Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-18
COLD COMFORT.
What the Union Zee Company Hai
To Say TO the Citizens.

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A reporter of the HERALD met MIR
Cashin, of the Union Ice Company yes
terday in the street. Knowing that thii
company is supplying a great deal O.
cold comfort to the citizens of Los Ange
les this hot August weather the newsman
proceeded to get some news out of the
agent of the company. The following
colloquy took place:
els the Union Ice Company satisfied
with it's trade in the southern country ?''
Eyes, the Union Ice Company is ex-
ceedingly thankful to the ice consumers
OF the southern country for their appre-
ciative patronage. The company has to
contend occasionally with artificial ice
manufactured by the use of chemicals
from the poorest kind of water, some of
which would not be used in the kitchen
Of any particular family for cooking or
drinking purposes. But when it is un-
ion Ice Company comes from the noun
tain's tops, four thousand feet higher
than the valleys of the South and distant
some seven hundred miles, the manufac-
tured article is scarcely used except for
refrigerating purposes; and owing to its
softness it is not profitable for that.
Therefore in time the plant is aband-
doned."
care there many of those machines
lying idle in this State just now?"
ies, there are several. lean remem-
ber some twenty of them-moss covered
and several others that have been broken
up and sold for what the pieces would
bring in the market for different pur-
poses."
"Does not the company purchase those
machines in order to get them out of the
way for clear field?"
"No: the most ofithe machines erected
are for the purpose of being bought off,
or compromised with, for their gain.
They reason that our company must SUBJ
sidize them, otherwise they will sell ice
at sacrifice. and destroy our trade and
profit. Admitting they destroy our
profit, they cannot destroy our trade,
because, as is we'll known, we
have for sale the best ice in the
world, frozen by nature on the
purest known waters. The source OF
these waters are pure and nothing comes
in contact afterwards to change or inn.
pair the existing purity"
"Then you keep your trade against
blackmailers and slaughterers."
.'Yes, the quality Of our ice, when sold
for moderate prices will command and
control seven-eights of the trade of the
Coast, north and south; therefore, you
will understand there is no need for the
Company wishing clear market"
Eyes, the Company might make more
money by purchasing everything that ap-
pears in it's way, but the consumers would
have to pay for it, hence the Company
would become unpopular and new ma
chine blackmailers would constantly
arise for the purpose of being compro-
missed or purchased"
"Don't those machines frequently
break DOWN."
eyes, they are frequently breaking
down, but we never take advantage OF
their difficulties. We supply them all
the ice they need for their trade. No, it
does not hurt us to accommodate them
it simply shows the consumer the differ
ence in the quality of the ice, and next
they give us their patronage.
"Our company gives employment to an
immense number of people throughout
the State. They pay in salaries and
wages per annum over half million OF
dollars. In reference to the purity of
the water taken from the low flats of Los
Angeles and pronounced superior by in
terested parties, comment and argument
are unnecessary on the nasty grooves
which that water is pulled through while
taking it all out of the crevices which years
accumulated, and using it all in manu-
featuring artificial luxury CONCEALED.
Think of it. How can science take away
the effect? What imaginative mind will
wait for an examination? We hesitate in
answering"