Wichita eagle., 1886-10-14
A BIG ENTERPRISE:
Makes It's Initial Bow Into the City.
Supported by Home Capital
1t IS STYLED the "Crystal Ice Company, ana
win In "a Few Months supply the City Win
Artificial ice Machinery Ordered and
Business to the Hit.

RusjDess to the Hiit.
The readers of the EAGLE will
that remember two months ago the
q, ,eot for the Cincinnati Ice Ma
chine company visited this city.
Nothing was made public ct the Time tnat
had q pronounced business ring about IL, al
,boueb some of the business men OF the city
from the moment they were introduced 10
the uew scheme, favorably impressed. Ihey
were led to further investigate the e0.er-
prise and finally decided to work IL 1or "na'
II was worth. They have quietly went about
their business and sought no bonus or neip
from anyone, bnt relied solely upon their
hank accounts for support and encourage
ment
While laboring hard to get matters ar
ranged they have not sought to give pup
icitv to the affair, and when reporters were
around on their daily rounds they "o"io III
y.r;ablv talk about the weather rather than
cav ANYTHING that pointed within mile OF the
scheme. When the line of action was clearly
and plainly marked out they came TO tne
front with an enterprise that seems to be
second to none that has struck this city.
A company with capital stock of s5o'ooo
has been formed and Will operate an ice plant.
It is styled the Crystal Ice Company. 1t has
for its President, Mr.. n A. English; VICE
President. J. A. Sohn; Treasurer, VIM. +.
Johnson: Secretary, J. I. McMillen. The
managers of the company will be Sohn and
McNillen. Mr. English owns one-fourth OF
the stock, Sohn one-fourth; johnson and son
ono -eourtb McMillen one-eighth and II. In
boden one-eighth.
ona-fourth of the stock is paid in and the
,amairder is due when the pant IS first re-
ceived by the company. The net cost OF the
machinery is placed at S3o,ooo. IL VIII
+.lo near two acres of ground for
location which will cost near S7,WD. The
necessary buildings, it Is thought, VIII ho'
cost less than $500.
If is not positively known where the plant
will be located, but it will be determined IN
q few davs. The investigation OF that ques-
tion has caused the company TO decide that IL
will either be near the freight depot OF the
Santa Fe or the Ft Scott. The plans ana
specifications of the buildings are expected
to arrive from Cincinnati at an carry date'
and their arrival will hasten the matter OF
location. When they are received work VIII
ba commenced on the buildings imme alateiy
The company will superintend that part Oh
! the affair, and have the buildings ready 10
| receive the machinery on its arrival lhey
will be made of brick, but the dimensions
are not vet known, as they Will be sent py
the company at Cincinnati furnishing the
machinery.
The machinery has already been ordered
land is now being made by the
Cincinnati Ice Manufacturing company
The machine ordered is called the DeCoppe'
Ice machine, named after its inventor. Iht
inventor sllperintends in person, the making
of every one of his machines. The contrac
specifies tha5 the plant shall be in full opera
ton by the fifteenth of next March lt
exDected, however, that things VIII be IL
working condition by the first OF January
The company furnishing the machinery VII
onerate the plant one month and give result
according to agreement, before the compan,
here will be required to accept it. The ma
chine will have a capacity OF thirty toiis Pc
lday. Tho water used viii be drawn from
wells. hoping to get the purest water :ha
can be obtained to begin with. 1t Is hrs
eyaporated and then condensed, which ro5i
| il of all impurities. Tne chemically pur
: water is placed into receivers and frozen int
blocks eight or nine inches thic
AMI two sizes, weighing one hundre
: and two hundred pounds. The freezln
: will be accomplished by pressure assisted b.
chemicals. 1t will take Gwenty-four hour
to complete all the different processes; takin
the water and purifying it and in locking
up into ice, and each output viii be thirt
tons.
a The establishment viii give constant en-
e ploymen ut to thirty hands and eight or te
teams That it is a good thing Tor the city
n and one OF that sort Of enterprises that WI
: materially assist in continuing the city
growth, doubtless. viii be questioned by N
one ''Of snch things are cities built sai
q gentleman last evening to a reporter afte
q ne had been apprised of the nes enterpris
The company propose to work Il
~ business for all there IS in
: They viii run full blast the who
% year round and not only aim to supply Iii
city, but al. the surrounding country. y
the towns With railroad facilities from tn
@ pcint that have not easy Access to natur
e. ice caa be supplied with artificial. Alread
d the company is in receipt OF a lctte.' fro
Hutchinson asking for q supply OF artiiici
ice from this company jdst As soon as Tia.
he commence operations. Considering the pri
IN as which it can be placed ~ the doors OF t
in consumers, it seems to be safe to suspect th
they will do large business outside OF Il
city. They-will aim to supply the surroun
" inr country during the winter season, VIII
little loss will be suffered il .ransrDrtatic
" The manufacture of ice has been founC
success in the many cities IN which 1t |
ng been tried. Artificial ice is now being sh
Ii ped from Chicago 20 California. The afv;
th tages in handling natural ice in that city
lie conceded to be as good as III any city IL :
United States. The lake supplies them W
:, an abundance of an unusually Iure quail
- Despit, this fact the artificial ice plal
there seem - be successful.
L FROM THE SOUTHWEST.