The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-13

to s225, which had been paid and when he refused to pay it again. fore closure proceedings were brought. The court found that the interest had been paid but granted foreclosure for the amount claimed. less the s225. Timothy Lougtlin of Greenwich and another man Jollied Bishop along with promises to buy the property un- | til 1t was too late to redeem and 1 walker got the property.
 Mir. Bishop appeared at both the morning and afternoon sessions and feelingly told the story of the way he was treated and frozen out of the ice business by the Berkshire Ice Com pany.
 After he had started the committee had nothing to do but sit back. and listen to the pathetic story of the number of years of his young man. hood'he had spent in working night and day to build up his ice business in Meriden. coming there from a farm in Gutlford and finally being in con- trol of and principal owner of the Dexter G. Bishop Company in the re- ! tail Ice business and the Beaver Lake Ice Company harvesting the ice crop and selling at wholesale.
 He proudly narrated his part in be- ling one of the twelve member of the Connecticut Ice Dealers Association who had pooled to buy the controlltng p Interest of the Wescott estate in the Berkshire Ice Company. Of his sus- picion when Harry Walker was ap- pointed the head of the committee of three who were to conduct the nego- tiat1ons wi-h the Wescott representa- lives and his insistence that MT. Downs, the banker from Ansonia be one of the committee. Of the com mittee going to New York without Mir. Downs and reporting back that the deal was off and subsequently, coming back with a proposition that Walker would take over the con- trolling interest in the wescott share. but that he, Bishop, would be allowed to contribute the sum of s10,0O0 to the fund. Of his refusal to have anything 1 to do with O property in which Walk CT was to have a controlling interest and the subsequent history of his business In which he was crushed financially and driven out of the ice business His simple recital of the tale and his attempt to conceal his feelings during the recital of his less of business, for tune and prestige appealed to his audience,
 There is a National Ice Dealers Association of which H. w. Bahren- berger is president. He is also presi- dent of the Mountain Ice Company of l New Jersey and a director in the Berkshire Ice Company.
 ] The National Ice Company has a | grievance committee of which H. W. Bahrenberger also is chairman, M. Bishop went to Hoboken and saw MT. Bahrenberger and told him
 of the trouble he had had with the | Berkshire Ice Company. Bahrenber- ger said he would take the matter up l with Walker.
 On May 12, 1916, Bahrenberger
 sent for me to come to Bridgeport
 and meet MT. Walker said MT. Bishop. When I came in, Mir. Walker stepped out of the room. While he l was out Bahrenberger said to me,
 tell everything"
 When Walker came back he said,
 Whats the matter between you and
 Walker?" told about the mort
 gage.
 Walker said if the interest. is paid
 I could have. the property back and l if arrangements could be made with
 the other ice dealers in Meriden the
 Berkshire Company would keep out of Meriden.
 On May 15 and Bahrenberger saw the other icemen of Meriden and 1t
 was agreed to form a delixexy cop-
 pany to save teams. I said .an right t,
 call in an attorney and draWzHp the
 papers" Ives, of the Star Company. said no. he did not have any unne as he was going on fishing strip. He went outside and telephoned to walker about the meeting. Bahren- berger said he was disxugkef and aidu't sec what more he eoul4 Ao. ant eengineea thst WA1hee 3697& =