The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-29
TIME FOR TEARS If
TEARS DUE BREWERS
Phrase to tgc American
Nation.
CLOSING OF SALOONS BEGINS
Readiustment of Peoples and Proper
ties Engaged In Beer Trade at Hand
Fifty Fer Cent Fuel Reduction
Cause Rise in Beer Prices.

III you have tears. prepare TO shed
them now" But the deluge does not
loom as oninous for II is reported
from. various points within Uncle
Sans domain that others not akin TO
the brewery industry fail to he moved
to tears at the plight of the white
aproned gentry behind the mahogany
slabs who may soon be forced TO
seek other employment It IL further
reported that while a pick and shovel
are more. laborious than saying
hlandly. "whatll il be. gents" there
is no need for fear OF the future Tor
plenty of work is offered.
The readjustment of the people and
properties engaged in beer naanufac-
tnre and distribution is at hand. The
completeness of this readJustment
will ultimately leave nothing to De
desired as far as the legitimate inter-
ests of the country are concerned, for
the rate at which brewaries and sa-
looms are now departing Is getting
the hand of determination skilled ana
efficient for thoroughly completing the
job.
The ruling for reduction of the coal
supply to brewers to SO per cent of
the normal began large reduction in
beer production with the consequent
result that the supply thus affected
meant an Immediately. threatened
raise In price Then came the order
by Fuel inistrator Garfield pro-
vidfng that there should be no fuel
for brewery purposes after the pres
emit supply of materials on hands was
exhausted. This was pronounced TO
mean stopping of beer manufacture
entirely within six to ten months time.
Thereupon the prices OF beer got by
the stage of threatening and began an
immediate rise. The old-time schooner
was forced completely from the ma
hogany board and "a short one raised
in price to ten cents,
1t becomes the order of the day TO
see from many sections of the country
where liquor is still permitted to be
sold. reports of saloons being closed.
License renewals are not requested,
| the reasons assigned being that with
rising prices. war department restric-
tions and variety of restrictive griefs
make the operations of saloon botn
| perilous and profitable. But with
| saloon departures. the brewery forces
I Il
brave face until after the Last order OF
| Fuel Administrator Garfield cutting
| off all fuel in due course of TIME and
! the alarming certainty of the passage
/ of the war time prohibition measure
| by congress, the chorus of departure
grows.
| How the hreweries are being af-
| fected generally is indicated from
i press reports. Newspapers from over
! the country. in the space of day OF
so, gave either the demise or intended
demise of breweries. as the following
indicates:
/ Dayton. Ohio, will have only one
/ brewery operative after August Is
six other breweries in that city be-
| coming imperative. Fuel order is the
cause.
! ST. Louis reports the Helm brew
cry, of East st. Louis. closed and the
| Grone brewery at 2221 Clark avenue
/ and klausmann brewery a $500 South
| Broadway TO elose-as- soon as present
| stocks on hand are disposed of
Stocks now on hand in st. Louis
| breweries are estimated by Q. Nor
man Jones, of the ST. Louis Brewing
association, to be suff1cient for SIN
weeks period
| San Francisco is reported to have
! Immediately pending the closing OF
| fifty-four saloons and 1875 packing
| houses under order forbidding liquor
| houses within half-mile of any mill
/ tary adjustment. Among these
| places closed is the famous old Cliff
| House hotel The hreweries of that
| city have not made reported an
nouncement of the quantity OF ma
| terials on hand, but it is indicated that
! there will be wholesale closing OF
brewery doors within very few
| weeks.