New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-28
DTSTILLERIES TO BE CLOSED DOWN.
,,r,prps OF THE EASTERN RYE ASSOCIATION
MEET AT THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SAID TO BE THE CAUSE OF Low PRICES.


MEET AT THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SAID TO BE THE CAUSE OF Low PRICES.
An ,nnortant meeting OF whiskey distillers. band
ID together under the name OF the Eastern rye us
tnlers was held at the Waldorf yesterday afternoon
TIL. meeting was called at the request OF the 'oo-
bng trade to provide some means OF Fehs' from
tho eli; rates which are due 10 an overproducuon.
Six members OF the association were not Representa-
a, tho meeting. but Of those present az WIN "e
exception OF one two. were emrha'c III uei"aI.'
,ny that some radical measures be adopted. Inc
s,s,ulirv comp,nes represented were n QUICKEN
heimer 4 CO. OF Pttsburg; John s. f'nch % VI
pt,,sb,r,. Moore a. Snnott. OF Philadelpha; the
Sherwood Dstilling Company. OF baiu"oie, ~
Monticello Dsti,linE Company. OF Baltimore 'a'''
A poughertys Sons. OF Baltimore; A. OVerho' 80
~ pittsburg; Hannis Distilng Company OF fn"-
ndnlpha. Sunnyside Distllling Company OF sunny
s,lo Penn. Thompson Dstllllng Company. Semen
Low Dis,illing Company and the Phillip Hamburger
Dstilling Company. OF Pittsburg; ROBERT o'eMa''
Ds,illing Company Of Baltimore wilson i,,
Company OF High Spire. Penn Me.Vae piS'I,'."s
Companv OF Baltimore; Dillinger Distii1lhs I'm
pany OF Pittsburg. and the bai'iihoie '
COMPANY OF Baltimore ~ :,
J. O. Pontefract was chairman OF the neet'"s' -
was decided that. inasmuch as some Oh inc ''''".
ti,l members OF the organization were NOT lep'S
sented no decisive action be taken Inc uouo'e ~
discussed however and the first steps looking I"
ing WIS TO secure an iron-clad agreement from all
members OF the organization to cease WORK III "e''
d!stileries 10. year and to use UP much oi ,"'
whlsk.y that Is now in bond and diminish tne sIu.
I'm the market The wholesale dealers ana Jooo..s
i'm rye whiskey have complained that. owing 70 'as
glut In IN, market. prices have been cut uVMn az
much as 20 per cent AMI that they derive H''e "
no profit from the sale OF liquor. - u.s,
There are about thirty distlleries In the r 49,
main. in Pennsylvania and Maryland ~ was h sue
Vested tha, ali dstilleres be- closed on September
OF thu present year and remain closeu ioI ~ y,
months There Is at present an Immense a'o", 30
auor In bond. The annual consuinPtlooii ut
whiskey IL was said. Is about $1,000, saii;;o,
There are now in bond more than D.UoOW Sal.o.sH
nv closing down the works II was behrVeu Una. VA
| market, would have chance TO use up INC o'G1' ~
whiskev A committee OF five was apponteI 70
IN he signed by all members OF the ASSOCIATION, me
| committee appointed is composed OF }; o. nonite-
fract J. S Rosenthal. George II. Jarden. Charies
IL Mauk and Edwin V. Dougherty. II was sal9
INA, hevond "A doubt the agreement would De sigheu
and The distilieries closed down. Mr.. Pontetrdct
/ said I'm commenting upon the matter; Inc uoupte
has been a systematic overproducton III recel,'
years The consumption OF the material Is norma"
and grows regularly, as l. natural. hut the prouuv
lion has always exceeded the demand; Inns wiz
Give some relief While many people may De
me dstiller will find for his employees IN otnsr
directions Only the crude labor Will surfer as the
| skilled labor will be retained. -.
| The Western disteries Will hold meeting SOME
time in Iune when "A similar course. II was saiu
Wound in nll probability be adopted. There is a
larger number OF dstillers In the Western associa-
lion ana they have headquarters In Kentucky