New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

which they have been accustomed 1t Is
indeed a case of love at first sight for
II appeals to the eye, as well as to the
palate. Moreover. IT has won It's way
upon its merits from the sanitary poii OF
view. as well as In other ways. The mod-
ern brewer. in these days Of refrigeration
scientific filtration and pasteurizing, cannot
make an unwholesome beverage. for MS
materials are all nourishing and healthfuL
Here are seven good reasons why beer Is
so popular:
First-and foremost-lt is tenn
perance'' beverage. American beers con-
tain only 3 to az per cent OF alcohol-
about half as much as cider and less than
half as much as the lightest wines
second-It is wholesome and nutritious.
Third-Its tonic qualities.
Fourth-Its essential purity.
Fifth-Its cheapness
Sixth-Its attractive appearance and
aroma.
scventh--and most important-Its pal
atable qualities.
AS has been pointed out by German
professor recently the production OF beer
employs an liillllfISF dll'hHA VI i''''' "'''
consumes large quantities of homegrown
raw materials. whereas coffee and tea are
imported articles. AS a promoter or social
Intercourse, beer is on par with VINE
and. unlike spirits. beer does not lend Itself
TO the practice Of secret drinking, which
is one OF the crying evils OF prohlDiuoh
pIaces. These advantages OF beer over all
other nutrtlve and refreshing beverages
render IT an allmentary material OF the
highest rank. and of great economic, So
cial and ethical importance.
New York State Brewery Industry.
Last year New York breweries turned out
IA. 900 900 barrels of beer, good fourth or
the total output in the United States
about GO.OOOOO0 barrels. Consequently, the
New York brewers pay one-fourth OF the
United States internal revenue tax, which
is easily figured out and as easily collected
AT 81 a barrel. The brewers pay couple
OF millions more TO the state and to COM
munties in corporation. water and reai
estate taxes Indirectly. of course, very
large proportion OF the excise revenues
the most productive source Of taxation in
the state. is derived from the brewing In
dustry.
The most obviously valuable quality about
the brewer Is that he pays, and pays well.
At a conservative estimate the New York
State brewers use every year Sli,GJ)00
worth of hops and cereals. oats and hay.
The chief hop producing states are New
York, California, Washington and oregon
New York still produces one-fourth OF the
total quantity of hops produced in the
United States According TO the latest
United States census New York produced
Il. .332. $40 pounds of the total quantity OF
A.. .209. .7O4 pounds raised I'm the entire coun-
try. Up TO about 1910 the New England
states raised almost all the hops grown IN
the United States
At about that time brewing began to de
velop in New York. and when. few years
later. lager beer was pretty generally in
troduced the New York growers began OPP
erations on a larger and steadily expanding
scope and continued them until they prac-
tically dominated the market.
As late az 1885 New York state raised
more than three-fourths Of all the hops
produced I'm the United States Since then
the Pacific Coast States mentioned before
forged ahead. and. favored by climate and
fertility of soil, increased their acreage
and production until they are now able,
Jointly, to supply three-fourths OF the de
mand.
The principal hop growing counties IN
New York are Otsego, Schoharie, Madison
Oneida and Franklin.
The question az to labor employed ana
wages paid by the brewers Of the state OF
New York should include the labor engaged
in kindred and dependent industries, VIZ,
I'm mailing and in bottling, unconnected
with brewing establishments; In the man
ufacture of cooperage. Of the many costly
machineries, including refrigerating ap-
paratuses: of wagons, harnesses, etc.
very low estimate. based upon statistical
information, places the number OF work
men thus employed I'm brewing and its kin
dred and dependent trades in New YORK
State at about ten thousand; the amount
of wages paid at not less than $4,000 No
less than fifty thousand people Ohe per-
sons dependent upon the workmen) derive
their living from this source.
In view of the figures given above it need
not be said that the wiping out OF the