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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-08
THE ICE INDUSTRY
ON THE KENNEBEC.
First Cargo Shipped 1826---Rise and
Fall Of Trade Reads Like TO-
nance ---AtifiCia| Ice,

Shipments usually commence as soon
as the ice has left the river The new
crop is desired by the customers and
the early cargoes are hurried off. In
the early history of ice cutting rs tons
was considered a good days work. but
in the COS crews handled in 10 hours
1000 tons. 1t was not possible to get
such large crews as those of 20 years
ago for the harvesting a year ago.
but with the somewhat improved
methods employed had the crews been
as large considerably larger quantity
of ice would have been handled daily.
Some of the houses that We're built
in the palmy days of ice cutting on the
kennebec have either burned or rotte0
down. but those that remain testify to
the substantial condition of their
structure. Architectural merits in sew
eral cases have not been lost sight of
and the houses form striking land
marks on either side of the Kennebec.
Spruce timber has been generally used
in the construction with outside board
ing of pine and inside of spruce or pine
The shingles are of cedar or pine.>> The
ice houses are built in many different
ings and some of them have cupolas to
ventilate the high roofs. Some have
two, three. four and even six rooms
under a single roof.
The ice is taken from the ice houses
in a uniform manner of working with
runs, chisels and starting bars. About
three layers are removed together. first
the top. then the middle and finally
the bottom. 1t is carried on ice runs
to the vessels usually by steam power
with carrying chain to convey it, but
sometimes by hand. The old method
of using ice tongs and rope and drop
ping the ice into the hold of the vessel.
which was employed prior to 1890, has
been superseded by an automatic ves-
sci loading machine of which l.. c. Bal
lard, the present manager for Maine
of the American Ice Co, was one of
the inventors. A platform dropping
two blocks, which makes very quick
work, is employed in this device.
The size of the vessels used to take
the ice to New York, Philadelphia.
Baltimore and other ports where it Is
demanded has continually increased
and within the last two years while
some schooners of large size have
been used barges have taken their
places to a considerable extent and
will probably do SO more in the fu-
ture if ice shipments from the kenne-
bee are to continue.
The ice harvest on the Kennebec i'm
1891 was $4,000 tons, while in 1900 it
was less than 100000. The present ca
pacity of the river is but little over
100000 The houses and their capacity
as considered available at the opening
of the ice season of 1909 were as fol-
lows.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-08

lows.
Berry houses, 10000
Iceboro houses, 1900
Cedar Grove houses, 10000
Modoc houses 10000
Swan Island houses 10000
Underwood houses. 10000
Hodges houses, 35 600
Sagadahoc houses, $1,000
Smithtown houses, $1,000
Independent houses, 5000
Randolph houses 5000
Chelsea houses, $4,000
Old Orchard houses 10000
Rich houses, 10000
Total capacity. $4,000
Not all of the ice that was harvested
during the winter of 1909 has been
shipped and that which remains in the
ice houses will probably be shipped
away as soon as the river opens in the
spring. whether any ice is cut the
present season or not.
TIL quality of Kennebec ice years
ago established itself as the standard.
1t is clear and blue, while that from
the Penobscot river Is of a silver light
color The first authentic account OF
Kennebec ice being shipped as an ar
ticle of merchandise was previous to-
1896, on board the brig Orion Of Gar
diner. This vessel came up the Ken
nebec late in the fall. She was frozen
in near Dearborn's wharf, Pittston, OPP
posite Gardiner village. This vessel
was loaded with floating ice during the
spring, sailing for Baltimore at the
opening of navigation. On arrival this
cargo was sold for 500. 1t is said sew
eral cargoes were thus put on the mar
ket previous to any attempt at hous-
ing for summer shipment. Rufus X.
Page in 1926 in company with Mr..
Gatchell of HalIowell erected a build
ing of 1900 tons capacity on Trotts
Point in Richmond, the site Of the
Haley houses. This house they filled
during the winter, employing ship car
penters and their tools mostly. 1t was
loaded during the summer In vessels
on account of the Tudors OF Boston'
who consigned it to all parts OF the
West Indies and Southern ports. inc
Speculation proved Improbable TO the
owners, who abandoned the business.
The ice crop failed in part south OF
Boston in the winter of 1s4S and 1S49
ard the Kennebec then showed quite
business winter. Fully 10000 tons were
cut that season. w. A. Lawrence OF
Gardiner constructed a pillow with one
cutting tooth and with guides or iron.
which was a great advantage. The
2iow was used blowing lines across tho
field, then with whip saws. cakes were
sawed about two feet by four feet.
These were foated to temporary IN
cline and hoisted up in the ice house
| by oxen The following summer rs
men were employed loading Fifty
tons was considered good days work.
The largest cargo was 300 tons. Six
inches Of sawdust were put on the top
bottom and sides of each cargo as dun
mage. ,rconsignments wero, InadN -
New Bedford New York, Wilm3p9xp0
and Baltimore. Even at 3 price ue
$3.50 per ton the profits were small.
CONTINUED On Page ThirteAn.l
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14
Sam Lost His

A fishing party, composed of E. K.
Hayes, E. L. Holverson, George De
masters, Sam Mcmillan, DIR. Clark,
Charles S. Reed and Leslie Mills.
spent Thursday and Friday on Will
ow creek, and they claim they caught
all the trout in that stream. But
most of them were very small, so
small, in fact, that a micrometer
was necessary in most instances to
determine whether they were of le-
gal size. Sam Mcmillan was the un-
lucky member of the party. After
landing big string and also land
ing in the water several times, his
catch was stolen from him by big
speckled beauty, who before Sans
eyes towed his brothers into mid
stream, deliberately chewed the
string in two and liberated the pris-
onerS.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14
cherry trees. aud A. J. How'd is
planting 1900 locust trees.
A Good Record.

The story of the achievements of
John and Frank Mcconnell since
their arrival in Emmett six years
ago is fair example of what any
young man of ordinary intelligence,
backed by perseverance and indus
try may accomplish in the Emmett
country. Upon their advent into
town the sum total of their capital
was scarcely enough to make a jim
gle in tin can. Today John has as
fine quarter section of land IS
there is on the bench. Sixty acres
of it is in alfalfa and 80 Is orchard.
The two brothers own besides 5000
head of sheep and 400 acres of
farm and grazing land, including
the we'll known Anderson ranch be-
TWEEN this place and Marsh. Both
of them are GOOD farmers and are
money.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14
CONTRACTOR GRADING NAIL CONTRACT LET
Emmett Firm Successful Bid
ders on P. V. F. R.

The Northwestern Engineering
Co. of this city were the successful
bidders tor the grading of the Pay
cite Valley railroad extension from
New Plymouth To Emmett. Their
Dld was approximately S23, 3,OOO Tor
the ~ miles Ut roadDed.
There is string attached to the
contract, however. 1t is condition
ed upon the right of way being Sc
cured. 1nis has been done practl-
cally UP TO within a mile and hait
OF the city. Here the rgnt OF way
committee ran up against small
snag. Tne route as surveyed ran
between the road and the residences
of w. K. Davis, VIM. Fuller and his
two sons, and the owners of the
property claimed pretty heavy dam
ages. The committee held confer
ence with II. h Dunn, superlntend-
ent of the road, ana succeeded IN
securing a revision OF the survey at
that point. Engineer Lattig and
his crew were sent here Friday and
the line moved nearer the river and
back of the houses mentioned.
The contractors will start work as
soon as the right of way is cleared
up. The contract specifies that the
job shall be completed by July l.
Operations will start from the New
Plymouth end and sections of five
miles each will be completed at a
time so that steel may be laid as
fast as the grading is finished.
The Northwestern Engineering
company is composed of Fred W.
G. w. Knowles and Harry
5. Brown. 1t is understood that
Ere srick S. Brown is also party to .
he contract. The landing of the
contract means much to this city, as
his will be the headquarters and
distributing point for supplies.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14
More Teachers Selected

The school board Monday night
reelected L. 0. Barry superinten-
dent of the city schools for the en-
suing year and accepted the aplica-
tion of three teachers for positions
as follows: Miss Pine of South
Dakota, primery; Miss Church of
Marsh, Second grade; Miss Batch
elder of Nyssa, Third grade. Mr..
Eichelberger and Miss Force de-
clined to accept positions rendered
them at the last meeting, thus leav
ing two vacancies i'll the High
school force yet to be filled. Mrs.
" omack's request that she be Civ
en- the seventh grade instead of tie
second was granted.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14
A WONDE RFUL DEVEL.
OPMENT
Is Taking Place on Bench and
Slope--Thousands of Trees
Being Plantee.

Never before in the history of this
section has there been such a season
of development as is now in progress,
and those who are not keeping in
touch with the wonderful transfor-
nation that is going on in the valley
and on the bench and slope have a
great surprise in store for them,
Every available team and every d
vailable laborer that can be hired is
at work and farmers are raking the
country with fne-toothed comb to
find more. There are hund eds of
them at work, and hundreds of
thousands of trees are being plant
ed. So extensive is the development
and so urgent is the need of help
that many of the women folks are
dividing their time between the kit
chen and the field.
It's difficult matter to even
guess the number of acres that will
be planted to fruit trees this spring.
On the bench, the farm that has not
from few hundred to several thous-
and trees heeled in is as scarce as
eel's feet. The same condition
exists on the slope. Everywhere are
trees, trees, trees.
The Index has from time to time
this year given partial list of those
who will either set out new orchards
or increase their old ones. Two of
the largest have not yet yet been
mentioned. They are j. |. Gdth-
rie, who is setting out 60 acres to
apples, and the Hankins brothers
who are putting out so acres.
Besides trees, a large acreage of
alfalfa and grain is being planted
BulIard & johnson have a field of |
grain of 100 acres. Kinzer & Hot
tas have sown 40 acres of alfalfa.
John Mcconnell has 60 acres in al
falfa. These are only a few in
of many who have planted
grain and alfalfa on new land, but
they serve to give an idea of the ex
tensiveness of the development in
progress.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14
Looks Suspicious.

While this paper has good reason
to believe that the Hill interests
control the Idaho Northern and will
eventually take it over, we are will
ing to accept the denial of E. H.
Dewey, and let it go at that. Still,
there are some mighty suspicious
things happening around here.
One of them is the presence of Mr..
Davis, draughtsman for the Pitts
burg & Gilmore surveyors since their
arrival here the first of the year.
For several weeks he has been in
the surveyor generals office at Boise.
Friday morning he returned to En-
melt and left for the Dewey sur
veyors who are now working up the
river between Marsh and Horseshoe
Bend. The route surveyed last
summer is being cross sectioned and
grade stakes are being set. If it is
true that Hill has bought an option
on the Dewey road, the Dewey sur
vey will be used by the P. & G. from
the junction of the North and South
Forks. From the junction the Pitts
burg road will go up the South
Fork, and line will be built up the
North Fork to Smiths Ferry in order
to tap the Weyerhauser timber belt.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14

John Heath yesterday made final
proof on his 81 acre homestead
south of town. and he is now the
owner of probably the finest body
of fruit land on the south slope,
and that is saying good deal.
He has it in splendid condition
and will this spring plant 10 or
y acres of it III fruit trees, FIVE
acre of peaches and the balance in
cherries, -pricots and small fruit.
He is stea iy, industrious Young
man and fully deserving of the
good luck which his good judg
ment has brought him..
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14
Large Acreage of Beets

A large acreage of sugar beets
will be planted this year between
Emmett and Falks Store as the ire
suit of the extension of the Payette
Valley rai1oad. Most of the area
will be planted and cultivated by
the Ndmpa Sugar Beet company.
E. R. Horne, superintendent O.
the factory, is spending most Of
his time now leasing land for that
purpose. Last week he made a
deal tor so acres OF the Hess farm
and he is negotiating for several
hundred more acres. He saws the
land along the river is not excelled
anywhere for beet raising.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14
Finds Dairying Profitable

H. H. Mcdowell, who was in
town Tuesday from his butte farm,
says his alfalfa is already knee
high. His grain is also looking
very fine. Mr.. Mcdowell milks
from 10 70 ID cows the year round
and finds them profitable. At the
present time he is receiving SO cents
pound for butter fat, but during
the winter he averaged 40 cents.
Three years ago he bought the
farm, paving $47G0. A few weeks
ago he refused $500 in cash.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14
Contracting for Vegetables

Fields & Cloud are making CON
tracts for peas, tomatoes, beans and
corn for the cannerv Many OIL
chardists are contracting to grow
peas and beans between the rows
of their young trees.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14
On the Slope.

Ira Flagler has completed the
planting of 80 acres of orchard on
his slope farm adjoining Henry
Cookies place. The acreage consists
of acres of peaches, Is acres of
apples and 3 acres of sweet cherries.
Last year he set out 10 acres of
peaches, which gives total of 40
acres of fruit.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14

COLES and daughter Josephine Of
Boise, the choir of St Paul's Catho-
lie church of Nampa, numbering 10,
and the Fathar j. P. Refs. The
occasion was very happy one to
both the guests and host and host
ess. A most elaborate dinner was
served.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14
Canyon Canal Water Masters

The Canyon Canal company has
appointed Charles L. Anderson, AL
vim E. Myers and Sid Walker water
masters for this season. Mr.. Ander-
son will have charge of the north
side, Mr.. Myers of the south side as
far as the Bramwell extension and
Mr.. Walker of the Bramwell section
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14
Was Worm a Million

he rain which fell all Sunday and
nday morning was easily worth
lillion dollars to this section 1t
a soaker and every drop of 1t
ht into the ground. To the small
lin, the young orchards and the
|ge it was of immense value.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14

Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Johnson came
over from Boise Tuesday to help out
with the rush of work on Bullard &
johnson bench farms. They have
100 acres in grain, which is in a thrift
ty condition, and they are largely in
creasing their orchard area. They
will stay here several weeks.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14
Real Estate Transfers

Sam Burnham couldn't stay
away from Idaho. Three weeks
ago he and his family ietf for Mis-
souri,, expecting to make that state
his future home. He came back
FI idaY and = here to stav this
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14

G. A. Warden, one of the most
successful fruit growers on the
south slope, is also increasing the
acreage of his orchard. He is
planting 10 acres to peaches.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14

Ed Shaw Was over from Nampa
Saturday and Sunday and made ar
rangements to set out an eight acre
peach orchard as starter on his
east slope farm.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14
is A NURSERY CENTER
Many thousand Trees Being
Grown nHere for Planting

6tness as place 10 propagate
clean and thrifty nursery stock has
been stamped upon the Emmett
b. two of the largest nurs-
cries in tbs'country, and they have
- over halt a million gratis to
grown here.
he !. r. Fields farm east of
n has been selected to handle
600 OF these trees. OF this
nber Stark Bros. OF louisiana,
have sent 2O0,O0 and an AL
ina nursery 250,O 900. The stock
been set out and occupies go
[es of ground. In addition to
ese Bucher & Zackman are pro-
eating for their own trade 75,-
} gratis. This is the first season
this firm.
h. :op of these two the Hartley
series, already one of the lar
in the state, aud which have
wear sold an enormous quantity
rees in all sections of the state,
planning to double their output
X year.
HE selection of Emmett by
Sc experienced and farsighted
rserymen as the most suitable
ace in Idaho TO propagate their
trees is big feather in Emmett's
cap. Ii means that this city IS 10
be the nursery center of Idaho and
Eastern ani Central Oregon, and
the seat of all industry that will
add to the growth ard prosperity
of this city.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14

John Daily TO Mrs. Sarah An
derson, ] acre on South Washing
ton street.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14

ist church to Andrew NeilSon,
Church building and lots, $3.50.
+. C. Brown to Maud Campbell,
e on Main street, $500.
took & Johns to D. F. Thornock,
thalf of lot /, section Is, 6 north,
Test. Consideration, $1,000.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14

Jason Kelley is adding TO his
south slope orchard three acres.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14

H. B. Baker is setting out 1000
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14

If you need milk OF cream phone
Crecent Dairy, Bell 95-5.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-14

LOST-Chain and bracelet. Return
to Lillian Hall. "a
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-29

Go1u1u GaN


Did you watch the Africa comet last
Thursday night? If you did you may
have a very wrong idea of what the
comet looks like. ] know of one crowd
which was eagerly gazing at the
western horizon, when the Pearl har-
Dor dredger captain suddenly turned
his searchlight sllywards.I don't know
why he did it, unless ne hoped to find
the comet that way. But L know
that viewed from Honolulu the search'
light made a wide, bright streak from
the horizon half way to the zenith,
There were EXPLANATIONS of wonder
at the splendid showing of the comets
tail. None in the crowd had thought
it so big. Naturally, for that tall
would have reached from here to the
milky way and still left enough over
for a celestial marathon course.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-29

27S-2S5 inclusive, Revised Laws Of
Hawaii, a General Lease of the fol
lowing described lands:-
The Government lands of Makua,
Kahanaili, and a half of Awaula, con
tanning an area of 1914 acres, more
or less, classed as pastoral lands.
Upset rental, $45O.OO per annum;
payable semi-annually in advance
Terms of lease, 10 years from Febru-
airy 21st, 1910.
This lease will contain conditions
requiring fencing Of all boundaries OF
forest reserve.
Reservations regarding land re-
auired by the Government for settle
ment and reclamation purposes, WI
be embodied in this lease.
Cost of advertising to be paid by
the Purchaser.
For maps and further information,
apply at the Office of the Commits
sioner Of Public Lands, Honolulu
MARSTON CAMPBELL,
Commissioner of Public Lands
Dated at Honolulu, January 18th
1910.
6ts-Jan. % and %; Feb. 3, -, 10
III.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-29
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED.

AS a rule a personally conducted
Excursion is not Away agreeable %
each one of the party. To paraphrase
of the party some of the time, some
of the party all of the time but it s
a mighty hard thing to please all Of
the party all of the time. 1t is safe
to say, however, if the Clark person
ally conducted tourists had been sent
to Haleiwa, or given an opportunity
to go there on their own hook the
whole bunch would have been pleas
ed all of the time they were at this
delightful spot.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-29
ABSOLUTELY SAFE.

Group is the most prevalent during
the dry cold weather of the early win
ter months. Parents of young chill
drcn should be prepared for it. All
Chat is needed is a bottle of Chamber
lans Cough Remedy. Many mothers
never without it N their homes.
Il is not only a safe and harmless me-
dicine but the best in use for coughs
colds and Group. For sale by all deal
ers, Benson, Smith & Co., agents for
Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-29
HIGH SHERIFFS SALE NOTICE,

Under and by virtue of a certain
Writ of Execution issued out of the
District Court of Honolulu, City and
County of Honolulu, Territory of Ha
wall by Honorable Frank Andrade, on
the 18th day of January, A. d. 1919,
in the matter of Charles T. Wilder,
Assessor and Collector of Taxes. First
Division, Territory of Hawaii, Plain
tiff, V. Chris. AIDE, nonresident, De
PENDANT, for the sum of Forty and
.3O-1OO ($4O 3O) Dollars, I did on the
22nd day of January, 1910, levy upon
and in accordance with Section 1872
Revised Laws of Hawaii applying to
non-residents shall offer for sale and
sell at public auction to the highest
bidder so much of the property here
matter referred to as may be neces.
sary to satisfy the. said Writ of Exc
cution at the City Auction Rooms.
Merchant Street Honolulu, City and
County of Honolulu, Territory afOre-
said at IL o'clock noon of Wednesday
the 23rd day of February, 1910, all
the following described property Of
said defendant unless the judgment
and Costs of said Execution amount
ing to Forty and 3O-1OO ($4O30) Dol
lars together with interest, costs and
my fee and expenses are previously
paid:
PROPERTY TO BE SOLD.
Lots and 7, Block H., Kapiolant
Park Addition, Honolulu.
Terms Cash: United States Gold
Coin.
Dated January 22nd, A. D. 1910, at
Honolulu, City and County of Homo
| lulu, Territory of Hawaii.
VIM. HENRY,
High Sheriff, Territory of Hawai-.
3ts-Jan. 22 20, Feb 81