, 1884-07-30

shares or amount or Capltaf required was
estimated at six til usand pounds, and it
WAS decided to apportlOn them in 81
shares so as to enable many to participate
in the enterprise, and 4,3t0 shares were
promp ~ taken. The interest in the en-
telpriSe increasing, the directors entered
into an arrangement with the Boyle Ice
Company, of Chicago, for the manufacture
Of The machine now erected, and which
your EXcrlleIcy may perhaps have learnt
is one of the smallest machines made. The
price at which the ice will be sold has
been placed at one half penny a pound,
which l believe to be a figure that has
never yet been reached in a tropical cOun-
try. Even i'll those countries IN which |
have moved, and which are somewhat cold
countries, | believe the price proposed is
below that charged for ice, even where
nature has been SO hountiful as to furnish
them with an abundant supply Of ice. The
blocks produced are expected to weigh
various y from lO5 to 1l2 lbs, and will be
sold al IS. per hundred lbs, which is some
where about thrte-eightlS of a penny per
pound. What the future success Of the
little enterprise may be will principally
depend Oh the amour of support aud SYM
pdthy W. receive from the general public,
but ii may not be ont OF place for me to
~ o. 80 " ~ dOpll WHY w i SH'iN'NN ~
SUPP Ort, that almost the entire amount he.
ceSSary for running the machine, together
with amy balance that may appear, as l
hope it will on the right side of the profit
and loss account, will be spent in the city
OF Kingston, and the amount Of money
paid In the future for ice Will not leave this
island and fluid its way to distant shores.
There Is another important feature which
your EXcelleucy VIII readily appreciate,
and that is the adv antage that will result
from 1t sanitary point Of view, for the Ice
made by the machine is absolutely pure.
The water passes through a disabling APP
pardtuS, and is filtered before ii is made
INTO Ice, and must Of necessity be a purer
Article than that which is imported. If
Tins little enterlr 81 succeeds, as believe
it will, the company will increase the
works indeed they are at this momenU
very much disposed to write for " ten ton
machine (for This noW in operation is only
a five tom So as TO he in a position 10 sup
pIy a larger amount # demanded tor ship
Ding. With these f,w r.'''rt~ reG to
invite Your ENcrllrncN and ladies to inspect
the works.
His EXcelltncy in reply sa;d-Gentle-
men, { am very uch obliged to you tor
having invited us here, and for the account
you have given lis of the enterprise. / am
sure my family and mlSelf, in common with
the whole community, take great interest
in the success OF any enterprise STA ted for
the benefit Of the is and, and particularly
when il i>sO Intimately connected with our
health and comfort as is the supply Of pure
ice, at such very reasonable expense. l
wish YOU every success in your enterprise.
(ApplauSe)
His ENceIlency and ladies then visited
the works where MI. VIII gel, the engineer,
explained their operation fully, the party
taking The deepest interest in The recess,
and particularly 50 when a block was pro
ducrd in the centre OF which was a hand
some bouquet. The tompany having TO
turned from the freezing department., were
invited to partake Of the hospitality Of the
company, whrreupOu His Excellency pro
posed success to the Kingston Ice Making
Company" which was duly honoured.
After engaging in a pleasant chat with the
gentlemen assembled, His EXcellelcy,
Lady and Miss Norman took their dcpar-
turt, three hearty cheers having been pre-
v~i0usly given for he Governor and Lady
Norman.
The enterprise was thus fairly started
on its way, and it may be stated that
while the Boyle Ice Machine Company
have a hundred and eleven machines Ill
operation in the Uuited States, this was
the first machine sent out Of The States
and may be looked upon as happy omen
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