The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-07-10
CARRY ICE HOMES
FOR THEMSELVES
Citizens Don't Wait For wag-
on to Come to Them
Somehow, They Demand More Ice
Than Usual just Because It's
Hard to Get.
PROBABLY END OF THE FAMINE.

Measurably relieved but still the
cause of much Inconvenience, the
ice famine today finds the consumers
and the distributors on better terms
and with a near prospect of complete
harmony. The output of ice at the
First street factory has not increas-
ed but the South Third street facto-
ry is turning out a fine quality Of the
commodity and in quantities suffi-
cient to effect the famine for the
better.
Shrewd practises resorted to by
the general public to secure ice are
the feature of today's situation. Re-
alizing that the mountain is not like
ly to come to them. many consumers
have gone, like Mahomet to the
mountain. Vehicles Of every descrip-
ton have surrounded the Office of
the ice distributing companies. SUI
burban residents and many in the
heart OF the city coming in person
after their ice. In all cases these de-
mands have been met and the con
sequence has been 20 change the
order Of distribution materially. The
more Ice sold from the downtown Of
fees the less there is to take out in
the wagons
Human nature. too, has come in
TO complicate the situation, as the
ice men report an even greater de-
mand for ice than is normal for this
temperature It is due to the desire
for the community increasing with
the consciousness that it is hard to
get, and yet this is not altogether
without practical foundation, as the
housewife not knowing about tomor-
rows supply, orders as much as tIe
wagons will allow her, thus decreas-
ing the distance given amount Of
ice will go. One driver said he went
as far as Fountain avenue yesterday
on his route with ice, carrying 5000
pounds. but today $500 pounds car
ried hi mno farther than Eleventh
street. However, this might largely
be due to other persons than his reg
ular customers on his route, buying
of him.
No FavOrites.
Ordinarily there is a sharp rivalry
between the two ice distributing
companies over customers, and con-
sumers have their favorites between
the two, but they have ignored these
considerations and the consumers
have bought from whom they could,
while generally the ice men have
sod to anybody Preference never
theless has been shown to their reg
ular customers.
Many persons have gone to the
ice factories to buy ice but no ice
is sold in retail quantities there. Cor
ner grocery stores, who sent their
delivery wagons after. ice, have
helped their customers, who could
not get ice from the wagons TheI
housewife may have bought ice at
noon Monday, while it was dark be-
fore she got 1t Tuesday Today an
other hour may be reached before the
ice comes and the result is to keep
her on the anxious seat all the
time.
Groceries have noticed falling
on IN the amount OF lOod~Stuhs Ut
dered as the housekeepers have no
means of preserving perishablc
goods and order only meal at the
time.
On the platform Of the ice facto-
ries. while the wagons are waiting
for their loads, which may be sew
eral hours at the time. the drivers
lie around 10 get-rest. They have run
at all hours OF the day and far into
the night, while as early as 81
O'Clock in the morning they are at it
again. When they reach the factories
they sleep and rest until their turn
comes at the chute.
It is probable that this will be the
list day of serious Inconvenience
from scarcity Of ice.