Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-18
a Manufacturing Plant.

a Manufacturing Plant
The shortage in the ice supply In this city
early this month has, 1t Is stated resulted
in the formation of a new corporation.
which proposes to embark in the ice-mak-
Ing and cold storage business on a large
scale. and build a large plant to be ready
for service next summer. That this plant
should embody every modern device for
quick and easy handling of every sort of
storage, that 1t should be so located as to
have the best railway facilities and It's
management should include men of large
experience in the business were recogni zeti
as essential to the success of the new en-
tefprlse In meeting future needs of Grea Ter
Washington.
All these conditions are said TO have ,een
met by the corporation now in process of
lorna ton. Close study of the great changes
In the railroad conveniences have led the
projectors OF the enterprise to secure an
entire square adjoining the new track sys-
tenn In South Washington and SO located
that II will be close to all the wharves so
that immense quantities of perishable
freight that come by water as well as tina t
by railroad. may be property handled.
The personnel of the organization in
Guides Mr. William G.. Carter, vice president
dent OF the National City Dairy Com
pany; Colonel John Casseli, Mr. F.
q Wilkins. superintendent. and Mr. s.
w. turrlden. treasurer of the Washington
.AotAtI Company ana others VINO have
had experience in the cold storage and Ice
making business In this city.
Fians for the organization of the com
pany are now being completed. Its capt
tahzatlon VIII be large, as the project in
cludes big fee plant in addition 20 a cold
storage structure of six or seven stories
When asked by Star reporter as to the
location OF the proposed plant. the pro-
meters declined TO make known the exact
site al this time
Statement by President Oler.
In a letter just sent out by President
Wesley NJ. Oler of the American Ice Com
pany. he denies that his company has been
making exerbitant charges for Its product
and points out that It's earnings for the pa st
three years have not been sufficient to
enable ii to pay a cent in dividends TO It's
stockholders.
The American zee Company was not
formed to place ice above the point at
which competition would fix it," he says
The best evidence Is that ice is lower in
ali the cities in which we operate than IL
was sold prior to the formation of the
mericaL Ice Company. In 1S90-the only
ear comparable to this In the meager-
hess of supply-ice sold In Philadelphia
10 families at 90 cents per 100 pounds.
ana at the wharf at Sc per ton. This year
the American lee Company is selling ice
at 50 per ton at the wharf and so cents
per hundredweight to private families
In 1903 this company, with all of It's
enormous holdings of property had an
actual loss of Ss.42o OF. In 1901. the first
year during which / managed the company
as president its profits were 196.355.59
IN 1905 It's profits were $4S7 OS4 OF Not
one cent has been paid to the stockhold-
ers OF this company since early in 1902.
Like a Summer Hotel.
The American Toe Company Is like a
summer hotel They actually lose money
In operation seven months OF the year. The
other five months are supposed TO make up
the loss of the seven months previous and
earn dividends for the stockholders. This
company. in all OF Its departments lost
money the seven months ending June /, not
only this year, bat II does every year. and
always VIII In the natural order Of things
We are buying ice in Maine at 81 ton,
I. o. b. vessel. In order to prevent famine
our own supply being insufficient to supply
the demands of our trade. Two dollars a
ton Z. O. b. vessel. plus 10 cents towage
p.us 10 cents freight. makes S2.T5 (. o. b.
We get out of that in Philadelphia ~
per cent. which makes II cost 1898. 1t costs
10 cents per ton to hoist Ii out, and 10 cents
per ton wharf charges, or s4.25. II this ice
Is put INTO a warehouse in Philadelphia
IAjoS is usual. the loss would be 20 per
Cent more, making the cost IS -. This will
answer the question about the 81 price at
The wharf or course, all of our ice does
not cost that much. otherwise we would
have to 80 out of business, for the reasons
stated before.
~ sane man WouiQ Oefiev9 Tor a minute
that a company. with thousands OF drivers
would give instructions or be a party with
these drivers to cheat In any way. We are
only too wiling 10 Join In the prosecution
o. any drivers found cheating In weight II
Is d totally unfair assumption that our
drivers are regularly delivering light weight
II is untrue. and unjust to them, to brand
The whole class OF men as thieves"
Additional Arrests Today.
George A. Howe, assistant sealer OF
weights and measures. made two al rests
In the southeast section of the city today
for alleged violations OF the law respecting
the sale Of ice. The men arrested are In
dependent dealers and the charge against
each Is that he failed to weigh ice he sold
>xg1S * the defendants Is Zacharlah w
Holly. Fifty Years OF age. residing ar 1Oll
Florida avenue northeast, and the other Is
William y. Sayre. twenty-four years OF
age. residing at 3i1 n street southwest
They deposited $40 collateral each for their
appearance In the Police Court tomorrow
Two additional arrests were made In the
same section OF the city this afternoon
George Cole. thirty-eight years of age re.
siding at HOS Tth street southeast and
George Mahoney, whose home is at II;
Van street southeast. were made defend
ants II Is charged that they failed tc
weigh ice. Cole deposited SO collateral fol
his appearance but Mahoney did not have
sufficient money In his pocket TO deposit
He was told that he might return later IN
the day with the money. His wagon was
filled with ice and the assistant seaier oil
weights and measures did not want to cause