, 1876-12-26
WALDRON ICE WORKS.

A View of tho Largest Ice nousos West OF the
Hudson Ntscr-Au Entcrprlso Which Elm.
p1oys 40 brcn. and Paoks $4,000 Tons of
Ice. .,..,.,.
6peetal toFTf;poneenee Re, q IMs ,,,: Tribune:
hAHkAKHn, LII, Dce. z'-"leho1t aouot,
tho ee houres os A. ,s ,n on tue
arc tho most ertcnsiyo west Of tbo Hudson
n,uo.. - No., ~ .ss. .,o'o 1.he a,a", @ =. nna.
=. ~ e es r"oss wv sa " Aau"
w'.eseo. .ney speas lnes0 ~. ss%e na.lo' a1so
Ice Is not surpasscd In any section of the coun-
~. E.auu.,,tr,r non5v,os -, ~ .,s,,,. r..
"a. 49,. - % .,,a s,.aas. +. ss,a.a,,. 49, ss.a sn,
current OF tne stream Is genetallS strong, anu
always clear. West Of the Indiana State lino
tho hcd ~ m. r,r.r I. nj rnc,. for,no+ton. and
this, ia adlitiou to I tbe 70 fact that hundreds Sc. Of
sprun. I I aurciur = forth ru @ from m mossr banks a.
cmptY their crystal purity Into tho river, tnsurcs
a quality Of ice which makes 1t most tlcstrablo
commotiItv. either for dealers ar consumers.
>i poaora,iaa ~ a,,o~a ta'.s .",.ara, ,~a.,.,u
ana enterprlsing gentlemen in Lafayette, Ind,
organized In 1874 tho Kankakce leo Comnapy,
mud erected, at cost of $4,000, two enormous
ico-h,v.o. A. Iyo,aro, .o,h 1ot TOM wills IN
ehnusu' ~. , ~ w.. au.oa' ; eus M IT,. WIFE, im
1eet long, o. icet hlso' anu possessing storage
capacity OF Goo tons,-49, 600 tons in tho ae-
eregate. Tho gentlemen who compose tho COM
rnnv ors Nfosrs Fowler Adam. Eorl nn,tavu.t
Ricicr, 5 M and 3. N. Talbot. Thus far ths inye.t.
mont bus been good one. No Ice was cut last
year, but the Company had something like 10 030
ions on bspd from tie preylou, winter. which
s was Sa ontlpeted % ia one lot at GOOD laurs, "'e
YcstsTdav. in comnany with Dr. IIra,. in lila
cominrtnLio c,stcr your !renortcr ns!.l visit to
thsso wnrE, md w'tncssc1 a sccnn % nf assjyyty
which was truly wonderful. MI. Harfl.on, TIL
foud IN III oflrc. md sirnifed lis rsaii1ess Ia
aad trn,n wbtci, tba i"c IA mt T. itstamt frnn,
tie % houses @ about q Quarter tai n M Of nile IN ' tbo
intacx wero cnroao,i IN thc sxns, whIei, ic1Is,rs
n,s; metJ ~ tu s,st MI ss,s,
Fra rait.. wnrr tInatns, ne fro,n tEo ,,,,en III;
IL ~ 6oes is' tea G.e Or twelve fesl square, @ ari
ins'eo imst vida p''I eno,,oh n rerc,rc e11 tbem
H.. s1,t ~ .,a i,,ssl;,e, n,,n. io"5tc, ~ thn
honss. ''"a w.. ~ are ann~. ~ n,",, c"r, mv,,na
~ s~hun, hns so,ne sncsiilc tntv n nrrfnrn,' A.
9 !; T. rrnaiiv r",,rad h s,ze e,p ,nsI y
IL sh%,t tun - f"ct sn,'mrrythr si,nne n xch II
oao - Seo%t ~, ~ hn'sn. RI" nrntIv" ~ nin ~
ssiey.tn@ th.s fco Nv horsn.nowar II s,,nnlrment.
Ell her" r. TX iha iu oe,n " app,jance az strp An
;a sassp' .scesSe sa1 n1ssatin Amh sapu
ison snd1eniv 1 tto 1o an "neIpe in ihn inc1Ine
piahe % ma tiisnce 70 o. sSnrrsinr awav. ons % aiter
o isn rooms y h aae t"o oasGs Sro 1ne eaMes nn
% stssance t 10 travr gsI md afo beforo tHeS theS
iayo completed tho 4oqtoot sae, ly thsy hsve IT.
nu ansu toaen.nm ~ ~ aoStt H.. esms oa'les ~
fco ~ ~ o,tiv y. 'ro
.isnesH nu assWo s.'t !aa 80 teJ " seSe.se e.
e caSes Hes Inu T., an.. so ~ ~ NV nsF
o otnef' n enaG proximity enS IT, to ona s ie!low
Ala ttlus sne Wusa snes VI ooo'o" u taese
- iuu9a fanSia't, ~ a,p1I p1N1 r. r
~ - e ~ ~. % t.aG 'attcs uesus
genera setfon ,'nt ynrt, y. ~ worG3 'naorlnea
your reporter tuat Gaesy1f!nuH 1!H WAS Wprk19g