The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-18
DECLINE TO SHIP
ICE TO RICHMOND
Anderson Company Goes
Back on Contract with
Local Ice Company.

The Rettig and Johnson Ice Com
pany today issued the following state
ment:
To Ice Consumers:
We received letter Monday after
noon from the Crystal Ice Co, of An
derson declining to furnish any ice
on their contract with us. While this
result was not wholly unexpected,
from information we had received be-
> fore, yet we did hope, on account Of
the cooler weather of the past few
days that shipments would be made
on the contract, rather than be sub
refusal was a bitter disappointment
to us, as IL will be to former cash Gus
toners to whom we had declined to
sell coupon books, pending the uncer-
tainty as to these expected shipments.
As result OF the failure TO receive
this additional supply. tabout 100 tons
per week., we will be wholly unable
TO take care of any more business
than that now represented by coupon
book holders. and those having week
ly and monthly contracts for ice. In
fact, II another long siege OF hot wea-
Their comes. we could not supply their
full demands, but would be compelled
| TO divide out our supply between these
consumers on a pro rata basis. In the
meantime we are making every effort
to get ice from other places, regard
less of cost
Demand Abnormal
Last season, we only used ,05S tons
of natural ice all told, in addition to
the quantity made at our plants. This
season. which is only half gone. we
have used over 1900 tons of natural
ice, in addition to the output of our
plants, which latter have also made
more ice than ever before, being in
excellent condition.
We now have on hands about $50
tons of ice. much the greater part of
which Ia natural. This surplus can last
but short time in ordinary summer
weather. From that time on (unless
We are lucky enough to buy some ice
and get III the ice consumers of Rich
mond will be restricted to the As tons
daily capacity Of the two plants, prices
remaining the same. If the weather
during the balance of the season
should be interspersed with cool
spells like the present one. giving us
a chance to get a little surplus to
meet the extra demands of the
warm spells, We might be able to am
ply take care OF our outstanding de-
mands-that Is, to satisfy those hav-
ing contracts and coupon books. But
even under such favorable conditions
We cannot hope to be able to supply
those who have been buying for cash,
and therefore, we cannot enlarge our
obligations nv selling any coupon
books to thu class. While we regret
this situation ieeply. 1t would be I'M
fair to the public and to ourselves to
misrepresent facts, even by silence
We are confronted by a condition,
not theory" and the people are emit.
tied to know the whole truth We
again ask that all ice consumers use
the utmost economy in it's use. to the
end that as many people can be served
as possible.
We cannot refrain from expressing
our thanks and appreciation of the
very fair and even kind treatment we
have received for the most part from
all classes of consumers, who under.
stand that "the ice man" cannot make
the weather in winter or summer,
and that while Il Is a thing to be de-
Iplored, 1t is not a crime to run out of
ice.
RETTIG & JOHNSON.
Richmond, July 18th.