New-York tribune., 1906-07-05
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. THURSDAY. July 5 1906
PETERS ON ICE TRUST.
Sans He VII Gice Jerome Material
for Prosecution.

Alderman Henry Clay Peters. who obtained shs
-ss.age through the Board oe Aldermen OF a reso
,roa calling on the District attorney TO bring any
srtson possible against the officials OF the American
- Company replied yesterday 20 the denial OF
wesley ~ Oleg, president OF that company, that
,bere is an ice trust in this city. He said:
Apnarently District Attorney Jerome's attitude 4.
that ne will do nothing in the matter of prosecut-
ing te S soT him While am er1 g rbaf &c ese aos Is
st the matter in this way, ! viii have ready an
tne t ~ ten 6ays II seems strange fbopgh sllaf
wr Jerome cannot follow the excellent example of
the District Attorneys OF Philadelphia, Boston and
President oler of the American Ice Company says
mere tn S ,st nan n % Is of m erter f New &
TTce beyond what is legitimate. L will prove that
@ . o rer cent of the trade and tbaf Nv secret
Aos -,
interests so-caled independent companies il
II viii further show that there is plenty of fee In
Maine and elsewhere that the trust could bring
iTust has for years practised system Of soaring
Of bulldozing any attempt OF individual capital
10 build iceu1a king plants in the city.
/ see that Mr.. Oler has written 10 Mr. Jerome Of
feTing him every facility 70 learn how the trust
conducts its business. / have addressed to-day a
letter Mr.. Oler asking him If he WIFI extend the
same privilege to me- There are matters
would very much like 10 get light upon.
A few weeks ago the trust published appeal 10
the public 10 he careful in its use OF ice asserting
that because Of the shortness of the ice crop the
cost TO the company was largely increased. and
customers that there would be ice enough 20 go
around. That a cold bluff, pure and SIMPLE
The trust plenty, or get plenty, Of ice and
] will shortly have complete figures 70 prove IT,
But the trust does not desire too plentiful sup
ply It wants high prices. Long ago the word
went around in Wall Street that this was the year
tie American Ice Company 20 get on its feet
and the stories Of the remarkably short crop seem
10 have come as pFOvidential aid TO that effort
High prices are necessary 20 the trust TO earn in
ferest on its shamefully Natered stock
When I say that know that IL Is solely because
ef the American Ice Company that New Workers
forced 10 pay eXorbitant prices for ice wear
after year. am sure OF my ground. Its antedilu-
wan methods, unscienfifc system and the blIlI-
doing means its has employed to keep outside
capital from entering into competition with il are
directly responsible for the way the New York
public is mucted for its ice.
If seems scarcely credible-nevertheless II is a
fsct-that even Southern cities are better OF than
We are received a letter from New Orleans onIv
this morning which informs that ice is chean
and plentiful there. that fVe-cent pieces Of E-en
erous size are delivered TO families. If that can
he done in New Orleans, where they have no natlI-
raj ice why not here?
Mr.. Peters said he regretted that the proposed
municipal ice plant project had not been authorized
IF IT had made only enough ice to supply the
public Offices it would have been sufficient to show
that ice could be made at 81 ton." he said '"The
day of natural ice for household needs is passing.
What want is up date. scientific artificial ice
making plants that viii turn q plentiful supply,
Independent Of weather conditions