New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-18
THE ADVANCE IN ICE.
RAISING LOUD OBJECTIONS.
MANY OF THEM SAY THEY WANT SOME LEoIs-
LATIvE RELIEF

MANY OF THEM SAY THEY WANT SOME LEoIs-
LArIvE RELIEF
From all quarters protests are rising against the
marking UP Of the price Of Ice for the coming sum-
mer at the pleasure Of an interest which silently
bought up the prominent companies OF ew-fork
and now In full control Of the Ice market. blandly
remarks from the office In No. 10 East Twenty
thrd-st that ice will cost 10 cents more hundred
and what You going to do about IT.?
This finds an answer In a sentiment expressed
yesterday by many consumers OF Ice that relief
from the monopoly must come from Albany; that
the only way to secure fair prices and reach the
ice corner Is through legislative halls.
Hotel propretors and Others whose Ice bills are
big Items In summer expenses. averred yesterday
that legislative action should be taken to regulate
the ice business. Residents whose consumption OF
ice is smaller. but whose opposition TO paying two
prices for article is as great as the hotel-own-
ers, argued strongly that the Lawmakers should
take the case in hand and check the move.
The impression at first went abroad that the Ice
combine" would meet opposition In It's scheme to
raise prices by the competition that would come
from the manufacturers OF artificial Ice, and this
belief gained strength from a rumor that no ice
manufacturers whatever were associated with the
corner. But this notion was dssipated yesterday
by the information that the makers OF artificial ice
are IN reality interested In the combine" and the
move TO make New-York pay 30 l-3 per cent more
for ice The hand Of President Morse. OF the Con-
solidated Ice Company is seen In the amalgamation
OF the business throughout and his secretly planned
scheme control the 100000 Of ice supplied TO the
metropolitan district has taken into consideration
the artificial Ice factor. with the result that the
latter will be hand-in-gl glove with the big combina
ton.
The Consolidated Ice Company officials in the
Fas, Twcnty-thrd-st office stlll impressed with
the belief that their advance In prices Is made neces-
rary by the poor crop last winter. Secretary Reeve
and he asserts II as strongly as on the day
when The Tribune first announced the extensive
movement involving a corner IN Ice MIR. Reeve was
formerly secretary OF the Knickerbocker Ice Com
pany, one OF the large concerns which Mr.. Morse
rcd In his deal The combine" now stead
lastly maintains that the Knckcrbocker has moth
ing 10 do with the Consolidated Notwithstanding
the fact that the full board Of officials OF the knick
erbocker disappeared almost In night. and that
the secretary. Mr.. Reeve. IL now secretary OF the
appearance OF the Knlckerbocker's executive de-
partment that In one morning the employees
ceived their instructions from East Twenty-thlrd-
st instead OF canal-st. as they had the day before
Tn. head OF the board. Robert Maclay. disposed en-
tlrely OF his interests In the Knickerbocker well
as other Ice companies. the other officials. who also
held larg. stock in the Knckerbocker. retired.
K.peat!ng his statement that the advanced price
in ice Is caused by poor crop. Secretary Reeve
said. 'Only one-half OF the usual quantity OF ice
was harvested during the last winter. all owing to
the severity OF cold and the difficulty of hauling
through snow"