Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-10

THE MUSEE PROPERTY, ON MAR
GlET STREET, AND WILL CON
VERT IT INTO A BEER GARDEN.
WILL ERECT OTHER BUILDINGS
IN THIS CITY AND NEIGHBORING
TOWNS-A NEW BUILDING FOR
BENWOOD.
The Pabst Brewing Company, Of
Milwaukee, Wis, has taken steps to
secure larger share of the trade of
this city and vicinity, and have laid
plans to open up a sharp competition
with local and other outside breweries
who sell beer here and in this neigh
borhood. Mr.. Harry Wheat is the
local agent Of the Pabst people here,
and has warehouse on Thirty-third
street. He has been conducting a
large and very satisfactory business in
handling the Pabst product, but the
Pabst people have signified their in
tention of starting cut on larger
scale. 1t was given out some time ago
that they intended to put up a new
and larger warehouse for Mr.. Wheat
on the South Side, but since this inn
provement was talked of they have de-
cided on bigger scheme.
An important project contemplated
and under consideration at the present
time is the building of a large beer
garden on the present site of the
Musee property, on Market street,
above Twelfth. Mr.. George Parker,
the Pabst real estate man, was in the
city several weeks ago and secured an
option on the Musee property from
the owners, the Peabody Insurance
Company. 1t is stated also that the
Pabst company intend to spend the
sum Of $4,000 in improving and Re
modelling the property. 1t is intended
to make the beer garden an attractive
and popular resort where only the
Pabst product will be sold.
An additional scheme is to put up
a brick building on Forty-third street,
at the junction Of the street car loop.
Other buildings are to be erected in
Benwood, Bellaire, Bridgeport and
Martins Ferry. The company pro-
poses to put up a two-story brlck
building in each place, the lower story
to be used as a saloon and large hall
on the second floor. 1t is given out
that they will spare no expense in
erecting substantial, modern build
in-s. They intend to place in charge
of each establishment some man IN
whom they have confidence and will
trust their business. Options are said
to have been secured on suitable sites
in this city and surrounding towns.
G. G. Pabst, a member of the firm,
and Mr.. Parker were in the city for a
couple of days looking at the various
sites and considering plans. Mr.. Pabst
returned home yesterday, and Mr..
Parker left Rochester, n. Y. Mr..
Wheat was interviewed last night in
regard to the project, and said that ar
rangements had not been completed so
far as the improvements in this city
were concerned, but that the building
for Benwood had been decided upon.
A two-story brick building, SO feet
wide and 80 feet long, would be put UP
on Main street, Benwood, for w. ?.
Curran. Mr.. Curran is to sell his
property where his saloon is located.
The present frame building will be
torn down and the new building put UP
on the same site. It will probably be
one Of the handsomest buildings IN
Benwood. MIR. Cuirran is the Benwood
AGENT for the Pabst company and sells
their beer exclusively. Plans for the
building viii be prepared by the firm S
architects in Milwaukee. 1t is thought
that negotiations to erect the buildings
in Wheeling, Bellaire and other places
will be closed soon and the plans pre-
pared.