Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-25
ICE SHORTAGE GROWS.
Little Chance of Relief Unless thl
 Weather Changes.

Weather Changes.
 New York, Sept 25.-The Ice. situa; ton shows no improvement, ih fact it Is said to be more serious than at any time since the shortage began to be felt. Of the fleet of eight scho0ners which are now eleven days overdue one found her way to Sandy Hook Saturday afternoon. There she was picked up by one of the tugs that have been on the lookout for the ice laden craft. This is the second ship of the missing fleet to reach New York In the last three days. ehe brought 2,OOO tons of ice. but unfor- tunately this was consigned to an in- dividual and could not be distributed to the patrons of the American Ice company, commonly known as the ice trust.
 The company asked 45 cents Q hun dred weight for ice yesterday, Instead of the usual rate of 15 cents. Even at the advanced price many persons who were much in need of It were tumble to get the commodity. Unless tho weather changes so as to drive away the fog which has hung over the coast for weeks there will be little chanct of relief for some days to come.
 Inquiries from points along tht Hudson show that most of the ice houses art practically empty. and Ice selling higher In Albany than In New York. In two weeks. ice men say, there win he no ice at all In the Hud- son River houses, and then the sup ply for New York must be obtained from Maine or some other place.
 F. l.. Pomeroy. freight agent of tho New York Central, said Saturday that it was not feasible to carry Ice by raIl long distances. Ice could bs brought from Maine in . great emergency by giving the trains the risi1t of way. It would mean ( big expense In freight changes to the shipper. Ills company. he said, had scraped the Adirondacks for Ice for its use and there was no more to bo had there.
 A dispatch from Bangor. Me. says | Ice shipments are being made steAh- ily rom all parts of the state wheye there was harvest last winter. ln some localities the houses have ben N&dIil eu1Ytftu- Ou tux HcuvUWk River at Bangor. the American Io company housed about 01O00 tonb and the Independent concerns about 5000 tons. Of the independent Ice, 15.ODO tons were 10 house that wao burned. Ten thousand tons were Iost. The waste has been more than usual owing 10 the generally poor. quality of the Ice.
 James R. Fitsgefah .president Of the Hyreia company. said last nieht that the manufacturers of artificial Ice were haviqH as . rh trouble as the concerns that handle the nafuraI commodity in meeting the demand
 ~This has been the hardest day [ have even spent he said. T have been offered s14 q ton for Ice. and | would have riven from GO to e10p ton fer it to supply customefs- mere is not . poand of ice in cur heueA % far es I can see the sItuefIsn b very seriou&L I have been hoping b. nieht for cold weather that I may hang osf ny meat to freese. rhere will reaiiy be . sbortase of Ice untiI coh weafher-
 -why gre thefp ns mofp arsi0eial planfsY- he was asked
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