Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-14
Thai BIG BEER WAR.
The ATTITUDE OF THE NORTH-
ERN BREWERles.
They Arc Giving Themselves Away In That
They Toll How u Is Made Texas
Beer Ia Comparison.

The beer war Is becoming interesting. and
II L. not only on la Texas. hut has invaded
the home Of the big brcWert ~. Lnuis. In
talking with Mr. Zane Cetu ~ the Texas
Brewing company, yesterday about the mat
ter that gentleman said: 'lho attitude tn
Ken by the Northern brewers IN one which
has "a tendency 10 show 10 the public the
methods they use IN the manufacture of
I'm ST. Louis and beer IL now down 10 81
barrel In the future great. Nhen they
tell the uuth thoY give themselvek away
and lny themselves open 10 assault I'm a
lhere rs an ola saying, and lt seems 10
be true one that when thieves fail out
honest men get their dues In this light
they are giving away the fact that the
beer they are manufacturing Is the yeriest
truHh, aud as Mr., GnilnOn said I'm n recent
interview! a drug store and big one is
now n necessary adjunct 20 these Northern
breweres. The GlObe-DemocrHt had an
brewer Is quoted as saying TO the Globe.
Democrat reporter that while they Ind
not yet commenced 10 brew the stun they
would soon be IN the market TO meet the
conc 'sslon virtually admitting tha large
Northern brcweries have been furnishing the
people with very rferlor article OF beer.
II takes gOOs materials 10 make good beer.
The so-calied Deer ne Bnldlcate Fellows
seem so familiar with csn be made FOR
much less expense, the principal cost seem
ing 10 be in keeping u until consumed in
good condition. which Is apparently the
chief item of expense IN rs preparation
The Texas Brewing company not only Of
fers, hut sollclts fhe closest investigation
and inspection by It's friends at any time
as 10 whether the brew Is honest or NOT They
can see the materials out of winch the beer
* made There Is no glucose no malt OK.
tract. no hoo extract, no sugar, no alOes. no
other substitute for the good eid-fashioncd
materials hops Rad barley malt-used In
this brewery.
the mutual mud-slhiglng INDUCED IN M
ST. louis has given 90 the public many
facts II would be Well FOR the beer consumer
10 consider well. There vs. great deal in
a. which he should ponder well as Il Is bet
ter for him 10 know H. 80 when he spends
his nlckle which he has ~ spend anyway,
he lnay De able 10 form some sort OF an
Intelligent Judgment as TO whose beer lac
shall buy.
"As FAR MS tho beer war Is concerned To-
caly while the outside breweries SIM pur-
sue The kame old tactics, the affair taken
as a whole has been benefit 10 the Texas
Brewing company because. first II has
brought out an open dcclnratlOH OF friend
shin from its supporters aud secondly be-
cause IL has brought the atteliiOn OF the
consumer 10 the merits Of The respective
beers offered him in the 60 npetitlOn. aud
IN doing this latter thing has attacked that
competition at IT, weakest point"
Nome ~ those connected with the Texas
Brewing company expressed anything but
the keenest satisfaction at the war that
h on M ST. Louis. o. u has simply had the
effect ~ c0rrohOrnilug nu that has been
saIA and published in regard 10 the superior
merits OF the Fort Worth bees over that OF
foreign houses, ana Yves simply proving q
ma ia purity as compared with the stun
ehfunau Ia here.