Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-19
PETITION BREWERS
TO PROCURE THEIR
HOPS IN AMERICA
California HOpmen Send An
Agent To Big Convention
! Of Brewerymen

That there is n growing aantimant
among the hon growers of tbe pocific
coast states 70 regr,ata tbo srnri, 81
hons to meet tbe demands of tba ~ mo-
I,et hv reduoing tbo ocroooo h,, ~ taos4
20 per cent. and tbat taere is n strong
movement on font in indnoe AmorioaSS
brewers TO use American hons in the
manufacture Of beer in nrefsronco to
foreipn hons. is the statemept of Ceorga
Hewlett Vice president Of tba Mendo.
cino County Hon Growers, ossocjat;on
who IL n deleoote from tbot orgoni9o'
tion. in attendance NJ tbe tri.sta9e con.
vention here for tho purpose of farm.
inc tbo pacifie Coast Hoa G.oa,asa,
association.
In the foce of n sbnrtooo oe orons
or inability to harvest cr9ns in some op
of She European countries an account
of tbe war. and tae fact n. tho snrnlns
of supply in the TrnitaJ Stotes stat;s,ics
show tGat tbr Americon hTswers ore
purchasing foreign hons IN tha evchsior
of the American nrodnct Tba orowors
feel that thcre Is no Ieg;tinato occosion.
for the present Decentralization of tbr
market on tlle eoast And arc raisipg n
vigorous protest TO the brewing inter.
ests OF the country.
VIII Aupeal 70 Brewers
In line witn this movemont IN nro.
serve the industry 70 tbe American nro.
ducers the hon prowers of California
raised a fund Of $500 and sent n renre.
sentative back 70 New Orleans "a at.
tend the annual convention Of thc Sa.
tonal Brewers association which con.
vened in that city Yesterday. 70 on.
deavor TO induce the brewing interests .
of the country 10 natronize homo in.
dustries in preference Ia the foreign
products.
The representative which tho Califnr.
MIA growers sent back 10 the brewers
convention is neither hon grower nor
n merchant. but is practical and in.
fluential business man, who is thor.
oughly conversant with conditions as
they exist and capable of presenting the
ease of the hon growers In tine most con.
vincinr lipht. Mr.. Hewlett saws tbat
he Cinds this sentiment Is strongly re-.
Elected bv the hon growers of Ofegop
and Washington and he belevns tbot
the movement is gaining such strength
Throughout tap country that tbe con.
sumers of hons will eventually be com.
PEELED to bow In Difference ia tbe dc.
mands of the American nrodncsrs
May Reduce Production
"iThe sentiment among hon orowers
IL strongly In favor of reducing tbe
acreage In hons throupbout tbe Pscific
coast for the coming season. - soid Mr.
Hewlett. in speakinp of tbo situotion
Conservative growers mint ont tbot
the prohibition movement thronoboni
the United States Ia making ranid
strides with eonseouent cuTtoilmeni
of the eonsumption of beer In tbe foce
of this movement With the prevailing
low prices which are in most eases be
low the cost of production. Tho lack
Of oncourapement received by brewer.
and the present difficulty In gcttino
suitable labor for the growing nnd har
vestinp Of their crops. growers ara rec
ommondng tnat at least 90 nor cent
of the 1915 hon crop he NOT nielted
brewers seem 10 prefer foreiyn hon,
which, In the opinion Of growers. sbonld
not be used In the brewing Of hear Il
the exclusion OF American hobs Brew
ers using foreign hons are quito pron,
to call upon the American farmer ana
hop grower to fight their prohibition
battles for them but most Of thp Cali
fornia hon growers have already com
menccd TO resent the pneompromisint
attitude of brewers aud they frankl,