The Brunswick news., 1919-08-09
G[yNN ICE co.
WRITES LETTER
TO P H|LL|P S
President of Board of Trade
Makes Public Communication
From Ice Company
BELIEVES BUSINESS MEN
WANT A COLD DRINK
Ice Company Wishes TO Place a
White Man on the Ice Wagons
to Show CoIored Drivers
How to Find hei- way Around
City.


R. E. Phillips, president of the
Brunsick Board OF Trade is in re-
ceipt of a communication from the
Glynn Ice Co, which he has turned
over to the News. Mr. Phillips makes
no comment on the communication
aside from the statement tia it is
in answer to letter of his sent after
the disclosure of the policy of the
Brunswick News on the ice question.
He says the paragraphs are in re-
ply to several suggestions made in
his letter on various phases of the ice
situation. The letter is appended in
fairness to Mr. Phillips and to the
parties interested as this is the policy
CT the News, which does not recede
from any statements or claims it has
made.
August G. 1913.
r. L. Phillips, Esq, President Eruns
wick Board of Trade. City.
Dear Sil Reply to your letter 2nd
inst has been delayed pending meet
ing of Board of Directors of this com.
pany.
The directors met on the 4th inst.
and very careful consideration was
given to your communication While
the directors Of the company fully
appreciate the fact that great incon
venience and suffering are being caus
ed by reason of inability of the com
pany to supply ice, yet We desire t.
bring to your attention the following
faets
Both the management and tho wri
ter have thoroughly canvassed the
possible ice supply from Jacksonville
to Macon, covering the larger cities "a
well as the smaller, and in each in
stance We have been informed that
it is utterly impossible for any Of the
cities to supply US any ice at all
Waycross is the one exception and We
are procuring from them daily every
pound Of ice they will ship us. You
will observe from above that the
question Of importing ice is most diff
ficult.
The local plant is working to its
full capacity, but, as you well know,
the output is not equal to the de-
mand.
Regarding your suggestion that it
might be wise to cut cut delivery OF
ice to nOn-essentials, such as drug
stCres, soda water and cold drink
stands until household needs could
be taken care of-the directors gave
I,,,t
reached tho conclusion that. as many
citizens are constantly at their places
of business and desire cold drinI
it would not be well to deprive them
of the privilege of obtaining same at
the various soda water fountains. IN
wCuld IN our opinion 10 more Farm
than good. We might add, however,
that the supply of ice to the various
soda fountains and cold drink stands
has been materially reduced We have
therefore, concluded that at present i;
would be very unwisa to take sucl
9. step.
A resolution was passed by the di
rectors authorizing, the, manager iG
have ap additional phone Installed a
the dCwn-town office and to employ
white men to go with the various
wagons to see that ice is deliyeTed tC
the patrons Gny-the various Routes or
a basis which would be ertirplr fa;,
to all consumers.
The purpose Of putting in the adj
ditional phone in the de~n-t town OF
flee is to in stall q complaint depar.
ment so that complaint may be filet
and in turn tranainittei 70 thu var
Gus wagons or the routes for the nur
pose cf seeing that tie wants. Of the
patrons are filled in 50 far as ross;
BILE.
1t spossibly needless for us .tC
say that every effort is being made
to meet the requirements and We vii
continue at all points to purchase ice
but with the scarcity existing in on
surrounding territory, it is at this
time physical impossbility for Us
To import greater quantity than il
now being brought in.
Wcrk is progressing on the new
plant which as you know will have {
maximum capacity of 200 tons pe1
day. Every effort is being put fortl
to have the plant in operation al. tht
earliest possible moment. -
W. tborcuehly appreciate the spiri
in whioh your letter IS written and rs
sure you that we are doing onr nj
most 10 overcome existing difficul
tiee No one could regret more thar
we that we are unable to fully suppl.
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