Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-19
BUILDINGS OF BRICK
AND MACHINERY MODERN
Location Will Be In Block Seven
Fronting First Street And
The Santa Fe Railway
Capitalized At
$4,000.

The Putney Cold storage and Ice
Co. is the name of a corporation cap
italized at $4,000 which within a
few months will give to this city
and the southwest. the most COM
plete cold storage and ice plant west
of the Mississippi.
John r. Price, formerly of Cleve-
| land, Ohio, an expert in his line, will
| be the president and general man
| ager of the plant while Robert e.
Putney of this city, will be secretary
and treasurer of the company. These
| two men will hold the controlling in
terest in the plant.
The buildings will be located in
| block seven of this city, north of
| First street and in close proximity to
| the Santa Fe railway tracks with
switching facilities adequate to han
| die an immense amount of business.
The acquisition of this plant means
that at last Albuquerque has obtain
| ed one of her crying needs for ten
years, and that 1t will open to the
entire southwest not only a market
| for perishable produce but an ap-
portunity for her merchants to pur-
chase such supplies in smaller and
fresher quantities and upon shorter
notice than ever before while paying
a minimum price.
The buildings of the plant will be
of the best grade of pressed brick
and the main storage plant will be
100 by zoo feet and connected direct
ly with the Santa Fe main line by
side tracks, so that cars of produce
can be handled with minimum
amount of cost and labor.
Work will be commenced on the
main building within a very short
time. The storage building will have
a capacity of from forty to fifty car
dc Of In,
will be one of the strongest features
of the business. 1t will be equipped
with the very latest ice making ma
chinery. Distilled water, perfectly
pure in every way, will be used in
the manufacture of this ice. The
method of cooling the storage rooms
will be through the operation of the
most modern and approved types of
| refrigerating machines. Forced air
circulation will be introduced into
the rooms as well as every proven
modern appliance known to the busi-
ness for advantageously handling and
keeping perishable products. In this
climate, the officials of the company
say, much more insulation is requir-
ed than in colder localities, conse-
quently no expense will be spared to
make it complete and effective.
A Citizen reporter called upon Mr.
Price last evening and asked him re-
garding the plans of the company,
the produce they wouli handle and
their methods If operation. Mr..
Price said:
"The cold storage depa' tment will
handle butter, eggs, cl tese. apples,
California and northern fruits in
great quantities as we'll as fresh
stock OF ali grades az all times.
''Ths company will also deal in
its own account in these products OBJ
tanning Its supplies from the pro-
| "a ian has
grades obtainabe.
This company will also conduct
public warehouse for the storage of
fresh meats for large packers, beers
and liquors for brewers and dstillers
and other commodities of all kinds
THE merchants and the general
public in the southwest, do not know
what prime cold storage is for the
reason that such cold storage goods
as have come here, have been with
drawn from cold storage weeks be-
fore arrival in tins pJrt'L1 of the
country and have been exposed to
the higher normal temperature thus
naturally causing a deterioration in
the quality without any possible way
OF avoiding it on the part of the
shippers or consumers
| "One of the most pleasing features
Of this plant will be that dealers can
secure daily supply of produce
from our institution and when the
goods are thus takel from the cold
storage, they reach the consumer
without delay or exposure thing
| impossible in cold storage goods
from an eastern plant.
These goods will necessarily be
in prime condition when they reach
the consumers and will be quite as
! wholesome as strictly fresh stock
The local dealer by getting his sup
ply daily from the plant, will not be
forced to carry so large a stock in
his store for a week or longer be-
fore be finally disposes OF it, His
stock will therefor not be suffering
in quality from day TO day.
The new company will also be
able to sell at a minimum price since
it will do business in large quant-
ties. buy at the lowest market prices
and by shipping in carload lots will
secure the lowest freight rates.
"While this plant will be an Albu-
querque institution and one of the
greatest benefits TO ;he city in more
ways than one, 1t will still DO a
large business and will cover the
whole business Of the southwest. Not
only will the company reach out for
this business but it is quite apparent
that the people Of the southwest will
find ii advantageous both in quality
and price to obtain their cold stOT-
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