The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-25
STEPS TAKEN At MASS MEETING
To ALLEVIATE ICE SHORTAGE

officer; W. B. Hilton, JOS. ReaSs, Jr.,
land T.. Hal brueS. immediately 1ol'
flowing the adjournment VI The mass
meeting they convened and discussed
ways anu means Of conducting the
campaign.
The campaign for subscriptions will
be started at once, the moneys thus
procured to be used TO detray the
excess expense involved through the
shipment OF the ice from other cities,
that dealers IN this city might supply
their customers and thus make 4
profit sufficient to provide a hrell-
hood.
1t was brought out that ice imported
could only be procured at a cost not
/ less than $4.oU ton. The price that
| is demanded by local manufacturers
lis 1925 and $2.5U ton. TO make
iup this differences the subscription
campaign was decided upon.
The ice shortage Is SAID by local
dealers to be the worst that has been
experienced in more than ffteen
years The only plausible cause IS the
unprecedented demand that arises
from the extreme hot weather.
: Pitiful cases were spoken Of at the
meeting caused by the ice shortage.
Especially is it pitiful among the
families where they are several young
children whose SuStenance depends
ientirely upon milk. This milk 10 pro-
vide the proper food elements must be
kept at uniform temperature. With
out ice. the child becomes ill and its
life Snuffed out as a result OF the lack
| of proper nourishment.
Mayor Harvey L. Kirk was ap.
{ pointed chairman of the meeting and
wv. H. Smith, a member Of the Rotary
l,,h p-aS paDp6 secretary
Mr.. Smith. was trst called upon by
! Mayor Kirk for his views Oh relieving
the situation. Mr.. Smith said; The
situa ton is not only acute in Wheeling.
miles are experiencing famine oil ice.
The Rotary club he said has been sue
cessful since Sunday in procuring three
| car loads OF ice. One which arrived yes
| terday was secured at WGlisburE. The
manufacturers in that city promised Il
! car load every other day at s4.5p ton.
Another has been secured in Buckhan-
non and a third is ON its way.
Through the utilization Of the Wheel
! Ing Rotary club with other CLUBS In the
nearby cities. IT has been successful In
securing ice where other concerns nave
/ failed. He urged that the people pay
alton has been relieved. and also the
dealers and agents to put their shoulders
I to the wheel and help alleviate the STU
S pttitu Case Related.
Mr.. Smith related vitIful case near
his home. y family with an infant
child. had been without ice for over Sat.
urday and Sunday. They were able TO
pay for it he said. but could not pro-
cure the necessary quantity from the
dealer Sunday the child hcram. very
Ill and is now in Il serious condition.
Closing he said that the Rotary club
would do everything possible TO relieve
the situation.
Walter +. Hilton. editor Of the Wheel
ing Majority. took the floor and SAID
that the ice shortage was first called
to his attention Friday last. when sew
eral families reported to hi mthat they
have hung out their cards for two days
without result. An effort was made to
get tie Wheeling Ice and Storage COM
pany proved unsuccessful and his aiG
was sought. He said that he assumed
that the ice shortage was unavoidable
and that he was glad to see that the city
administration and Rotary club was tax
INK steps to relieve the situation.
An interesting point brought out IN
the discussion among the several dis
tributing agents. was. that with the in
creased cost that would come with tho
imported Ice the dealers could not afford
to pay the price and make sufficient pro-
fit to obtain q livelihood. Several re-
fused to pay the increase price, saying
that they would rather quit the ece bust-
ness than to do 1t.
Another said that since last Tuesday