By:  Van de Putte                                     S.C.R. No. 43
 1-1                        SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-2           WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas is pleased to
 1-3     recognize one of the state's historical treasures, the Pearl
 1-4     Brewery Company facility in San Antonio; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, The Pearl Brewing Company began in 1885, when a
 1-6     group of leading San Antonio citizens purchased the City Brewery,
 1-7     the present-day location of Pearl Brewing Company's facilities; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, The brewery began production of Pearl Beer in 1886,
 1-9     buying its recipe from the Kaiser-Bach Brewery of Bremen, Germany;
1-10     eight years after production, the Pearl Brewing Company had become
1-11     an overwhelming success and was one of the largest breweries in
1-12     Texas; and
1-13           WHEREAS, Pearl Beer's popularity peaked when Prohibition
1-14     ended in 1933; the company enjoyed phenomenal growth for many
1-15     decades, and over the years, it began to produce other goods, in
1-16     addition to its namesake product, such as, Lone Star beer, Colt 45
1-17     malt liquor, and Jax beer; and
1-18           WHEREAS, Prior to June, 2000, Pearl Brewing Company in San
1-19     Antonio was scheduled to close, as its parent company Pabst Brewery
1-20     found production at the Pearl Brewing plant to be prohibitively
1-21     expensive; upon reconsideration, however, a three-member board
1-22     allowed the company to continue production for an additional three
1-23     years; and
1-24           WHEREAS, As Pearl Beer is a Texas tradition and the company's
 2-1     history an important chapter in Texas' past, the closing and
 2-2     demolishing of the Pearl Brewing Company facilities would be a
 2-3     significant loss to all Texans; and
 2-4           WHEREAS, It is worthwhile for Texas to preserve and
 2-5     commemorate the institutions that contributed richly to its history
 2-6     and culture, and the facilities of the Pearl Brewing Company
 2-7     qualify as worthy of preservation efforts; now, therefore, be it
 2-8           RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas
 2-9     hereby recognize the importance of the facilities of the Pearl
2-10     Brewing Company in San Antonio to Texas history and recommend that
2-11     the edifice be remodeled as the site of the state's official
2-12     Railroad and Transportation Museum so that it might be preserved;
2-13     and, be it further
2-14           RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for
2-15     employees of the Pearl Brewing Company as an expression of high
2-16     regard from the Texas Legislature.