New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-11
TAMMANY ICE PLOT.
LEADERS SAID TO CONTEMPLATE UN-
LOADING TRUST STOCK.
SCARED BY THE ODIUM THEY HAVE IN
CURED FOR THE ORGANIZATION, THEY,
MAY TURN ON THEIR FRIEND.

Scared by the flood of execration which the ex-
tortonate Ice Trust has brought down upon them
the Tammany leaders who hold big blocks OF STOCK
in the American Ice Company have determined, 1t
Is said to unload their holdings the first favor
able opportunity when the quotations are high
around then and repudate the trust, deny
that they had any interest in such an inqul-
tous concern, inform the Dock Commissioners that
no favors are to be shown such oppressors or
the people, order them to give special privileges
free for a short time, to independent ice dealers
in order create good impression; bamboozle the
masses into believing that Tammany is still their
dearest friend, and in general turn traitor TO the
trust that has enriched them and given them
blocks of its stock merely nominal figures, albeit
II collected full pay therefor from the use II was
allowed to make of the city's piers In furtherng
its monopoly and sitting independent dealers
Just at present the stock is falling off somewhat.
but the Tammany icemen hope that when the pro-
ceedings brought annul the trusts charter have
failed. their lawyers assure them will be the
case. the shares will boom again and the unloading
be done at the top of the market.
When this told to friend of the Ice Trust
promoters he exclaimed:
What ungrateful dogs these Tammany pups are.
Why, it is they who are at the bottom of the whole
rise in price So much stock had be issued to
them and their friends for nothing, and so greatly
We're the concerns which the trust bought up over;
this watered stock the trust obliged to charge
the the wead ha
fool the people. as long as men can talk. Why.
what rival company the trust was after next. and
they would get hold of stock in that rival company
Morse may think he is smart man; but If he
doesn't look out Croker and Carroll will make him
look like so cents!
There are few men in this town who know more
about Tammany's connection with the Ice Trust
than Frank Moss. He is quoted saying yester-
day:
Tammany has gone into the ice businessrthat It's is
otficals Of the American Ice Company stands the
6a cant ' enc cRmP s urging
1t on to jump the prices of its product giving notlce
tween it and harm its all powerful protection The
officials assert that the Hudson River ice crop was
up and down the river this winter it looked as if
did not take advantage of what ice there was. It
made no apparent effort to corner the product 1t
that was cheaper and that paid better.
Notwithstanding the attraction Of high prices
seek 70 enter this held The Wlgwam has a sign
rate enterprise that would come in touch with
The prospect for the establishment of INDEPENDENT
giants to prOduGs atGaI ice b little IF
the Dock Board But even then Tammany could
and the Health and other boards. 1t is worth while
for a political organization to be in such complete
touch with every department that whenever but
ton is touched in Fourteenth-st. bell rings at the
desk of each Commissioner There are money max,
t thsm p0ssO'i''eS IN It, anu 8''a''S mas 'e'NSD
Experts in the ice business were estimating yes
terday that the Ice Trust controls seven million
tons of natural and manufactured ice. This city
last year consumed about five million tons, so the
trust will have million tons left with which
to threaten Independent concerns in other cities
which refuse to sell to. and be absorbed by, this
extortonate monopoly. Opposition to the trust in
New-York seems to be wenlgh paralyzed, as far
as competition in the immediate present is con-
cerned, but the publicity which the newspapers
have given the enormous profits now being
reaped by the American Ice Company has caused
NV 10 Srrip
next summer charge the trust directors nice
buy them Among these is the Empire
City Hygeia Ice Company, in Brooklyn, which ex-
poets be turning out six hundred tons day by
the end of this season The Bronx Consumers Ice
Company just Incorporated and third in process
of formation by Alderman Minsky.
Business who have contracts with the trust
at low figures read with keen interest yesterday
The Tribune's interview with Broadway hotel
keeper who had his contract repudated and the
price of his ice raised arbitrarily from s. 50 to S.
ton Who is safe they asked themselves, in
dealing with a concern that will not respect even
a written contract"