The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-26
MORE OF THE ICE PROBLEM
LDERMAN RAPHAEL, chairman of tn

A LDERMAN RAPHAEL, chairman of Municipal Ice <A Committee of Hartford announces the of the committee in dealing with the ice problem. The committee will recommend that the sale and distribution of ice be confd water commissioners Ice will be reser- yors of the municipal supply stored in spacious enough to hold two years supply.
 This would make straight municipal proposition through ou since the ice would be city water stored in houses and distributed by city direction
 The committee has accumulated certain evidence which tends unlawfuly ford which it will submit to Federal authorities.
 The attitude of Hartford uncompromsng and prompt sction in direction probably follow.
 The storm that breaks the head of the Berkshire Ice Company more significant not only of anger against the ice companies but of deep seated public vexaon high prices of many other commodities.
 Mr Walker and his associates are receiving the penalty which their attempt to fix the of ice at 80 cents brought their heads and the which has accumulated because of many other irritations.
 the public mind deeply with problems distr buon and that considerable changes have taken place in the common opinion upon this subject.
 For more than 20 years since the sherman law was passed the Federal has attempted the punishment by criminal sometimes by nunction of who restraining trade.
 eaorts uniformly futile. Juries would not rule, convict criminal charge. The to break large and economically efficient units into units has been a complete failure.
 The remedy does not lie in imposing penalties, or criminal dealers but in reforming the system that functions properly.
 people would almost certainly be better served in the long by large thanfy number of tiny organizations
 But if the ice business to be monopoly must be sub ject to public regulation, ahd it's is to be desired that the present agitation may directed individuals while sound and remedies pushed side
 The people expect successfully to control less distant from them until they able manage matters close to them.
 years the citizens of Bridgeport plant The bonds obtained and all things provided.
 representatives people, side tracked their refused the that Bridgeport, when the protection its people had designed
 MT. Walker in fixing the price of ice looking MT. Walkers interests.
 Mayor Wilson in holding up the city ice plant also helping along Mir. Walkers interest.
 Not many years in Connecticut the opinion would have been that the of commodity like ice coal might sell it in the highest market Indeed to do other wse would have been deemed sign of business
 This opinion has changed. The opinion the distribution of necessities ought be basis in which people will the that organi zation prices purveyors only more less definit profit which is usually spoken of profit.
 It will be found upon analysis that the real high cost of most commodities waste and especially trbution It is within power genius these limitations. Production America very high point It possible carry distribution degree This done agitation abaed the social life of state nation ing and enjoyable.
 It it unfortunate that the hue and after tracts attention in Bridgeport from Mayor Wilson and the jority of the aldermen.
 MT. Walker represents the ice Mayor Wilson is elected to represent the people.
 When Mr. Walker raised the price he at standing by the people who elected him to office.
 Mayor Wilson delayed the municipal ice plant b> not standing by the people who elected him office these two.