Wichita eagle., 1889-02-10
KANSAS REFRIGERATOR co.
ANOTHER OF WIOHITA'S PR0MIS-
ING INDUSTRIES.
Something That Will Revolutionize
Domestic Refrigerators and Build
Large Establishment in
Wichita.

come the owners and manufacturers of
one of the most useful and valuable pat
ented articles of domestic use to be found
anywhere in this land of invention and
comforts. 1t consists of method of SIM
pie and cheap refrigeration by which re-
frigerators of the ordinary style can be re-
fitted with the necessary appliances or en-
tirely new refrigerators can be furnished
at such figures as will create sufficient
saving from not buying ice, for single
season, to pay for the expense incurred.
This will be especially the case during the
coming season, when that necessary Of life
Will be such a scarcity in the Italian
cline" of sunny southern Kansas, which
will strike one with particular emphasis
during the coming season.
These machines, which are automatic in
operation, are to be manufactured in this
city, although no new building is to be
erected at present, as all of the capital of
the company will be required to fill the
rapidly accommodating orders for their
machines. For this season, at least, they
will be manufactured in building form
erly occupied as pump factory, but
which is especially adapted to the new
business and requires very few alterations.
The officers of the company are ener-
getic, painstaking and well known bust
ness men of this city who would make
almost anyth ing succeed, while with their
ice machine, they are sure to score great
success and build up a large factory en-
Dloying scores of people. They are, Mr.
l.. Hays, general manager; E. Z. Foutz,
assistant manger and +. L. Even, Sec
rotary.
From descriptive circular, issued by
the company, the following is given as
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS.
The development within the past few years
of mechanical refrigeration, and or ice ma
chine companies to meet the increased de-
mand for this mode Of refrigeration, owing
to its great economy and manifold advan-
tages over refrigerating by natural ice,
has raised the art to one of the leading and
best pay ny industries of the present day.
The principle thing heretofore IN this line
has been the use of dangerous and expen-
sive gas, known as anhydrous ammonia.
BY simple combination 1.-TWO elements
of nature, water is brought to the freezing
point in three minutes, instead OF many
days. as with gas machines. Any boy,
woman orman can manage this machine.
A house refrigerator giving eight gallons
of drinking water and ten pounds of ice
per hour, besides dry air refrigerator TO
the largest sized machines
These refrigerators possess the following
1. Pure dry cold atmosphere for the
of game, meat, butter, milk,
etc.
2 Constant supply of cold water for
purposes, with facilities for cool
ing wines. aerated waters, etc, for table
use, and for making block ice or for ice
creams.
3. The temperature of the storage cham
Der can be easily maintained at that of an
ordinary refrigerator, or lower II required.
Fresh water from some outside source,
either hydrant or a barrel elevated above
the machine, is connected to the coil of
pipe in the right hand tub. The object of
this is to force fresh water through the
coil chilled by the brine surrounding it.
The water the coil contains is chilled, and
a constant supply is always available for
drinking or other purposes.
This cold water dropping in the tub,
dissolves the chemical agent we use, and
this dissolution produces an intense cold
brine, such as the expensive power ma
chinerV machines produce after hours OF
work.
This rine overfiows through the coil in
the storage chamber below, and in its pass
age absorbs the heat from said chamber
without in any way coming in contact
with the articles In the chamber. Thus a
pure, dry atmosphere is produced that is
positively necessary TO the proper preser-
vation of perishable articles.
BY the use of melted ice moist air is
produced, always injurious to the whole
some keeping of provisions. The damp
air ice chests absorb all odors and COM
municates them with all articles in its
neighborhood.
" hen the brine has done most of its
work ana becomes somewhat warm in
taking the heat out of the lower storage
chamber, it overfows into the tub and,
the coil, it loses the rest of
the cold by taking the heat out of the coil
aud so keeping the pure, fresh water it
constantly cod.
When the brine is thus exhausted it
passes through an overflow pipe at the
back of the machine and is collected in
drip pan or tub. And family refriger-
ator Will hardly collect more than a buck
atful per "a hours.
Small stirrers are seen in each tub,
whose office is 10 stir the salt and water
to hasten the dissolution of the
salt and its mingling with the water. A
few minutes each day, after adding the
salt. is alone necessary for this purpose.
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is nitrate of ammonia, a salt which pos
sesseS the wonderful property OF absorbing
Ieat the moment IL dlssolveS IN water. 1t
is not decomposed at all but simply passes
mo solution with the water, as sugar or
salt. Hence, by simple evapora-
Iion of the exhausted brine when it has
lone its work in the refrigerator, the salt
is recovered in the form of crystals and Is
again available for use. In other words,
has agent loses none of its powers each
time it is used, but may be employed indefi-
litely and without loss In this way your ice
bills are shut off for LIE, and your daily
costs for refrigeration reduced to the evap-
)ration of little water This chemical
salt is readily obtainable, is pure, harm
ess and moreover purifying agent.
1t is evident by the above description
hat freezing solution is made in ii few
without the use of any heavy
and this solution is available
or cooling purposes on either a small or a
arge scale, thus enabling class of persons
who have hitherto been prevented, owing
% the heavy cost Of refrigeration by me
,hauical process, to provide themselves
With the means of keeping in good condi-
ion without the use of ice. provisions
neat, fish, liquors and other perishable
articles intended for sale or private con-
Those desiring boxes, or their boxes fitted |
Up, must apply early in order to secure
prompt attention. l. HAYS, Manager.
L. L. EVEN, l. p. FoUTs.
Secretary. Asst Manager.