The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-02
HARVESTING ICE.
An Industry of This Century-How the
Crystal Cakes Are Gathered

hauAee INV ehtioh III was ffederlcS Tudor
WHO Thought OF IL, AM could he have
Ailo"h at Inc same tlme the amount OF high
way robbery III the shape OF everlasting ice
DIS ne was bringing on our moiern civil:-
z'ticn h. Likely would have buried tbs
Idea at once; or had he known the amount
OF thi pressed material that is consum Il
annua ly over the bars of our land or in tn
dea lily lee cream, his NAM would be as q
ciated with that of the inventor of viii Ky
itself in the memories of our people Bl
the inventor believed he was deviSing a
scheme that would be a boon TO mankind,
and taking in all, maybe it has. His en-
deavvr 20 develop his enterprise was met
with Obstacles of every kind, OF which
the following Is a | REF summary: EeSln-
ntng in the smallest and most modest man-
ner in the winter of 1905 he gathered ice
from Fresl Pond. lake near Cambridge
Mass, improvising implements that would
amu-e modern iceman to look upon BIT
zee cream had not yet teen invented the de
mani fot the novel product was small, lew
became attracted by the new business, anu
Mr Tudor continued to monopoilze the ace
trade for twenty-seven years. Then IN
~. he grand ice total gathered Amounted
to 4 352 IONS which is now exceeded by
some private ice houses But, as will lie
seen, even this small stock proved an
ample supply to satisfy both the local
and foreign trade Just about this time
Mr., Tudor became impressed with the feast
billy OF shipping ICE to tropical ports, lie
urea 10 hnd vessel TO carry MS crystaiila'
product, tut ship owners demurred lhey
feared rapid mating on inc way wouid en-
Hanger the VesSeFs Satety' ths proeectlVs
properties Oh nay saWdusI etc, pelhs then
llI"rIeetiy understood nhaauhte1 p5
'nIS' however, Ne lnfchased an Ola Dig
witch ne ''aN,iS le'it19d' ioaaed WIN ICE
SL'iP'd GA toard himself ana saiiea lof
iiaNahA without Stopping 10 recount 'he
"r''ii' OIL somewhat eNehtiui voyage eN-
cPt 10 hoee Inc heaFy loss by n'eithg, II
must De observed mat tudor SAFE arrival at
havana only Drought nun new trlpula'loh
i"' Iiae' ne hhe" the people haa never
seen zee ana Knew hothIhT ABOUT IL, ana meek
pee ed TO DE Obliged 10 teach them It's uses
but lie iound they were AFRAID OF IT. thus
While the remnant OF his perlshable cargo
was rapidly running away INTO the hold OF
HIS o'l Orig he lapoied 'iigehlous'y anu III
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re "eti ior several ears i'iaAiL- large sums
u MONEY 'nere"g- lh1 ne BUSINESS was
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''.'V' ''aS were sn' i'peN ii'Iii 'ue Po'' v!
BOSTON, hear,t an naNilS neeh satnere.
from .Ae ioL'7 "uu idN''S III ,i't N"lhi'S ol
III 't''' '7"''' ~ "a '"'' 'he business III
clea'ed more iaPluS ne" u't' an aiap'a-
tons OF Ice hecah'e apparent, uhlil To-Day
II IS one Of ihe permanent pfohIaoie INDUS
t'le7
MARKING AND FLOWING TIE ICE FtELp.
The present method of ice harvesting Is
the sane the country over, but as it takes
place in the most severe of weather and in