicate. Attempt after
attempt is said to have been made, and
the syndicate has sent the shrewdest
agent in it's employ here to bring about
the desired event. After the most per-
severing efforts one misguided saloon
man was induced to buy the cheap beer,
and he is heartily sorry for what he was
misled to do. He found the beer, even
at the reduced price, was not as profit
able as the home brew. 1t does not
compare in quality, he says, with the
beer he has been using. He does not
know if it is Wieland's, Fredericksburg
or some other brew--a beer that no good
Judges would drink for years past. The
former proprietor of the Fredericksburg
isnow the general manager of the syndi-
cate. The saloon-keeper states that the
beer was so warm when furnished to him
that he had to use so much ice to cool it
that the cost was greater than that OF
the superior beer of Maier & Zobelien.
1t is said to be the purpose of the
syndicate to lower prices so as to put
pressure on Maier & Zobelein, and force
them to sell out. OF course it is we'll
understood in the inner circles of the
syndicate that these low prices will only
be temporary, and that after they ac-
quire possession of the brewery here,
they can make all the money back and
100 times more by raising prices as high
as they please. Poor saloon keepers
If the English syndicate ever sue
ceeds in getting up monop..
oily here by the purchase of
the Maier & Zobelein brewery they will,
it stands to reason, raise the price Of
beer to suit themselves, and the saloon
men will be as much at their mercy as
so many slaves. If the saloon men lis
ten to the stories of the agent sent out
to work for the syndicate, they may live
to rue it. 1t would be better for them
to maintain healthy competition by
sustaining Maier.& & Zobelein. The boys
will stick to the old flag, and patronize
home industry, if they have any regard
for their own best interest.