Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-17
AN ICE WAR.
American Ice Co. Faced by a
New York Rival.
A Combine With $4,000 Capital
Formed by Hudson Icemen,
Maine Manager Geo. N. Lawrence kniici
pates Little Trouble With New Company.

The trusts in Maine seem to be havns
hard time. for no sooner have the ra-
n,ars of war against the pulp combine
reached here than rumors OF war on
tie American lee Co. are heard. The ac-
count Of the war on the new ice trust
nich was formed last winter ANA EN-
b"aces practically all the Kcnnrbcc lee
b lsuess. is contained in special 10 tn.
New York World from Albany. y. y. un-
arr dato NJ Aur. II. which says:
- .uin.iuaD!r opposition TO the Ameri.
cen Ice Company. which lately absorbed
tie Consolidated and knickerbocker lee
{ JmpanirS. uf New York has been start.
cu mere. The new concern is a comblna
tun 81 great number 81 upper Hudson
il. CORPORATIONS and Individual dealers.
is titie is The Coiumbia Ice Company
KS combined capital is $2.o0dO0O. i VIII
Il mt the American Company, with the
h wv. The initial meeting Of the tottInl-
bia lee Company was held yesterday n
this city NiuetY-ScVcn dealers ana cor
p,ua'iuns wcr" represented. WMlc mos
W them come from the upper Hudson.
section oi the state. the Yonkyrs Guy
Ice Company and several Brooklyn and
Newark N. j. concerns are also share
hullers The capitfIiza hon below Al
biuy Is $l.oIn so. and above Albany NJi.
irl. john y. Briggs 81 t1eymans. IL tho
III cEest holder in the concern. commit
t.. Of five was appointed IL sccurc q
charter for the organization of The new
COMPANY Each owner Of an ice house n
to nut - cents per ton of his ice mouse
capacity III cash. Tor which he snail re.
c..ivc per. cent cumulative preferred
stock. He is also - sign twenty year
e., ntract L. have mis- ice supplied by tho
C"mmhia -" Company. IN aggressive
y tr against the American Ice Company
trust Will ~ begun Immediately.
George y. Lawrence Of this city who
IS the Maine manager of the American
Ice co. was seen by a Journal reporter
in his office Wednesday morning. ana
shown the above clipping. Mr.. Lawrencc
had heard the rumors of 4 proposed wa
hut had not before learned The particu
lars. lie did not appear very anxious
after reading the article, ana one wouid
judge from his tone that the proposed
fight was not greatly bothering the minds
Of the officials Of thu, American Ice 90.
The American lee 60. controls the mar
K for ice in Philadelphia, Baltimore.
W lshington ana other Southern cities. II
also controls at least 80 per cent Of thc
trade in New York ana Brooklyn where
the new company will compete.
Mr.. Lawrence said
II have heard the rumors Of a fight bu,
have not before learned the particulars
OF course All opposition Is bothersomv
bat 1 do not anticipate any great trouble
from this new combine.
ION the Hudson we control eight -tenthS
uf the houses on the river. They are
mostly nearer New York than the houS. 5
of the rival company and consequent,
we will save time in shipping our ice to
market IN New York and Brooklyn. ~
the aggregate this saving will not be very
great but as every little saving helps We
will hc able to beat the company III this
part"
DO YOU anticipate any cut in prices o.
was asked.
No. | 20 not. The prices are now a.
low Eastern ica can be furnished n
New York
The new company will not in the least
affect the industry in this State. The
fight will all be in New York and Brook
Ign, near the houses OF the new company
cannot tell the effect on our company
but d. not anticipate that It will be very
great