Washington sentinel., 1901-03-02
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ated January 29. Capital S3So,ooo { +.
Abuer is president and secretary; P. A.
Drury, vice president and treasurer.
The Stegmaier Brewing Company,
OF Wllkesbarre, Pa, is going to add
extensively to its bOttling department,
and for this purpose a large new build
ing will be erected.
The Fred Sehring Brewing Co.,
Joliet. ILL.,, it IS stated, is preparing to
erect a new brewing plant on Scott
street
The Pilsener Brewing Co., Of Cleve-
land, Ohio, has had plans prepared for
a new brew and malt house, building to
be 94xIo3 feet IN size, five stories high;
also for remodeling and enlarging the
stock house. New machinery Oi the
most modern construction is to be
installed. including a copper brew kettle
OF $50 barrels capacity.
The Frank Jones Brewing Co Ltd,
Portsmouth, ~, H., suffered "A loss Of
about SI5, 600 by fire at their plant last
month. The fire was caused by piece
OF flint in the mill, which sparked on the
rollers, causing an explosion that lifted
the roof and fire 10 the mill house and
grain elevator. which were partly des.
trOYed.
The Star Brewery and the Clinton
Cooperative Brewing Co., Buffalo, N,
Y, are TO be consolidated, according to
recent reports, The business OF the
Star Brewery IS TO be merged into that
of the Clinton, and the operation OF the
Star plant discontinued.
1t is reported that Jacob Schmidt. of
the North Star Brewing Co., St Paul,
Mimi, has purchased the plant and
business of the St Paul Brewing Co. It
is stated that a new corporation will be
formed, and the newly acquired plant
rebuilt and brought up to date
Toledo, o., brewers are alleged to
have used kegs with three holes A
recent rulirg obtained by the local
collector from the Internal Revenue
office declares this improper. Each keg
must have but two holes, the bung hole
and the spigot hole, to prevent the beer
being drawn without destroying the
revenue stamps.
New York State hop growers are
trying to organize an association for the
purpose of controlling their output and
sales. 1t is proposed by the promoters
oi the organization tina: producers shall
hold their hops until the worlds crop
has been harvested, that one salesman
shall be named Tor each coHntJ in which
the hop industry is important, that the
organization shall have an office at some
convenient point IN each county, to
which growers shall forward samples of
their product, that prices shall be fixed
by a competent committee with regard
to the quality, supply and dem and. and
that hops shall be sold only at the prices
named.
William Anheuser, son of the
founder OF the Anheuser Busch Brewing
Association OF St. Louis, Mo died last
month Of the grip. He was 65 years of |
age. He leaves a widow, one son. and |
four married daughters. He was a
stockholder IN the brewery end until |
ten years ago was actively engaged in
other lines Of business.
The directors OF the Oregon Hop |
Growers Association have Issued a
circular TO the members of that organi. |
zation, claiming that the prospects are
good tor price OF Isc a pound in the |
coming season and advising growers to |
make an effort to secure choice quality |
The Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co. is in
receipt OF letter from a companion of
DIR. Carl Peters. the noted African
explorer, stating that he found one of
their labels Ia a region on the Zambesi
River which has not been trodden by
any white man for 200 years.
The executive committee Of the
Wisconsin Brewers Association has
decided that brewers of that State will
no longer furnish any fixtures for
saloonkeepers.
The Theme & Wagner Brewing
Co Lafaye tie, Ind, are making extern
sive improvements. The old malt house
has been converted into an engine
house. IN which a new Corliss engine
will he placed, which is now being built
by the Vilter Manufacturing Co., OF
Milwaukee, Wis. There will also be
put IN a new 65 ton CONSOLIDATED"
refrigerating machine, and II ton ice
making pla At, Two new $50 horse
power boilers will also he Installed.
The superior court at Pittsburg, Pa
has once more decided that brewing
company is not confined to one license
but may obtain as many as it requires
TO carry on its business. The decision
was given in another suit by the Rev.
Mr.. Davis, who has been fighting the
Pittsburgh Brewing Co, for several
years.
The ruling of the Internal Revenue
Department requiring a special tax on
the class OF beers known as "tonics" or
by similar names, as proprietary medic
inal articles, has been held improper by
the United States District Court at
Kansas City, Mo in a suit by the !. d.
Her Brewing Co. against the United
States to recover S3,I4o collected under
this ruling, The complainant brewery
claimed that after they had paid the 81
tax on the article as beer they ought
not TO be required to pay another tax
on it as tonic, and this contention was
sustained by the court. The matter is
OF great importance to brewers all over
the country who have been paying this
extra tax Should this decision stand,
brewers will have a considerable sum
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