The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-13
RAISED MORE MONEY
Citizens Ice Company Have
Money Enough.
TURNED COMBINE DOWN
Voted to Put Their Proposition
on the Table,
Total 81

Jeff Crouch..........-........ .
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -SIU'oIo
The Citizens Cooperative Ice company
met last night in Peerless hail with Chair
man B. L. Eaton presiding. Assistant
Secretary n. steffen read the minutes Of
the former meeting, which were approved.
Chairman Eaton called for The reports OF
the committees. Mr.. Dawson, chairman
of the committee appointed to secure ice,
said that they had made temporary ar
rangemeats with Mr.. J. P. Baden Of Win
field and that a carload was being shipped
here every day and that all of the ice was
being taken. Continuing, ne said that Mr..
W. F. Stout had gone 10 Winfield yester-
day morning and had telephoned in that
everything was all right Mr.. Stout said
should anything arise whereby Baden
could not furnish the ice, he had found a
place where Wichita could get all that
would be wanted, at the same figures as
are now in force.
Mr.. Eaton handed the following letter
10 the secretary, which was read:
Topeka, Kan. May 9. 1888.
''Mr. H. B. Shreve, Wichita, Kan.
Dear Sir:-Wiu say in reply to your
favor Of the 7th, that We are now selling
ice al 81. 80 per ton in car lots. f. 0. b. here.
, d. not think this price will last much
longer as ice viii go up as soon as the
hot weather commences. We are getting
in small way 6oc per cake Of 300 pounds.
or $500 per ton, all f 0. b. cars here al
Topeka Yours truly,
"CHAS. WOLFF PACKING co.
John a Lee. Sec"
Mr.. steffen said he noticed Mr.. Beatty,
Hatfield & Beatty, in the hail. Proba-
bly, he might have a proposition to submit
Mr. Beatty was given the floor but gave
il up TO his partner Mr.. Hatfield said
that he had prepared a statement which
he would like 20 have the secretary read.
lie also said that he thought the trouble
could be adjusted between the ice man
ufacturers and consumers, although he
had no authority to say so positively The
proposition submitted by Mr.. Hatfield fol-
lows:
Wichita. Kan, May 1a, 1898.
Mr.. Chairman and Citizens.
Recognizing the objecuonably high
prices Of ice in the city since the 1st in
slant, yet poweriess in ourselves 20 reduce
them under wholesale prices paid by Us,
and believing the present developed condi-
tions have convinced all OF a necessary
reduction OF wholesale and retail prices.
we candidly express our pleasure thereat
and promptly and sincerely give the peo-
pie the benefit of such reduction and offer
the following proposition as a satisfactory
solution Of the difficulties, in full conn
dence that the loyalty Of the people OF
Wichita for nome industries will insure us
and this proposition fair consideration at
your hands:
Please appoint three fair minded cid-
Eens as a committee, with power 10 act.
to meet and confer with US 20 the end
that a fair and satisfactory schedule Of
retail prices may be established and guar
anteed. for the season. Respectfully.
THE ARCTIC ICE co.
by CHAs. W. BEATTY. Manager
Mr.. Dawson moved that the proposition
be laid on the table, which received sec
ond. Mr.. Stenen said he did not think it
would co any harm 10 appoint commit
tee of three to confer with the Arctic
company and report at the next meeting
He offered as d substitute that commit
Tee Of three be appointed 10 confer win
them. Mr. Jim Tapp asked Mr.. Hatfield
II they had control Of the ice output in the
city. Mr.. Hatfield said they had DIT.
Shu!tz then took the floor and delivered
several very warm shots at the combine.
he said:
II am very much opposed 90 having any
committee appointed 20 confer Win them
They tried o. rob Us and now they are
souealing. CHEERS. They tried 70 put an
embargo on ice and they got left. ] would
rather paw one dollar a pound for ice th2n
% get theirs al 15c a Jon- Cheers II
they had the opportunity they would
charge one dollar per breath. We can
surtal the use Of ice as long as the lord
fsyors US as he mas done SD the Lass few
DAYS I am unu,terao.y opposed 10 Civ
lng them hearing. 7 am Wiling 10 give
80 for rhe new concern
Mr. Ferguson said II a committee az
three was 10 De given che power 10 act
that he would be feminist e.
The chair called for toe vote on the
substitute. Mr.. Stenen's voice Was The
only ore heard voting ave. When NJ.
Eaton said. Contrary. no." there vas
very loud reply.
The original motion % table carried
without opposition
Mr.. Eaton. on communications. sad
that there was gentlemen here q Few
savs ago who had Etcy-ton plant near
Nv new. who would hrins Il TO Wichita
for Sz00o0 and take halt oI the stock HIM
self. lie said that the plant could be
erected within thirty or forty days. Two
or three other communications were read
as 10 the cost Of building. They were
similar 20 the ones read at the last meet
ms. Mr.. Dawson said that Mr.. Carey CT
was here Saturday and had
told him that he had a attention plant
witch he could erect with the building
within forty days for Sleaao He offered !
TO put up a guarantee CT SD per day for
every day after the date If the plant /
was not In running order
Mr. c. '. Ferguson said that Re had re- |
Gently returned from 81 Louis where he |
saw three ice manufacturing concerns.
He asked for figures on Intention plant /
and also or a thirty-ton plant. he 4
thought The letters giving The quotations (
would be here by Saturday or Sunday.
Trustee sam Hellar, who had the mat