The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-08
ATLANTA HAS ICE COMBINE.
CUSTOMERS COMPLAIN OF LARGE
RISE IN THE PRICE.

Jumped From Twenty to Thirty-hVe
Cents Per 100 POunds-LoOney and
RrndIey Charged with Trying to
Fix JurOr-May Be Held for Con-
tcnpt-BnrberS' Union in Wran-
nte- Bour1uin Cases to be Retired.
Atlanta. Ga. April TT looks like At
lar. mas an ice combine With the ad-
vent of warm weather comes the an
n,,..ocenent that the price Of ice has taken
a sudden jump in Atlanta. Last year The
frozen product could be bought from any
ice wagon on the street for 20 cents per
il, pounds. This year 1t will take %
cents to buy 100 pounds from the wagons,
if cash is paid, and 80 cents if the buyer
holds a ticket from the company which
controls the wagon.
Last year there was lively competition
in the ice business in Atlanta, and every
factory was striving for customers. The
increase this year is the result Of an ar
rangement between the ice manufacturers
of the city.
Many of the consumers in the city are
raising a howl in consequence of the
raise They declare that they are willing
to pay a reasonable price" but they
think the raise is too steep.
The ice manufacturers on the other
hand declare that every company in the
city ran at a loss last year. The strug-
gle for trade, they say, and the eagerness
of the different companies to sell their
goods, pulled the price down so low that
some of the companies were bankrupted
in consequence, and none of them made
any money, but lost considerable on their
snVeS tments.
Serious Charge Made.
D. S Looney and W. M Bradley have
been charged with Offering to fix a juror
in the Matte Adams will case, and have
been ordered to show cause before Judge
j H. Lumpkin Monday morning at 8
o'clock, why they should not be attached
for contempt.
r. J. Jordan and Reuben Arnold, rep
resenting different sides in the will case,
went before Judge Lumpkin and PREFER
ed charges against the two men. Looney
was until recently a member of the city
detective department, and is now run
ming a private detective agency. Brad
ley has for a number Of years been a
justice court bailiff, and until a few days
ago, was connected with Judge Bate
mans Court
The will case was placed on trial Fri
day, March 80, and when the court ad-
JOufned lndt DAY was continued until
Monday, April b. 1t is alleged that one
of the Jurors approached Bradley a few
days ago with proposition to sell out
and Bradley is said to have reported the
matter 10 Looney. Bradley is alleged to
have Offered to bride the juror for Messrs
Arnold and Arnold, and Looney is charg-
ed with having made a similar PROPOSE
ton TO Mr.. Jordan of the opposing coun-
sell
HarhPFs HAVING
The BARRIERS Union of Atlanta composed
exclusively of white BARRIERS is in a
wrangle. A large majority wanted to dis
band and the small minority protested.
An appeal was made to the general sec
rotary to reassure those who said the
unions action was Illegal The matter
threatens to get into the courts.
BOurqufn Cases to Come Up.
The Supreme Court today In the two
cases that came from Chatham of Bour-
quin VS.. Bourquin, involving the title Of
some land rendered decision ordering a
retrial of both cases.