Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-07
BREWERS HOLD A MEETING
Forty Third National Convention Of Beer
Makers is in Session. "'-
MANY OELEGATES PREsENT AT OPENING
Growth of the Trade and Things
Essential for Its Success
Covered by Reports of
Committees.

INDIANAPOLIS. June s.-The forty
third national convention of the United
States Brewers association met today at
the Claypool hotel. over 800 delegates are
present, representing nearly every state
In the union and estimated capital OF
$500, ,oO0OO0., Albert Lieher, on behalf OF the
Indianapolis brewers, welcomed the dele
gates. He said:
Considering that thes.use Of fermented
beverages Is as old as mankind, that fer
popular among the Teutonic nations for
thousands of years, and that the preserva-
ton OF custom or hapit through all the
stages of development of progress OF a ma
tion from barbarism to civilization per-
mits that such custom or habit satisfies
in in srsSins Sc tIar or MePressohe 70 oesire 50 tnst
Of the opinion that we are entitled to
thanks for the perfection Of the art Of
brewing, and that there would be more
wisdom and practical prudence In tlegisla-
tion favoring the popularization OF beer
than in legislation dictated By the un-
justified preJudices Of the over-zealous
temperance advocate.
Committee Reports.
The report Of the vigilance committee
contained the following; -@'S
In almost every state where our indus
try is strongly represented, the agitation
Of the Anti-Saloon league required extraor-
dinary efforts on the part of our members
In order TO prevent serious injury to our
interests. There can be no doubt that
this agitation will grow in force and ex-
tent, and II behoOves us to persevere in
our efforts TO convince the people Of the
United States that in all their essential
differ in the slightest from those of pro-
hibition.
The statistical report contained the fol
lowing information
The receipts from the tax on beer by
the United States treasury for the hscai
lam
which was 21.5 per cent of the total coll
lections from all sources of internal rev.
eHue and an increase Of "a Va S sso oyer yer
brewers special tax Sl64,7A, and the deal
ers in malt liquors ESS2Il. =
The number Of barrels manufaetursd IN u
over 1904 California produced lOiS, sA bar
rels, Illinois 4,632, 40 Indiana l,l5s, 1l
Michigan LII, 9S6. Missouri S,ss5,ssl New
! Jersey 2,665, $50, New York 1881 s6S, Ohio
/ ass, 1872, pennsylvania elS'sSs, and Wiscon'
The quantity of fermented liquors pro.
/ duced was ,533, 40 gallons. The pro
aaSt0a OF dis.es tba ss n9dSrs 6aiS ss "a Ss
/ per capita quantity, (pOpulat ation 49, $50
/ was: Fermented, isA; distilled. IA
| There were l,s47 bTeweries in 1905, an in
! crease OF lOS over 1904: 1876 retail dealers
| in malt liquors, an increase OF ,l5O; whole
| sale dealers OF malt liquors, l0llS, an II IL
| an Increase OF II, 1888; wholesale liquor deal
4 ers, 6,S2S, an increase OF 6S4,
| The imports Of beer and other NAL
! LIQUORS in 1905 were ,352,O39 gallons, agains
1 4665, III in 1904. and the exports of beg
| and ale OF domestic produce were In 1905
| In bottles 626, 400 dozens against 90, 90
| dozens In 1904; not In bottles, S54.O9I gal
4 Ions against Ss2, ,346 in 1914.
] The imports OF hops In 1905 were 4,SSs 81
I pounds, against 276s,l6 pounds In 1904, anC
kthe exports Of domestic hops we're i4s5s, 81
pounds against 10 965, ,sSS pounds in 1904.
| The imports OF barley were sl00 bush
/ els against 90 70S bushels in 1904 and tn
| exports Of domestic barley were 1851, 90
! bushels (t5,5S5, $40, against l0,SSl ,s27 bush
els CSs 2s2 sl4), In 1904: l904 4SS bushels golnI
| 70 Germany, 6,O4O09l to the United King
| dom 1.s76.55S bushels TO Japan, and 7sS, 81
| bushels TO Belgium.
] The imports OF rice meal. rice -four anS
/ broken rice in 1905 were 63,075.O06 pounds
! on which Sl57, ,6SS duty was paid agains
| "a, ,se3 SIS pounds In 1904 on which uS. ~
! duty was paid