, 1865-05-17
The CHICAGO ICE TRADE.
4Ae kKogfAmEne for I865 Declared
An NatFx Er0us Com b1AMtfen Form.
ed-The Remedy Against Extor"
AlOns

Bono jnat reps.tion has bcen caused among
nonseno ders by the announcement Of the season
programme By oar ice deale1s. They have formed
combination offensive and defrnslve; offensive
against the pockets OF clt1zens defensive against
what 1t Ia IN vain for them in any honorable man-
net to res,At, the decline Of PRICES Of
living. The monopoly they hare form
1t does at time when the rapid and permsnent
fa1i Of gold is bringing back living expenses to
something neate. the old stapdard. the difference
remaining heW lessenfng every day. II IL nos
based on short supply. 1t Is not predieated upon
any es1seucies present or possible in the marke.
This "hig Thing on ice" is Amply the growth o
differentiation on the part Of those euncerned
in the movement to hold out agalost any down
gr 5Ssy IN es5 10 e. es q -
extorton upon our public By means they beleve
to be ID tnelr power.
don't. It only. 1jifers iron those that have gsae
before T. hrst In that hsre unEet was 50 utterly
uptustthable IN, advance in prices as now,
snd second that there Ia this Tins associated With
right to expect bett.r things, which Eaa urgau-
1ze1 expressly tn nreak dowu such cngbta.ttVus.
With ttis Vt; y II gained support and eonn'enance
Nhom were 1nunctd d to snhscflbe 10 the stock on
the et1e Plea thHt 1t Wss pledged 10 ressf and de-
e'rcy monopol'es. This was the Chicago Lea Com
papy. II uGw Stands Em0ne the c0n.pfrators
+ th,e som1,ns.;on arc W.dh r., @illsrd To-,
Chicago Ice Company. There do not indeea 'ns r..
present the ent1e ice tradc Of the city, but they
eonEise The hulk OF cap;tal invested sn1 hold I'll
store In this ca'y ard At GrysIa; Lake.
Il not ~ ihsse sst thss
I'M Z o sf II eest ns axs
npthfng- but the gathering, Tha cxpense Of
fandlins wa enhanced soos;dessSiy by the rates
Of labor, Int even with this concession thefe re-
rstpe no Justification Of the extnrtionate scheme,
the adoption OF which has caused the GREATEST IN.
diena'ien III tris community.
Ine proposition nov i T. charge eSE GENT PER
ce'nary daily family supply Of hfteen pounds. This
l. pcatnR, sla that too under cum=taEces that
sR II q q! the Greedy ana
two Years ago ~hen the eas1e price Of one noliar
per Hundred was maintained throughout the sea.
e cseo GS ss aooat
Theis Was. Then lhe excnse tbere is not now. d
,,tgbt hI1vett q ice the previous winter, md
two last features belong to the present state Of
tacts.
he end of the war hasGbrought The demand
tdt bosst of the fcs munoroiy the nasslves that
there never wss in the Northwest larger and
tsttsr eock Ut lie thai that IN store here.
pptd thu n handsome prot'tf- and uaoe tho bnsi-
1e:s 70 tempting thst Ice began 70 ftehd nu
mefoue'y upon one a. other heels. Nothing hui
lie s:riltcEt anu closest CO animation against fhe
ibr resi-. Of TIT public would enable the rate they
have d1ed upon 10 be maintained single dry.
The imposition is 20 monstrous that single prom
itett diseentcr from the -cakule would bring Ii
al 1usp about tbs ea1s Of the cousplrators.
w. hsTe referred to The Chicago Ice company
as The pore hJameworthy In this business, IRON
The Rsen4Gn IT, onssI whsa
The ring TO- defend ;our citizens aga1ns;
monnpolfets. Uncet this ptea 1t sought au'} ot
tailt tae GO Of souAs q our hest cttt-