The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-16
1t May Amount to If
There's War.
BREWE RY COMBINES
Local Plants May be Cob
bled By Rival Trusts.

A war among the local breweries is
not impossible.
There are several deals on foot for the
absorption of the two Worcester brew
ing plants, but they are not going into
the same combine.
If arrangements that are now pend
ing are successful, the Bowler brewery
of This city will be allied with one
powerful combination and the Worces-
ter brewery will be absorbed by another
and almost as powerful combination.
There was a conference yesterday at
the Sherwood house in this city, lasting
most of the afternoon, between NJ. J.
Finnegan, the Franklin street whole
saler, who IS an owner, by the way, Of
one-fifth of the Springfield brewery, of
Springfield. and parties from Spring.
field and Boston, relative to the con-
solidation of brewing interests and pro-
perties of Worcester and Springfield
and possibly some of the breWeries in
Boston.
1t is understood that the deal includes
the purchase by private sale if possible
-, VI JIG" y WHY II HvN
IN the hands Of q receiver and the sale
Of which has been ordered by the
courts for ADril 6.
II was stated upon good authority
yesterday, that the syndicate, Controll-
ing preWerles IN Springfield and Bos-
LON IS READY 70 offer the sum OF Sl5O,-
9U0 lor the plant and property of the
W orcesLer brewery II the same can be
optaIheu at private sale. II not, that the
promoters OF the trust We're ready To
20 10 the auction and take part IN the
piCulus Tor the detunct concern.
ACCORDING TO those interested in the
recelyershfp proceedings Of the Worces-
Ter brewery, II Is said that no private
Sdle OF the plant or the property can
now pc erected. That the court has or
dered the sale by public auction. and
that the same must take place.
But the fact remains nevertheless,
Chat the Springfield and Boston combi-
nattoh mas lts eye on the property and
s .IiSt an Ell orr VIII pc made to secure the
plS1ft IL 1t IS possible.
II this plan is successful. there will
pc a merry war between the two COM
olhatlons' Tor the Worcester Brewery,
unqer competent management, is said
10 pc IN position to make warm COM
peution Tor the Worcester trade Al
though the Worcester Brewery is much
Stile1lel Inan Jne one owned by the
Bowers, its equipment is of such
modern character, that it's output is
fully equal to that of the Bowler brew
cry.
M. j. Flnnegan of Worcester is one of
the leading lights in the plan for the
rival combination. In Springfield YES
terday, the plan was completeu for the
consolidation of the Springfield. the
consumers and the Hampden breweries
OF that city. The capitalization is said
TO be fixed at 81, 300, 000 and of this
amount, over $500, 900 is said tn have
been allowed for the Springfield brew
cry, the concern in which Mr.. Finnegan
of Worcester is fifth owner.
The Highland Brewing ComDany +bn
second in size in Springfield was To baI,o
been included in the combine. Rut +ba+
part Of the deal failed to go through On
account of a refusal to take In tho
Hartford brewery. 1t hooked ~ o,la
time AS though the whole deal U.oI,I5
fall through. but at the last rno 49,
Yesterday, the negotiations were nrane
tically completed.
The American Mating Comnan,- MAJ
PIE are still hard at work after the
brewery of Bowler Brothers If hooo11o
an open secret yesterday that Scott
the famous promoter, who brougbt
about the big Pittsburg combine ic A.
the head of this new deal for Tho
American Mailing people. and tho ,,,ns4
strenuous efforts have been made 70
keep the news of operations in W.