San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-18
TO ICE CONSUMERS AND THE
PUBLIC IN GENERAL.

Certain articles have appeared in the
Express and LIGHT stating that the San
Antonio Ice Company, which consists of
the Crystal and Southern Ice Companies,
are using nothing else but artesian water.
Now, | would like to state as to this GER
pany, that when they said it, they did not
know what they were talking about In
the first place, the Southern Ice Company
has no artesian well on their place. The
Crystal Company has, to be sure, but IL
flows into their horse trough, thence into
the river. The Southern Company Is
using the same water out of the San An
being that | take the water before 1t goes
through the city, while the South
eru Co. takes what 1 waste, because we
are at the head of the river, while the
Southern is at the tail end, and is COM
PEELED to take what we waste, after flow
ing for some miles through the heart Of
the city, reaching them, Of course, pure
Extra Dry. 1t has been told to some OF
the people who do not know where our
plant is located that our water Is drawn
from the San Pedro ditch. This needs
no contradiction. The only ice plant |
know of which could receive its water
supply from this source is that OF the
Union Slaughter House company. Frob-
ably the reference was In regard to the
latter.
The next thing to examine into Is that
II the Crystal Co. does use artesian water
why is IL that their ice has red StreakS
running through the center? Now | will
tell you. The red core is rust and dirt
from the pipes. Now II they claim that
artesian water is better than river water
why cont they prevent such trouble?
My ice is at present somewhat cloudy,
but this is simply air frozen in the ice and
is unavoidable in starting a new plant,
the system not becoming entirely free
from air for a week, at least, but within a
day or two our ice will be as clear as can
be manufac sured.
don't like to answer such nonsensical
talk as our competitors are making, be-
cause they are not authorities In the ice
business. invite the public in general to
visit our new plant on Dallas street, and
| am willing TO show, explain and prove
how our ice is made. Furthermore,
will give any person the right to analyze
our condensed water, which we use for
making ice.
About cutting the price on ice, Twill
ask the public: Would the other COM
panies have cut the price had it not been
for us? They think that by cutting the
price now that the people will patronize
them again as they did in former. years.
The case was in former years that the
people were compelled to buy Ice from
them because they had a monopoly and
almost ruled the people according to
their own taste, but think they are
mistaken this time, because the people
remember how they were treated in
former years. Our price is solid, and is
made by our own shareholders, over 300
in number, all business men and consum-
erS of ice Our price Is 30 cents per hun
bred put In the Ice box at the homes or
places of business and % cents per hun
bred at the factory. Now, 100 pounds
means 100 pounds and not IS or 70 pounds
to the hundred, as they have been getting.
Last year l was compelled to procure Ice
from outside points in order to sup
ply the demand; on that ice |
made not cent profit, for the reason
| had to furnish it at the rate OF 25c. and
SOC. per cwt to fulfill my contract, and to
satisfy the customers we did not raise the
price, because IL was not the fault of the
customers that we were short on ice, but
the demand exceeded cur capacity and we
came up in every respect to our contract
and promises.
The next thing they stated is that their
customers don'b have to buy shares u
get ice. We are now fixed in such condi-
ton that we are able to furnish ice to any
and everybody, shareholders or not.
This article appears only in self-de-
tense, the public having been told so
much to our discredit and nothing in our
favor. Respectfully,
.CHAs. j. BAUDERER,
Mgr. B. and 5. NJ. Ice Mfg. Co.