New-York tribune., 1900-06-29
rCE TRUST GOES ZIGZAG.
ICES CHANGE MANY TIMES IN A
SINGLE BLOCK.
NITFD STATES GETS ICE FOR % CENTS.
1.-IILE THE TANIMANY RIDDEN CITY
is MADE TO PAY 20.

The Ice Trust is now selling ice in this city at as
many prices as the fakirs in Fuiton-st To the
rich the trust sells ice 81 65 cents the poor I'm
the tenement houses the price is as low as AZ
cents and 10 the rest the people prices range all
/ the way between these figures One ice cart of the
American Ice Company in Harlem yesterday sold
az four different prices along the length of single
block System and ordinary methods of business
appear 10 have been utterly thrown aside by the
trust and the laws Of supply and demand which
govern other lines Of trade appear to have no in
huence The reason is soon found when 1t is
understood that the trust is practically the supply
one Of the most strenuous arguments of the
American Ice Company in reply 10 the charge that
Il was selling ice at exorbitant price was that
there a shortage in that article and raise in
price was necessary 20 carry on the business It
hss since transpired that after such a state
n1ent the Ice Trust not only began to sell ice
around ne city at all manner Of prices below the
Gving rate of So cents. but offered bids to certain
parties at such low figure as . cents hundred
IN other words the trust can sell ice to certain
customers as low as q cents and make money
UNITED STATES PAYS LESS THAN CITY.
One OF these bids 10 which alIusion has heen
made was offered by the Ice Trust 10 the Federal
authorities in supplying the Government buildings
II the city. These include the Postofhce Building
the Custom House, the Appraisers Stores the
United States Naval Station and the Barge Office
This bid also made after the ice companv an
rounced that IL necessary to raise the price t
50 cents IL was also after that economical move
on the part OF the trust to do away with the poor
mans five cent chunk But while the Ice Trust
selling for q cents to the Government IL was
charging the municipal government of Newr-Yorlx
st the rate Of 20 cents a hundred pounds This diff
ference in price may perhaps be explained by a
look al the books Of the Ice Trust big subscrb-
ers. including Mayor Van wyck John F Carroll
and Richard Croker. were connected with the city
government. There was no reason in the minds of
these Tammany leaders why the city should not
pay Is cents more hundred pounds than the
ket price. so long as the additional income for
their own pockeIs all the time. Henry S. Kearny
Commissioner Of Public Buildings Lighting and
Supplies secured the contract with the city for the
American Ice Company. Mr. Kearny is himself
shareholder in this company
The hearing Of testimony In the State investaga-
tion into the affairs of the Ice Trust before ex-
Senator MyeT Nussbaum, of Albany, the referee
which scheduled 10 take place yesterday was
again postponed for one week. The technical point
upon which the motion Of the defence was granted
that order for such a hearing had not
been entered by Justice Alden F. Chester OF AL
bany, since his decision upholding the present pro-
ceedings against the trust. Such an order will
be entered next Tuesday.
ICE TRUST TO APPEAL.
The counsel for the American Ice Company is
about to appeal from the decision Of Judge Chester
10 the Third Appellate Division OF the Supreme
Court, which aside the writs prohibition Sc
cured by the trust.
a member Of the firm Of Townsend & Eineten
counsel for the petitioners. said TO a Tribune
porter yesterday:
The hearing viii not go on uninterruptedly We
viii endeaVOr TO show that the American Ice
Company acquired monopoly in ice by out and
ont purchase but by well planned arrangement of
transferring shares in order Illegally raise the
price. Such combinaton in restraint of trade
Is explicitly forbidden by the Donnely Antitrust
laws. the constitutionality OF which has been
tested
The petition before the Governor asking him 10
Investigate the conduct Of Mayor Van Wyck IN
eonnection with the Ice Trust viii not be con-
sdered by him until his return from the reunion
# the Rough Riders in Oklahoma. It is said that
both the Governor and the Attorney-Czeneral
opposed having Grand Jury for the proceed
ing against the Mayor. but favor referee in
stead
Mayor Van Wyck has gone to Seabright and
did not come Up 10 his office yesterday.