The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-11
MANUFACTURERS OF ice
SIXTY MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIA-
TION AT HOTEL ENGLISH.
Papers Of Interest to the Trade Read
and Discussed-Exhibit at st.
LOuis-LObby Gleanings.

The ninth annual meeting of the Indiana
Ice Manufacturers Association was held at
the English yesterday and sixty members
out of a total membership of seventy-two
were in attendance. The meeting was de-
voted to the discussion of questions peril
nent to the ice manufacturing business. the
election of officers, appointment of commit
tees, etc. W. Z. Sidons, of Marion, retiring
president of the association. presided.
The programme included the treasurer's
report, an address by President Siddons,
the report of the committee on insurance
rates, the report of the natural ice crop,
by Howard Leach, of Kokomo, and w. K.
Martin, of Charlottesville; discussions on
the Handling of Delivery Men and
Routes by Otto Rettig, Richmond, and
George Manning, Anderson, and the Cost
of Making Ice with Coal and Firing" by
b. w. Neal, Frankfort, and the report of
the Ice Manufacturers Exchange, by
Bruce Dodson, Kansas City.
The insurance question is one of concern
to the ice manufacturers and ii was dis
cussed at some length. A permanent insur-
ance committee, to cooperate with like
committees from the other associations of
the country in securing lower rates, was
appointed, as follows: w. K. Martin, Craw-
louisville, Clay Whitley, Muncie, and Fred
Eward Marion. Ice manufacturers COM
plain that they are at present required to
pay exorbitant rates for insurance and they
Will make a concerted effort to secure re-
lief.
A committee of five members was named
to represent the association in the work or
arranging the exhibit the ice manufacture
ers will have at the st. Louis exposition
next year. The exposition authorities have
set aside an entire building for the exhibit
OF the bureau of refrigerating arts and II is
believed the display will be made one OF the
most interesting in the entire exposition.
W. b. Siddons. George Manning, John
Frank, w. K. Martin and Clay Whltely
constitute the committee.
When the question of the election of Off
GERS was taken up ii was decided to make
change in the bylaws and elect perma-
nent secretary and treasurer. Heretofore
the secretary-treasurer has served but one
year. The election resulted in the choice OF
John Frank, Alexandria, for president;
Howard Leach. Kokomo, vice president,
and Clay Whitley, Muncie, secretary treas
Grer. 1t was also decided that the annual
meetings hereafter shall last two days In
stead of one, opening on the second Tues.
day in March. The meeting next year will
be held in the new Claypool Hotel.
The Indiana Association of Ice Manufac-
turerS is one of the most vigorous organiZa-
tions of it's kind in the country. There are
but four or five similar associations, and
Texas is the only other State that has a
state organization. The Southern Exchange
includes the manufacturers of all the
Southern States and the Southwestern Elk
change covers all the Southwestern States
except Texas. The question of prices is one
that is never discussed by the association
and the members claim that there has
never been a suggestion of a combination
to increase prices. The Indianapolis man
ufacturers have never identified themselves
with the organization, but several of them
visited the meeting yesterday and it is un-
derstood that they will become members
before the next meeting.