Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
FINE TRAFFIC FACILITIES

1853 by Ebenezer Dallow as an ale brewery !
Two years later it was bought by Joseph !
Baumann.
Mr. Storz' connection began in 1876, when
he came to the brewery as foreman, after
thoroughly learning the brewing art in
Wurttemburg and having four years ex-
perience in Chicago and st. Louis. Mr..
Baumann died the same year and the bust
ness was conducted by his widow, with
Mr.. Storz as foreman, for eight years.
Then Mr.. Storz and Joseph d. Her leased
the plant for ten years.
In 1891 Mr.. Storz organized the Omaha
Brewing association and became its presi-
dent. The present magnificent plant at
Sherman avenue and Clark street was built
in 1924 at a cost of S5O0,00O the old brew
cry being closed and dismantled. The main
building is six stories high. Since then
several large additions have been made
and the brewery site now extends on Sher-
man avenue from Grace to Clark streets
and two blocks east to Fourteenth street,
occupying about three fun city blocks.
The Storz Brewing company succeeded
the association in January, 1901, and the
steady growth and increasing demand for
the products made have continued.
Inc mechanical equipment throughout Is
of the most recent and scientific type. The
buildings are all of brick, stone and steel
construction. with cement floors, permitting
continual condition of cleanliness by
means OF flushing with artesian water, also
used in the brew, several times a day. In
the bottling works. we'll as in the brew
and cold storage rooms facilities are per-
feet illustrations being the large bottle
washing machine by which every bottle is
cleansed seven times and sterized before
filling, the automatic filling and GROWING
machine and the Pasteurzing device, where
the final touch of perfection is given.
In 1893 the Storz beer won highest award
at Lincoln, and again took highest honors
at the Omaha Transmissssippi exposition
in 1898 in competition with the best brewed
goods in the world. These performances
were repeated at the Lewis and Clark eX-
position at Portland. Ore, in 1905 by
awards of the highest class both for
bottled beers and the Storz malt ex-
tract. a new product, but already one
of perfection and commanding success
The malt extract is designed principally
for semi-medicinal use by women and
invalids and public and expert commenda-
ton so soon proves the excellence of it's
worth
Fred Krug Brewing Company.
On the 22nd day of February, 1859, Mr.
Fred Krug came to Omaha which was
| then a city of 1000 inhabitants, and erected
small brewing plant on the the site now
| occupied by the Vienna hotel. between
| Tenth and Eleventh streets on Farnam,
the brew kettle having a capacity of
only one and one-half barrels. In the enter
prise he associated himself with Rudolph
| GaI1 AZ
! liquor house in connection.
Two years later the partnership was
dissolved and Mr. Fred Krug continued
to operate the brewery in his own name.
Demand for the Krug product increased
so rapidly as to warrant an increase in the
capacity OF the plant, and 1t was accord
ingly removed to new brick buildings,
erected for the purpose, at the southwest
| corner of Tenth and Jackson streets
The rapid growth of the city and expan-
sion Of business made 1t necessary in 1901
to select site for a larger and more
modern plant, and eighteen acres of ground
was purchased near the line between Omaha
and South Omaha, on which the present
massive buildings stand.
The Fred Krug Brewing company was
then Incorporated with the founder as
president.
The increase in business from that time
forward has been phenomenal, and now
the trade, which is looked after by a
large force Of travelling agents, extends
all over the western states.
The company has recently built an ad-
dition to its bottling plant. costing, includ-
ing latest improved machinery installed,
$4,000 This is the largest and best
equipped bottling plant west Of the Mis-
| EnnFi river heinO cd hU ell
trio system.
The latest important addition is the Life
Malt" department, which manufactures
| Krug's famous Life Malt" one of the
very best tonics and greatest sellers on
the western market.
Tho capacity of the Fred Krug brewery
is $4,000 barrels. the major part OF which
is distributed In bottles.
! The present officers of the company are
as follows: Fred Krug. president; Will
liam Krug, vice president; Albert Krug,
secretary, and Fred H. Krug, treasurer
Mr.. Fred Krug is still in vigorous health
and one Of Omaha's most highly respected
citixens and progressive business men. He
takes life easy. however. the active man.
| agemsnt of the brewery having rested or
the shoulders of his son, William, the
popular manager and vice president for
| the last twenty-five years.
'Rrug the Beer You Like" is now q
slogan that resounds from the Missouri
river to the Pacific coast
Willow Springs DistiIlery, Fourth and
Pacific Streets.
The Willow Springs distillery, employ
ing about 100 people, is one of the pioneers
in western development. having been IL
operation for some thirty-five years. unit
1t has grown to be one of the largest anC
most complete in the country, consuming
nearly at0o bushels of grain daily. feeding
some 1000 head OF cattle and paying int,
Uncle Sans treasury an aggregate O
nearly 10000 900 per annum for internal reve
nue. tax Its annual product in round mum
bers equals about $4,000 barrels, including
some 1000 barrels OF straight bourbon ant
: rye WHISTLES, pure malt whisky and Eagl
gin. the bulk of which is made strictl!
} on the sour-mash plan. The fact that the!
are producing also a large quantity o
4 Cologne spirits reduces their cost of pro
duction and gives them the choice of $1,000
bushels Of grain to select from for thei
bOurbons and ryes, an advantage few dis
tillers have, and the result Of which 4
fully apparent In the superior quality o
their straight WHISTLES.
new AO00-barrel steam-heated bonde,
, warehouse has been recently added to in