The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-12
FOREIGN VS.. HOME ENTERPRISE.

In the lSSueS OF THE ROANOKE TINES
and Herald OF the 7th of July there ap.
peared two anonymous articles, through
which, either by direct statement or in
nuendo, the impression was endeayored
to be created that "war OF extermina-
tipn" had been inaugurated against the
Virginia Brewing Company, so.called
home industry" by the several brow
ing companies represented by US, and
that tho mixture called and sold as beer,
manufactured by the said Virginia Brew
ing Company, was SO infinitely superior
to the beer sold by us that we "cannot
meet it in the field OF legitimate compc-
tition and with tho hope lit is said) of
efecting sales, which tho merits OF their
goods cannot command, tho foreign COM
pauies have reduced the price OF their
wares from 80 to 81 per barrel"
Such allegations are but the desperate
uttcrances of an already beaten corpora
ton and so entirely without any foun-
dation, in fact that we deem it but sim
pie justice to ourselves and the com
panies we represent that the truth of
the matter should bo made known.
In the first place the CALLED jade
WINGED" before she was struok-the
article in question appeared before the
cut in prices went into effect
Now this cut in prices was inaugu-
rated from no desire OF strangling an
INFANT "home industry" but merely as
a measure of protection against the I'M
business like, not to say dishonorable
methods of this same infant home in
dustry as the following statement Of
facts will show:
Shortly before this wailing corpora
ton put its cooked and steamed STUFF,
called by it beer, upon the market, ono
Scholtz, calling himself ina nager of the
virginia brewing Company, at meet
ing of the beer men Of Roanoke. proposed
to Mr.. +. II. Woodward that he take the
road as agent Of the Virginia Brewing
Company and sell the mixture professed
to be manufactured by them on GER
tain commission. When asked as to tho
city trade, oh" he says, IL don't pro-
pose TO allow anybody to interfere with
my trade here" This gentleman gave
him quietly TO understand that he did
not propose to be run out of town SO
easily 1t was then proposed by MIR.
Woodward, and distinctly and clearly
agreed to by Scholtz, that all should
sell their beers at the same price. to
wit 50 per barrel, or S2.25 keg, and
each article to be sold on it's merits.
This agreement had hardly boon made
before Scholtz began cutting the price;
then, to again uso the language of ono
OF the articles in question, making an
admission of superiority SO infinite that
he could not meet our beers in its legi-
innate field OF competition.
In Roanakc he sold at S2.25 per keg,
with per cent. of; at Pocahontas for
$500 and S2.l5, ice thrown in: at Lynch
burg for 81; at buchanan at 50 per crate
with 10 per cent. of, Shultz not only
breaking his solemn engagement, but
discriminating in tho sale Of his much
vaunted mixtures against that home
city which he nov so pitifully and whin-
ingly calls upon for help, crying tho
baby act
And this il not all. Still not being
able to sell bis mixtures, and conscious
OF an inferiority 80 infinite" that he
cannot meet our beer in the field of
legitimate competition, and with tho
hope OF effecting sales which "the
merits Of their goods cannot command"
this wailing, puny, infant homo in
dustry, tho Virginia Dre wing Company,
through agents in Roanoke, Salon and
probably other points, represented that
the brewcries for ION VIC are agents
do not employ union me L." and are
boycotting us, but their artful lodges
did not work, as the following extracts
Mr.. John Alexander, of Salem, under
date OF Juno 18th, 1891, writes as
follows: Speaking Of our beer, he
says: elf can get it fresh there will
be- no trouble to turn the Roanoke beer
down. The Roanoke man comes to sec
me every day, and | can see they are
afraid OF you. lie said if could use his
beer he would put it at my bar for 50. 10
per kcg. X \ Then said your beer
was boycotted, and cannot sell it here
| told him 1 would show him.
Why, this old beer I have on han nowd
is better than Roanoke, SO the people
that drink it say"
Mr.. Il. II. Carter, of Lynckburg, under
date OF July Z, 81, writes:
LYNCHBURG, July IL hereby certify
that have been offered beer at 81 per
keg, put in my house, by the agent of
the Virginia Brewing Company, Of
Roanoke, Va. r. ii. GARTER.
Mr.. John Manning writes under date
of July Z, 1891. ~ hereby certify that
l am buying beer from the Virginia
Brewing Company's agent here for SO. 90
per keg put in my house."
Mr.. M. Kegney writes to the Eame
effect. So does Mr. A. L. Rose, as does
also Mr.. j. C. Manan, Mr.. o. B Jester
and Mr.. +. w. Hoppe send us the fol-
lowing afiidavits which speak for them
selves.
LYScIIBURG, Va, July o, 1901
hereby certify that the Anheuser- Busch
Brewing Association made no cut in the
prices on beer in Lynchburg until after
they had positive proof that the Virginia
Brewing Company, of Roanoke, Va,
had cut their prices.
+. w. IIoppE,
Agent Anheuser busch Branch, Lynch
burg. Va.