Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-10
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ton during four years past. The hrst
year there was an unparalleled scarcity OF
natural ice, which was sold al ten 70 nlteen
dollars per ton. yet the Wheeling manutac-
tured ice was sold 10 consumers at nifty 70
sixty-hve cents per hundred pounds DUR
ing the heated season Of that year n as
low as thirty cents per hundred AZ the Iat-
ter end Of that summer. Since this Com
PAW became established in this community
Ice has been sold TO consumers al a
much less price and OF a better
and purer quality than was ever
known before. When their factory was
built it was 8 comparatively new business
and theirs was the first venture In building
a factory north of Cincinnati for manufac-
turing ice, and this factory was the nrst 70
place manufactured ice on our market, also
in Pittsburg, where they could have solo
their entire product during that season al
a much higher price than they received Tor
it from the dealers at home. But as the
Company expected their patronage to come
from their own home people in the future,
they wisely preferred to serve them hrst,
and did so to the entlre satlsfac-
ton of the public all that season.
Since they began the manufacturing OF Ice
in our city, many large plants have been
erected in Pittsburg, Steubenvllle, Lanes-
NllAG, N6WdEhs O0ulOAg N@
Petersburg, and other towns in this
vicinity, which 10 a future guarantee
against dealers and m%onopolies to extortion
or charge an excessive price to consumers,
and is a guarantee Of an ample supply OF
pure ice at reasonable prices IN the future.
The Wheeling Ice and Storage Company
have Just completed extensive Improve
meuts and have added all the latest patents
and most improved ice making machinery
known TO the trade, and there is no ques-
ton in the minds of those interested IN eX-
amiping into this new branch OF our
industry, that the absorption system
for making ice makes g purer leo
free from all oil and other impurities
arising from the Gistillation OF water, and
can make nearer the guaranteed average
tonnage to their capacity and at a less cost
than any other machine now IN exls ence.
The Company have an "ineXhaustlDle sup
ply of the purest, clear, cold, well water
known in this vicinity, and they make q
specially of manufacturing 3 strictly pure,
clear, solid, uniform quality OF ice Tor
family use, and for all refrlgerating or
cooling purposes. The Company take PRIDE
in the compliments they receive from their
pa rons for the quality of their product.
With experienced and expert ice makers TO
manage and operate their improved ma
chiuerv they feel safe in challenging COM
petitors as to quality, price and square
dealing with their customers. They are
better prepared to accommodate their
patrons now than ever before. The use OF
ice a few years back was considered a
luxury and used only by those in easy
circumstances Now the use OF ice is a
necessity and largely enters into the daily
use Of all careful, prudent housekeepers.
Many fau lies use manufactured lceln their
coolers for drinking purposes, allowing IL
TO melt without adding river water, by
this means securing 6 pure, douole-dls-
til. ed and filtered wat + which Is free
from all animal or vegetable germs or 9TH
er impurities, thus saving them the annoy
snce of boiling, or hltering the wafer from
the river. This Company have, since they
started in business, endeavored TO encour-
age and retain the old dealers in ice IN the
trade, by selling them at wholesale price
at their factory, thus encour-
aging and fostering these middle
men to retain their customers
and thereby holding their occupation. By
this means the city has been thoroughly
canvassed for trade and sharp competition
among the dealers has been the result,
thereby favoring the consumers OF ice,
and by this means giving them this pure
manufactured article at much lower prices
Iudu luCl hGI0 CNCL OC4OAO obAO w wy NAS
river and pond ice at before theice machine
made its appearance in our midst. Then
the convenience aud economy OF having a
clear clean pure ice uniform IN size and
above all full in weight is a great consid-
Grafton and to the benefit Of the consumer
whether large or small.
In conversation a few days ago with one
of our largest oyster dealers in the city, he
remarked that be had used the natural ice
a short time during the past season, while
il was considered of good quality after the
severe hard freezing Of last winter, but
that he had stopped its delivery and was
now using the manufactured article, and
so long as be could get that at a fair price be
never wanted any more River or Lake ice.
He remarked that be had given both a fair
test, aud found the manufactured ice would
last at least one. third longer in his cooling
box than the river ice would under the
most favorable circumstances, and for that
reason, if no other, he would be willing to
paw more for pure manufactured ice than
for natural river or pond ice.
In connection with their large ice manu-
featuring department the Company have
added many improvements and additions
during the past season. Their cold stor-
age and refrigerating department is hlling
a long felt want in the city. They have
had this department in successful opera
ton since last April, and have proven TO
our merchants and pr iuce dealers that
they care for their perishable goods just as
well aud successfully as any of the letrg-
orators in larger cities, and while their
capacity has not been nearly taken up this
season, the management are satisfied with
the test which they have had and are
gratihed TO know that the merchants n
produce dealers who have had room with
them the past season are already making
enquiries for space and are arranging for
refrigerating butter, eggs, poultry and
fruit on a larger scale than ever in the