Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-23
From the New York Times.
Failure Of the Hudson Ice Crop.

kixGsrox, Feb. l9..-'The ice in the iiud-
son which was yesterday very generally brok-
IN up, j. now all on tnc move. Early las,
week the large ice companies gave up all hope
Of obtaining anything like the quantity of Ice
required to I'LL the various river houses. The
kniek erIOckcr Company. early in the season,
began 10 harvest in Maine. having, 1t Is
learned through one Of their agents III this
city, secured thorough success IN that State.
rhc Mutual Benefit Company on Saturday
followed the example OF the knickerbocker,
and men and machinery were transferred To
Maine, where it Is stated they will be able to
mouse a fully supply. The ice harvest in
Maine il of excellent quality. averaging II
inches in thickness. and is OF a clear water
formation. Other smaller companies left the
river. AMI have been bu>ily engaged in gath
ering inferior ice on inland ponds. One or
two private New York companies having
| .ouses on the river near this place, have gone
70 Northern New York. erecting temporary
| houses there. AMI proposing to ship when
navigation opens, for storing in the regular
nous,s Inve-tisalion shows that all the
| smaller companies will obtain supply ale
quate to meet their own demands. The
Nniekerbockcr Company in addition to
GOING to Maine, hai also Invested quite heay-
Nv in lakes in this and adjoining States.
| " 0""Ae' 'ni's'' WI, W i'"S VI wv
boston ana Aio"ns h"i'Ioa'' ,n's company
mas large to.ce vi men NJ "o'A unner gu
| pcrintendent Samuel Peuniman of this city.
| Shakers is one Of the coolest points in this
country. ard good ice IS being cut there.
| Several thousand tons have already been
| housed. and the warm temperature that has
prevailed along the Hudson for the past week
! has net yet had any effect there Business
pTonght MI fenniihan 10 Kingston lew
lays ago Al ''e oegih''hs 81 the Winter
sam me- the hnlcNeFoocEeF COMPANY hau
!'o''o" tons OF zee III store, ieie over rom
'a|t season We wanted ABOUT ooo'ooo IONS
aahitioh"i' 10 meet me dehhah's OF an orhi-
| nary sc"s"u' me iiea i current w we"
| DIX aH1 else" mere 'hat We nave enough ice
~ our to"s'S l." 1F'r ''o'n i's' sIr',ne' 10
carry US tnFo'Hn WI heN' summer i"u ,ne'e
- y genera oei'e' wat me company haS oHth
| crying snort crop III orner 10 ADVANCE us own
interests i"'' l. il'l'lan'h OPINION Mt
enh'"iHh '',h,Sn's ,,'e Throwing oata req,
i've u we iuuso" h'er houses "hich WIN
no" win W'"t success we ice business ms
heeh carried on ai'ns ''r river thiS season
ne Two l''h0ont 'reeS houses WIN hoid
iuDVu 'ohS' "n' "''" ~" ',''i nav iess 'han
| LOW IONS IN >toio' i"e o't E"ec'i House
W. ,'''I 1879 ''"s, '"i - "U""' t"'-.t'ltus
! ""'"' "V rSoP'.H i''"Hc WI "u'i t'''Vp
cons anu Is Nil'a'l'y e''pt!' Tue hn''eoech
nous WIZ ho,H -'.oVV IONS h"' Is ole-'eh'n
oheu. ine Washington feint mouse VIII
uo'' '',VoV tons, "u" J. "uo-l'i" hiieu' ne
Ia NPr mouse WY, ho" -u''oo IONS. ana Is
empty Inc TWO ti"'oosh houses WIN hoid
! 'e''o' 'vnS, anu tAere i res I'M" i"u tons N
store' me turkey fo'h' mouse WI hoid
! '"'"' IONS ana - empty ihe u'gn HOOK
housc VIII "'id @V-"" TONS ana Il empty
ne h"'.s'"r' mouse ana I'VE is'er county
houses VIII together n"io ''o'ooo tons. ana are
ch'Feiy empty ttetel"i"Fe All o' these