Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-11
COOL PRoCEEDIGNs
Organization of Company for the Fix tensiye Manufacture of Ice in thls City-wOrk to be Commenced in the Near Future.

For some tune past there have been rumors afioat of an extensive combin- ation of capital looking 10 the whole sale manufacture of ice in this city for the supply of Southern Arizona and Western New Mexico along the lIne of the Southern Pacific Railroad. The present principal supply depot oi Southern Arizona is Los Angeles, the machines which have hitherto been erected n this county proving made quate 10 answer the demand. The amount of money which is annually sent 10 Los Angeles for ice is some thing immense, and should be kept at home The heavy rates of transpor- tation, added to the fir t cost, make this almost indispensable luxury very costly, and as il can be manufactured here on large scale as cheaply as lr Los Angeles, it will be seen that the cost to the consumer will be lessened fully one-half.
 Learning that Mir Chas. Schutz was the manager of the new enterprise, a CITIZEN reporter Thursday interviewed him regarding the matter, knowing that the public is interested m so Iin- p0rtant an enterprise. Mr. Schuiz expressed en unwillingness Co lay the full detalls regarding the members ol the company. etc, before the CITIZEN readers. owing 70 the fact that some of tue minor arrangements were yet [" be perfected But he permitted the reporter to assert that the obstacles m the way of the enterprise were now removed and ample capital enlisted to push the affair to a successful issue
 Tine machine which t Is contem- plated 10 erect is an improvement on the one now in use in Los Angeles and by Hacgin 6 Tcvis in san Fran cisco. l. will cost S35, GOO erected n Tucson. and will have 8 capacity Of 20 tons dslly Ground has been se- cured near the railway depot, and number of cars especially adapted for the transportation will be manuiact
 ured by the Knic6erboc6er Ice Gar Company of Philadelphia. The ma chine will be run by a24-horse- power engine which, however, will be some thing larger than will be actually necessary. Water will be procured from "a well to be sunk on the prem ises. it being possible to obtaln the finest quality of water by sinking any where in the vicinity of the depot. Mir. Scbutz stated that the company expect to have the machinery in opeT- ation by the lst of March next, in or der Co supply the summer trade. The full capacity of the machinery will be needed, as it will be required to fur nish the railroad needs Of this divl- sion. from Yuma to Rio Grande, be- sides the quantities required by the smaller towns on the road The retail price will probably be the same as ID Los Angeles. three cents per pound although it may possibly he less.
 Tn addition. tue company propose to erect two large ice-shcds, each 41S 100 feet. for storage purposes. SO lha' in case of breakage of machinery or detention in any way, the supply oi ice to customers need not cease An other improvement will be the size O. tbe blocks of ice manufactured, when will weigh in the neighborhood ol oVU pounds each, rendering the percent age of loss by heat comparatively small. Altogether, the project may be regarded as in fair way Of eNecu- ion. and its success will he oi no small benefit to tue city s~. instead of being a constant drain nf money from this place. it will prove source Ot revenue.