Prohibition

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n. Led by Pabst of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Annheuser Busch of St. Louis, Missouri, these so-called "shipping brewers" sought to expand their markets. There were even smaller brewing companies, like Hoster of Columbus, Ohio, that shipped beer across the country. The aggressiveness of brewers trying to expand their retail sales through saloons meant that intense competition sometimes ensued. (Brewing 1) The number of saloons went up so fast it was out of control. It was normal for a town to have a saloon for every 150 or 200 persons. The typical saloon was not an attractive place. They were just the bottom floors of buildings or sometimes in the basement. They were not kept up very well. Saloons most of the time were not clean. They were also a place where less fortunate uneducated men would go hang out in after work. Bar fights were big problems. Most Saloon keepers had a hard time making a profit. Saloon keepers got customers to drink more alcohol by providing salty foods for free. Saloon keepers tried to get new customers, includ...