Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-22
ICE CRISIS PASSED,
ICE CREAM MAKERS
START WORK.TODAY
Cooperation OF Manufacturers
Averts Famine Threaten
ing Wilmington.
FOOD OFFICIAL AIDS

BEGINNING TODAY. the restrictions placed
on the conSumption oi ice bv ice cream
manufacturers and saloons and hrewerirs
lS lifted \ldcd h1 the cooler weather and
the Perfection nf the organization ni the
Diamond Ice and Coal Company, ~ ob
tain ice from other critics nearby Inc local
ice company TODAY announced ltS or-
ganizatiou prepared to furnish all the ice
needed. provided all consumers will
rxcrClSr discretion and not waste ice
lee cream manufacturers were notified
thiS morning that they could resume
the manufacture If that frozen dclicaCy
~ speedily a. thcy desired. and Inc Hood
administrator tor Delaware announced
that tho han on the safe 81 ice cream ana
It's manufacture. and The restrictions
preventing the shipping into thus state
II c, cream made IN hester and Ihlla-
dciphla and other places had been iltcd
In making the announcement. the Fnod
Administrator highly complImCntcd the
ICE cream manufacturers for their patrI-
l-etlr ~tand IN agreeing nor 10 MAKE zee
cream for one week IN order - prevent
an ice famine IN this city The saloons
THAI also voluntarily agreed 10 cat the 'isc
oi ice :ittv PER cent were also gwen credit
ior their action Had il not been for this
voluntary action on the part Of the ice
cream makers and saloons II Is believed
that nothing short of an ice famine would
have resulted. with the continued CON
sun}ntlOn oi ice as II had been used prior
TO this week.
The officials of the Diamond Ice Com
pany are grateful for the manner with
which the ice cream makers and liquor
men have co-opcrated with them IN
preventing an Ice shortage. Manager
StradIcy was greatly pleased with this
spirit of fair play and willingness on the
part Of Id local deaers.
Although Yesterday the railroad com
panv did not know OF cars cnroutc for
tins citv loaded with ice. there were "a
cars received this morning from points
in PENNSYLVANIA. and more are on the way.
it was learned If the public viii use ice
rudic!ouSiv. II was stated today. It Is
thought there will be no need for such
measures as were agreed upon for thus
week. provided there Is no recurrence Of
such hot spell as occurred two weeks
ago,
Intorder to obtain ice for Wilmington.
il was necessary for the Diamond Ice
Company 10 send corps OF laborers TO
certain points IN Pennsylvania where ice
could be obtained. 10 load the cars This
aided very materially III securing ship
Inents of ice Otherwise these shipments
might not have been obtained
The Food Administrator for Delaware,
who called the ice cream manufacturers
together last week when they decided 10
refrain from using ice tins week and who
directed that all sales Of ice cream should
cease from Saturday for one week. or until
sufficient supply Of Ice was received exer-
cised all his influence rs Food Admins
traitor. to aid the Diamond Ice Company
10 obtain ice from various points in Penn
svlvania. Through the cooperation Of
PENNSYLVANIA 5 Food Administrator. many
difficulties in the way Of obtaining ice
from concerns in the Keystone State,
that had more than enough ice for their
needs, were eliminated.