Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-21
The Maine Ice Crop.

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was time to get rid OF It,
The Maine Ice Crop.
A Maine correspondent OF the Boston Jour
nal gives the following interesting report Of the
ice business:
'"The ice crop of Maine the present season
will reach enormous propositions. The short
crops of the Hudson, Susquehauna and other
rivers from which the chief supplies of ice have
heretofore bceu furnished, together with the
prospect Of an ice tamlue the coming season,
has led to the cutting OF an immense quantity
OF ice in this State for speculative purposes In
I. some localities the ice fever can only be equalled
by the California gold excitement years ago. Ii
reports are true, scores OF parties have not only
put their last dollar into ice but have mort
gagged their property 10 carry on their specua-
tim. 1t will make or break with many, the
result hanging on the rise aud fall OF the Their
momctcr.
The main ice operations are confined to the
kennebec river--Irom Hallowell to Bath. Be-
tween these points there are some seventy es-
Establishments, not more than one-thlrd OF which
are permanent concerns. The men employed
in harvesting the cold comfort constitute
a small amy, reaching nearly one thou
sand 10 number. Up and down the river, on
both sides, are houses ranging from 5000 to
% 600 tous capacity, and stacks from 900 to
10000 tous each The total yield OF the Ken
uebec aud its branches the present season, To-
cudug old ice on hand, frOm such figures as
are before US, will not be less than SOC, 900
tons, with prospect of reaching million tons
of ice The kcnncbec product will be enough
to furnish the cities OF New Y rk and Phladel-
phia, accepting the figures OF their average an
| uual consumption.
Returns from outside of the Kennebcc ice
field, although incomplete, 60 to show that
some 100000 tons Of ice additional will be har.
| vested.
''The total yield Of the ica crop in Maine for
| the present. SEASON. including Old ice on hand,
cannot b. reckoncd short Of 500 900 IONS, aud
| it may possibly reach 2,00D.OOO JonS. Ut this
amount probably some 1000 tons have al
| ready been sold or barganrd for at So per ton,
or total of nearly one million dollars. This
| price is a rcu!uncra!lvc one, netting large
| profit t. the owrcrs II the rest OF the crop Is
| sold at The same figure the total amount real
lied from Names lcc product will be between
| four and FIVE millions of dollars. TO transport
| this product to a market will require an cuof-
nous feet of vessels. Assuming that al aver
age cargo will be three hundred tons, it will
require not less than five Thousand vessels. 10
| carry away the product OF the keunebec Will
require over three thousand vessels, or an aver
age OF nearly fifteen vessels a day from the
opening Of the river 10 navigation to Its close
DROPPED DEAD. The parsonage of the
Methodist Protestant Church on Ninth street
was last night the scene ola most mea DchoIy
occurrence, no less than the hurrying into eter
nifty, without moments warning Of an estima-
BILE lady, and that too, IN the midst OF an even
ing enjoyment.
The many friends of Rev Dr. L. j. Drink
house. the well known pastor OF the church,
We're gathered in his parors to congratulate
him Oh his return to tncir pastoral charge, this
being his seventh year in that capacity, and,
after social converse for an hour or so, refresh
rnents were served, Of which all partook with
zest, and about s. o'clock, as Mrs. Della
Goidin, wife Of John Goldin, the photographer,
was paraking of cream, she was seen TO
drop the saucer, and fall heavily to the + ,or.
For the time it was thought 10 be faiutng
fit, and restorativcs were applied, as also medi
cal aid summoned, but all to no avail, as she
died within Two hours: having been unconscious
from the time of the attack. An undertaken
was at once sent for and grief and mourning
thus supplaDted a scene of mlrth and enjoy
ment.
Deceased was formerly Miss Della Stevens,
and was forty-threc years of age Washington
Chronicle.
ERIE RAILROAD. Some controversy has
been brought about in railroad aud financial
circles 10 New York by the publication of the
long promised disclosures of s. Il. Dunan late
audi or of the Erie Railroad Company, in which
he alleges that the floating debt of the Com
pany is DOW 81, 900 900, with treasury almost
empty, leaving scarcely any hope for the road
to recover by its earnings which he claims are
daily eaten up by expenses, from the condition |
of Insolvency into which if has fallen. The
earnings for the past year are set down at 500, |
0l2.6O6 81, and the working expenses at $751;
500, 742 81; with ncidentals added, the total
expenses are figured up to 81 1872 742 - addl
tional, leaving deficiency OF Sl46,S79 u.
On the other hand the friends of the road |
claim that Dunans whole statement is the out
cropping of a trick to depress Erie securities
and euable the Jay Gould clique to get control
Of the road.
SPORT OF THE WINDS Our fellJw citizen,
DR.. b. NJ. Collins, became 1.-THE sport of the
winds few days ago, while driving his wa
gon, filed with mauy good things for the good |
people of Washington, D. C.. On the road to
that place, just at the foot of a hill, very sud.
den aud vio,eut whirlwind struck hi. wagon,
tore of the top, smashed wheel aud upset
the vehicle, and, of course, the marketing was
all thrown out. Mrs. Coips and little daugh-
ter, who were aloug with the Doctor. were, we
are sorry to state, more or less bruised by the
fall ; but, strange to say, out of large lot of
eggs, only three got broken, But for these
weighty articles our triend's chariot might
have gone up like Elijah s.-Faiyar Neus. |