The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-21

Ne received a square deal Mayor
Brewer took tho matter up and we re-
ceived fair treatment al his hands
The mayor ordered a sample taken
from each pond, but we received no
report or analysis. thereby confirm
ing our opinion that Thomas was not
disposed 10 be fair, and that our Ice
was ns good IL not better than other
natural Ice In Ogden.
We have beon approached by mon
who are connected with other Ice
companies 10 this city on severai oc.
caslons, the object being stated 10
form an Ice combine for tho purpose
Of holding the people up for 81 per
month lnstead of s2 as NJ present
We havc consistently refused to joln
any sheh combination, being satisfied
With a small profit and the good will
OF the people
We supply moro than oue-half Of
the families Of Ogden with Ice, and
deliver IS pounds daily 10 each Gus
toner. What do the other fellows do7
They charge 30 per cent more than We
do and deliver nve pounds less per
day What sould they hold the peo
PIE up for could they induce us 10
ioin the combine. and thereby elm
inate the possibility of all oOmpetl.
ton?
Members OF the Board ~ Health
state that the waters OF the Weber
river arc contaminated II this is true,
who ts az fault. the Ice man or the
board OF healthY We believe It is the
duty OF the board OF health 10 see tha.
the waters ave not polluted and that
The stream Is kept free from contain.
iuatlon And In regard to this mat.
ter The waters os the Weber river are
as clean AS those OF the Ogden river
The Ice Douds on the former have
been condemned and the pouds on the
latter have not why is thisf There's
reason. end we can explain to the
people of Ogden why Il Is so II We
are called upon for information.
The former sanitary Inspector, who
visited our ponds year ago stated
that he had never seen better kept
lponde, and made tho statements that
they wero tho cleancst and most SAM.
.tary In this city, He was honest in
his opinion. too. and tho condition
Of the ponds was ample proof that his
statements were correct
Last season we spent forty.four days
with men and teams In putting our
ponds In frstclass condition. The
ponds were thoroughly Hcraped and
washed before the water for leo mex
Ing was allowed to enter them We
handle our product with the latest
Ice machinery. having installed two
ten horsepower electric motors for the
purpose Of conveying tho Ice from the
/ ponds To the leo houses. Our Ice Is
all cut and handled by machinery In
every department, Our Ice houses
have a capacity Of 5000 tons per an.
NUN, and we are by far the largest
dealers In this city. Every drop Of
water that enters our ponds Is hrst
filtered We havo an inlet of two
feet OF water per second. and the
watoT Is kept In action. the outlet
being the same as the inlet through.
out the lce-makIng season
We have gone 10 great expense iu
building up our ice business In Og
don. and our payroll amounts TO many
thousands per annum, and taking all
Into confederation we think we are
entitled TO q square deal and the pat.
ronase OF the people.
We have an ANALYSIS ot our Ice by
one OF the best chemists in Weber
county. and he states that our product
Is az pure as Il 10 possible for natural
Ice 10 be. Even the state chemists q
report shows our Ice To contain ONLY
10 parts In a million more free am.
monia than Is allowed by law.
Very respectfully.
w. Flames & Sons Ice Co.
Per W. F. James. (Adv.)