The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-12-03
1 GREAT BREWERY COMPANY
Anheuser:B Busch, Lsmp ,shu,tz and Pabst
Nav Pool,

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 30.-Ihe cOnSOlida-
lion Of the four mammoth export brew
sries of the United, States, the An
aeuser-Busch and William j. Lemp, OF
his city, and the Schlitz and Pabst,
;he latter with its four auxiliaries,
with capital stock of $40, 600, 900, and
bonds to the amount of about 5000.
100000 to supply the world with beer
Is the gigantic enterprise whichis being
,athered by the Rothschilds of Eng
land, and the, e,consummation Of which
Is among the possibilities. That it will
be ultimately accomplished, Adolphu.
Busch, president OF. the Anheuser-
Busch brewing company, states there is
-feasen to. believe, and when seen
by reporter the millionaire brew.
er seemed enthused over the PROPOSE.
lion. The fact that the Rothschilds
sre Mt the bottom OF it makes possible
.he carrying out of such mammoth
;cheme, but it does not mean that it is
to be an English enterprise. In the
words Of Mr.. Busch it is to be an in.
.titution of the world, and interests in
II are to be held wherever the bonds
:an be placed.
With the four breweries mentioned
consolidated in one enormous interest
the worlds market will be controlled
from America even more effectually
than it is at present. The combined
output will be something enormous, as
the scheme involves an increase of the
scnnnifu nf annh
and i q is s' claimed aWffy that fu'ernau, ths
combined interests of the world
outside of the new enter
rapacity. Fer several months past
rumols have been rife of tremendous
brewery deal. None, however, have
even knitted at the true state of affairs,
and. although representative of the
Rothchilds has visited the offices of
each of the breweries involved in the
proposed scheme and has returned
again to Europe. the matter has been
kept profoundly secret until now. 1t
is impossible now to give the details OF
the scheme which was negotiated by
NJ. de Fries of London, representing
the Rothschilds. :,
Regarding the negotiations. Mr..
Busch says: "When was III Europe
last summer had conferences in Lon
don at which NJ. de Fries urged upon
me the value of such an enterprise and
went into details concerning it. He
pressed me for an answer, but the time
IS not yet ripe. In fact, the matter has
hardly progressed beyond the stage OF
a proposition. Tint has been made,
and is now awaiting definite
action on the part of the Amer
ican interests. Now, / don't say
that the sche is an assured fact. 1t
IS merely proposition. l have not
,een and talked to any of the people in
terested in the matter on this side and
will say that it has not yet reached any
definite stage"
AS stated, the breweries involved arc
engaged in filling the export trade al
most exclusively, and are the four
principal export hreweries of the coun-
.ry and, indeed, of the world. 1t will
be seen, therefore, that the breweries
which manufacture for home consump.
lion arc not involved. This accordingly
excludes the English syndicate brew
cries of st. Louis, as we'll ;.s all the
local independent breweries, withthe
exception of the William j. Lemp, they
manufacturing, according to Mr.. Busch,
for home consumption only. The com
bined output of the four concerns men.
toned is now nearly 4,oOo,o 900 barrels
annually,