The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-15

Kessler interests in Boston after the first
Of the year.
julius Kessler is known in ST. Paul as
the owner of the California Wine house.
His residence during recent years has
been in Chicago. The deal which has just
been completed IS sale which includes
the entire output Of the w. II. McBrayer
and Roach distilleries, as we'll as the
present stock, and the stocks of the Paris
Distilling company and the Atherton Ia
terests. The transfer includes a large
number of we'll known brands, and con-
trolls the output of these WHISTLES in the
future. The kessier interests will estab-
fish offices in all the principal cities Of
the United States, with sixty storehouses
for the distribution Of the product. They
will put $50 travelling statesmen on the
road after the first of the year. under
district managers. Mr.. Murphy will have
the control Of al immense amount Of
business in the East and will occupy a
responsible position, with headquarters
in Boston. He is not the only official Of
the company chosen from st. Paul, for
Frank n. Brady, of St. Paul, is already
representing Mr. Kessler's interests liz
New York.
The deal Is the largest single transac-
ton ever accomplished in the United
States. 1t has excited universal COM
ment from the trade, and involves an
almost incredible amount Of liquor. By
means of his statesmen and storehouses,
Mr.. Kessler will sell to the trade direct
from bond being enabled in this manner
to compete to q great advantage with
the other whisky combinations. The dis
tilleries concerned in the deal are suffl-
Client In number to give the transaction
the advantages of a trust. Among the
are the Anterior, Clifton, Windsor
Brownneld, Whitehead Carter and How
ard bourbons, the Howard and Anterior
ryes, and the Howard and Carter malls
besides the entire output of the Paris
Dfstilling company.
The plans for the Northwest are not
yet complete. Manager Hartman, of the
California Wine house, has been commits
stoned to find man to represent the
Kessler company to the trade, but has
made no choice. The deal will make but
one change in the st. Paul establishment,
Arthur Goodman, who has been employee
for several years as a clerk, going to
Chicago to become storekeeper for the
company. He will leave st. Paul during
January.
The trade papers have given unusual
attention to the transaction. The Wine
and Spirits Journal, Of New York, says
of it:
The sale on the part of the Kentucky
Distilleries and Warehouse company TO
Julius Kessler & Co., of the Atherton
WHISTLES other than Mayield, the Sam
Clay whiskies and the output at these
distilleries for the future and as we'll
the output at the w H. McBrayer &.
Roach distilleries, continues to be the
talk of the trade, and Mr.. Kesser may
] now be placed In the category of trusts,
he being almost as gigantic, in compari-
son with other dealers, as the Kentucky
Distilleries and Warehouse company is
in comparison with other distillers. We
see that our esteemed contemporary of
Chicago has for years past predicted
most brilliant career for Mr.. Kessler, -
which we might have done, too, had we
not forgotten Now, however, by way of
amends, we doff our hat and proclaim
him the wonder of the age. Any man
who will attempt to distribute so many
prominent brands to the retail trade must
needs have extraordinary confidence in
his ability a merchant but he who in
! times like these will purchase millions
of dollars worth of standard WHISTLES.
including '92s and '93s, is simply a phe-
nomenon, and we give him our applause.
The Criterion, of Chicago, a semi
monthly trade journal, says:
THE career of julius Kessler is truly
phenomenal He is a man in the prime
| of life, being but forty-four years of