The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-05-15
THE SECURITY BREWERY.
$500 BARRELS OF BEER ON HAND
IN 1.-THE s25o,ooo PLANT TO BE
DISMANTLED-A HARD
BLOW TO OUR
DISTRICT.

For many months We have read of
the different legal stages in which the
Security Brewing Company had been
passing from time to time, from go
ing" concern into one burdened with
debt, then into the hands of receivers,
the subsequent sale of the plant to the
trustees of the bondholders, and now
the last chapter from what We can
gather, a dismantling of the entire
plant by the other breweries.
In our issue of two weeks ago, We
published an account of a new COM
pany which was under way of organi-
cation, for the purpose of converting
the brewery into bottled beer brew
cry, thus continuing this enterprise
with practically as large, or maybe
larger, force of men than were en-
ployed in the old institution. The
brewmaster, Mike Schorr, was at the
head of this organization and We are
told that he had every assurance from
other brewery men of their support in
this enterprise.
On account of the reticence of those
who are supposed to know something
about the details as to what has taken
place, The Herald was unable to OBJ
tain just clear outline of what dis
position will be made of the plant, but
from very good authority, the new
company, which was to run the brew
cry as a bottled beer plant, was sud-
denly stopped by maneuvers, which no
doubt were backed by others interest
ed in the brewery business.
1t seems that Mr.. Schorr had receiv-
ed from the trustees of the bond hold
ers, a verbal option for the lease of
the plant with the right of purchase at
the end of year, and it was on this
basis that the new company was being
organized. Later on, however, Mr..
Schorr was confronted with the propo-
sition that they would give him the
5000 barrels of beer in the watts of the
brewery is he would annul the verbal
contract, which it seems, was agreed
to by Mr.. Schorr. The agreement also
stipulated, we understand, that Mr..
Schorr was not to peddle the beer.
Now, after the present owners of the
plant had been relieved of the option,
Mr.. Schorr was informed that he could
not use the bottling plant to bottle the
$500 barrels now located in the brew
cry. The refrigerating plant of the
brewery has been kept running, we are
It'd, at Mr.. Schorr's expense, so as to
keep the beer in good order, but Just
as soon as this machinery stops and
the beer is permitted to become warm,
fermentation will again take place and
this will put an end to the beer.
AS to the purchases made by the
American Brewing Company there is
no secret that they have bought hops,
malt, and the entire stock of bottled
beer together with all cases and empty
bottles on hand, as for several DAYS
their wagons and trucks have been
having a continuous parade from our
district to their plant. Just who is
responsible for the present conditions
and Just why the new company which
was organized was suddenly stopped,
will no doubt be found out later.
We are told, but of course are I'm.
willing to believe, that all of the other
breweries have combined to put the
Security plant entirely out of business
and that the big place will be disman.
tied, the good machinery sold and the
other put into junk. Another story
current Tuesday evening was to the
effect that the'American Brewing Com.
pany would take over the bottling
plant of the Security Brewing Com
pany, and that they would operate the
brewery as a bottling plant, for the
reason that their trade in bottled beer
appears to be one of the largest in the
South, and as was stated, their room
for increasing the works is very linn
tied. 1t is very evident, however, that
those who were optimistic in their
views concerning the continuation OF
the big works, have now resigned
themselves to the fate that the enter
prise will shortly be a thing of the
past.