Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-02

the entire beer interest
of the city. with the exception of two
or three breweries. will be closed with
IN a week. The money needed to make
the bargain Is said to he on the way
across the ocean from England.
There are u dozen different stories
about the matter. ana the persons in
terestcd profess Ignorance Of the facts
or decline to give definite Information.
That the brewers are trying hard to get
into some kind of u combination for
mutual profit Is beyond question. Since
and before the old agreement was
abandoned the brewers have been doing
business at u loss. They claim at the
present price Of - per barrel. with
the losses incidental to "backing" sa-
loonkcepers. there Is no profit In max
ing beer. While the agreement was
supposed to bc In force there was 80
much cutting of prices that the pre-
tense of n combination was abandoned
Now they are worse of than before
and there IL u general desire to get out
of the woods.
George A. Weiss. president of the
American Brewing Company. said last
night there had been no options given
the English syndicate and pronounced
the whole story rs false. He said the
brewers would have to find some way
to improve their position. but he be.
lieved II would take another year Of
low prices ana losses to bring them
to their senses. He said the trouble
vas the owners Of brcweries did not
wish to lose their individuality and
the control Of their property by going
into n combination wherein their only
function would be- to draw their share
of the profits II profits there should be
Henry BIgclow. of Boston. the pro
mOter who induced English capital t.
takc interest In Chicago and milwaukee,
brewcrics. was asked for information
In regard 10 the scheme to secure con
troll Of the Independent breweries. IL,
profcssed to know nothing about II
However. II II generally understood II
brewing circles that Mr.. BigelOw's pres
cncc In Chicago for the last few months
has been due to an effort on his part {,
bring about an arrangement that wo,il'
be beneficial to the syndicate. Another
man. well posted In the affairs Of thu
brewing trade. said there was n plnl
proposed. which had not been agree,
upon. for the consolidation of the indie
pendent brewcrics and the issuance ~
first mortgage bonds to the amount %
| a. a.. Lao.
fcrrcd lien Oh the property. and the nc
tual owners of the plants 10 hold tn
common stock. II was said these bond
might br taken by the English syndi
cate. which would thus secure practici'
control of nearly all the brcwcrics SUP
plying the Chicago trade.
Mr.. Weiss smiled ut the suggestion
that English capital was seeking fun
thcr mvcstmcn, In Chicago beer pro-
crty. He said he thought the British
I ers had all the brewery stock they want
: ci for the present at least. and he di
I not look for relief from the existing si'
: ,iatiOn In that direction.
4 Local brewers ami lawyers laugh u
{ the bill which Il IL said will be- intr,
i. ducad into the Legislature by Iteprcsci
h tativc Sne,leker Of Jerscyvillc imposln
Y u tax of Onc.hnlf cent II gallon on n
y beer sold In the state and manufactul
J. c,l outside the state. The provisions
i Mr.. Snc,lcker's bill providing for pun
Y beer are conceded to liz proper and Il
Il ghl. but the proposed tux Is regnrlc
+ ~ unconstitutional. ]. II. Brunjes.
+ director Of the Wnukcsha Spring Brew
q Ing Company. whose plant n In Wiscol
q sin. but WHO'S. trade IL largely In oh
II cngO. said his concern was not wOrrIC
?. over Mr.. Sne,leker's bin for the reasG
Il that II cOnhicted with the constitution
y al provision that commerce bctwts
u the States should not be rrstricte
Levy Mayer had no hesitation In M
20 ing such u bin, n passed. would bc u
1t constitutional and In conflict with Il
y Interstate commerce act.
in Mr. George Miller. Of the Fifth War
D. who made such u good record IN q,
II. lcctor of the South Town one year ~
Is will no doubt be- agiin nominated 1
o. the position on Saturday, March ..
n. Mr.. Martin W., iOnan. tin" popul
IN and courteous South Town Collcct'
q. has been subjected to more nnnoyan
p. because of thc disObll=ing ana discor
nj tcO,is demcanOr of the fellow who I
IN iiciutcS as his cashier than from ri
n. other cause. South Town people Il
nj hoping that the next Collector will u
=. 20 out of the town for cashier. u
,f less u better than the present sl"cint
" whose peculiaritics ARE ~ we'll Know
~ cannot bc found.
. The establishment Ia several Sta'
of societies for the avOwcd purpose
-" aboiishing debt, brings undeniable G
" dence that the race Is making progre
- Debt. of course. cannot be entirely ab
n