The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-08
COLD STORAGE.

present time against food products
that have been in cold storage. Some
of it is doubtless warranted. but the
f liz employed is not only perfectly legiti-
mate but absolutely Indispensable. In
order 10 meet effectively the prejudice
against cold storage which should be
overcome in so far as legitimate stor-
age is concerned, leading firms en-
gagged in this industry have issued
I booklet setting forth the facts in the
case The matter is one of import
ance and general interest and 1t Is
only fair that all sides should be
heard in their own behalf
The basic argument advanced is
that cold storage is necessity II We
would preserve the pefishable prod
ucts of plenty against the lime of
scarcity. Ii is pointed out that the
housewife has long recognized this
law in the preservation OF fruits by
cooking and then sealing in air-tight
vessels. and for centuries the farmer
has had practical cold storage when
he has buried his apples. potatoes and
other vegetables in the ground and
covered them over with straw and
loose earth TO keep item from freez-
ing The fact is also instanced that
the refrigerator of the home has long
been a necessity to the housewife. Cir
cumscribed and Inadequate as it often
lis, nevertheless the residence refriger-
ator does on a small scale what cold
storage houses do perfectly on large
scale
Before cold storage facilities were
available, during the time OF plenty,
prices were extremely low to the pro-
Queer. Conversely, during tie season
Of scarcity prices rose rapidly and
were extremely high to the consumer.
Many classes of perishable products
were not procurable even at extreme
prices. In behalf of cold storage the
argument is made that
The cold storage warehouse acts
as balance Il insures that fair
supply of the products of plenty, pro-
duced in their seasons. shall be ayaiia-
bic throughout the year. 1t MATERIAL
IL lessons the extremes between the
former minimum and maximum sell
ing prices, which is decided advan-
tage TO both producer and consumer.
sPerishaOle products for cold stor-
age purposes are those produced and
stored during the season when the
finest quality is produced and availa
Bile and these products are very care
fully selected of the highest possible
grade, packed and quickly handled
into storage
Great care must also be exercised
+ in the handling OF these products
while they are in cold storage, al
though the system is very simple
Products in boxes or other containers
must be properly stacked, 10 permit
d free and even circulation of ire air
in the room, and the temperature
must be kept AT whatever degree OF
fahrenheit is most suitable to that par
ticular product
Absolute cleanliness must prevail
Throughout a cold storage warehouse.
and the rooms must be kept perfectly
dry and sweet All the large cold
storage warehouses welcome Inquiries
Information regarding tie system the
methods pursued or the purposes ac-
cornplished viii be given
1t is suggested that cold storage
may be classed as public utility con-
Germs and common carriers. As rule
they do not own, therefore neither buy
nor sell, the products handled The
rates OF storage are uniform to all.
No distinction whatever is made, and
any one who wishes 10 do so has the
privilege 10 buy and store during the
season OF plenty that he may sell or
consume in the time of scarcity
The principles of cold storage as ex
pressed in the booklet here quoted are
about the same as a farmer erecting
silo. which he fills from his corn
fields just al the time when the corr
commences to mature. giving him 3
supply Of green succulent feed for his
stock during the winter months. wher
green food for his stock otherwise
Is not obtainable: or about the came
as a farmer erecting his corn crib. int
which he puts mis- surplus product t
keep in the best possible condition. IN
: Ill such time as he requires the con
J tents.
Ii is further suggested that it ii
the same principle that the fruit grow
; er and shipper follows in pre- coolinf
!. his products before loading and ship
ping them in refrigerator cars unde
cold storage conditions to their des
tination and ii is affirmed 10 be thu
one principle that has made possibl.
!, the rapid and satisfactory growth 0
! the fruit business, and TO the grea
:, benefit Of the producer and consumer
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MEAT RISE rs WORLD WIDE.