The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-12-20

is aged is made of concrete and iron,
therefore is absolutely sanitary. Fol
lowing this l came to the room where
the beer is put in the barrels, halves
and quarters, this room presented
TO me most pleasing appearance,
as everything was neat, clean, up-to-
date. The machinery was of the
latest type and nothing wanting to
make it one Of the most complete
filling rooms in any brewery in the
state. Here the beer is put in the
above mentioned packages making it
ready for consumption. This is a
brief statement of what l saw in my
trip through the brewery, and l must
say everything presented in this ar
ticle is as l saw it.
Next | visited the brcw-house.
This contains many kinds of ma
chinery, but | was much impressed
with up-to-datcness of same and the
condition of the brcw-housc, all eX-
posed iron was neatly painted, pipes
all covered with the best pipe COW
ering, all brasses and coppers shin
ing as if new from the mechanics
bench and the concrete floor appear
ing as if just taken off the contrac-
tors hands. This room or brew
house contains the beer, water and
air pumps, beer meters and regula-
tors and many other mechanical
constructions needed in the produc-
ton Of The beer.
The washhouse was my next de-
partmcnt to visit. Here is seen the
process under which package has
to undergo before it is allowed to
be filled with beer. First it is filled
with hot water and placed in ma
chine especially constructed for the
washinging of packages; then it is
turned around in great speed, water
running over same all the time, this
cleanses the inside as well as the out
side. After it has been in this ma
chine it is placed on a specially con-
structcd rack, where it is examined
by gas light, this light is put
through the opening on the end, and
by placing the eye over the open
ing outside it is determined if the
| package is passable or not. Then it
is placed over spray of perfectly
pure water and thoroughly rinsed
out. After the water has all drained
out it continues on its way to the
place of filling, which l described in
another part of this statement
Next | observed the pitching
room. This presented an appear
ance which l could not compre-
bend, but the guide, Mr.. Graebner,
explained it to me as follows: This,
pointing to peculiarly constructed
machine, is super heater, where
we accumulate steam and then heat
it over by placing a fire made of coke
underneath, this makes the steam
burning firc-like heat which comes
up through this pipe which goes into
the hole of the key into which we
want to burn out the old pitch so as
to make it perfectly clean and pure
inside before putting new pitch in
it. This pitch, better known to all
as rosin, is then heated in kettle
for the purpose, and forced into the
packages that have been treated with
the supcrhcated air, by the aid of a
force pump, leaving the inside of
the package in a glazed appearance.
This makes the package perfectly
free from any collection of filth that
may accumulate while laying in the
cellars Of the consumers. This
pitching room, too, presented to me
good picture. 1t represented good
management and cleanliness, which
has followed my trip Away through
the brewery.
My next place to see was the en-
glne-roOm and boiler house. The
first mentioned contains a very large
lce-making machine as well as re-
frlgcratlng machine. This machine
Is one that would please the eve OF
any one, as it is in perfect condition.
The engine room also contains an
electric plant. Many pumps and
other machinery of various types
were also seen. In general, this de-
partmcnt is completely equipped
with the latest mechanical ideas and
IS under the supervision of thorough
~ competent men. \ place for
everything and everything in its
place.
l next came to the boiler room and
| repair room. Here | found two OIL