The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-30
TREY TO0K THE TOWN.
Peoples Ice Company's New Vans in
Service Today.


People who have doubted that Tope-
ka would ever become really metro
politan have had their doubts some
what Jared of late. The advent of
Vinewood park and its complete sue
cess, the establishment of one of the
finest street railway systems in the
country, and other inovations of a met
ropoItan nature have had their effect,
but this morning all doubts were set
| az rest Dy the appearance on the streets
OF the nnes1 string of ice vans boosted
by any city in the country.
Iooay the Peoples Ice and Fuel COM
4 pany placed in it's immense service Ave
| splendid, modern ND to date ice vans
which would do credit to any city. Be
SIDES its usual equipment of a number
/ OF ordinary ice wagons these new vans
/ with capacity of four to five tons
/ each nave been placed into service at
large cost The vans are of the latest
| make, the largest capacity. The bodies
are painted in black and yellow and the
/ lettering put on in black. One of these
wagons has capacity of ten thousand
/ pounds and three big horses are re-
| CURED to pull it. The draft horses
/ whose duty it is to pull these wagons
/ from house to, house are all great
/ blocky animals, we'll groomed and tat,
| showing the best of care and kindest
| treatment.
A reporter for this paper made a visit
this morning to the city Office and sta
| bleS OF the Peoples Ice and Fuel COM
pany and had a pleasant visit with
Manager c. H. A. Schwarz. Speaking
OF the new equipment Mr.. SchwaTz
said:
Il am glad you like the appearance
OF our horses Our president, Mr.. w.
| E. Jensen, is a great admirer of good
horses and like him, believe in good
/ draft stock and in kindness and good
treatment toward them as d business
proposition. Our hostlers and drivers
| are all selected for good character and
| kind disposition for I believe that IL
pays not only in credit but in cash to
/ take care of the animals who do the
| work in our business. They never know
what it is to have a whip laid on them.
The result is that they are afraid of
nothing and their first impulse when
| anything goes wrong is to stop still
| and investigate Instead of running.
| My ambition is to make the ice ser
vice to the city of Topeka what our
title calls for, really and truly a 'peo-
| pies ice company. It is my desire to
| give the very finest service and make
prompt deliveries and we will at all
| times accommodate in every way pep
pie who are kind enough to give US
their patronage.
year will be superior not only to the
make of previous years but to the
make of any other company in the
| field. 1t will be manufactured from
pure distilled water and will be health
1uI ana sanitary IN every respect. l. 10
our ambition not to slight single per-
7 son in Topeka who desires to buy
pound of ice from US and give each and
all the same prompt efficient attention
| without regard to their station, locality
or the amount they buy"
| The bright yellow vans caused much
| comment on the streets this morning
as they passed from house to house
| and there is no doubt that they Will
add much to the. popularity of the Peo-
pies Ice and Fuel company.
The office and supply house of the
| company is on the corner of Jackson
and First streets where all callers will
be courteously treated and cordially
| welcomed. Those who have not time
to visit the Office can reach it by tele-
| phone No. 2 on either the Bell or In
dependent telephone. Deliveries in
small lots at odd times will be made
a speciality or parties can call at the
office and can get any quantity de-
sired