The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-18

Rsp.-What IS the quality OIL Boston oF NVtVh~
ern Ice generally this YEAR, , s
Mr.. K.--Well, Il is not as good as IN former 1
years In fact, the Boston Ice Is nothing but
soLtDIFIED SNOW.
mixed with dirt. and mslts directly.
Hap.-Then why do you not use LOUISIANA
MIR K.-The Crescent City Ice Company pre-
tend that they have no Louisiana ice on hand.
Hsp How Ia tbat7 I thought the Louisiana
Ice tnanufactory h Vi a contract to supply them
with Al the Ice they made, ..-., .,...,
Mr.. K.-ThHt Is 3d. but they contend thHt ny
T. uisiana m tnufaotory does not make enough |
to supply them in accordance vii the con-
Rap-Now Mr.. Krost, what is your opinion Of
MIR. K~I think the whole matter is . put up
lob / believe that the Crescent Ice Company |
have q large supply of inferior ice on mani |
lot of alush, In other words, which they must |
ana Ice better and longer than this inferior ar
ticla md consequently. they pretend not to
baye L2ulsana icH e. ad 10 ore9i taSf customers
Hep.-How long do You people propose 10
Mr. k We'll. that Ia hard to answer: you SEQ
there IL no concert Of action between tho saloon
Eep Have tho Ice men raised the price of
Mr. K Yes, sir: this morning the Jones fac
tory raised the price Of their ICE " more p
ton, and J. suppose the Crescent City lie Com
Rep.-What is their excuse for such n course
Mr.. K'LWelL they have the power and we
| cannot help ourselves We have to take lhelr
Rep Are you not surprised ut this action on
Nj K-HardIy. You see am not much sur
| prlspd Mt anything these days. Why; sir, only
| { other day / henrd that the president OF the
| Crescent City Ice Company said that ne wanted
| to make all he could this summer while he had
the hance, as he had LIST large amount Of
| money by bis Grande Is o speculation and this
was the only means he knew OF
TO GET EVEN.
and he WINS going TO do It,.
| Considering TINT ice IL MS much naces-
| sity In this climate rs flour or any one OF me
stape articles, what do you think about THIS
| rim at, 49,. :. 7
| krWw that they rnre only to All their pockets no
! natter how hard It Ia on other people.
| Rep.-What do the liquor dealers propose TO
MIR. K-I do h OF know whether anything has
been spoken Of yet. but something ought to be
Have you no proposition Of your own
Mr. K Yes: propose that next summer the
| liquor dealers and 9th large consumers
CLUB TOGETHER
and ht1y their ice directly fro the Ice farmers
| and 80 d away with the middle man,
Rep.--Would that not take a large amount OF
'i Mr.. K. Yes: but that could be ensily ar
rang d. You see II oOul ID be- arranged 90 rs In
sstnok company others b. sides saIo9n feene o
themselves of tho opportunity 70 got cheap Ice.
We could bring It here and sell It for about 80
ut least TINT Ia nv idea. l have not yet spoken
| to any one on the subject.
Rep.-You think. then. that this Is feasible
Mr.. RI know that 1t Is the only wal. for us
to get out Of our present difficulties. In TACT
we must do his to protect ourselves.
Rsu.-Was such plau ever tried here beforeY
Mr.. f. Yes; some -four, years ago c9mnanYy
but II did n1t succeed.
NJ Mr. ""WWeil. 1 would rather not give what
think was the cause for the failure but | am
certain that company raised in proper man
ner would succeed
IN MAKING ICE
very cheap In this market.
| Rap.-What Ia your reasan for thinking Ice
could be got so much cheaper?
Mr.. IA very simple one. was told by
op lew S days lay sRGe W bsps was s
tom and he confirmed ma in my opinion that 1t
gould be put on the market re Tor not more
Than $40. und made money even then.
Rep What amount Of ice do you usa a day,
Mr. K.-On an average use $50 pounds day,
so you my bill for ice ts no Little item OF OK
'Riep.-which do you find TO DO the most dura'
bic ice-the natural or the ariitetg!? -
Mr. II cannot discover any difference be-
t thai +. when both are good Now Tor instance
a S' ION nj for, and It Is good for nothing,
Rep.-Would that be he case with the Louis
M K.-No: IL I could do 80 Mt present !
would buy Louisiana ice, but. rs | said before, |
cannot get it. and the Northern Ice is not fit to
R,p.-Ts the melting of the ice the only loss
MIR. K.~No. You would be surprised to, see
the number Of persons who come tutg bar
room, ask for ice water and never spend cent
This is
GREAT DRAIN,
and ee No 7ial1y to the SIN II dealers. The peo-
uIe In the North would not think Of using the
quality Of lea they send us. and 1t is time We
were taking the matter into our own hands.
WHAT MR. GEORGE rTMAN
thought about the matter. He consented to pc
interviewed and CONNER ced by stat ing that the
present price charged by ice dealers was OK
Orhitnnt
'A G S'orge-1I now pay s25 ton for Boston
ice, when last year only paid $40 ton;
Rep have been told that there was former
ly company started for the purpose OF cheap
: ening ice. Is that SOP
was n stock company formed here Tor that
Rep.-What became Of It?
Ge0rge-Well. II failed for the want OF proper
management: some of the stockh lders dsc9v-
cred tNat ice was being sold t. diff rent parties
sbo owl Fe That e[S SIR s WhS broke SeY T u9 ~
3 Rep.-Do you think combination OF the
same kind wouI tceeed no y? ood
Ren.-What do you think of the manufac-
'T George-I never use 1t. and consequently can
:. say nothing ab mt it.
Rep,-I have been informed that the Boston
. ice Is very Inferior this year. What do you say
r Ge~rge-I know that the ics / use comes from
0 Bottom, and 1t Is only once in awhile that lind
1t had.
Rep.-What amount OF ice do you use?
Georgia. use about 500 pounds day
n Rep.-Do the ice dealers make
@ ANY EXCUSE
for their high pricee2
l Ga0rga-Yes. sir; they excuse themselves by
: saying the crop Is very short.
Rep-Wh1cn ice, MT. I1u1dH' is TIE HesE Il
: your opininn2
h Georgp-T consider the Boston ice the best fol
har.rooms but the Louisiana ice is more sOiC
t and consequently better adapted for other pur-
t Thanking Mr. Ttman for his information, the
9 reporter left and next called on
= Mr.. ZATARAIN,
the proprietor of the Gem saloon. on Roya
: street. 1900 +.