The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-12-27
The indianapolis Brewing Company.

The indianapolis Brewing Company.
Leading the brewing industry OF lndi-
annapolis is the comrs ay which bears the
city's namc and which has earned the
distinction mentioned above. IL Is a cor
poration organized In 1889. under the laws
OF the state OF Indiana. as a consolida-
ton Of the &. T.. Schmidt. r.. Lieber and
G. Maus breweries. Tn general offices
and bottlinE department are located at
the Schmidt breweries. on Highest. the
other plants being situated in different
parts OF the city. All are frst-class
brewing plants. supplied with the very
best accessories and devices for the
brewing OF beer by the most approved
processes. The three plants have a pres
cnt combined outp-t Of 500. 900 barrels
yearly. In the various plants employ
ment is given To 1.mr hands. the products
being excellent qualities OF beer. special
~ noteworthy brands being their
Progress bottled beer and their
"Tafel' and "Dusseldorfer'' beer. which
are both keg and bottled beers.
These are the beers that were
awarded the gold medal az the Paris
exposition OF 1900. The b~ottiing depart
ment II especially notable. 1t was re-
ferred 10 as a model by the American
academy of scienc at its first meeting
IN New York In "A discussion Of the art
Of brewing. The bot'line Ii done by the
agency OF compressed air direct from
the brewery and I'm place az the old meth
al OF taking the beer from casks, II goes
direct from the watts to the bottle and Is
al once dramatically sealed. The com
pany. In addition 10 controlling a large
trade locally. which In supplied by many
wagons. has also n very large shipping
and export trade It's beers being shipped
to all parts OF the United States and
also the Philippine Islands. Cuba. Porto
Rico, China. South America and Africa.
The officers OF the compan are: Albert
I.icbe~. president and general manager:
Fred Francke. vice-president. John y.
Frcnzel. secretary. and Otto n. Frenzel.
treasurer. Mr.. Albert Lieber. the presi-
dent OF tho In a native or In
dianapolis and n son OF Peter Ltcber.
founder OF the Licber brewery. He makes
frequent visits 20 Europe and Ia at all
times thoroughly informed on the most
advanced methods OF beer brewing. lie
is a business man Of remarkable acumen
and n most genial friend and compa MON,
whose warm admirers are numberlcss.
The American Brewing Company.
This institution has gained the highest
reputation by the excellent quality OF Its
brew. IL rs unique In one particular-ail
its officers and stockholders are lndi-
annapolis business men " the highest
standing. and the Impress OF their repu-
tations goes with he products OF this
brewery. The company was incorporated
i'm 1897. with 500, roo capital. the officers be-
ing Joseph c.. Schaf. president; Anthony
!. krass Vice president. and Herman Ha-
hich. secretary and treasurer. The plant
covers a quarter OF q block on W. Ohio
A.. with substantial modern buildings.
This IL In every respect q model brewery,
I'm which beer r. scientifically produced
and the highest percentage OF purity Is
mechanically attained A noteworthy
feature IL an absorption Ice machine Of
forty tons ice capacity and sixty tons re-
frlrerator capacity. The productive ca
pacity Of the brewery amounts TO 5000
barrels yearly. and the product Is "Bo-
bem,an'' and STANDARD lager beer or the
very best quality. The daily shipments
are very large throughout Indiana and
eastern Illinois. Employment IL given 70
forty men. and sixteen teams and wag-
ons nrc used in the city delivery. Mr..
Joseoh q. schaf. the president. Is = d.
rector OF the American national bank
and of The Indiana hotel association. now
h,,,,dIns the most magnificent hotel In
IN. West. the new 'Claypooi.' In lndl-
anapolls He IL a member " the board
~ trade and the Commercial club and a
highly influential citizen In all his as
sociations.