Show 12 I GROVE BREWERY ogden city aa as the railroad center of the intermountain inter mountain region has a mixed population of various nation alibie alit less customs and tastes and every taste naturally egares lor for its I satisfaction among tho the great passion passions or ar fictions fec tiona of the flesh thirst is i undoubtedly one of the leading ones oes and people differ greatly in their modes of quenching it the differ ances have even led to the formation formal ion of political parties as well as societies some object to anything containing alcoholic c ho li ingredients in g r ed i e n U while others c claim ai m t their h air st stimulants i m q u a nt a I between the absolute toe te and the confirmed liquor drinker there as i a class who for their stol stomachs sake for the refreshing AIng of their worn and fatigued body and the enlivening of the ti tired red mind will ill now and then take a glass of wholesome beverage preserving their mental equilibrium and physia cal health all ell the same among those these many are fond of the fo foaming arning fluid fermented fer from malt and hops these loverson lover amber hued liquid have for over a decade past been patronizing to a large ex et tent the grove brewery this establishment whose name has a good ring emong among beer drinkers far and wide was originally started in jones grove about two blocks I northeast of the ogden river bridge the shady arbors skirting the rip ling and rushing stream started by herold hunt co the institution in 1873 passed into the tb possession po session of john fry and M richter Richt cr under whose joint management it gained a reputation which it still retains now when it is under the tole control of the first named gentle man manthe the latter having withdrawn from the fi firm several months ago mr fry is a thorough man of bugi mesa with large experience in varis vari oua ous branches of commercial pursuits and he be has b the energy ability and d disposition is position to keep the good old name of tho the grove beer in the front ranks tha old grove used to bo be a popular resort not only for private parties or families but many bavo have been also the public occasions when under the breezy foliage of the sturdy trees I patriotic speeches re sounded and the gaiety of the dancers tin lingers gers musi ciani ci anand and other merry makers reverberated eui but with the progress of time and I the steadily expanding patronage of the firm the old buildings in jones joneal grove got to be too narrow and al together insufficient for the increased e d demands of the in milting fIting and brewing operations the firm pur put chased beautifully situated land nearer to the city close on the th north bank of ogden kiver river jus just west of thelridge the bridge and the main road over COO trees were eat out in 1186 which already form a new young grove yielding shade and recreation by the riverside in december 1880 the new now braw brow erya first class establishment second to none in the territory wai was pen ipen i ed it is a fine structure all of fireproof brick covered with a tin roof from which a magnificent panorama of the city and country unfolds itself to the delighted eye the original frontage was 90 feet but an addition will soon bo be built for a malthouse e spacious cellars extend under unde te whole e building with cement floors and solid vaults the beer cellar is 75 feet in length and 25 in width with a heights of 14 the ferment ing cilar c ilar is the came tame length with IS in in width over both there are patent icehouses ice houses bouses of a capacity of 2000 tons mr john fry laying in bis bit own congealed commodity every season the capacity of the storage cellar or is 2000 barrels carrels oa on the first floor we lis to the bui busi ness office private office dwelling apartments kitchen etc there is also a saloon 75 feet long well stocked with supplies for the thirsty and furnished with two billiards on tho the second floor there is one of ilia finest dance halls in the country 75 feet by 16 parlor storage apartment artrim ent ac the third floor flor fl or i is occupied by the cooler 65 fl fi long org mr fry as is seen from the foregoing haa has a si brewery which iss is a credit to him as well as a source of rove I for his trade in kegs of beer and find especially in in bottled alt juice into ibe the adjacent states and territories and is steadily widening wi its circumference be he brews brows a good beverage that can be purchased by fam famales aies at wholesale and retail I |