The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-17
THE ICE CROP.

Harvest the HudsOn-The Ice Companies
An Rcplenishing Their stores-strike of the
KuicierbocIker Hands for 81 a Day-The
Company Decides 10 Pay II.
PouGnKEEPsIE, Jan. 16, 1872.
It is o noteworthy fact that the ice harvest on
the Hudson commences unusually late this season,
though at present the greatest activity is observed
everywhere. Here the ice Is about nine inches
thick but work has not yet been entered into. At
Hyde Park the Mutual Benefit Company have q
house capable OF holding 500 tons, in which no ice
has yet been placed. At Staatsburg the KnicKer-
booker Company have eight houses with capacity
OF sc, 600 tons, and the Mutual three houses, with
@ capacity OF 1900 tons. The Ice there Is from
seven to eight inches thick. This week the Knck-
erbocker Company VIII put on 100 men and the
Mutuals eighty. There Is ice cutting progress
ing at Rhinebeck, but not much near Tlvon. At
Turkey Point the Knickerbocker Company have
house holding 5000 tons and another at Ewes Mort
holding rs 600 tons. There is hurrying to get men
to dill them but aborers VIII not work on the Ice
for 81 IS per day. At Germantown, little further
NORTH the Ice is only six and hail inches thick.
The Ice b uses near there are located on the west
side OF the river. One is owned by the Consumers
Ice Company and holds 10000 tons. There are
already four full, they having been left
from last winter. Another house near by Is owned
by the New Jersey Ice Company, ana holds 45, 900
tons. They have not yet commenced work there.
On Ca'skill Creek the Newark Ice Company have
one house filed with $4,000 tons of thick ice. II.
Van Steenbureh has also one house on the creek
filed with LOCO tons Of ten-inch ice He is building
another of the same capacity, and will have 1t filed
by the LIST OF February. The New York Company
have one house Oh the creek flied with 6,OOO tons Of
ten-lnch icc They have also one house OIL Catskill
Point, which holds 1000 tons. empty, and ono
house ct Hamburg, mile further north, which
holds Is, 900 tons, and which Is also empty. They
will 60 to work on ten-inch ice the river to-mor
row. Inc Washington Ice Company, at Rogers
Island is working on eight and hall to nine and
halrinch ice their house contains 1000 touS left
over from last WINTER and they have already housed
$500 tons this winter. They employ about 100 men
anu boys, whose wages run from ST. 81 10 TO 81 per
day.
Hudson In the North Bay, anu the Ice Is Of superior
quality.
AT Coxsackie there has been considerable trouble
among the Ice men. There are about two hundred
tney knocked on WORK alter having been refused
81 per day wages. They had been Working for
81 80. On the THURSDAY following, at seven O'Clock
In the morning they VII assembled at the head OF
the nam stree, and, having procured two lies and
two drums, marched IN procession 10 the head.
quarters of the Knic9erbocker Ice Company, where
they again demanded 81 per day. Again they were
Reused when tncy marched back m an orderly
manner ana held consultation, agreeing to stand
by each other, and to allow no man rom any place
TO go TO work Tor less tnan 5. per dag. This state
OF AFFAIRS caused somo uneaslness in CoxsacKle.
3nd, though the sympatllies OF the people with
the strikers. It was feared violence won. cnsue.
Indeed, 1t was reported later In the day that the
had attempted to go to work for 81 30 per day al
been Killed. The report however, was soon
anth0rttatiyely c0ntradicted.
On Friday the KnicKerbocker Company sent word
to ne men that they would pay them 70 per day.
Their Offer was met with nat refusal. and on sat
large frame building Tor the purpose of lodging and
boarding men rom New YORK, taking care to give
out that the men were co.nna. The old labOrers
he'd another consultation and again determined TO
allow no man 10 go 10 work. This was the situation
I'll this morning, when the company, seeing that
the were bert on standing nrin yielded TO their
demands, paving them 81 per day, and boys 81 so
the Ice swarmed with laborers ana the glisenng
cakes are being rapidly housed. The company's
house holds 420oO tons.
The Washington Company have n house at the
upper Landing which nods 5000 tons. they Will
commence To fill IL on Monday next Clark & Co.
5000 tons. They commenced work on 1t yesterday
and are paving the men ST. 10 per DAY. They EN-.
ploy eight horses. At Coeyman's the Washington
Company nave SIX houses 100 by 40 each. One
hundred aud 1ity men are at work there, at wages
ranama from 81 90 10 s. per day. 1ney are getting
clear block twelve inches thick. Last summer
tell new lcehouses we're erected on Barren Island
just south OF CCey mans Two hundred men have
splendid.
Ia fact tho ice everywhere between here and
Albany " OF as inc quality as was ever known
spect IL - Dot dry. nor Is 1t noncycomDcd. There
are loo niles OF soli1 ten-inch ice, through
which as you skate over IL can DO seen the dark
waters OF tne tide. Hardly stick Stone Is visi-
bic. lccmen here say that sucn q surface has not
~ Inc close OF TINS week 5000 men, boys ana
horses VIII be at work nj ali points, and atded |
XII "',s ncrer wi" ns ~ anv scarc,,v 20 elise
be a. once dispced, ana consumers can look |
iorwari to the heated term with an assurance That
demand.