The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-24

the train through several tunnels and over
deep canyons, while the road doubled on
itself many times to make the summit.
His trip through the Shasta range Of
mountains WIS something grand. While
the tops were covered with snow and look.
ea sublime In their whitenEss. the foot hills
and plains we're covered with wild flowers
| and cattle were peacefully grazing over the
| green fields. Oregon seemed to be one
great orchard, though the captain specially
notes the town Of Medford and The fact
1 that there was brewery there II was an
inspiring sight. Vegetation was more adj
vauoed through Oregon than anywhere he
had thus far passed through. Sunday eve
/ ming they arrived at Seattle and immedi-
ately left for Bellingham, Washington,
where the plant Of the Hackett Cold Stor-
age company Is being erected They ar
rived late in the evening. Monday morn
ing they met Mr.. Hackett and visited the
company's plant which is well under wav.
he was more than pleased with the same
He met the mayor Of the city aud several
other prominent citizens and all had
good word TO say for the new enterprise.
All said that the company had 'einch
Bellingham Is city Of about 1900 popu-
lation, located at the extreme northwest Of
Washington. It has fine barbor facilities
aud offers every opportunity for the new
enterprise.
On May II Capt. Bond left On his return
trip home via, the northern Pacific.
through Idaho and Montana. with their
grand and picturesque scenery. The trip
through Montana is over thousand miles.
From Montana be passed through Dakota,
Minnesota, Wisconsin Illinois to Chicago.
aud from Chicago to Boston Via Michigan
Central
The Haoket Cold Storage Co. which
Capt Bond represents as one Of the al.
reetors, and having visited the plant he
SAYS that prospective business will neces- |
state the doubling OF the now large estab- |
hshme7 This company is entirely com /
posed q New England capital and large
amount OF the stock Is owned here Ia Yer. |
mont. The company proposes to buy aud |
sell and to transport to the middle west |
and eastern cities fresh SALMON, halibut |
smelt, crabs, also butter, eggs, aud ali |
kinds Of fruit, which is In abundance on /
the Pacific coast, and with the only cold /
storage car ever invented that can ship /
peFishable goods from the Pacific I'd the /
Atlantic and guarantee their delivery In A /
condition. The car will maintain the 1
same degree Of temperature from start 70
finish without re-ioeing, carrying only /
three tons OF ice. II is through q patent /
process Of manipulating chemicals to pro
duce refrigeration. No other car ever in
vented can ship perishable goods without
carrying from eight to ten tons of ice and
ieeing stations every four or
five hundred miles. therefore this car can
ship the goods three hundred per cent
cheaper than any other. 1t is the nten.
zion Of the company to build up q trans
p0Ftation business that win require many
hundred cars Capt, bond will take an ae-
tive part IN the management Of the bust
ness
The plant is located at BiIlingbam,
on Billlngham Bay. Pacific
coast, and is nearly completed The ca
pacity Of cold storage Is immense, one
room for butter where twelve million
pounds can be taken care Of, another
where three hundred thousand pounds OF
ish can be frozen and stacked Other
arge rooms for fruit and eggs, also an /
)ther for beef, etc The company has the
'niy Ice plant on the coast, and theTcapae-
81 is one hundred and fifty tons per day.
Japt. Bond has large portrait Of the {
,lant which can be seen BY calling on him. t
5e will make Blllingham his headquarters 1
Is soon as the work Of shipping begins