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Spencer, McKay & Co.
| Name | Spencer, McKay & Co. |
| Ortssitz | Pittsburgh (Pa.) |
| Straße | 24th Street |
| Art des Unternehmens | Brauerei |
| Anmerkungen | Lage: 24th und Smallman Street. Bezeichnet als "Malsters & Brewers of Ale, Porter & Lager Beer". |
| Quellenangaben | [Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 156] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1862 |
Gründung der Phoenix Brewery durch Joseph Spencer und James McKay |
| 03.05.1879 |
Das erste gebraute Lagerbier kommt auf den Markt |
| Produkt |
ab |
Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Bier |
1862 |
Beginn |
1879 |
[Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 150] |
Ale, Porter- und Lagerbier |
| Malz |
1862 |
Beginn |
1879 |
[Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 150] |
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| ZEIT | 1879 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | The superiority of the Ale and Porter manufactured by the above well known firm has for many years been acknowledged by dealers and consumers throughout this section of the country, and the products of their extensive establishment have always met with a ready sale. Within the past year the firm has made extensive improvements and additions to their brewery, and introduced a new feature which promises to meet with universal approval. At an immense outlay they have perfected arrangements for manufacturing a superior quality of Lager Beer, the first brewing of which was placed upon the market May 3d of the present year, and has been pronounced by connoisseurs to be superior to any of the foreign brands which, owing more to the importunities of agents than to their intrinsic merits, have been introduced and sold in this city to a considerable extent. For years past Pittsburgh has been sending millions of dollars to other cities fur beer. It is to be hoped that the movement so successfully inaugurated by this firm will soon establish the fact that our city, so long and widely noted for its superior ale and porter, can also produce beer of unsurpassed quality, and thereby secure the legitimate benefits of home production for ample facilities, and all the essential requisites for producing a first-class quality of Lager Beer. This brewery stands second to none East or West. Its present capacity is 200 barrels per day. The Phoenix Brewery was established in 1862 by Mr. Joseph Spencer and Mr. James McKay, and since that time the capital invested has been increased at least 300 per cent., their extensive buildings, three in number, on 24th and Smallman streets, cover over 2 1/2 acres of ground, and are fitted with all the machinery and appurtenances requisite for conducting their immense business. One large boiler and three engines, of 40, 12 and 10-horse power respectively, are in constant use, and all their arrangements are first-class in every particular. Their vaults for tho storage of Ale, Beer and Porter are probably the finest in the city, and the entire establishment, in all its departments, will compare favorably with any in the West. The average valuation of their stock is about $200.000, and their trade, which extends through middle and Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland, will reach 100.000 per annum. Seventy men are regularly employed at this establishment, with a weekly pay-roll aggregating 842. Mr. Wm. Lock hart is principal bookkeeper and cashier with two assistants in the office and clerical department, and three salesmen devote their attention to the interests of the house in the city and suburban towns. R. N. Ray, who has represented the interests of the firm for 13 years through the South and other sections of tho country, is now the general agent for this city. He is undoubtedly the right man in the right place. The individual members of tho firm, as at present organized, are Joseph Spencer, James McKay, Robert Watson and Robert Liddell. Mr. Spencer is a native of England, and has resided in Pittpburgh since 1843. Mr. McKay was born in Ireland, and came to this city in 1850. Mr. Watson is also a native of Ireland, and has been a resident of the Iron City for the past 35 years. Mr. Liddell was born in England, and came to Pittsburgh in 1850, since which time he has been prominently identified with her business interests and material welfare and prosperity. At the last municipal election, held in 1877, he was elected Mayor of the city by a flattering majority, and since bis induction to office has filled that responsible position with great credit to himself and to the universal satisfaction of the citizens of all classes and political views. |
| QUELLE | [Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 156] |
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