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Publisher: United States Brewers Association, 1916.
Hard Cover, 332 pages, 6.25 x 9.25.
Item #1337
THE YEAR BOOKS IN GENERAL: Published annually in the years before Prohibition, the Year Book of the United States Brewers Association was a virtual snapshot of the state of the American brewing industry from the perspective of the brewery owners themselves. The book typically featured the proceedings of the Association's annual convention (speeches made by the brewers, reports of the various committees of the Association, etc.) as well as an assortment of writings and essays of matters relating to beer and brewing. These annual publications, issued roughly from 1909 to 1920, are true historical source material. Unlike books written by historians of a later generation, the Year Books are a direct record of their time -- giving a unique glimpse into how the brewers themselves interpreted and responded to the various issues that impacted brewing in America. Also included are detailed Statistical appendices showing annual beer production numbers, and information regarding imports, exports, raw materials, etc. THE 1916 EDITION: The 1916 edition contains the "principal reports delivered" at the 56th annual convention of the U.S. Brewers Association, held in Cleveland. While most earlier Year Book editions included full reports of all the major committees, the 1916 edition includes only the president's address (by USBA head Gustave Pabst) and the report of the Vigilence Committee -- the USBA's committee devoted to combatting Prohibition. The fact that all other committee reports were not included in the Year Book seems to indicate the USBA's realization (though far too late) that Prohibition had become the central issue for the brewing industry by 1916. From the Table of Contents: Introduction
The Policy Of The Brewing Industry
Vigilance Committee Report
Rulings Relating To The Brewing Trade
A Correction
The Year In Europe
Canada's Brand Of Prohibition
Temperance Reform In Mexico
Britain's Compensation Methods
The Road To Confiscation
Prohibition In Kansas
Prohibition And Civilization
Mississippi's Experience With Prohibition
Southern Prohibition And The Courts
Alcohol And Crime
The Futility Of Prohibition
The Struggle Against Alcoholism
Home Distilling
A Prohibition Era
Captain Hobson Finds A Finding
Oratorical And Statistical Fallacies
Some Statistical Curiosities
A Few Thoughts And A Superfluity Of Words How A Minority May Rule
Local Option In The United States
Temperance And Poverty
Alcohol's Relation To Mental Hygiene
A Pretty Kettle Of Fish
New Zealand Liquor Regulations
Prohibition Hypocrisy
What The Encyclopedia Says
Preface To A Prohibition Tract
Appendix (Table Of Statistics)
Postscript :(Webb-Kenyon Decision)
Index
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