The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-26
HOME PRODUCT IN DEMAND
SALT LAKE BREWERIES IN
CREASING BUSINESS.
Estimated Increase of the Output of
Home Breweries Thirty Per Cent
Eastern Loss Thirty Per Cent.

The home breweries are feeling joy
full over the manner in which their
product is gaining favor in Salt Lake
and tributary towns. The eastern brew
cries are SLOWLY but surely being shut
out, and the home institutions seem TO
be the only cause Their increase is
equivalent 20 the losses of the eastern
brewers. In the past year 1t is estl-
mated the home product has been in
creased 80 per cent, while the eastern
export to Salt Lake has been cut down
a like amount.
The four home breweries have re-
Gently undergone extensive repairs,
ard they have taken steps to manufac-
ture a quality that is equal and, IN
freshness, superior to that of eastern
brew. Salt Lake people and others out
side have been quick TO notice the I'M
provement in home beer, and are IN
creasing the patronage accordingly.
The followin" is what the brewers
have to say about it:
SALT LAKE BREWING co.
Despite the increase government tax
of 81 barrel which tends to the reduc-
ton of consumption, our business has
largely increased this year over any
previous record. We account for this
increase IL the fact that we have been
charging the scope of our territory ana
that on account of vast improve
ment to our brew we have made great
inroads into eastern beer This i'm
provement is noticeable in all our pro-
duct and the cause of it has been the
expenditure of great deal of money IN
putting into our plant the very latest
machinery for improved beer brewing
and the enlargement of our storage
capacity. We find our beer is taking
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beer, not alone in saloons, but with the
family trade since we have put this
improved beer on the market. The
amount of eastern beer shipped into
Utah has been cut down 80 per cent,
and we estimate our business has IN
creased 80 per cent There is an adj
vantage in drinking home beer, as it is
fresh, not charged with chemicals and
is healthful."
The Salt Lake Brewing company was
started in 1871 by Jacob NORTH In 1884
the business was incorporated with Mr..
Matthew Cullen, president; Mr.. Moritz.
vice president. treasurer and general
manager, and p. E. Mckinney, Secre-
tSty.
The capacity of the plant is $4,000
barrels of beer per annum. They op-
crate an ice plant with capacity of 10
tons per day. In addition TO the recent
improvements in machinery and storage
the Salt Lake Brewing company is fg-
uring on other expenditures of SUD-
stantial nature
Mr.. Moritz' history is characteristic
of the growing west. In 1871 he started
into the brewing business with very
small capital, and as success met his
efforts from the start and as increase
of business demanded it improvements
followed from time to lime, till the salt
Lake Brewing company is now the
largest plant of its kind in the noun
tain section.
Mr.. Moritz has always taken an in
terest in public affairs in Utah, and IN
1890 was elected to the legislature and
in 1895 was also a member of the coz
stitutional convention. He represented
Salt Lake OF several occasions as del
egate appointed by the governor OF the
chamber of commerce to such meet
ings as the Mississippi congress. Last
year he was a member of the jubilee
committee and chairman of the COM
mittee on floats. and parade, for which
he was, called upon to do the Whole
work. Its success IS apparent evidence
of Mr. Moritz's ability as an organizer
and leader.
A. FISHER BREWING co.
Business since New Years has been
very good, and has greatly exceeded
other years." said A. Fisher, of the
Fisher Brewing company. Since the
vast reconstruction our plant under
went two years ago we are in position
10 make beer superior to eastern pro-
duct and in quantities sufficient to I'LL
all demands for some time to come. our
goods are now thoroughly introduced in
Salt Lake, the states of Utah, Idaho,
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