Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-06
GREAT HEALTH PROMOTERS
F. L. Ellis & Co., PrOprietOrs Of
HOpkinsviIIe's Ice Factory.

tavorably with those OF Northern
states. Their extensive ano
modern plant would do credit &c
much larger city, and bespeaks
for the management the enter
prising spirit of the end-of-the-
century business man. But few
people realize the labor involved
in an establishment of this kind,
or the machinery required to IA
cilitate operations.
For years and years consum-
ers of ice were satisfied to use
the product that was gathered
from the lakes, rivers and stag
nant pools, little dreaming that
therein lay the germs of many
epidemics which have ravaged
our larger cities and which spread
to such an extent that the health
authorities of New York prohib-
tied the use of ice from the Hud-
son River below Albany, and
from Onondago Lake. Hopkins
vile is far ahead of many of the
Eastern cities in having the fine
modern plant of the above COM
pany located in her midst. Dur
ing the torrid weather such
factory proves of inestlmable
value. Science is ever ready to
step in and aid Mother Nature,
but, in this instance, it far eXcels
her. Manufactured ice is, of
necessity, purer than the nat
ural ice, as re-distilled water, and
no other, enters into its compO-
sition. The various processes
of distilling, re-distilling and
boiling must necessarily Obviate
all possibility of the existence of
the germs which Turk in the nat
ural formation of ice. That the
product of the Ellis Ice Factory
is absolutely pure is proven by
the fact that only condensed
steam is used in it's composition.
The closest investigation has
proven that ice so manufactured |
must, of necessity, be pure, and |
no consumer should, or a mo-
ment, use any other. Aside from |
hygieniC reasons, manufactured
ice is superior in solidity and
perfect cryStaliZation; and frozen.
as it is, at lower temperature,
is more compact, and will thus |
last longer than the natural arti-
cle-while it has the advantages !
of being served in uniform blocks !
of convenient size.
The Ellis Factory was estab-
lished here in 1888. Their pres |
ent premises occupy one-half an
acre. They employ fifteen men
in the operation of the factory,
and four wagons are in daily use,
delivering it's products through
out the city.
Upon entering this factory the
visitor is, atOnCe, impressed with
the extreme neatness of the sur
roundings, every part of the es-
adjustment showing the same
evidence of perfect system and
cleanliness. The plant is
equipped with the latest and
most modern machinery, and APP
pliances oflarger capacity. Their
business is under the most COM
plete management, and their
trade is large and extensive
their shipments covering a
radius of some forty miles. Their
plant has a capacity of ten tons
per day, and their storage house
contains a reserve supply of hun
dreds of tons. The Ellis Com
pany control the trade by selling
good ice at a moderate price, and
dealing fairly and squarely with
its patrons. No shortage in
weight can ever be charged to
them, as they realized, from the
inception of their business, that
"hOnesty is the best policy" and
that every purchaser is entitled
to the full amount for which he
pays.
COAL DEPARTMENT.
BY supplying a fine article at
low price, this company enjoys a
liberal share of the coal trade of
Hopkinsville, and handle all the
leading brands. Many people
take advantage of the cheaper
rates during the summer season
to lay in their winters supply of
coal. Any contemplating such
move would do well to place their
orders with the Ellis Ice and
Coal Company. On their prem
Uses is fine appointed brick sta
bic, containing the most elegant
for their horses. Their |