The herald., 1897-08-29
THE NEW BREWERY
GROUND BROKEN FOR EREC-
TION OF A NEW PLANT
Will Turn Out Sixty Barrels of the
Beverage per Day-Eastern
Capital Interested

Within the next three weeks ground
will be broken for the erection of the
plant of the Los Angeles Brewing COM
pany, and within two months thereafter
the new establishment will be complete
and in operation. The company filed it's
articles of incorporation in the office of
the county clerk on the 10th inst. The
capital stock is $5O000, and so confident
are the promoters of the enterprise in its
success that they have secured the in
vestment of Chicago capital to the
amount of SOS, 900 in the concern, OF the
balance of the capital stock, $4,000 is
held by parties in this city, and but
$1,000 remains unsod. This will be placed
upon the local market and kept there
for some time, and then if it is not dis
posed of here it will be sold to outside
parties. The work on the plant will be
pushed to completion as rapidly as pos
sible, those interested being desirous of
placing their goods in the market be-
fore the first of the new year.
The organization of the company was
effected by P. Max Kuehnrich, who for
years has been a travelling representa-
tive of Wahl & Henius of the American
Brewing Academy of Chicago He is
the president of the new company, and
after January 1st will remove to Los
Angeles with his family and reside here
permanently. He is well known in the
brewing trade throughout the country.
The vice president of the company is
Ed. Mathie, who came to Los Angeles
he pf
investing in this venture. He was at
the head of large company there and
disposed of his interest to place it here,
after having carefully studied the field.
Frank Lindenfeldt, the we'll known ce-
ment contractor of this city, is the secre
tary of the company. He, with Mr..
Mathie, will have personal supervision of
the erection of the plant Elijah Moul-
ton of this city is also largely interested
in the company.
The plant will be located on North
Main street, near Moultonl avenue. There
the company has purchased a tract of
land fronting 234 feet on Main street,
A we'll has been driven there, the water
from which was, after analysis by ex-
perts. declared to be as good for brew
ing purposes as that which supplies some
of the largest plants in the country. The
main building will be of brick, three
stories in height, and will cost about
$10,0 900. Several smaller buildings will
also be erected. The plans for the build
ings are expected daily from Chicago
and as soon as they arrive the contracts
will be let. The company will purchase
all the material it can in the local mar
ket, and will not go away from home
for anything except the beer-making
machinery, which cannot be obtained
here. The plant will be fitted with the
latest and most improved machines,
particular attention being paid to the
matter of securing purity of its output.
In addition to the manufacture of beer,
porter will also be made. A bottling de-
partment will be erected and the COM
pany will endeavor to place its product
in every town within reach of this city
in this part of the state. When COM
pleted the plant will give permanent en-
ployment to twenty-five or thirty men.
Its capacity at the start will be sixty
barrels per day, and this will be in
creased as the business of the company
justifies it.