New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-23
NEW COOLERS IN TOWN
THE w. c. TT. STARTS A PRACTICAL l EN-
PERANCE CRUSADE.
prvvv ~ THE SLOT BRINGS FORTH A pRiNN
OF STRAWBERRY PHOSPHATE AND
MACHINES 90 A BIG BUSINESS

n
or STRAWBERRY PHOSPHATE. AND 1hH
MACHINES 20 A BIG BUSINESS
,,,. ,,oy Western hot-weather idea is to put d
nanny in the slot and draw forth n coo",'s .,
>, hosnbate of most any flavor one happens ~
strike. IN. ooo blow in
- vrootlvn Yesterday and all day long p''oe'
,, ~ neonIe hot perspirng and thirsty S'oip
IN examine strengthening coolers III i'" -
Arbuckle Building and Hall of kecofuS' -,
vho, tbev saw were long cylinders. mounted 0"
a wooden box with the familiar so' deV'oe' an
classes attached by strong chains. and meant 10 ho'u
So, 49,. ohsort minded person want too much ior
Bile money The cylinders, which were eigh'ee"-sa'
49,, ,orcoo,ars contained strawberry phospnate'
properly iced for a hot Day ,,a Tam,
rhev we're placed by the Womans CHRISTIAN Zen"
or,rce Union which has similar pnospha'e-ooo'e''
in many Western cities 49, ., 49,, w
,rhrao vears ago during the Worlds FAR the W.
y ~ T, in It's crusade evolved the IDEA. "'''
,,oruord Chicago was dotted with the small street
fountains and the Idea grew. 1t was popular pe
o,usa FOR n cent the person whose throat WIS do
dry as a Kansas cornfeld could laugh the n'e-oe"'
contains tn scorn and save four cents by the opera
ton ,a. c,,,.
milwaukee, St Paul. Minneapolis, Kansas wy
ST. Louis and other Western towns adop'ei 'e 'u'a
and many people were saved from strong uilnh
Al least that's what the W. - - - ~
lard think
The coolers are furnished by Chicago company
Its idea is profit: the w G. T. US !dea II Deie''
lance and between the two the public. or AT ieaS'
that part OF It which has no qualms about urlN'ns
IN the street gets good drink for small com
Tho Chicago company has contract with 'nc
brooklyn W. c. 7. L. to place fifty coolers l" hooH
l,.r and even a greater number in New orlS
Philadelphia already has them, and before onb NV
other Eastern cities VIII be Invaded II 'he W. -
u l. does not change It's plans.
II was surprising yesterday TO see no" many
wcll-lressed people dropped In penny ana s'dAeu
their thirst at tho impromptu fountains h"' VIC"
the newsboys and other gamns came the well
dressed contingent tarred no longer They were
afraid OF bacU and microbes and other prohu''S
OF the street that with gam.ns But IN"
crowds came and went. and business was good at
tho coolers one little urchin. not moro thah TWO
feet high furnished amusement for crowd OF
onlookers.
say mister" said he. holding UP cent 10 the
attendant drop 1t fur me. Ne arm amt long
T'he man did So The little fellow held the glass
under the spout On his face was n Iook o, i" IN,
crous expectancy. There rafting sound IN
side the machine and tiny stream burst torth' a
srn lie broke over the urchlns features, Nhl'h tx
tended almost to the back OF his neck.
"Alu't dat great" he exclaimed. Down went the
contents 10 the last drop - .,. -
SAY boss dat beats tiuffys sody. Dcre amt no
dirt In ~ III bring me sister to-morry.'
other urchins came and all day the cooler dld A
large business. But do microbes menace me COM
munity?