Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-23

lfsA.0Oe. @ pounds. or III per cent.
and for fresh pork. nearly a.000.000
pounds. ~ . per cent. The quantity
Of hams. smoked bacon, sides. n
shoulders. on the other hand. de-
creased over 100000. coo pounds. Or
l2z.s per cent. Canned beef. salte1
and neutral lard also decreased IN
Equality.
Il i interesting "a note that among,
the numerous products was 2iil3f
tons 81 fertilizer. valued AT S4.8sI e16,
which represent an Increase since
1900 of g5.3 per cent in quantity and
a3.3 per cent zoo value This Increase
/ reflects the practice which j. growing
among slaughtcrers and meat packers
~ manufacturing complete fertilizers.
Instead Of selling materials 10 INDIE
pendent fertilizer manufacturers.
Manufactured Ice.
The manufacture " ice Is a conn
p%aratively new Industry. and its
growth has been remarkable In 1870.
the industry had hardly made a be
ginning. But in the thlrty-dve years
from 1870 10 1906 the number 81 es
Adjustments engaged primarily in the
manufacture 81 Ice for sale increased
from 4 To fJa0. their combined capt.
tai. from $4,000 20 S6e 5s2. 00i the
average number 81 wage Farmers from
.a7 % l0.l0f the wages paid. from
sac. 500 20 &5.549.t62 the cost ~ ma
~teriais. from SS2.I65 10 &6.0li325,
and the value 81 products from Sz5S.-
go 60 T-Ts0.Gf5. These figures show
that D. industry has nov passed faf
beyond the experimental stage.
n has gained a fo0thold in fact In
every state and territory except Maine.
View Hampshire Vermont. Michigan
Minnesota. North Dakota. south Da-
k0ta. Montana. and Wyoming. an %
which states are well located FOR the
production 81 natural Tee. Even In
these states. however although no es
adjustments are engaged primarily in
the manufacture % ice for sale. tht
refrigeration process IS used 10 cold
storage warehouses.
states and Cities.
The leading states according To- the
number Of establishments were Texas,
Pennsylvania. Ohio. Indiana. Louis
lana. New York. California. and Mis-
souri, According 20 the quantity OF
ice produced. however the leading
states We're Pennsylvania California.
Louisiana. Indiana. Illinois n New
jersey.
Among the cities having q pupula.
ton Of 20.o00 aud over Ia 1900. New
York ranked hrst in the number of
tons ~ manufactured Ice reported at
the census Of 1905. Philadelphia. Pa
ranked second 81 Louis. Mo. third
Baltimore. Md. fourth. and New or
leans, La. nnh. The Hgurps for cities.
when compared with those for the
states in which the cities lie, show that
the manufacture OF ice Is largely an
urban industry.
Heat Necessary for icc.
OF The materials used the most inn
portant was fuel which cost S4.36a-
2ls. Or 726 per cent OF the total for
an materials. In comparison the am
monia used as a r~cfrigerant was mex
pensivc. costing only S613,15S. or To-.
per cent Of The total
Great Increase IN Production.
A the census % 1906 the establish
incnts reported a production ~ 1.faa.-
ifs tons n manufactured ice. with II
total value Of S22.f5o.603. This rep
rcsents an increase over the census.
n 1899 Of 676 per cent in auantit,
and SIS per cent In value. The close
Identity Of these percentages would
seem 20 Indicate that the wholesale
price Of ice has not advanced much Ga
the interval. All hut 6o3.65g tons oil
this product was can ice. because tn
fundamental principles governing the
elimination ~ foreign substances in
the manufacture 81 plate see have omtv
recently been discovered. 10 IL now
sald however that all the objectiona-
Die features of plate lee have been
eliminated by the perfected process.
and that a pure crystal plate Zee q
now being produced a. the minimum
cost az SO cents a ton.
salt.
M .HaAHr.Ea..aa -r..#.-H ..H--N
the heading salt are those only IN
which salt IS the final product. 4
the census ~ 1905 they numbered ife.
ana bad d combined capital of G15.-
bNs-s- They employed. on tho av
rag i666 wage earners paid s.
ete 1872 Del wages. consumed MATERIAL
costlnf ~Sltsel27. and manufactured
prndu ts valued az tst25.6eg
Al The census 90 1880. 1900 and
1895. New York. Michigan. and Kan
sns D. We stood az M read Of the lis
or -ai producing states Of the total
prod uuu 81 The United States r.,
these three states supplied 81
per cont. Saginaw. Mich. probably
prndL as salt at "a lower cost than ane
1thor place in the mi because
fffy tAe great lumber interests ~uu-l
a. fuel sAwdust and lumber offaf
which though utilized as Gar us possi-
90 other purposes remain in enar-
Quantities and % not buruea
must d. removed az considerable cN
iuel Most Costly Material
or th" materials used iu fhy pro
junction. af sllt the most extensive Is
.uel At the ensus of 1895 thI, item
r ported is costing 1855 $50. T.
'nnpt .tge st1ek which was second
mi' au.e cost fit1elN- uh
HHrr. bags and sacks to4f 81 fru- Z