Sam W. Holland, owner of the Washington Liquor Co. was also owner of the Spokane Soda Bottling Works which was operated at the same address from 1895 until being sold to Adam Wieser in 1901. Adam Wieser was in business with R. E. A. Mueller establishing the Castalia Spring vinegar works in Spokane in 1887 and in 1891 changed the name to the New York Bottling Works which was located at 818 Third Ave. He purchased the Spokane Soda Bottling Works from Holland in 1901 and sold it to Fred Schuler in 1905. Wieser remained strictly as a bottler in Spokane and the soda business lasted thru prohibition. Weiser died in July 1918 with his body taken for burial to West Bend, Wisconsin.
(Condensed from a Seattle Times article dated February 4, 1904)
"There has of late been years a very great demand for light non-alcoholic beverages of the better grade and their use throughout the Republic and Canada. In Seattle, the leader in this line is from the firm of Geo. T. Maginnis & Co. which was established here 25 years ago and was incorporated on January 16, 1903. Their office and bottling works are located at "1024-1028 First Avenue South where they occupy a 2-story building 100x150 feet equipped with all the best modern carbonating and botting equipment and employees 25 people with 5 wagons to deliver goods. The firm makes use of the hotel and family trades and their productions include lemon soda, sarsaparilla soda, cream soda, vanilla soda root beer, irandn brew, champagne ale, kola, sarsaparilla and iron ginger beer and pure syrups. In addition, they are also bottlers of Olympia Beer and do an immense trade in Seattle and surrounding areas."
The Washington Liquor Company was started in late 1895 and was first located at 218 Howard Street in Spokane. Sometime in 1899 the business was moved to 321-323 Riverside Avenue where they sold liquor, beer and soda and remained there through a portion of 1904. It was during this year that another move was made to more permanent facilities located at 509-511 Railroad Avenue. Sam W. Holland was the manager of the firm until his death in 1908 with Issac D. Holland as president; Ella Scanlan as vice president and H. A. Holland as secretary treasurer. The last listing for the company was South 169 & Stevens in 1911.
Paul Glaser was born on Christmas day in 1878 and grew up in the South Seattle neighborhood of Duwamish. His family was poor and as a young teenager, he sold newspapers at 4th and Pike Street in downtown Seattle to help support the family. He went to work for Hemrich’s Staff Products, Co. which had primarily been a beer distribution center. Prohibition, which came to Washington state in 1916, four years earlier than national prohibition forced the company to adapt. With Glaser as its Secretary, Hemrich developed early versions of “soft drinks”, non-alcoholic alternatives to beer, such as Applestaff, Lifestaff, and Bockstaff. From Hemrich, Glaser then went on to establish Glaser Beverages, Inc. in 1927. The company was the largest purveyor of soft drinks in Seattle at the time and was eventually purchased by ALPAC and became one of its divisions in 1958. Glaser Beverages opened a new building at 2300 26th Ave. S. and had its grand opening on 5/28/1961 with entertainment provided by the Kingston Trio and Stan Boreson. Glaser died at the age of 94 in Seattle on 11/26/1973. Prior to his death, Glaser had established the Glaser Foundation which donated generously to both Swedish and Children's Hospitals.
The Migliavacca Co. was one of the older firms on the West Coast that dealt with native wines and brandies. It was established in Napa City, Ca. in 1865 and manufactured sweet and dry wines as well as brandies. It opened an outlet in Seattle at 109 Main St in 1899 and was incorporated in 1905. Although they closed the Seattle outlet in 1909, their main operation in California continued until Prohibition. One of their brands was "Coast Club" whiskey.
Note: An advertisement in the 12/21/1910 edition of The Seattle Times stated that the Imperial Liquor Co. was selling the inventory of the Migliavacca Wine Co. which had recently gone out of business. Wines for sale included French Sauternes, Clarets and Burgandies for 85 cents per quart (which regularly sold for $2.00 per quart).
The Pacific Bottling Works began in 1889 at 1532 C. St. in Tacoma with Armitage S. C. Forbes listed as proprietor and featured among its products a variety of Soda, Sarsaparilla, Ginger Ale, Champagne Cider, Mineral Water and Syrups of all flavors. In 1892, the firm was next led by William T. Krebs until 1901 when George H. Halin (previously co-owner of the Yunker Bottling Co. of Tacoma) had taken over the business which by that time was located at 948 South C St. The company was next led by Diego H. Beurhaus in 1915 who remained in that capacity until 1920 when the business became the Yuncker-Pacific Company.
Note: Over the course of its existence, the company utilized a wide range of glass bottles for its products including 4 different Hutchinson sodas, 7 different crown top sodas and at least one variety of a blue seltzer bottle.
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