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Publisher: United States Brewers Association, 1913.
Hard Cover, 311 pages, 6.25 x 9.25.
Item #1484
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 1913 EDITION: The 1913 edition includes the proceedings of the 53rd annual U.S. Brewers Association convention held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The President's Address was delivered by then USBA head Jacob Ruppert Jr. (aka "Colonel Ruppert"), who discussed a variety of issues facing the brewing industry, including the growing threat of Prohibition and the efforts of the anti-saloon movement. But Ruppert was smugly confident that the Prohibitionists would ultimately fail in their quest, saying, "It must be a great disappointment to the opponents of the saloon to find that local prohibition and the enforcement of laws restricting the hours of business have simply resulted in a large increase in the family trade. The object we are seeking to attain is not to get people to drink more beer, but to get more people to drink beer." From the Table of Contents of the 1913 Edition: Foreword
Officers And Committees of the USBA
President Ruppert's Address
Mr. Gangwisch's Remarks
Report Of The Board Of Trustees
Report Of Tee Advisory Committee
Report Of The Vigilance Committee
Mr. Schram's Remarks
Report Of The Labor Committee
Report Of The Crop Improvement Committee
Report Of The Publication Committee
Report of Condolence Committee
Resolutions
New Orleans Wins Next Convention
Nominations and Election
President-Elect Schmidt's Address
Presentation to Colonel Ruppert
Side Lights of the Convention
Literary Treatment of the Liquor Question
The Italian Temperance Movement
Alcohol and Society - Work of Swedish Physicians
Death Rates of Abstainers and Non-Abstainers
Status of Liquor License Legislation
The Old Testament and Drink
The Campaign Against the Saloon
Sane Little Switzerland
Liquor Question and Insanity
Brewers and Women Suffrage
Aiming at National Prohibition
Discussing the Saloon
Children of Drinking Parents Not Inferior
Alcohol - Use and Abuse
How Cider Aids Prohibition
Alcoholic Drink a Help to Mankind
Chesterton on Prohibition
Poverty the Main Cause of Intemperance
Drink as a Cause of Crime
Compensation Upheld in Europe
In Memoriam - Adolphus Busch
Appendix: Beer Production and Other Trade Statistics
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