BREWING AND BOTTLING.

   LIEBERMAN BREWERY.--In 1845, John Oberly embarked in the business of brewing lager beer Allentown, and then established his brewery at northwest corner of Sixth and Union streets. He carried it on until 1864, when Joseph Lieberman became the owner. The place was then called the "Eagle Brewery," and Mr. Lieberman conducted it successfully until his decease in 1900. His sons Joseph A. and Charles L. then continued the business under the name of Joseph Lieberman's Sons until 1910, when an incorporated company was organized as The Lieberman Brewing Company, which has carried on the business until now. Employees number 18; the annual capacity is 20,000 barrels. A bottling works is connected with the brewery.
   KERN BREWERY.--The next brewery was started about 1860 by Leopold Kern on Lawrence street, between Seventh and Eighth and he carried it on for twenty years. A man named Franklin, of Easton, then became the owner, and Charles Ritter carried on the business as lessee for several years, when it was suspended and the building was converted into dwellings.
   DAUFER BREWERY.--This brewery was started on North Eighth street, No. 16, in 1869, and the beer vault was established on a large lot at Jefferson and Laurence streets, by Henry Koenig and his brothers-in-law, George D. and Francis Daufer, who traded under the name of H. Koenig & Company. They continued the business there until 1876, when the plant was removed to the lot where the vault was situated and they erected a brick hotel building and a two-story frame brewery. The enlarged plant was carried on under that name until 1890, when it was changed to Daufer & Company, and it was conducted by Daufer & Company until 1911, when it was sold to Martin E Kern. In the beginning the capacity was 2,000 barrels of lager beer; this was gradually increased and in 1911 it was 12,000 barrels. The Daufer Brewing Company was then incorporated and the plant was rebuilt, enlarged and equipped with the latest improvements. Employees number 24; capacity 40,000 barrels. A bottling department is attached.
   NEUWEILER BREWERY.--In 1878, Benedict Nuding built the Germania Brewery on South Seventh street, at the rear of the hotel of this name, with a capacity of 4,000 barrels, and conducted it until 1900; then Lewis F. Neuweiler became associated with him and they traded under the name of the Nuding-Neuweiler Brewing Company until 1900. The capacity was increased to 20,000 barrels a year. Neuweiler purchased Nuding's interest and substituted his two sons, Charles and Louis Jr., in his place, and since then the business has been carried on in the name of L. F. Neuweiler & Sons. Owing to their rapidly increasing trade, a block square of land was secured at Front and Gordan streets in 1911, when a new plant was started, thoroughly equipped with the latest and best machinery and completed by April 1913; and they removed to their new quarters on April 28th. They employ 40 hands. Their annual capacity is 50,000 barrels. The department was started in 1906; its daily capacity is 100 barrels.
   WISE BREWERY.--James Wise established a small brewery in 1866 for the manufacture of ale and porter at the northeast corner of Fourth and Hamilton streets, which included a bottling works. He carried on the place until 1875. He was followed by Knauss & Lichtenwalner, M. D. Lichtenwalner, and J. J. Hottenstein to 1882; when the brewery was discontinued. Frederick Horlacher rented the bottling works and conducted them to 1896, and his son, Frederick H., to 1905. Different parties have been there since, the last, Milton Neuman, since 1912.
   Daniel Wise, the father of James, after conducting bottling works at several places, located at Allentown in 1850. He established a place at Sixth and Union streets, which he carried on until 1860, and his son, James followed him until 1866, when he removed the plant to Fourth and Hamilton streets.
   CLAUSS BOTTLING WORKS was established by L. D. Clauss at 318-20 North Franklin street, Allentown, in 1900, for manufacturing and distributing "soft drinks." The building is three-story, 60 by 120 feet. He employs eight hands and has two teams and two auto trucks for distributing his production throughout Lehigh county and the adjacent territory of the surrounding counties.
   GOUNDIE MOLL & CO.--In 1898, Goundie, Moll & Company began a bottling business in East Allentown. In 1902, they were succeeded by Frank Guth, who carried on the works for three years. Then Charles H. Wittman became the owner and he has since operated the place, employing from 7 to 10 hands.

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BOTTLE WORKS.--The manufacture of flint bottles at Allentown was started in 1901 by the Standard Bottle & Glass Company, at Sumner avenue and North Sixteenth street. The plant was operated two years, when it was purchased by the Allentown Flint Bottle Company, a Pennsylvania corporation, capitalized at $20,000. In 1905, the plant was destroyed by fire but it was rebuilt immediately and enlarged to sixteen shops. The product is medicine, liquor and soda bottles, in sizes varying from one-half ounce to a quart, and the trade is mostly local. This enterprise employs 140 men and boys. It is situated along a branch, of the L. V. R. R. The officers are: E. W. Fox, Reading, president; L. R. Roth, treasurer; and C. F. Nester, secretary, both of Allentown.