The sun., 1918-09-08
BarNIen Unwilling to Take
Out New Licenses Because
of Brewing Ban.
BEER SALES ESSENTIAL
Landlords Also Will Refuse to
Extend Leases for An
other Year.

Ten thousand of New Yorks 10000
saloons and probably every one of the
breweries in the metropolitan district
will close October /. Col. Jacob Rup-
pert predicted yesterday.
The Food Administrators order that
the breweries cease from brewing De-
Ncember 1 gives almost three months
grace. reckoning from to-day. But Oc-
tober 1. the day when the saloon keepers
renew their licenses and their leases,
when the brewer files the chattel mort
gage and assumes control of the liquor
tax certificate under power of attor-
ney irrevocable--andw when the commit
tee of fourteen sends the manuscript
of its annual report to the printer-oc-
tober 1 is the dies ire, for the writing
is on the wall.
Outlook Not EncOura ging.
1t Is true that the saloon keepers can
take out new licenses and turn them
in later for their face value. computed
-Un n basis Uf months which will not
have expired But those who choose to
do SO will have to'wait six months or so
for the machinery of the Excise Depart
inent to figure their rebate money and
send them their checks. and In the pres
ent dismal state Of the retail liquor IN
dustry this Is an outlook calculated to
set the most sanguine rum seller think
Ing.
Anyway, there Is the lease Cor the
ownership of ths.hpsy corner In n-tae-eS-
reptional case) and the fact that without
beer in the pipes the average saloon is
ks a lutte without strings. The big ho-
tells and restaurants will, Of course. keep
their bars going whether the. breweries
ttay open or not But the plain, or
binary saloon keepers. no.
Few of the city breweries are likely to
await December 1 as the day for
Withdrawing their product from circula-
lion. IThere is a certain amount OF
Western beer on hand here from recent
fthipments, and when that has been alb
horbed the city is likely to go beerless
Tor what time remains ofthe war.
Col. Ruppert's Views.
ca. Jacob Rupert, speaking for his
trade. said yesterday:
I'VE have no plans at present, but 1t
would seem as though we were contem-
blating, a stone wall. There Is no likeli-
hood Of the bulk of the city saloons TAX
Ing out new licenses in October. II
would be scarcely worth their while. con-
t!dering the falling Off in custom which
they have all suffered since the country
went to war and considering also that q
man must. as rule wait six months
more or less before he receives his re-
bate money after he turns his license In
49, t,yin Of M
honey for the sake Of two months
doubtful trade. will cause the average
saloon keeper to close down on October
'aThen of course there is the matter OF
The saloon properties. Whether a mar
pwns his property or leases II, he figure!
his year from October /. Most landlord.
having saloon men as tenants will refuse
10 renew leases expiring next month
Also most saloon keepers have thei
blans laid already for going into som'
tther form OF business.
"I cannot make any estimate of th
money value of real estate which will b.
Affected. but 1t will be very large; evel
The bill for alterations OF the thousand
Of properties which have held saloon
will run into a formidable figure. The
revenues to the State--nearly $4,000 90
4 year for the last few years-and tn
loss In other State and Federal taxes"
Drewers' Financing of Saloons.
In addition to the loss which tn
irewers face through the summary clos
he down Of their establishments the
will lose besides vast part of tina
honey which they nave put into tn
financing of those saloons which Sc
lheir beer.
thousands OF big and little saloon
lave been fitted and financed Dy tn
brewers Thefe Is enough saloon men
iaper in banks to keep stoneyar
hdoat. Most of this bears brewery In
lorsement and will for the most pal
lave t6 be taken up with brewers fund
rhe amount OF mahogany and Circassia
walnut which is out at interest as saloo
,rnamentation expresses sum so It'd
mat the mind reels considering II.
The problem of what to do with Ion
established brewing properties--cities
lhemselyes, many OF them and unfitte
IN any business but the producing {
seer--is a problem which each indivit
nal brewer or brewing corporation wi
ave to figure at eisure orNnecessity.
Col. Rupert. for instante, has !
,lans; neither have the Ehrets, the
M Schaefer Company, the Hupf
concern nor the management OF Il
t,yerard breweries, The Lion Brewer
II as lately been making dyes in one of {
iui,dings and few Of tho Brookly
Giants have branched out In a small wa
n the same direction. But most OF Il
l.-eweries lack the quality OF quick col