Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-18
FOR HOME INDUSTRIES.
Councilman Healy Makes a Plea Against
Granting Liquor License.

Granting a Liquor License.
The Council Committee on Petitions
and RESPONSIVENESS voted to reconsid-
er the granting of a liquor license to
Gottleib Harding, at 1901 Market
street, despite strenuous objection on
the part of Frank Healey, member
of the Second branch.
Mr.. Healy objected when the matter
came up at the last regular meeting
of Council, and it was referred back to
the committee for investigation. Mr..
Healy is not a member of the COM
mittee, but appeared before it for the
purpose of stating his objections.
Petitioner was present, with Mr..
Harry Wheat, local agent for the
Pabst Brewing Company, of Mil
waukee.
Mr.. Healy made his plea on the
ground that home industries should be
protected against outside competl-
ton. He had no objection to MI.
Harding, whom he referred to as
perfect gentleman. He stated that the
two home breweries give employment
to 27O men, at average wages of $3.50
per day. All are taxpayers, and the
money they receive is spent in Wheel
ing. The Milwaukee Company has
already purchased three pieces of pro-
perty for saloon purposes in Wheel
ing. and he understood that negotla-
tons are pending for another. The
granting of the petition of Mr.. Hard
ing would, he thought. have tendency
to cut down the forces of the local
breweries and result in applications
for reduction of taxation. They pay
annually over $4,000 for water rent,
and over $4,000 annually in city taxes.
There has been no year in which they
have not expended from $4,000 to
$4,000 in public improvements. Not
only do they employ many workmen,
but all their brewery work is done in
Wheeling.
Mr.. Healy contrasted this condition
of affairs with the Milwaukee brewery,
and stated that he would offer no OBJ
lection if the Pabst Company would
footing. He hoped the committee
would not recommend the granting OF
the license.
Mr. Wheat replied to Mr.. Healy. He
explained that he was not the agent of
the Pabst Company, but wholesale
dealer. He also went into figures,
stating that he has had as high as %
persons on his pay roll, and has every
year paid from $3.50 to $500 in city
taxes. The Pabst Brewing Company
purchased local property for the pur-
pose of introducing its goods here, and
will have to pay taxes upon its pro-
perty. The Pabst people did just what
local breweries have done in every
town and city of importance within a
radius of 100 miles of Wheeling. The
company did not want to injure any
body, but desired to enter into a fair,
open, honest competition with the
local breweries. If the public does not
want to patronize the Pabst Company,
there is no force about it.
In view Of the fact that the city
solicitor rendered an opinion against
discrimination, and inasmuch as every
body agrees that Mr.. Harding is a
proper man to secure license. he was
at loss to understand how the appii-
cation can be refused.
Mr.. Healy wanted to know what
chance the Wheeling breweries would
have to secure a license and open up
business in Milwaukee.
Mr.. Wheat replied that they would
have as much chance as Mr. Healy or
anybody else He stated that the
Anheuser-Busc Company owns pro-
perty and conducts a saloon, selling
nothing but its own brew of beer, in
Milwaukee
Mr.. Bloomfield moved to recommend
the granting o. the license, and the
motion was seconded by Mr. Williams
Carried by vote of to 1, Mr. Beuter
voting mo"
The application of Fleahman Bros.
1882 Market street. for transfer to
Christ Fleahman, was granted