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One Hundred Years of Brewing
"Ferdinand Heim, founder of the Ferd. Heim Brewing Company, Kansas City, Mo., was an Austrian by birth." Came to America in 1851 at the age of 21. "In 1867 he commenced brewing in a small way at Manchester, MO, operating this plant for about two years."

Purchased half of the Simon and Krug brewery in East St. Louis, later buying out Krug and operating it with his brother. "This brewery was operated until 1889 when it was sold to the St. Louis Brewing Association..."

"In 1887 was erected the brewery in the "East Bottoms," operated by the Ferd. Heim Brewing Company."

Ferdinand Heim died on 10/09/1895, and the operation was assumed "by his sons, Joseph J. (president), Ferd. Heim Jr. (secretary) and Michael G. Heim (superintendent). "The bottling of beer was also commenced in East St. Louis."

"One of the first plants in the country to successfully instal an ice machine was that of the Ferd. Heim Brewing Company (East St. Louis)." "In 1887 a Boyle machine was put in, ammonia and brine being the refrigerating agents employed." In 1901 the brewery in Kansas City "had four 50-ton Arctic machines and one 35-ton consolidated."

In 1904 they added on to their beer storage room.

Purchase of Kumpf Brewery
In 1884 "Ferdinand Heim purchased the Frank Kumpf(Kump) brewery in Kansas City, MO, forming the Heim Brewing Company." Sales amounted to 12,000 barrels per annum. After merging with the Ferd. Heim Brewing Company in 1887, output increased to 50,716 barrels. Output in 1901 was "more than 121,000 barrels."

The Kump(f) brewery was located at 14th and Main St.

==California Connection == Michael Heim, brother of Ferdinand Heim, was born in Tyrol, Switzerland. His son, Ferdinand A. Heim, started a brewing business in 1901 as the Ferdinand Heim Brewing Company of California. "They built a brewery at No. 346 Avenue Thirty-nine, in East Lost Angeles, and are manufacturing Weiss beer."

Street Railroad
"The street railroad is a double track, extending from Guinotte avenue on the South along Montgall avenue north to Nicholson avenue." "This road was built in 1900 by the Heim brothers who at that time owned a brewery on Guinotte avenue." "The railroad was build, owned and operated by a corporation called the East Side Electric Railway Company..." which was owned by the Heim brothers. "The Metropolitan Street Railway Company, bought the railroad from the Heim brothers in July, 1901.

Electric Park
Heim's Electric Park had a beer garden with fresh beer piped directly from the brewery next door.

Fire
"The carpenter shop and a room in which a lot of saloon fixtures were stored at the Ferd Heim Brewing Company's establishment, Kansas City, Mo., burnt down, causing $3000 damage.