Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-19
CHAR TER PROCURED.
THE CAPITAL STOCK IS FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND ALL
HAS BEEN SUBSCRIBED.
II WIN Make Fort worth n Produce
Market All the Year Round.
All About IT,.

That Fort Worth Is taking great
strides In the way OF Improvement Is
seen at a glance, and there Is general
feeling among the people that the next
year or two will witness a wonderful
advance in many directions by this
ambitious and progressive city.
In very short while one other es-
Establishment will be added to the list
OF Fort Worths Industries. AMI none
doubt but that its benefits Will be
quickly felt.
An organization has been formed in
this city called the Southern Cold
Storage and Produce company. A
charter has been obtained and 1t IL now
ready to erect plant. The capital
stock is $4,000 and 1t Is all subscribed.
The president OF the new company
Is Mr.. ". NJ. McVeigh; vice president,
II. II. McNLtt: secretary and treasurer.
John =, King
Yesterday a Gazette man sought Mr.
McVeigh and asked him about the
matter. Speaking OF the enterprise.
among other things he said:
Careful inYeBugatlon of the cold
storage business IN other towns ana
cities, both north and south, satisfied
the promoters OF this enterprise of the
great necessity FOR first class facilities
mere. An efficient commercial cold
storage plant is eminently a measure Of
pruut and economy hpth TO dealers and
consumers. Its prime object Is to pre-
serve what Other Wise must be partly
or wholly wasted in perlshable goous,
giving local dealers opportunities for
buying more freely without danger OF
Iosg on any surplus carried over. and
also giving the local consumers the adj
vantage OF a longer season for home
grown pcrlshnbls products.
In the Investigation OF cold storage
facilities in different cities n wide d.
vergence was noted In the practical
value and efficiency of the different
plants and systems In use, varying
from the unfaNorlhle conditions OF
fluctuating temperatures, dampness,
etc, TO the ideal conditions OF perfectly
steady temperatures under fun control
of the operatives and with dry, sweet
untninted atmosphere, kept In proper
condition by constant circulation aud
publication,
with the object of securing from
tho start the most efficient and highest
type Of cold storage plant. the pro-
motcrs here called 10 their assistance
the services OF the consulting engineer,
work seemed TO give the best practical
results notodNn our Investigation, and
under whvc general direction tho
plant viii he constructed. The plant
VIII have duplicate rcfrigerotlng ma
ohnery throughout, with one set Of
machinery held in reserve to be used
in case OF accident occurring to the
other.
The building will be substantial
structure Of brick ana viii have n
storage capacity OF 100 car loads In
the rooms. Temperatures Will be main
talned In the different rooms according
TO tho different goods stored, from
freezing rooms for FISH, game, etc. to
rooms held Mt 80 TO 40 degrees Fab
rcnhelt for fruits and merchant
A feature OF the building will he the
Insulation. consisting of partitions
fillcd with mineral wood and air spaces.
Work On the building will be conf
menced IN fcw DAYS and the whole
thing pushed TO completion as rapidly
ns possible
"1'he company expects to have the
plant In Operation very early in tho
spring at farthest while It is is not
yet known Just what force we will
emrlpy, II may be said that we viii
NDuom 10 Wns aIqUlaalddu nv asooI uinl
weekly for wages. which Will go into
the general business OF the city.
ITO the metchania or plant gives
the benefit Of storage facilities for per-
tshnhle goods, which he does not now
possess, II eggs, butter, apples, vege-
tnh'es or other produce are very low.
and drug on the market the merchant
can buy and hold for better priIcs, on
the other hand the farmer who brings
produce to town win have n place for
storage where his goods can be pre-
served II he docs not find a satisfactory
market NJ once.
"By giving merchants storage IA
cilitlcs we put 1t In his reach 10 buy
large quantities OF produce without
fenr ~ Il snolling on his hands. This
will make Fort Worth market for
such produce from one years end TO
another.
Eve win rent space and charge
storage like any other establishment OF
the same character"
Tho Gazette o's1 iaarns 'N~. thN
company 10 considering a number OF
,'7s 70" in's and will make purchase
In few days.