Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-22
NOT FOUND WANTING.
1t Makes Ice to Ofder-Company Organized and
All Pleased at proSpects.

Mr.. Smith, pantentee of the ice machine,
an account of which was given in the
EAGLE few days ago, yesterday received
letter from Mr.. Edward r. Mills, of Buff
falo, New York, stating that he had read
about his machine in the Wichita EAGLE
and was inquiring about the sale Of the
patent for New York state.
The two machines are now doing work
and being examined by the business men
of the city, who invariably are very much
pleased with what they see. One is a
small machine for household use, while
another is large enough for butcher shop.
The fellows walk into the latter and re-
manning few minutes come out with first
class January icicles hanging to their
mustaches. This seems to convince them
of the existence of cold
storage room in that vicinity,
and discussion upon that feature
of the proposition ends and the modus
operandi is considered The first thing in
line of investigation is the cold storage
room, which settles beyond a doubt the
fact of something being able to produce
cold and then comes explanations
Each machine is divided into three COM
partments. In the house machines the
lower half is called the cold storage, while
the upper half is divided into two com
partments. The one to the right, facing
the machine, contains wooden tub in
which nitrate Of amonia salt is placed.
In this salt is a metallic coil. Water is
poured on the salt in certain proportion,
which produces the cold. This iron coil
which is under this cold making brine is
connected with the water supply, which is
regulated by stop cock. The water pass
ing down into the coil is brought
to temperature of about 81 de-
grees with no agitation of the brine
Drinking water can be taken from this.
In the second compartment there is
wooden tub in which there is a similar
preparation for the salt and water, but
which allows bottles of pure water to be
lowered into it or cans larger at the top
than bottom which filled with water and
let down into the brine within one inch of
the top will in one hour come out ten
pounds of ice. From this the brine is car
ried by means of coil into the lower half
giving cold storage. Passing through the
coil it comes back into the first compart-
ment and when reaching a certain point is
relieved by an overflow pipe, which carries
it to the outside into bucket. Allowed
to stand in the bucket a short time sede-
mentation takes place and the water is
taken off. Desiring to get all of
the salt out of the water
by boiling the water away leaving the salt
there is really no loss.
The process is simply another victory in
chemistry learning some more of the
properties of nitrate of amonia and
Harvesting iG up for service. It's work, re-
sulting from such simplicity, calls out
strong expressions of merit. The material
used is perfectly odorless and does not con-
tain under any treatment necessary an OBJ
jectionable quality.
Mr.. Hays who is heading the enterprise
and getting up a company expects a sue
cess in this line, and all concerned feel
over jubilant at prospects. The company
will be completely organized by the last of
the week.