Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-20
Complete Mechanical Refriger-
alton In Preparation For
Use at st. Louis
FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES
Those Entering Either the Horticul-
turaI or Dairy Exhibit Will be Great
Iy Encouraged as They are Thus
Assured of the Preservation of Their
Products.
special to Times Republican.

state commission on the st. Louis ex-
position in charge of horticulture, and
1 Senator Ericsson. of Boone who is in
charge of the dairy exhibit. have been
from the first somewhat disturbed over
the question of how to care for the
exhibits and to make sure that there
| will be no serious loss because of the
| somewhat southern location of the ex-
position. AT New Orleans few years
ago there was experienced much diff
Guilty in keeping these exhibits of
season. There was some difficulty at
the exposition in Chicago. But St.
Louis is at least regarded as a great
deal hotter than Chicago and the eli
mate is likely to be more of a problem
than at any previous exposition. DR..
Bailey has made special investigation
of this subject and his report will be
of special interest to the fruit growers
and those who contemplate making a
show of flowers and vegetables and to
| the exhibitors of butter.
l
pairing to have the finest refrigeration
at st. Louis ever known" reports DR..
Bailey. The mechanical refrigeration
that win be exhibited and applied for
use at the exposition will be the very
largest and most complete known to
the manufacturers. There has been
greater progress In mechanical refrig
GRAFTON In the past few years than is
generally known. A committee of the
western ice manufacturers association
took up the matter with the ST. Louis
exposition managers and the result is
that 1t has been decided there shall be
on the exhibition grounds special
building devoted to ice making and
mechanical refrigeration in general and
this building will supply an abundance
of refrigeration for all practical pur-
poses on the exposition grounds. Card
ner L. Voorhees,, of Boston, was APP
pointed to have charge of this depart
ment, and he has arranged with the
manufacturers of the leading machin-
cry of this kind for complete exhibits.
a building 320x210 feet in area will be
erected for their use. The capacity of
the plant will be about 1000 tons of
refrigeration daily. divided into many
units and each manufacturer will be
given a portion of the work. FROM this
great plant will be supplied all the
refrigeration necessary for the fruit and
flower exhibits and the dairy exhibits.
1t is probable, just to show what can be
done. that a skating rink will be pro-
yided and there will be SHOWS torn de-
livered every day. But the practical
part of all this, and that which will
appeal to the exhibitors from Iowa.
is the fact that we may rest assured
that on all our exhibits of perishable
articles we are sure of sufficient re-
frigeration to keep them during all the
season and for two seasons If necessary.
This will be a great announcement to
those who contemplate entering either
the horticultural exhibit or the dairy
exhibit"
Insurance men are still much inter-
ested in the insurance case pending in
the courts at Burlington involving the
validity of the Iowa law which has
stood on the statute books many years
practically void relating to prorating
on losses. Thus far the law has come
out best. the district court at Burling-
ton refusing to grant what the lnsur-
ance companies claim on demurrer. II
the law is knocked out 1t Will have to
be by the supreme court. The ques-
ton at issue is simple one. Fire
losses occurred where several compa-
MES were interested. The losses were
prorated among the companies in ac-
ccrdance with the total loss, the insur- /
ance being ample to cover all the loss.
Some OF the companies paid their pro
rate share Immediately and took re-
ceipts therefor. Then at the last, as
quite frequently happens. it was found
that one or two of the companies We're
rot good and their shares could not be
collected. Now the contention of the /
insurance men is that the man who lost I
by the fire should be tn. sole loser by
this uncollectable insurance, and thus
1T would turn out that the more in
is in case OF loss in the matter OF
The companies have
clauses in their contracts which provide
that they shall not pay the full loss
where one or more companies are found |
ton has held that these clauses are
contrary to the state law and not bind |
ing. The companies claim that the law
Is contrary W llle anu NileIelOIe
not valid. 1t is expected that the case
will soon find its way 10 the Iowa SUI
preme court: and until this is done the /
new standard policy prepared by the /
attorney general will not be generally /
used in this state.
Gordon L. Elliott. of this city, has
been appointed court reporter in the
Twelfth judicial district and will begin
his labors with Judge Clifford p. Smith
the first of April. He will succeed Fred
Eush, who has become clerk of the Il
courts in Hancock county. He will
move to Mason City soon and reside
there Mr.. Elliott has been on the edi-
torial force of the DAILY Capital for
several years and has done the legisla-
tive and political work. He is regarded
as one of the cleanest ard most relia- h
Bile young newspaper men of the city
He came here from Butler county, his
bone, and the appointment came to |,
him unsolicited from Judge Smith.
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