The Portland daily press., 1885-03-18
KENNEBEO ICE.
sketch of .he In,erosl. Cen.sred ut BAN.
FrOm our Regular Correspondent,


From our Regular Correspondent)
BATH, March IL.
The three weeks thaw in January made Ice pros.
poets look dark on the Hudson and bright on the
Kennebec; the chances were good for New York
market for pond ice, and every one who owned
a little mai-p uddle looked for a bonanza Februa-
ry, however, lowered hopes and Thermometer to
zero, and the many plans of pond Ice men came to
nought; in some instances owners who had kept
their ponds scraped concluded not to cut, and dis
charged their men S5ill about the usual amount
was harvested both Of pond and Kennebec ice the
latter not depending on a New York market. The
ice interests conferred at this place. cut as follows
during the past winter:
b; W; w. II; +; Morse, stock comPany-onice at
1amin W.. Harry +. and Charles W. Morse Man
employed, 500; gear endless chain, steam power.
Kennebec ice-hlled houses at TwinQ's Point
80 900 tons; West Dresden "Iincolnis % o01
tons; Richmond, "Mcdoc' $4,000 tons; total I25'-
600 tons.
Pond ice-flled houses at East Boothbav-5 ooo
tons; shipped, East Boothbay 10 O0O total 900:
total harvest l4O, 900 tons.
This extensive firm ships to all parts of tha soDth
ern coast aud has sent ice this season to WiiminS
ton, Charleston Norfolk and Pensacola AM ~
TINS t e,ompanys ken9ebec houses being situated ON
the river proper and controlling the Knickerbocker
rowing Company, as well as owning largely ia
coasters their advantages for shipping are unsur-
passed.
DRUAtMoND POND ICE COMPANY.
Incorporated 1888. j. Goldsborough, BIddeford
President and Treasurer; James Andrews Geper.l
Manager; 5. s. Andrews, Biddeford; A, ~ Gszdi-
ner, Portsmouth, and ten others. Operated - Bcs-
ton; T. b. Chase q Son, 81 Commercie' street.
GapItaL stock 9o00 men empogSd s0oo sS0; housed
total $4,000 tons. This ce,1paBy damned ths
Springfield pond st Rer q tbs nnGwn ss the
pond hast ave ll5 acres Of the anest Ice
1eing 20 feet depth, low water AZ and ~ shon
nnoy use Two steamers with endless chain for hons
a1a one engine for loading which they do at
many will build additional houses and wharvea.
CORNELIUS POND ICE COMPANY.
lanes G. Dutton, Bath, President; H: L. Chase
Bath. Treasurer; ana SnO S0rSot 10 q r II stewart Of
Bangor represented by F. H. Clurg steam powolS
endless chain gear; housed ton new ~ 3,n11
is 900 tons; shipped, lO,OOo tonsi 'o'Ai' @0'00N
''O'' WATER COVE ICE co. (NEw MEADows)
stock company-R. Goddard, Bath, President;
SSi,si ~ $50 600 steam power grabs. Six houses
niIed 600 tons shipped none; win goOu WnaL toss
20 feet depth Of water at low TS'1I coo@bs Bath.
filled the houses by contract In 10 uays'
FORT PoPHAM SUMMER RESORT AssoclArloN'
| d n vicksrv Au1usta Presidents Longfellow y
| Hunt Augusta; j. d. koolnson, a W. r. Fort Poubam:
Snvesd 5000 tons; shipped none; good advantages
| far shipment; no toEase necessary.
| L. W, HoUGHroN, BATH.
| Fouse on Now Meadows river, heaA olnaAA AVA"s'
| housed 1000 tons.
pINGLEY ISLAND ICE co.
| D Goddard q Son, Bath, housed 1000 TONS
| shi1ued i. 900 tons, total 3 900 tons.
| OTHER COMPANIES.
| r Goddard's houses at Bath, housed 1000 tons.
| q. H. Smiley, Bath, Supplies city with ice) cus
| "'Iun rolnt Ice Co., old ice, 5000 tons.
| Great Island Ice Co.. ole ice, 5000 tons.
| Parker's Bay Ice Co., housed none for two years
| houses full
| EDWARD Farr, Harpswen, housed 4,600.
1 Indian Point Ice Co., VIM. Mussenden, batn
president; put up none for two years.
The ice this year has been free from sap, and :
superior quality, demanding at present 40 to o.
, cents per ton. Plenty Of men were to De hSd
from rs cents to 81 20 per dosr
Kennebec ice IA a-sSurated the world over, All
alwaus s-,asa ready market. At the South so mue
artificial ice is made that the market for Norther
ice is not so good as formerly when the South de
pended entirely on the North for this necessity o
civilization. The duty on ice in the Spanish poi
, sessions in the West India Islands ia nearly 81
, per ton; when the Spanish treaty removes thi
prOhibtory duty we shall have new market 10
the erystallized water of the Kennebec'