Sunday morning globe., 1901-12-08

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tracts more OF less attention and hastcns
the day when this city will be more than
merely place for government departments
and residence oi the dependent upon the
same and of the Wore fortunate aud wealthy
class Notwithstanding the fact that some
of our people are putting obstacles iu the
way of advancement 900 the line of increased
manufacture, there Is yet more influential
and desirable part of our community doing
an possible f1 encourage the location and
successful management of every laudable
enterprise Aud right here it might not bc
inappropriate 60 suggest the adyisabilty of
arcvisemeut of our District incorporation
I avs. which are almos, prohib.uve, rather
thau encouraging to capital to invest with
the boundaries VI the DislrIc, of Co.
mmbi1 White some does come. yet more
would we had liberia, incorporation law
and some other restrictive o.dinlnces were
amended
At present there i- no enterprise more iu.
tcrcs,ing and promising than the making of
hygienia ice The e5usautly-iuclea CON.
Examination oi UIa water sources from which
ice IS harvested brings with 10 great dangers
Go the heal,b of our people The sanitary
boards o. AN aug cities aud pleasure lrd
health resorts are giving ,he question of ice
consumption constant aud careful attention.
It is very rare that natural See can DE found
entirely free from Impurities as 10 is too
frequently gathered from filthy streams or
shallow or slill waters. contaminated by re-
ceiving the surface wlshiug- of the soiI-at
all times laden with de'eter,ous organic
and decompo.ei vegetable and animal
matter
The best natural ice is taken from the
potable waters of the great northern rivers
and lakes but even this under the micro
scope, IS tcemiug with organic life and is
FAR from being as pure and wholesome as
ice manufactured from distilled and filtered
water
There ls q fist.growing demand for by
gienicH ice and this brings the necessity
for artificial Ice more and more in the fore
ground and AS this can be produced at a
very low price great impetus has been given
20 the establishing Of ice factories Manu-
featured ice is supplautiug natural ice
wherever introduced 1t being purer and
more .urable than any natural ice ever har-
vested. lt is a positive fact but not gen
orally known that manufactured ice will
last longer than natural ice, owing to It's
density, absence of air, and the low tenn
perature at which Il is frozen
Year by year IS the demand for ice grow
ing, therefore The introduction of buye
DlaHuf1riuyed tJc in any locality is the be-
ginning of a constantly increasing and sub
stanual business. A certainty of supply
creates a demand
At the beginning of the industry of ice
making many manufacturers were satisfied
with producing ana article regardless of
t.rH
make transparent ice, but bye and bye the
demands for a better product were impera.
tive, and as "a result many experiments
have been made which have resulted iu
producing Ice by mechanical and chemical
process as good, tf not better. than by na-
ture's work.
The methods for making zee are very iu-
-erestug indeed Co the student but TO the
consumer more important, and TO the in-
weston very fascinating aud profitable
This city Is one of the largest consumers
of ice in the country when extent of popu.
lation is compared and the annual increase
is notable Two thousand tons Is about the
average consumption less than ouc.fourth
Of this amount being manufactured ice. but
this proportion of the made article will be
materially increased next year and each
but comparatively little natural ice will
again be used The people here. us else.
where. are fast reaching the conclusion that
manufactured ice Is the only kind that can
1l safely used in the family This fact
alone. therefore, stimulates the installation
and operation of plants for the manu-.
tacture %. hygienic ice, aud when TO this is
added che assurance of large profits t0 The
...
wonder s. expressed when the announce
men, is made that the National Capital is TO
have another large and model ice-makug
plant under Tine fostering influences of the
Washington ioa Company
"a corporation recently organized aud Iucor-
poralll under lhg laws o.. West Virginia.
buta thoroughly lag8. enterprise. The char
actlr and standing iu this community of IT'S
officers aud directors sufficiently guarantees
chat tine adair- of the company will be so
conducted that the best possible results will
follow ils operations and the stockholders
reap gratifying and sure profits upon their
investments.
The fact remains undsputed tina, there Is
no better investment than iu the manulac-
turg and sale OF ice, much depending. of
management which is assured boo the case of
the new company owned and controlled by
the many hlreholders rather than of and
by the few its plans are formed and will
be operated upon lines that p0Nhgelr as.
ruye its financial success.
The Washington Ice Company is capital.
ized for $3.50. ooJ the par value of It's shares
being 81 fully paid and non. asscssable
The stock Is now being offered at So cents
per snare. but the board of directors of the
company has announced that on December
10 the price viii De advanced very materially
The number of shares 90 be sold will be
limited TO the actual requirements OF To,
company for ground buildiugs aud ma
chinerY. There IS no preferred" stock
each and every share of outstanding stock
90 profit alike. Dividend Will be semi
annual
The company Us now considering scycra
localities for the erection of It's plant. up
wards of twenty-five thousand square fee
being necessary for the buildings, 80 whici
will be installed boilers machinery, frgez
ing tank &c, with a daily output of 0uO
hundred tons or more of pure "hygienIc
fce Location viii be selected aud gr0uuI