The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-07-20
RICHMOND NOT
AFRAID OF FAMINE

RICHMOND, VA - Special. Ice
factories in Richmond are now
/ prepared TO meet the demand made
upon them by the local public. This
S13SeihSht was made today by practi-
cally all Of the leading ice men.
That there has been a scarcity of ice
| OF late has been admitted. In fact
! IL is the case all over the country. for
/ no ice concern anticipated any such
| weather as the summer Of 1911 has
/ held I'm store. In fact, il is not be-
| ieNed that the country will see an
other such spell for a decade For
this reason there Will hardly be any
effort 10 Increase the local plants in
anticipation Of future emergencies.
IN south Richmond the supply il
Is SAID, has not been short. though the
demand has been great. In fact. the
SOuthSlde plant has served a route on
TINS side of the James, adding to the
ice supply Of the city prOper and
thereby greatly contributing 10 the
comfort OF those who could not be
furnished with the much desired
frozen water"
Deliveries Will be Made.
There seems to be no ground for the
statement that there will be no deliv-
cries of ice here today. Factories
were hard at work yesterday, despite
the fact that IL was Sunday, and il
was indeed case of the COX in the
dltch. But the ice famine has pass
ed. Believing in the weather report,
that cool spell is now on the way.
the local ice men will continue stor-
ing ice, making it to the fullest ca
pacity Of the plants, in order that the
next hot wave may be met suuareiv
with all the public may demand
Much of the trouble has been in the
limited supply that can be loaded on
a wagon. The wagons have certain
routes and certain regular customers
In some instances recently these We
hicles have been called on by those
who do not usually buy ice and in
such cases the drivers have been
forced to refuse to sell in order that
those who are provided for as regulars
might not be disappointed.
Ihis has resulted in many COM
plants on the part of those refused
1t has been, ii is said, hard on both
manufacturers and wagon men for
this reason. Numerous kicks and an
cry words have been heaped on the
/ ice men.
Realizing the fact that suffering
/ PUBIC must be considered, the factory
| managers have grinned and apollo
gized as best they could. making every
effort to appease the indignation of the
masses.
Wagons Are Mobbed:
once or twice wagons were almost
mobbed 10y crowds demanding ice. OF
couSe the drivers were then on their
! regular routes and refused to go back
on the customers who buy ice every
Gay. W mere the drivers have listened
to the demand from scattered pur-
/ chaSerS and fallen short with the reg-
ularS. they have had 10 put up with
/ kicks from that source. Altogether
the timc-honOred glory Of the ice man
has been on the wane this summer.
for 1t has been hot work. even for the
ice man. confronted with such a sit
uation.
Thousands OF pounds Of ice have
been given TO the poor Of Richmond
/ Both white and colored families have
been supplied. The total for the past
month given 10 INDECENT families will
amount TO nearly 10000 pounds of
ice.
In June Of last year the free ice
amounted to about 10000 pounds The
Ice Mission this summer has had the
busiest season since its organization in
July, 1883, when Mrs. George w. Bag
10y and others inaugurated relief work
or this kind among the poor.
Tickets are purchased and present
ed TO the families. the tickets in pack
ages OF ten. calling for ten pounds to
the ticket The sick have been given
first aid, children, old and infirm peo-
pie coming next
There is still a demand for ice
money and ut present the charity or
/ Eanizations operating under the As
sociated Charities are ready to receive
all possible contributions for this pur-
| pose.