The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-29
THE ICE GUINNESS.

Inc gathering OF the ice harvest be-
gan on Monday last*in earnest. Mr.
Orbison, of the firm of "A. s. Orbison s.
Co., OF Kansas City, arrived last week
and put up two cl,utes on the West
lake and Monday morning last put on
about 40 men,, The. ice run. out by one
oftl'ese chutes is being stacked for flu
ture shipment, while from the other
they expect to ship the ice as fast it can
be taken out, if cars cam be had, and
their orders from below will justify it.
Wells & Panelle, Oh Monday, had some
20 men and II teams at work hauling,
and loaded about Is cars for. Withrow,
Of Council Bluffs. They are expecting
orders for so cars from other parties.
Mr.. Kiefer, Of st. Joseph, is still at
work OK the East lake with about 80
men taking out and stacking near the
depot. Their ice house begins to look
like one Of those huge bonded ware
houscs in New York. Mr.. X. expects
to take out about 10, 900 tons, and will
continue here if his arrangements are
not spoiled by the greed of the Sioux
City Il Pacific road which has been
standing out for high freights after Mr..
X. had assurances that they would H.
gree to the rate stipulated by the other
roads over which the Ice must pass.
Thus the original agreement was ut
the rate of $42.60 per car but if the rate
demanded now is paid, it will increase
the freight $40 a Car. Both ice COM
panies are figuring on shipping to Sioux
City and from there in barges in case
they do not get the original rate.
Some idea of the amount of money re-
quired for the business can he had from
Il few figures: THUS, Mr.. Kirfcr ex-
poets to take ont Of the East lake and
ship 10000 tons requiring about 7SO
cars. At the lower rate mentioned,
S42.60 per car, the freight alone will
amount to over $4,000. Mr.. Orbson
hopes to get out from $1,000 TO $4,000
tons. II he ships the latter quantity
the freig|ts alone on the ice taken out
of our lakes will reach the sum of about
100000.
AS to the amount expended among
our own people, which is the more in.
teresting item to us, this is no triliiny
sum. Mr.. Kiefer's expenses, Will,
some 30 men at work, are about $500
week, and Mr.. Orbison expects, with
the force he intends to run, to pay out
from $500 to $500 IA day. They will put
in circulation here about $1,000 a week.
and if tie wealth II holds good, they will
leave here in cool cash, just at the time
when it is most needed, from $5,U:o to
$4,000. Ats rough estimate, the ice
crop from our Okabena Lakes this year
will be worth from sl5O 900 to 500, 600.
PERSONALS.
II. j. Grant, now Of the Black
Hills, made his old friends in Worth
ington flying visit last week. Mr..
G. expects to remain in the Hills and
reports everything there as rushing.
c. T. Sutton has been over from
Dakota spending several days among
his friends in Worthington.
j. Lirbcrt was down from Loot.
and spent Sunday with his Worthing-
ton friends.
L. C. Stevens, the popular Roa>l-
moster on the branch, was at the
Worthington Monday evening on his
way to St. Paul.
Mrs. Wilson, Of st. Paul, is in
town visiting her mother, Mrs. Dean
Will Grant has been in town for
severa! days on his way to the Black
Hills.
Miss Mott, Of Worthington, has
promising class Of students and is
now dealing out musical information
to the same at this place-Hcron
Lake Cor. Jackson Republic.
The O'n,'wna Mill, ut WO,t|iington.
is being rtmot'tlrd and enlarged. under
the superintendent Of Mr.. Waters. of
this city. one of the best mill wriglts
i'll the State.-Mank:to Review.
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