Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-19
ICE.

| his sp6IShpl0l AS-
cessity has been held at exhorbitant rates
| this season, making it, instead Of cheap
necessity as it should be, q very expensive
| luxury. At one time during the hottest
part of the cheated term it became O very
| scarce article in New Orleans, but num-
Der of vessels arrived with cargoes of it to
| supply the market, without creating, how
ever, any visible reduction in the price; all
| of which was, and is, owing to an odious
monopoly, existing in New Orleans, in this
as in other articles, such as West India and
other kinds Of fruit, &c, and which tends
so unjustly to- keep up extortionate rates
there as wen as in places dependent on
that city for supplies. r a -
The New Orleans Times has been sue
cessfully com ating the beef monopoly
down there, and now suggests joint
stock anti monopoly ice company, for its
city, similar to the one organized Of late
in the city Of New York, and described in
the annexed paragraph from the Times:
"An anti-monopoly ice company has been or
ganized in New York 10 protect the citizsns
against the combinations and impositions of ice
dealers. The organization is joint stock one, the
capital, 100000, divided into 1905 900 shares at
IS each. Parties who subscribe for the stock will
be entitled to receive their supply of ice in each
succeeding season, at the actual cost or and de-
livery, as follows viz: one share Will entltle the
holder to receive tea pounds per day, two shares
viii entitIe the holder to receive tween ty. five
pounds per day, four shares will entitle The hold
to receive fifty pounds per day. six shares ill en-
title the holder to receive one hundred pounds
per day, ten shares will eHtitle the holder to re-
ceive Ave hundred pounds per day, fifteen shares
will sntitie the holder to receive one thousand
pounds per day, twenty shares will entitle the
holder to receive one ton per day, and one ton for
every additional twenty shares" -
The good effects OF such An organization
are already manifest To illustrate the
benefits offered by this company, says the
1Fa5es, it is only necessary to say that the
monepoliss now propose 70 charge those
who wish ten pounds Of ice per day one
hall cent per pound; this amounts to &ls %
per year. The cost OF ice il not more than
one fourth Of a cent per pound; thus sub
scrihers to the stock of this company will
save 81 10 per aupum on ar investment
Of s.
From this we turn to the consideration
OF an enlarged enterprise III contemplation
by Messrs. HAUsLEE, LABARRE u Co., the
owners of the ice manuiactory in New Or
Orleans, so as TO meet 70 far greater eX-
tent tbs demands made upon than Tor the
glacial product. Those gentlemen pro
pose a transfer Of their enterprise to stock
| eompAly with capital Of 81 010,0 900, df-
dided into 90 900 shares Of $50 each. BY
such an arrangement they expect to be
enabled to erect buildings for factories ice
storage, &c, and to procure twelve ma
chimes capable Of turning ont ten tons OF
ice day, each; the ice to be furnished at
the rate of 14e. per pound.
The country population cannot but feel
a lively interest in the success of such a
| scheme, which would rebound so greatly
to their own comforts and necessities
| Ice, this season, has been held ut figures
| beyond the reach of many, at least in &C
far as they were able to atforl more than
an occasional indulgence in the commodity
By next season, we trust, there will be
such an abundance of it, and sold at such
reasonable prices, as to render it available
| to all.