Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21
BREWERS LIKED THE FORT.
THEY LETT HERE HIcIm.y Pleas
ED WITH PROSPECTS,.
Th. Representative OF Many Millions
Finds Texssia Grand Field for the
Investment Of Capital, which Is
Coming south.

Mr.. August Busch, vice-presldent OF
the Anheusor- Busch Brewing assocla.
tion OF st. Louis, had a royal time In
Fort Worth yesterday and today and
left more than pleased with the pros
poets for rapid Increase In the busl-
ness OF the branch establishment OF
the great brewery which they have
located here, and distinctly favorable
impression OF this, the first OF the Texas
cities visited. in general tour OF the
Southwest.
That Fort Worth was favored as
the starting point in their round OF
Texas. Is significant OF the interest
they feel In the town and the import
anee they attach to this point as a dis
tributlng center for their business. Fur
thermore. while the immediate object
OF their visit to Texas is to inspect the
plants OF the Anheuser-Busch branch
establishments located in the principal
towns of the state. they are also keep
ing sharp lookout on the general
appearance OF things and are Sizing up
the claims OF different places with
reference to their own business partic-
ularly, and at the same time making
notes which may constitute the basis
FOR important transactions In other
lines In the future
For there Is more capital represented
In this party than any other which
has Visited Fort Worth In many
months. These gentlemen may in
hense, be regarded as the avaunt cou-
riers OF host Of Northern capitalists
who are In u short time to come TO
Texas seeking investments of various
kinds, The fact that expressions of
grateful surprise escaped them at every
turn as they made their way over the
city may be taken as an Indication
OF what they will say on their return
home
An incomplete list OF the party was
given In yesterdays Gazette, The fol-
lowing Is the list completed: August
a. Busch, v.oe-presldent OF the An
heuser- Busch association, st. Louis;
John - Busch, Jr.. Washington Mo;
julius Wlnkelmeyer, st. Louis: Charles
Metz, Omaha; Fritz Schultz, head en-
glneer of tho Auheuser-Busch brewery;
VIM. G. Murry. general traffic man
ager and A. Nlcoud and Gust Hous-
mann, general auditors of the associa-
ton, all OF st, Louis, and l.. Rechen-
stein Of Dallas, general agent OF the
association for Northern Texas
Mr., Adolphus Busch, the president
OF the association was not with the
party as stated In Dallas paper He
Is at present in Europe Otherwise he
would IN all probability have accom-
panied them on this important trip.
To say that the big brewers were
received here with open arms is put
ting II mildly Messrs Martin Casey
and Ben Thompson took them In
charge and showed them everything
In Fort Worth with several extensive
Views Of the beauties OF the surround
ing country as well as It's attractive
suburbs. Atter their first glmpses of
the Panther city the visitors were In
vlted to dinner nt the Arlington Inn
They spent Wednesday evening look
ing over Fort worth and meeting
prominent citizens. who gave them a
warm welcome and were glad to give
them reassurinB avowers in response
TO comprehensive and saRaclous ques-
tons In regard to the conditions of
business IN all the different branches
Of trade and Industry
II Is very likely that the Anheuser-
Busch association VIII make consider
able additions to their property here
as the results OF the FIRST few months
business OF the Fort Worth branch
have boon satisfactory. Their enter
prise here has already passed tho ex-
p9rimental stage, and the extent Of
improvements to be made here Is linz
tied only by the possibilities of "A rap
idly expanding trade. The association
IL continually adding to it's facilities for
manufacturing and shipping at the
immense home establishment In st.
Louis and Is seeking to extend It's
trade In every direction as rapidly as
possible, In competition with the great
English syndicate. which has been
seeking to obtain control OF the brew |
cry business OF st. Louis and the west.
The beer trade has suffered cunsid-
erahly, like all other lines Of business.
during the period of hard times |
through which the country has Just |
passed. In fact in period Of depres- |
sion In Industrial centers the beer trade |
responds very readily TO the unfavora- |
Bile conditions, for the worl>lngmen are |
the principal consumers, and when they |
nave no money, being out of work, |
thoy can not buy beer
The hopeful expressions of tho brow
ers at this time may be, therefore
taken as very encouraging intlma-
ton Of good times coming,
The party wound up their rounds Of
business and pleasure with Il visit to |
the Fort Worth Packing house yester-
day afternoon, after which they res
turned to their private car the ''izank
walton" and prepared to continue
ther journey They left with the east
bound Texas and Pacific train M 4,1O
p m. for Dallas. They win 20 from
there TO Galveston and san Antonio
ana returning through Waco, will pro
coed to oklahoma City. making stops
~ all these places whore the great An
heuscr- Busch brewery has branch IS.
adjustments They win probably In
dnlge IN the luxury OF hunting cxpe-
diuon In the Indian country, for which
,hey nave received several invitations.
tory, they expect to reach there a wesE
from sunday.