New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-03
REVEALS ICE CHARITY
Babies Welfare Assn DiSCloses
Biq Gifts of KniCkerboCker Co.
SUPPLIED ALL CITY'S POOR
Secrecy Pact of President Gives
Way in Face of Scheme for
Municipal Ice Plant.

The thousands OF pounds Of ice given
away in New York In the last four sum-
mcrs have not been the gift OF the varl-
GUS charity organizations having charge
Of their distribution. Instead, they nave
come from a private concern, the hnlcker-
booker Ice Company with of1ces at NO
1i7o broadway. The Babies Welfare As
ISOLATION which nominally had charge OF
the distribution. now formally gives
credit for the charity to Wesley VI. Oier'
president Of the company.
The part which the knickerbocker COM
pany has previously played in the dis
tribuuon has been kept secret. according
to yesterdays statement at the request
OF Mr. Oler The reason for making 1t
public at the present time Is said To De
Borough President McAnenys agitation
for municipal fee plant.
II is believed that in fairness TO Ger
tain business men the truth should be no
longer kept concealed" according to the
statement Regarding the history OF the
charity II says In part:
-Four years ago President Oler sent for
a representative OF the Charity Organiza-
ton Society. and stated that his company
wished To arrange scheme whereby not
a single man, woman or child in the city
OF greater New York should have TO 20
without ice in the summer time because
he was unable TO pay for Il.
The Knickerbocker Ice Company has
for four years been giving away Ice
through various charity agencies TO any
and all worthy applicants, not only TO
those absolutely destitute, but to those
unable TO pay full price This company
dispensed last year 10000 pounds Of free
ice. and issued coupons for 10000
pounds more for which there was no de-
mand Not only was the ice given away,
but the coupons used in distributing 1t
were printed at the expense OF the COM
pany, and Il has stood ready TO issue as
many more as there should be call for
The company has offered to continue this
charity through the coming summer.
THE condition imposed by the company
has BEEN from the start that the organiza-
tion distributing the coupons should be
considered the giver OF the ice and the fact
that the company charged nothing for II
be kept secret. II was only when IL was
urgently presented TO President Oler that
various members of the association be-
lieved III view Cf the present agitation. II
to te to the best interest of all concerned
TO have the truth made public that he
consented TO allow this statement.
Without in any way discussing, the
merits OF MIR. McAneny's proposition. we
feel that this statement OF facts should be
taken into account in any further con-
sheraton OF this plan
Those agencies which have had charge
OF the distribution OF the ice and have
been considered its donors are the follow
ing:
Department OF Health, New York Diet
Kitchen Association. the Nathan Straus
Laboratories, Babies Diaries, Babies Aid
Association. Henry Street Settlement,
Charity Organization Society, Association
for improving the Condition OF the Poor.
United Hebrew Charities. Brooklyn Blu
reau OF Charities. United Jewish Aid. New
York Milk Committee. Christ Church
Settlement and Emmanuel Sisterhood.