The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-05
COLD STORAGE PLANT
Wichita Men Organize a Stock
Company.
BUILDING SITE SECURED
Contracts Are All Ready Let
for the Material.

Mr.. c. y. Southwark. as the represen-
tativs OF a number Of wichita men who
Niu form a stock company. purchased
seventy-ivs feet Of ground south OF The
proposed site Of the Hockaday Hardware
company building on Rock Island avenue.
Tor the purpose Of erecting an ice and
cold storage plant The Negotiations were
opened Up q few days ago for the prop
erty. but the deal was NOT definitely set
TED until yesterday. Within few DAYS
an application Tor a charter VIII be sent
70 the secretary OF state 70 De issued 10
a company known as the wichita Ice
and Cold Storage company The CAPT
Ia Tor the company has been secured
and already q por-ou of the material is
On The site Of the proposed building ready
Tor the Rorkmen to make the start tow
ard the erection u a cold storage n1a7-
me work OF construction will be rush
ed IL Is expected to begin the narufsc-
t0re Of ice within a snort time and DUP
ing the sumner and fan the brick cid
storage plant VIII be arranged ana eeuia-
ped with the latest appliances for surh
olliclngs- II was first estimated that ths
equipped within short time but on IN
Festigati0n il was aseertainea thar his
llea vas impossible. owing to the fact
that the proper machinery could not La
secured FOR some time This caused a
change IN the c3mpany's plans. The f.e
plant VIII be placed in working order IS
soon as possible and then the cola storage
plant as soon after the first part Of The
project is in working order.
number Of contracts have already
been lei and within a few DAYS ths s,,,77
o. saw and hammer viii be heard IN
Rock Island avenue The siresseIe-ta7 +.
good one and the company win have
the use Of a Rock Island switch whf.5
IS very great convenience In placing
IA terial or unloading fruit eli. r. ~
coid storage plant This is the second site
soil On tais avenue within the past few
weeks ana Is an Indication that fbfs nor
ton Of The city IS surely couf1r q, he
rom as tne wholesale portion OF 1Vfchite
There has been q steady da~a~5 so-
storage plant Ia this efty. while Dr. IL
true that there are several storage -rs-.-
mere, but there is nothing Vet az xfza
enough TO accommodate The demand ~
5uca structure. The stock company er
1he time that the fall fruits are ready for
slorase There is hardly any question
oll what such a plant Hil lpav III tfs
cry The ice manufacturing part Il Il
IS certainly an enterprise in stseif which
"i-l ne paying Institution. While the-s
ere olher plants here the outside demand
Is something q dgure on. There has not
'eeh enough cold weather yet to etva
s51ra- ice enough TO MI the Ice houses
p" empty, and II this stare Of affairs
mould continue the surrounding towns
p. 'li-l necessarily look to Wichita for
heir supply OF ice.
AT. SolthWard, who heads the new
mpany. IS a business man 81 exDe-.z7c.
he has been in a number of successful
projects and his Judgment is the rssat
z such experience In the commercial
world '--
The starting Of the plant means a new
nalstry for Wichita. It win give EN-
.oSInent to men and IS an addition 70 ~,
many concerns giving opportunities IN
he working men Of the city TO have De~-
aanent employment