New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE ICE SUPPLY.
o,-r vry-IAKrs AND PONDS TO RI DRAWS
uroN II THE RIVER FAILS

THE ICE SCffLl'
~oxx cur yFr-IAKEs AND PONDS TO BF DRAWN
uroN II THE RIVER FAILS.
Nan. NJ the large ice companies in this en- y
necu able as yet to begin 1.-THE work OF storing re
The yice-President Of the kniekeroocker 70" parry
Ia vsserday that he had not given up the scpc
rim, ah,e 10 procure sufficient supply u their
canal cnttinr-places. Weather that "ou' be cold
.nouyh for the formation OF good Ice Wast d 20 be ex
,..o,oa for a month In any case sae Company
would not be caught with SO tho'' - ssppy AS
An 1870 During that season, ~'fo 1t became
,s,snt that there would he short lapply Of tee, all
tne available ponds and lakes ne~ thesNorth River and
,,g the lines OF railroad wero examined with view
Go q similar contingency. On Hhe banks OF those NEST
.asv of access the Compan' have since erected large
and II the North RIVER fasto produce the usual
.npnlv these will be maze available. 1t would cost
more to Gather zee thu pes than the Hrdson.
aeeause the appliances Ut the large houses OF the Com
many on the Hudson were better. Nevertheless.
a considerable portion ID the machinery used in
harvesting ice could - Transported TO the
lake, aud ponds. Tbe cost Of transporting
ace from the houses 10 The city would he
greater tlau it vd bc n the ice gathered the
Hudson because their barges could then be loaded from
the eehouses During the Of 1870 Ice was cut and
stored by Company far sway as Cooperstown ana
Ia the Adiroudacks. Rocklaud Lake ordinarily fur-
nshed about tens Of ice, and might probably be
aepended upon in part even II the North River failed
The Knickerbocker Company did not wish 10 have
supply for the sake Of putting up the price lh'y
had only small stock hand, perhaps 20OOO TONS
abort supply causing largely enhanced prices would uls
arrange their business and very materially re-
duce the demand. Fork-packers and brewers
require cheap order prosecute Their business
oil profit in this city and n they cannot get u inc
business Is done elsewhere. The KnckerbOcker COM
pauy as selling at 81 50 ton, ana VIII mlu-
lain this price uut certain that they cannot OBTAIN
asuppy from tine regular sources
The secretary of the Washington Ice Company also
stated mat thev had yet cut ton OF ice. ~ by
the srcOnd February they shall not have begun
TO from the Hudson River, they would perfect
arrangements for harvesting ice at tho various ponds
AMI lakes held in reserve by the Company. He did
despair OF yet obtaining n supply IRON the North
RIVER Ice had been cut as late as March. The Wash
fucou Company had not yet raised the price OF Ice
Alpareutly those outside OF New-YOrk moro con-
oernod about ice supply than the companies here
Directly Interested He had received letter that day
from in the western OF the state, saying that
BE- understood ice selling here at els per ton and
offering to supply considerable amount. He did not
deeye there would be short supply as IN 1870 for
the reason that the companies had prohted by the eX
perience az that year. The Washington Company
had not much IN their houses. There demand
Cor all that Company could supply. the President
OF the Harlem Ice Company stated that they had not
been able any zee as Yet. They hoped soon 10
&c able the present thaw had not the saoe
effect tue their lakes and ponds as IN the North
RIVER the OF the latter wearing away tbs Ice