New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-09-11
ORDER WILL HALT
CITY'S BRE B R | Is
TWO LARGE PLANTS TO CEASE
MANUFACTURES OF BEER
DECEMBER 1
ACTION NOT UNEXPECTED BUT
COMES AS QUITE A BLOW
NEVERTHELESS

NEVERTHELESS
! An order which will seriously affect
one of New Ulm's largest industries
was promulgated Friday by the food
administration, which said the decision
had been reached at conferences between
President Wilson and representatives
of the fuel, food and railroad admins
tration and the war Industries board.
The, order calls for the suppression
Of all brewing Of beer in the United
States on and after December 1 Of
this year. -
| Reasons Are Detailed
Factors which influenced the de
| cision to prohibit the manufacture Of
! beer after December l, the food ad-
min7stFation announcement said, were
'tthe further necessity of war industries
for the whole fuel productive capacity
of the country, the consid erable drought
which has materially affected the supply
OF feeding stuff for next year, the strain
upon transportation to handle necessary
industries, and the shortage Of labor
caused by enlargement Of the army
program" yy t.3
Other Bans Probable
Warming also was issued to manu-.
facturers Of all beverages and min
Ieral waters that for the. same reason
There will be further great curtailment
in fuel for the manufacture Of glass
containers, of tin plate for caps, 81
transportation, and Of food products
IN such beverages z
Action Not Surprise ..9SS
Action along this line, it was said,
had been expected by the brewing Ersiing
interests in view Of the fuel admins
tration's order of last July 8 reducing
coal consumption of breweries so per
cent and warning that they might
not be able to continue in business.
Under national prohibition legisla-
ton passed by the Senate today and
sent to the House, which enacted similar
legislation last May, manufacture Of
beer and wine would be prohibited next
May 1.
Cuts Limit Five Months
This order will move up five months
the time for discontinuance of the
manufacture of beer, although the
breweries may be allowed to resume
operations between that date and the
effective operation of the dry leg
islation, if finally enacted, since the
new order was until further ordered =
The manufacture of whisky was
prohibited last year and there have
been repeated demands in Congress
THAT, the President exercise his war
time power to stop the manufacture
| Of beer as a food conservation meas
ure rs. b Il
New Ulm's brewery interests are
worth approximately 100000 and the
closing of the !: breweries will throw at
least 50 men out of emplo yment. This
does not include those who will be
affected by the probable closing Of some
of the saloons. ii
$1,000, 900 Capital
An estimated working capital Of
approximately SIT ,O0O, 900 in the brew
| cry business in Minnesota, Of which
about $14, 200, 900 is confined to brew
cry interests in the Twin Cities, will
be affected by the Food Administers
TONS order prohibiting the manu-
facture of beer after December 1.
A value Of about $4,000, 900 is placed
on the plant and appurtenances Of
the Hamm Brewing Company, ap-
praximately $2,5OO,O 900 on the Schmidt
Brewing Company, and about $500 900
on the Yoerg Brewing Company Of
st. Paul. For Minneapolis breWeries
the estimates are: Minneapolis Brew
ing company, $4,000, 600; Gluek Brew
ing company, 81, 500 900, and the Hem
nepin Brewing company, $4,000, 900.
On account of the restrictions now
placed on the brewing Of beer, it is
estimated by brewers that the beer
which can be breWed between now and
December 1st will last only about two
months, even if the sale is materially