The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-02
CITIZENS co. s ICE PLANT
Modern in Every Respect and One all
Should Feel Proud Of.


The Citizens Ice Com pany's plant
on Peck street along the w. Va. &
Pittsburg division ofthe 3. s. o. has
begun active operations and is turning
out as fine ice as can be manufactured,
serving a large portion Of the local
tradeand making extensive shipments.
Thebuilding is modernly construct
ed two story frame built at cost OF
$4,000 The dimensions are $50 by 60
feet. 1t is finished and sealed in
Georgia pine. There is large boiler
house, containing one Of the Prick
Company's splendid large boilers.
Next is the engine room with the
same Company's Corllss engine having
20O.horse power. Then comes the
large tank room modernly arranged.
1t contains five hundred 300-pound
cans, in which the water is frozen into
ice. The Office on the east OF this
room is coy place arranged especially
for Convenient dispatch OF business.
Back Of the tank room is an anti-room
for ice, which is conveyed from the
tank room by a schultz Behind this
is the Ice storage room with space for
200 tons of ice. Then we find cold
storage departments, Is by 80 feet
each. Next is a large hallway, south
of which is section of the building
30 feetby go feet, which, is occupied by
the Excelsior bottling Company, com.
posed Of DIR. w. a. Stathers and
Stephen A. Lewis. The room adjoin.
ing the engine house contains filters
and condensers. A feature here is the
re-boiler, into which condensed steam
is re-bolled. at another point are the
ammonia condensers Of the latest
manufacture by the Frick company.
Theyare this cornpanys latest improv.
ed atmospheric ammonia condensors.
The outfit has 35ton distilling
system and latest improved ice ma
chimes with a capacity Of 50 tons per
day.
In the ammonia condensing depart4
ment there is a specially arranged
ventilating apparatus, by which air
constantly blows through the build
ing and over the wates, and back Of
this is steam condenser, so that the
water Is used twice. There are mod
ern compressors, through which the
ammonia is compressed into liquid
form.
The 300 pound cans are set N sea
of brine, 50 per cent Of which, is salt.
These freeze in 4s houri. Seventeen
tons ofsalt were used in making this
brine. Its lasting qualities are almost
perpetual.
In the bottling Departments are a
spacious office, a storage room, y lava
tory and the bottling room. A steam
engine and boiler of good power stand
in the middle of the room.- Taft's
latest improved carbonator is use3. 1t
has a capacity OF 600 dozen BOTTLES a
day. All the tlavors known to civsliza-
tion aue used. The crowned goods
are especially popular with the LEGAL
saloon trade. They ship their prodnct
all over the state and have bright
prospects for on ever growing trade.
A railroad siding willshortly be pNt
in so as to give shipping convenienees.
at present the products OF the ies
plant and bottling works are being
loaded at the switch track near the
Clarksburg Planning Mills.
The officers of the ice company are
DR.. w. A. Skaters, president; G. E.
secretary; W. H. Lewis,
treasurer: and Silas C. stathers, man
ager.
The plant is one OF the finest and
best in the. state, and is owned and
operated by gentleman, whose stand
ing and enterprise assure great success
1t is an industry worthy Of the patron
age of the citizens OF Clarksburg and
they are giving the company liberal
support.