The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-02
BREWERS PERK
UP. NEGOTIATE
FOR BUSINESS
Beer LegaIization to Make
100000, Jobs, Says
Colonel Rupert.
COPYRIGHT. 1892. bv United Press

C0l0nel KupperI.
Copyright. 1882. BY United Press
The current agitation for beer
and light wines has sent thrill of
enthusiasm coursing through the
big American brewing industry.
Although the drys insist that the
vets are looking through rose-col-
ored glasses, those who stand to
profit by the repeal of prohibition
either are engaged already in reno
waiting their plants or have prepared
their plants for an immediate switch
in the event Of the necessary legis-
lation.
Milwaukee breweries have been
ready for the return of beer for
months. Brewers there estimate
that $1O,0OO,O00 would be spent in
the first year of legalization, with
jobs for $500 in the city.
Beer can be made lat a moments
notice" with present equipment,
since most breweries make real beer
first, and then de-alcoholize it. The
Pabst breWeries alone say they
would spend S5,O0O,000, of which
$750O00 would be for labor. The
Blatz and Schlitz companies have
smaller but equally enthusiastic es-
Inmates
Have Orders on File
An Milwaukee breweries now
claim to have orders on file await
ing legalization.
Four of the twenty breweries
which manufactured beer in De-
troit before prohibition have kept
their plants intact, although now
manufacturing other beverages, and
are ready to produce beer again on
few days notice
The automobile factories also are
ready to manufacture heavy trucks
for transportation. w. B. Breitmy-
er, district manager of the Acme
Beverage Company which made
10000 barrels of beer annually be-
fore prohibition, says that his plant
could be operating at capacity with
III two months.
Toledo breweries have called in
special engineers to make estimates
for minor changes in anticipation of
modification.
NetOgiates for Plants
The Owens Illinois Glass Com
pany, makers of beer bottles, has
just completed an estimate of i'm
proyementS in its eleven plants scat
tered about the country.
The Reisch Brewing COMPANY in
Springfield Ill, is considering
spending $25O,0O0 in renovations.
August Pabst of the famous brewing
interests, was in the city last week
negotiating for a plant.
At Memphis, Tenn, the Anderson
Tully box factory is preparing to
increase its plant force from 200 to
1900 men at a wage of 1925 a
day to make beer boxes if the
eighteenth amendment is repealed.
Vice President Claude Tully of the
company sees legalization as mean
ing a tremendous increase in all
lines Of the lumber business
In San Francisco, the Rainier.
Golden West, Milwaukee, Acme and
Weiland breWeries plan enlarge
ments, but have taken no action.
With repeal Rainier alone would
spend $1,5O00OO and employ 400
new men
10000 to Get Jobs
Prima and Atlas the largest Chi
cago breweries, are both modern
plants, doing thriving business in
near beer. At present, however,
they operate close to capacity only
in summer and see repeal as provid-
ing year round business. Both
brewerieS have many standing
orders for real beer should laws
be changed.
More than 10000 jobs will be Gre
ated Immediately in New York upon
the return of beer, according to
Colonel Jacob Rupert, one of the
city's leading brewers. Colonel Rup-
pert quoted figures of the United
States Brewers Association to show
that at least half million men
would be put to work in the United
States in the event of repeal.
The Rupert brewery is ready to
spend $5,000000 for new equip
ment and additional buildings and
another $1,OO0,000 for trucks. The
Piel Brothers brewery is prepared
to spend 100000 for new equip
ment and the same sum will be ex-
pended by the Schaefer Brewing
Company if beer comes back.
Hotel Men Interested
And in Kansas City, large cleo
trio sign advertising the MALT
of famous brewer has been so set
up, Electrically, that the letters of
malt" can be changed to BEER
on short notice.
Hotel men, however, primarily
are interested in the question of
whether bars would be permitted
even were beer and light wines le-
galized
In southeastern states and Cali
fornia state laws block bar opera
tions even we're the Eighteenth
amendment repealed. The Congress
hotel in Chicago has its old bar in
storage, ready to take out if NEEDED.
The Drake, built since prohibition,
has no bar, but would get one in
a hurry" if liquor were legalzed.
The Bismarck hotel has standing
order with the Prin1a brewery for