New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-21
STILL THE OLD ICE TRUST
Continued from hrss esge.

NJ the various companies mentioned. and
having MANY reperitions in the names.
These lists are correct Mr. Oler
said
Ia the r. !. Reilly mentioned az the
secretary ~ the American ice Securities
COMPANY the same r. ! Reilly men
TONED as the secretary Of the Ice Manu-
featuring Company" Mr. De Ford
asked.
Yes replied Mr. oier
Mr. ne Ford then asked NJ oler to
agreements In existence on Ma :. 1911.
and those I'm existence on June ~. 1905.
II am NOT sure thar 7 can do trat,"
Mr Olsr said. II only offered 10 come
into court and tell what 7 knew ~ the
ice business IN Neu York The Are-i-
can Ice COMPANY is 2 New Jersey cor
porsrion its books are there, and n ~
under The control Of board Of directors
10 which do not belong and for whom
I cannot speak"
Mr. Oler then insisted on reading into
the record the court order issued In 1905
torbidding the American Tee Company 30
enforcs it's contracts with other com
panies in the State % New York, ard
also the cancellation Of its certificate m
do business here. The hearing was then
adjourned
This is better than re had eypscred.'
said a member Of the District Attorneys
STAFF afterward. "Jr reveals the fart
that although the American Ice Com
PAW is not doing business IN New York
in It's ovn name. Il is still controlling.
through us dominating ownership IN
stocks and bonds, compa MES that are
doing business II owns the entire issue
OF three companies mentioned in the list.
and there may be Others.
The court order issued IN 1905 for
babe the American Ice Company from
enforcing trs contracts Nth other COM
bur IL did NOT forbid thos. companies
! from going ahead and carrying out those
agreements. This We have reason 20 be-
lev. IL being done still through gentle
mems agreements OF course, all these
revelations arr nnsralv foundation. but
". expect 70 build Up = strong case c.
proof on them, that ths trust is sill 90
Grating in full blast"
Commissions Waldo rsstif.s,
| Mr.. Oler was preceded on the stand ~
Police Commissioner Waldo. He TOLD 81
The investigation his department. had
mad. into the ice business a. q result 81
instructions from Mayor Gaynor. II.
said that his men had interviewed $40
persons IN their quest for knowledge.
His instructions 70 the men. he said. had
been 70 ascertain the facts All OF rhess
statements and reports from detectives
we're accepted by the magistrate IN evt
dencs.
Il also submit" Mr. Waldo said the
report Of an interview BY the executive
which It is stated thar Mr.. OIer said II
was up TO God 70 help the public in
case Of another hot spell
! He also submitted RI. atidavits =.
three derActives swearing that Mr..
! Cairns had told them that OF his ou =
| knowledge the Kniokerbocker was using
sixty less barges IN the ice trade than
last year.
In the morning session many Italian
pushcarr pedlers testified 70 III treat
nlent from the trust. Dominica Lunss
said he bought Of the Fosters Scott COM
/ PAW. ~ Franklin street and the East
River. until the hot spell, When they re
| fused 70 sell him ice.
Dominica Regina SAID he paid s. ron
ar the East 12sth street dock Of th-
Knickerbocker company. and that It
would give hin, only small piece a day.
BUT when da newspapers say the Ice
rrus, people he all GO 20 tail Dominica
said. then we GET all n. ice re
wanted
The hearing was adjourned until .
o'clock this morning
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