Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-08

filling. Shipments are now going on from
the Berry houses" yet they do not expect
to empty the whole north houses, but will
carry over 5000 or 10000 tons. Mr.. Bar
ker thinks another fall he will be 10 shape
to show his callers a good ice property.
The Great Falls Ice Company of Wash
inQton, d. c., who made large additions
and improvements to their South Gardiner
houses last season, commenced early this
season on their Pittston houses. 1t was in
tended to take down the south houses
and stacks, grade up and put up new
block this season. 1t has been decided,
however, owing to the deep fill,
to let the earth settle this year for a
better foundation. Already much has
been done on the work laid out. A new
wharf 452 feet long, % feet high, has been
built, using up 5000 feet of logs. To fill
up this great space % 900 yards of earth
has been already carted for the foundation.
This will be allowed to stttle until next
season, and it will probably require 10000
more yards to bring up the surface as in
tended. For $1,000 ton ice house this is
certainly big job. A new shipping pier
has been built about midway Of the new
houses, and the shipping run, covered, %
feet long and 10 feet wide, with a carrying
chain. Mr.. c. A. Partridge, the company's
superintendent has the plans now ready
for the new buildings and runs. brief
description may interest the JOURNAL read
ers. The houses will be put up with rooms
end to the river, the roof running in the
opposite direction. The elevator is at the
end or north eide of the set of rooms, the
tower setting back some 10 or Is feet
further, making a very easy incline. At the
back ends of these rooms portable tramway
with carrying chain is to be erected so that
the ice will be carried to the doorway of
each room. 1t is Intended to use this por-
table tramway both in filing and shipping.
just opposite the shipping pier and runs
already erected the plan calls for an Is foot
room to extend this (wharf carrying chain
to connect with the portable tramway on
the back. 1t is arranged to hoist up the
carrying chain in this Is foot room and fillit
with ice and then in the spring to ship this ice
| in this room first then connect the rooms and
load from any room desired from the back
ends. As the tramway is intended to be
graded at the ice house doorway at grade OF
the ice, it will not require any lowering
machine but will convey the ice by chain
to the vessel. Thi, plan is one of the for
ward steps toward handling ice with chains
and machinery which is now being shaped
in the minds of many of our icenien. The
| old buildings are being repaired for filling
the coming season to be shipped out early
| in the spring and these plans are to be
carried out before another fall. This COM
papy is now shipping from it's South GaIdi-
ner houses and expects to carry over two
| rooms or 5000 tons.
! The Independent Ice Company is among
the other companies which are polishing up
their property. In addition to necessary
repairs for filling and double tenement
house, the entire property is being psinted,
presenting as neat river frontage as Is on
the Kennebec.
The HAYNES & Dewitt Ice Company are
whitew ASKING their "Nahumkeag houses.
pittston is also putting things in shape for
filing. This company has graded sur
face of Is 900 tons just north of the eleva-
tor and are seriously thinking of building.
They have Just enough ice this year to
snpnly their trade, and it would seem a
necessity that another enlargement be
made to meet the demand for Kennebec ice.
The Kuickerbocker Ice Company are re-
nairinp all their houses ready for filling
| A crew of workmen are now putting IN
new end in the North houses at Smithtown.
The Dresden houses are ready for filling.
All the temporary piling, loading slips are
being taken in. and it really appears by the
middle of November that ar empty capacl-
ty of 100000 tons, will be really for
| filing on the kennebec.
Mr.. Partridge in commenting on the arti-
Gle, believes all will be glad to learn that
such large ice plants are to be erected on
the Kennebec the coming season, as what
has been and is to be done in this re-
spect indicate that natural ice will keep its
place in our big cities and so long as it does,
Kennebec ice will continue to lead. 1t is
crop that in no sense can impoverisb the
State.