Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-02-21
Ice Crop on tho Hudson.
HALv THE Usual AMOUNT GATHERED
WAT DEALERs ~ New YORK THINK.


(From New York Times, fsth.)
The ice season opened late this winter, and
has been uncommonly brief. There have not
been more than 10 or IL working days all
told, and il usually requires twice as long to
harvest a full crop If ice Many of the New
York compapie. have kent their men M work
both dav and night. and vet have not been
able To NOR. than half fill their storehouses
The quality Of ice gathered il said to be in
ferior to that harvested last year. 1t is thin
ner and there Is considerably mSre snow in it
than is usually tolerated. Thy thinness of
the cakes, icemen assert renders it impru-
dent to shave off the snow too closely In
some parts of the river the ice has been found
TO be very dirty, the result of the frequent
thaws and rains, which permitted the cinders
from passing locomotive. 10 become mixed
up with it, As n rule il is claimed the cut
tiers have taken out none but clean. pure ice
The cutting began the latter part of January.
and has continued nearly every fair day up to
last Monday. Some cutters have been at
work in coves and behind dikes since Mon
dav. but the ice in the river proper i, now too
soft to'be cut There have been rains all
along the river this week followed BY warm
sunshiny weather and the ice harvest. it il
announced. is practically gathered. Many of
the ice dealers have been anxiouslv looking
for another cold wave. but one Of them said
yesterday that it it should come now 1t would
be too late to do any good. Nothing short of
. week of intensely cold weather, he said.
could restore the ice in the Hudson river. A
brief cold snap might solidify what little ice
yet remains in the coves and small arms of
the river. but that was ALL A despatch from
Poughkeepsir stated that all of the ferries
there, except two. were open yesterday, and
those two i'll probably be running to dlav.
Mr.. W. A. Ballantne, of the Knicker-
booker Ice Company, informed Times re-
porter yesterday that the ice harvested by
that companv's employees this season was not
~ good as usual. The seasons work had
been very unsatisfactory, and. although he
had not the figures upon which to base an ex-
act statement of the quantity harvested, he
presumed that the company had gathered
about half a crop.
allow will the shortage Of the crop this
winter affect the prices next summer" in |
ouired the reporter
81 think tb, price will he reasonable and
not at all excessive" was the answer. "Ice
will be ,learer than it was last wear. rs mat. |
ter of course not only in consequence of the |
small supply. but on account of the increased
expense If harvesting We experienced
some difficulty in getting laborers this winter.
and those that we did yet we had ia nav
a.. 50 25 and 80 30 nor dav I.s, saasor we |
were able IN hire ,u of tho mo, =, a .an,na =, |
from 81 Ok IN al IN nor dav
..Wh,, nr,,,,o,,;an -, ~. -; ..... ri
New York and v;c;n;,y a., y,n a., ~
..We supplv b,tween one-b,If md ,xo.
thirds of all the ice consumed bv the New
York market. This market embraces New
York city. BROOKLYN. Jersey Civ. and pnrt of
Staten Island. We have 500 delivery wagon.
and 600 borses
An ,f,,er az III. Nou y,rL va, r.o ,.,
MAN. ga ,,., ~. - ~. ~"
i;,,ie better ,ha, hale . 80, ., 90 49, W..
ter. Tneir men began cu,tiny IN Tho asd 81
last month, and gathered the las, on the Istb
inst. The two honses belonging TO the com
panv at Catskill and Athens are now A G,tIe
more than Calf full part of tho lOo 600
tons harvested last vesr still remains and
.hout 5o 600 fans has ha.r ,dJad ia. -.
rb;, y.p,l.m,r ,ho,,h, d., ,h, -. ns -.
would h., hiyher dnr;n, ,h., ar,roarh;u
mer than il was las, x,ar
The Consumers Ice Companv have . store
house at West Camp six miles hollow Cat.
kill, with n cspacity of so 600 toms They
are now buildinv n new bouss With aO 600
tons chracity. Tn. pres;d,nt NJ The comma.
nv did M, think th.rs would ~, .nor,,h H..
harvested ON IN, urasor r;,ar d, .n,,,'I.. a..
demands of the New Yort MAIL, and
ssid dealers would probably have IN ar,w
from some other market before the sea.
sou is over. He asserted that rr;r,s
vould undoubtedly be higher tb. v,.r than
l.,t whom ,hcv ~ere No, nros,.h,.
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the Isrs. nran,;,r IS snn. ~. s"r -. s".
.on-r.. =, 80, anr WIS &C.
two of snow has 10 be- sh.ve,s5 off and car.