Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-17
NO SHIPMENTS,
American Ice Co. Holding
Its PenobsCot River Ice.
Only CaTgoes Sent Out Going
From Independent Operators.
But One kennebec House Thus Far
Completely Empty.

Regarding the ice situation on the Pen
obscot the Bangor Commercial says:
According to shipping men conversant
with the ice business here, there is very
little prospect of any ice shipments from
the American Ice Cos. houses on the
Penobscot this year. No vessels have
been chartered to come here and load
and with the season almost at an end,
it is considered doubtful if any ice is
shipped
The American Ice Co. has been ship
ping from its houses at Sargentvile but
as for the houses here there has been
nothing doing with the exception of tho
Arctic house. all of the company's other
houses are filled and their contents await
shipments.
The American Ice Co. has just been
shipping some ice from it's Kennebec
river houses, but according to report has
now ceased making shipments This
fact, taken with present situation here
seems indicative that the ice company
does not intend to touch the houses on
the Penohscot, as it has only partially
emptied the house on the kcnnebec
The Penobscot houses have been paint
ed and thoroughly repaired this summer
and are in good condition to keep ice
over till next summer.
The Independent operators on tie Pen
obscot are shipping some ice and it is
expected that most of the cut last winter
will be disposed of by them. Henry Lord
Co. are loading the schooner Clarence
Fenncr at the present time and have sent
several other cargocs recently
The Bath Times of Wednesday has the
following to say of the ice situation on
the Kennebec.
rs the American Ice Co., which con-
trolls the ice output of Maine, tryin, for
higher prices for it's product in the big
cities or is it trying to lower the freight
rates between Maine rivers and the cit
les to the south? This is q question
which is being asked today by shipping
men interested.
To-day the schooner John d. Page
came from up river with a cargo of ice
and for the first time this season there
Is not schooner tied up at an ice house
along the Kenncbcc waiting for a cargo.
Neither. according to the report, is the
American leo Co. charterinS schooncrs
or barges for the trade which is sup
posed to be unusually strong at this
particular time of the year.
kHnnehec ice is in great demand and
usually tie summer season is one con-
tinuous rush to get the ice shipped as
was last season when nearly every house
along the river was cleared out. This sea-
son the only house entirely emrty, ac-
cordinS to a schooner owner, is the Hold
Ees house which was only partially filled.
There have been large amounts taken
from other places. but no one house, with
this exception, has been cleaned out and
there are thousands of tons of ice wait
ing shipment.
''As far as can be learned the Amcri-
can Ice co. is refusing to charter craft
and the result is yet to be seen VIII
the Price of kcnnebcc river ice be higher
in New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore,
or freight rates lower?
The schooners have been getting about
% cents q ton to Philadelphia and 81
cents to Baltimore this summer which
Is fair rate. Bath captain was Of
fered 60 cents week ago but refused to
take it,"