Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-28
MOUNTAINS OF zee.
Dea1Srs Say There WIN be q Lasgs
SaUp1y Ser the S0mns>r.

nm wAsHnofoN COMPANIES Ar wong on suI
KrSNsnDc-AS AsrSpaxcR or ICE or exon
ouALfrr-fALks WITH TEE afAps oy rHR cosnsA-
SfRs-wHr THEY 10 NOT rfAR TEE coxPfrrroS
OF ARTIFICIAL ICE
"Dont you think nom the present prospects we
WIZ have plenty OF ice next summer" askei Q
srAs reporter Of M. ChaS u. Church, prevalent OF
the Independent Ice Co. OF this city.
yes" said Mr.. Church s.the season thus far
gives great promise. We commenced harvesting
on the l6th OF this mouth with large force OF
men and horses on the kennebec and Booth oay,
Maine The Ice thus far gathered is OF excellent
quality. being from II to IL inches thick and very
transparent We have q storage capacity on the
kenneoec and Booth bay OF eo,6oo tons and II the
afhs wages PAID The narves,ers- Mr. church
seem 70 Be thoroughly SATISFIED WITH tS.ls lo ' IL
times Ike this, when the ice Is covered with snow.
an extra force Of men and horses have 70 be em-
son, put am glad TO say they have not been over
=, DO you hsv. any fee lsts over nom one season
.Well, should say So" answered Nj. Church.
'Iop see we are obliged TO carry over Ice because
be unable 70 supply the pubic demand. rms sea.
son we carried over 1900 tons, and II next sum-
mer Is not too warm. expect to carry over the
"Don't you think, asked THE STAR man, .'tnas
10 time Manufactured ice viii supersede the nat
mo. SIR" replied Mr.. Church, for a number OF
reasons, do not believe that state OF affairs will
ever come 10 pass In the first place. they can't
get the natural, and it's an established fact that
every oody prefers natural ice TO artirclal Ice
expect TO leave in a few days for the Kennebec
regionA 70 see IL everything Is all right"
THE GREAT FALLS coxPASr.
TEE STAR reporter found Mr.. 7. A. Lambert.
president OF the Great Falls Ice Company, In his
ofiice on 9Th street 1--WE commenced cutting, "
said Mr.. Lambert, "last Monday and are cutting
Ice from 10 TO Is inches thick, OF unusual trans
OF the Kennebec River at Pittston, with q capacity
OF 5000 tons, and another, Just below, az south
Gardner, on the west bank, with q capacity OF
smoothly, in about twc p MeessS When ASKED his
opinion regarding manufactured ice. Mr.. Lambert
ever take the place OF natural ice. In the nrst
place, IL Is not hear as hard, and. consequently.
can't last as long; and In the second place, IL Is
KenneUec ice Is preferable is on account Of its
unusual hardness and gr at transparency. The
hardness Is due 10 the rapidty OF the now OF he
allowing the water to freeze solidly ard the trans.
parency or its clearness is due the character OF
the bed over which the river nows."
kICH co.
Mr.. Rich, OF the nrfa OF Rich q Co., was found by
TIE STAR reporter at his home on Virginia avenue
When asked what were the prospects for a good
harvest. be answered: First rate We com.
menced cutting on our field ct Harrington which
Is on the kennebec, last Friday, with large force
and expect 70 finish IN about q month. The
capacity or our ice houses is 5000 tons, and we
generally NIL them before the 18th OF February.
When asked what his opinion was regarding man.
ufactured Ice, he said: Its an established fact
that It's not as lasting, and, as II cannot be
manufactured for any less than natural ice, can't
see how II can possibly supersedeit" As the re
porter left Mr. Rich said: 'You can tell the read.
ers OF The STAR that they will have plenty OF ice