The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-07
NEW ONE.
Another Ice Concern
Appears.
PUTNAM COMPANY.
New Firm to Adopt Old
Price Schedule.

George w. Putnam & Co. is the Sec
ond firm to enter the field for the pub
lies patronage in the Ice business, and
on April LIST this firm will have several
teams on the streets of Worcester So
successful has been the appeal of the
new Worcester ice company to the peo-
pie for support that there have been
frequent rumors that other concerns
would compete against the affiliated ice
dealers.
For some time Mr.. Putnam has been
preparing for the business, and now
which he will conduct a regular ice
business. During the past ice season
he harvested $4,000 tons of ice at Lake
Quinsigamond, which he has stored in
his own ice houses at the corner of
Bloomingdale road and Plantation
street This work has been going on
quietly until now. Mr.. Putnam will
surprise the public with the quality of
the ice which he will deliver, and the
low rates that he will charge for the
same. Mr.. Putnam is the We'll known
truckman at "a School street, and is
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field q Harrington, one of the big mem
bers of the affiliated ice dealers.
Mr.. Putnam has a large number Of
teams which he can put out at his plea
sure, and at first he will devote two or
three entirely to his ice business. Thus
FAR several orders have come to him
and he expects that with a little can
wasting on his part, he will have all the
business that he can manage. AS his
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rangements by which he will import ice
from other depots as it becomes neces-
sary. His rates at first will be the same
as those of the new Worcester ice COM
pany and the affiliated dealers, and for
large customers he will make special
rates.
The Worcester Ice Company is moet-
ing with continued success. Within a
week or so several additional teams
will be put on the road 70 accommo-
| date the order list, which is growing
so rapidly. Manager E. 7. Hutchlns
was at his Ice barns on the Wesson
| faraS yesterday, examining the condi-
ton of the product and mapping nut
| plans for the season. Orders are still
pouring in at his office in the bakery
of E. 7. Adams at 207 Front street.
The affiliated ice dealers will contn-
ue this season the coupon system by
granted to the purchasers of a coupon
book, who pay an advance. These
books range in value from 81 to $40.
| Those who pay in advance but do not
have the coupons, will rot share in
| the discount. Those who are entitled
to this are family customers and mar
kets. hotels and saloons. The full price
| list of the affiliated dealers for the
YEAR, is as follows: Families, 100
pounds, 20 cents; IS pounds, 20 cents;
| so pounds, Is cents; 80 pounds, 10 cents.
| Markets, hotels and saloons 80
pounds, 10 cents; so pounds, Is cents;
Us pounds, 20 cents; 100 pounds, %
cents; from 1000 10 5000 pounds, 25
cents a 100 pounds; from 1000 to l., 600,
20 cents 100 pounds; 1900 upwal DIS,
Is cents 100 pounds. These two classes
| get the discount of sen per cent If cou-
pom books are bought.
| Offices and shops, 10 pounds at
cents; Is pounds at cents; 20 pounds
at cents; % pounds at 9 cents, 80
pounds at 10 cents; so pounds at 10
cents; rs pounds at 20 cents; 100 pounds
at 25 cents.