The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-13
Keepers.

keepers.
The Tribunc's story of the double
sided war on the brewery combine
caused n big stir in beer circles yes
terday That there was instruction
afoot was quite generally known fiom
the meeting held in the Valley house
Wednesday night, but the invasion OF
the Milwaukee people was news 20 Ill
but few During the day there was
much talk and inquiry concerning the
reported deals, and not few saloor-
Keepers anxious to dispose of their
business. were on d hunt for the gen
tlemen from Milwaukee. They, how
ever were anxious to avoid this very
sort Of thing, being desirOus of select
ing for themselves what saloons they
want, and as a consequence they were
not beholden to those who sought them.
William a. Rutledge. proprietor of
"The Rutledge," at 32S Lackawanna
avenue, was one of the first men an
preached. He Is among the few Lack
awanna avenue saloonkecpers indie
pendent of the combine, and his place
was picked upon as an excellent stand
for the output of the Milwaukee pro-
duct. He verified The Tribune's report
of the plan Of the invaders. but fur
ther than this would say nothing, re-
!using even to give the names of the
parties acting for the Milwaukee beer
men.
WILL START A BREWERY.
AS to the Bartles assault on the
syndicate, no secrecy whatever is now
observed. f. G.. Newcomb, attorney
for the projectors of the plan. when
seen by Tribune reporter yesterday,
spoke freely and unhesitatingly of
their whole scheme. Mr. Bartles, he
said, has decided to locate a brewery
here, and will do so at once. The plans
for the plant are completed and ground
will be broken for the buildings within
ten days. Just where the brewery will
be located is about the only question in
doubt. options have been secured on
three sites, and n deal for some one
Of them will be closed during the COM
ing week. 1t will be the largest brew
cry in Northeastern Pennsylvania. and
will be manned with the most expcr-
fenced hands among Mr.. Bartles' many
brewery employees.
Mr. Bartles is endeaVOring to estab-
lish the brewery on a cooperative plan
and to this end has offered to take in
as stockholders such saluonkeepers as
are able to make an investment of
this kind and willing to sell exclusive
ly the output of the new brewery.
| Whether or not the cooperative
| scheme will carry depends on the an
| swers that will be received next week
| from those to whom the matter was
| proposed at Wednesdays meeting. At
all events the brewery will be estab-
| lished, Mr.. Newcomb stated. and il
will come into the field to stay.
The combine people, it is understood
! do not look upon the threatened oppo-
| sition with any great degree of feal
and trembling. They control. through
| one or the other of the allied brew.
cries. about all the desirable distribut-
! ing points in this city and a very simi.
lar condition of affairs exists through
out their whole territory. 1t might
mean for time a profit reducing rate
war, but they feel they can stand it as
long as their prospective opponents.
NO PERMANENT INJURY.
Any distrust it might occasion in the
bond market towards their securitie!
| would be of a temporary nature only
! they feel assured. as investigation
would show what is not now generally
apparent, the precautions taken to for
tify themselves against just such pos
sible attacks.
A number of salOOnkeepers will
whom a Tribune reporter talked on TIL
subject were unanimously of the opin
! ion that the combine has more TO fea
from the Milwaukee people than tn
| local assailants. Owing to the poo
business that the majority of saloon
have been doing for the past four o
| five years, few of them are in a posi-
tiOn to enter into such q deal as MI
Bartles suggests, and not many of then
would be free to patronize the ney
brewery if the Syracuse man went int
it by himself and offered tempting in
ducements to them in the way o
prices.
The only way, they said that it vii
be possible to wean from the synd
Gates influence any material numbe
of desirable saloons is to buy them out
right, after Wiping out whatever obi
cations to the syndicate these place
might be under.
At all events ii means, according t
the prophesies of the knowing ones
that in the event of either or bot
plans going through, Scranton will en-
joy a season of three-cent beer