The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-15
DOUBT ENFORCEMENT
Predict Temporary Spirit
of Revolt From People
Long Suffering.
BUSINESS WAS GREAT
Thousands of Families Were
Making 8 Per Cent. Beer
Throughout Country.

Manufacturers OF ana dealers III mat
extracts and syrups declared yesterday
that the recent edict of the bureau CT
internal revenue prohibiting ;hc brewing
Of beer at home was the hardest blow
that prohibition ever has received. Since
the PRONUNCIATION of the order, the manu-
facturers and dealers said, the country
contains more of the spirit Of revolt than
ever before They admit. however. that
this spirit of revolt. like the momentary
anarchism of the drinking classes who
rebeHed against the passage of the Eigh-
teenth Amendment. will subsde and dis
appear under the influence Of the Ameri-
can philosophy which thus far has over
come all sorts of disappontments.
More than half the people who used
10 drink hard liquor found adequate sur
cease from their chagTn in per cent
beer, malt and nops, de2lers say Now
that this solace is forbidden. il is argued.
stills of all sorts and manner will ap-
pear - some clandestinely purchased /;
others constructed at home with home
manufactured parts as per directions
printed in booklets to be had for twenty
five cents at bookstalls and hardware
shops And just so long rs the Govern
ment permits the sale of cornmeal. DO
tatoes, fruits berries and the like. vari-
Gus fearful decoctions will appear, and
more fearful will be the result. Thus
they proclaim.
Malt Coming Back strong.
II is borne out. they insist. by the
simplest knowledge of human nature ard
by recent history. For instance. an off
cial of the American Malt and Grain
company 100 Broadway, said to re-
porter for THE NEW YORK HERALD that
before prohibition became a part Of our
constitutional law Western United States
produced 10000. 900 bushels of malt a
year. At least three-fourths Of this was
consumed by brewers in the manufacture
of beer. The rest was consumed BY
bakers and manufacturers of patent
medicines, so-called medicinal beverag es
and so on. or went into the export trade
\ bushel OF malt made about twenty
gallons of good beer
Based upon these figures which are
rough but relatively correct. the dealers
IN matt syrups say that Immediately
after the Eighteenth Amendment went
into effect the malt production IL
! America fell from 10000 900 bushels e
about le 00O.O From 5000. 600 e
SCOOP 0 bushes Of this went 10 MAX,
the sd stuff that pitcously begs fol
iecogi tition under the name Of near beer
The idea man out in the PaDgt brewerics
IN Milwaukee at once decided that II
would be more popular to make malt
syrup--a composition OF malt and corr
In ratio of 40 and G0-and sell II with
directions to beer drinkers. who there.
upon did their own brewing.
About 100000 bushels OF the TO-
100000 went to home brew mixtures II
was so successful and kitchen results
- co laf. tee
TO go into home brew making was in.
creasing constantly. The industry 1,
too young. or was too young. to have
reached that stage where statisticians
might figure its PROPORTIONS But II Is
estimated that within the year the near
beer industry was losing out: that al.
ready its consumption OF malt wag fall.
ing 20 100000 bushels year and
that the demand for malt for HON, brew
was leaping upward until 1t was ,alcti.
lated that next year the country would
produce about 20.O00.O0O bushels OF
malt and that at least half of this would
find its way into home brew.
In no time at ALL the dealers figured
we would become nation OF home mad,
beer drinkers and the old malt indus
try would begin to revive.
Look at this place now" sighed AZ
official Of one OF the largest malt con
Germs i'm the country. Desk after desl
closed and empty. A great Office deac
as Belshazz ar huge business ruined
a hundred thousand people out Of work
II did look as though our business wa
about TO pick Up again. but now"
And he dolefully reread the decision
81 the Prohibition Enforcement Commits
eioner. In other words. a young indus
try that bid fair TO take rank with IN,
big businesses OF the country wa
stepped upon and crushed llfcless in IL
earliest adolescence.
Brewers Invested Heavily.