The San Francisco call., 1896-01-12
They Have All Decided Not to
Indulge in a Cut'Rate
Beer War.
NEW PRICES ARE ESTABLISHED.
Hereafter the Drivers VIII Not Be
Permitted TO Spend Money in
the Saloons.

The local brewers have reformed their
combination, as THE CALL last Friday pre-
dlcted they would, and once more peace
and harmony prevail in the ranks of the
Brewers Protective Association.
The trouble was started several weeks
ago by charges being made that the Califor-
MIA and Broadway breweries were cutting
the price Of steam beer in violation OF the
association rules. This was shortly after
the Brewery Workmen's Union had raised
the boycott from two OF the breweries of
= the association. As might be expected
this raised storm, because similar charges
had been made before, but While there was
q fight on with the union there was no
chance for correcting internal troubles.
When the bail was started the brewers
were up III arms and ready for fight at
once, IN order to discipline the offenders.
One OF the number openly declared for
cutting the price of beer to 50 per Barrel.
However the conservative element pre-
vailed, and a committee was appointed to
investigate the charges.
\ week ago the committee reported that
the accused were guilty, and recommend
ed that the price of beer be cut by the
members OF the association so as to crush
out the offenders. This raised a row that
sociation, and when the meeting closed no
action had been taken upon the recon-
mendaJion. During the week many of the
members were declaring themselves as
being favorable to fighting, but all of a
sudden word was received that a new
enemy had appeared.
The beer-wagon drivers and helpers
were organizing for the purpose of COM
pelling the brewers to pay better wages,
the same as was paid before the fight
began between the brewers and the union
workmen.
Another cause for alarm was the
secret meetings being held by the brewery
foremen, the objects OF which could not be
learned. Realizing that a cut-rate beer
war would be disastrous enough of itself
the brewers did not have the courage to
face a possible labor union fight at the
same time.
When they met again on Friday it was
not council of war, but love feast. ana
hguratlvely speaking, they threw bouquets
instead Of brick bats. After a long confer
ence the members of the ASSOCIATION de-
cided 20 bury the hatchet so far as the
offending brewers were concerned and to
arrange a new standard for the price of
steam beer.
The new arrangement is best understood
by the following Notice to the Trade, :"
which was signed by the proprietors of
twenty-five breweries and the San Fran
cisco Breweries Qimited):
Beginning with Monday, January l3. 1896.
the price OF steam beer To ali dealers win be as
follows: - for each whole barrel 81 80 for
each half-barrel, 81 75 for each third barrel,
81 for each sixth-barrel, lager bee- not less
that IS per barrel, net without any re-
bate or allowance OF any nature or kind and
without spendlng-money by pToprietors, man
ayers, employees or drivers
These prices have been fixed in the interests
OF the dealer as well as in the interests OF the
brewer. Low prices for beer only increase the
number OF dealers and give TO those opposed to
the liquor traffic a good argument in favor OF