Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-03
will Cut lEyery Ton They
Can Secure in Maine.
American Ice Co. Now Operat-
ing at Every Point But One.
1000 Men Are Working, But More
Are Greatly Needed.


THE American Ice Co. will cut every
ton of ice that it can in Maine, said
l.. G. Ballard, the company's Maine
mana ger Saturday afternoon, in speak
ing TO the Journal concerning the ice
situation, between now and the time
that the ice leaves the waters on which
the company is operating, but we have
got to have more men, and we have got
to make. every day count. There are
only about 20 days left in which to OPP
crate, anyway, and included in that
number must be considered the days
on which the work cannot be carried
on. 80 il will easily be seen that the
time is short We are now operating at
every place but one-the Orrington
house on the Penobscot river-that the
company has In Maine, and are push
ing the work as fast as we can under
the circumstances, but the great prob
lem before us is to get the men. We
have 1000 men working at the different
places, but need more, and any man
who wants to work will be given the
opportunity"
The weeks work on the Kennebee
river closed, Saturday, in rain storm,
the men working until the rain drove
them to the shore. The work is now be-
ing carried on from Farmingdale to
Bowdoinham, and while the crews are
busy all along the line the greatest eff
fort Will be made to get all the ice pos
sibla at the down-river houses first,
because the ice will Leave that part of
the river first. ThexStuation is, today,
that at one poiat On tho Kennehec, the
Old orchard house }n Chelsea, -the
work OK housing IS practically complet-
ed. VIZ II 3 fexy otllers the houses
are frs S Iia|f II Nlfee fourths fun,
bit az niaib rfty or places the fields
have n(.bcen afaes1<il Although crews
of - akxerss are 8 FAfising an the
hot asf the ~ m Readiness
sv,sIii' ! !! J! g. |: q ss' c.
3: =; q g s I ! :. :
ySths aRirt rfaess in Farmingdale,
wrtakass wltsEd the Thpuae was blown
dOW}+&&Qz lew Sktstts Ky, anu ~ II l-iS
inte&tf6ri eof the company to stack ice
theg1 The neid is ALREADY. in condition,
but Ms 1t is located farther .upriver
thai any OF The fields on the kennebec
il il pxphabIeahat the work OF housing
ati6fiat point Will be- among the last to
hommenced
&tf the Old Orchard houses, in Chel-
the. work has been pushed dur
,iiwza{18 past week and WILL it is ex-
~ completed, Monday. The
64 jce to Be housed at this
00 tons. This work done, the
s. III 0nce}be transferred to the
a655Ilses,sa short distance down
T!3fhdEa at When the work of filing
8sweomineneed, Saturday. The ca
c{fxsspf the Chelsea houses is 10000
tony
AT the Smithtown houses, the capae-
ity of which is $4,000 tons. the north
houses are partly full and a crew OF
carpenters is at work on the south
houses, getting them into readiness.
With the exception of the Independent
houses, in Pittston. this is the largest
plant now owned by the American Ice
Co. on the river, and the completion
of the filling of the houses will depend
on the weather of the next few weeks
AT the Lodges houses in Pittston,
formerly owned by the Great Falls Ice
Co, carpenters are hurrying the work
of repairs, ard the work of running ice
will be commenced as soon as the men
cal. be secured. The capacity of these
houses is 10000 tons.
At the next place down river, the
Independent houses, also in Pittston,
the men are busy running ice, and the
north houses are about three -fourths
full The capacity of the Independ-
ent houses is $4,000 tons. Down at the
Hathorn houses, in Dresden, the ca
pacity of which is 10000 tons, they
are getting the houses into readiness,
and at this point. as is the case in
others, the question is that of get
ting men.
The Berry houses, also in Dresden
with a capacity of $4,000 tons, are
Continued on Page Four-)