New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-14
AS TO OUR ICE
The Qualities of the Manufaci.
ured Product Summarized.


1t is intended 20 conclude this series With
presentation OF such trustworthy stats
tics Of the growth Of the manufacture %
artificial ice. and OF those showing the e.
cent to which It's use has become general
among consumers. as are obtainahie eetcre
doing this, however. il may De well 10 sum
Marie the virtues o, that ice. as contraGed
with natures product: and also TO give sone
hint Of the magnitude Of the investment h
such An enterprise as artificial ice making.
as showing that capital. ever consery alive,
has accepted it as established upon the en-
during foundations of economic and SAM
tary necessity.
One CT the plants Of medium capacity IN
this city is said TO have cost more than
$3.50, oIo while that OF the largest IS some
where in the neishborhood OF 81. so. 600. Ex-
perirnents on such scale are not conduct
ed by even the most fabulously wealthy Of
private individuals or corporations. Even
propositions that cost a fractional part Of
these nave 70 be proved up IN every pos
81 BILE way as 20 field OF usefulness. capacity
and promise
The Investigations CT ssri'ariars unccv-
cred the field-it was that hitherto oceu-
pied by the natural Ice supply. the foster
brother OF our impure water supply. SCI
entific research and the genius OF tire IN
ventor furnished the capable processes asd
machinery for the production OF an art-
fetal ice of demonstrsble purity. And the
easerness with which 1t was accepted ard
the phenomenal increase IN the demand fsf
tia demand that Is growing in an ever
increasing ratio-by all kinds and classes Oh
consumers. households. institutions and
trades. gave the promise.
All the talk of interested people 10 rs
effect tina. infected and polluted surface
waters do not produce impure Zee woua
naturally go for naught in the face OF epi-
denies of disease traced TO that formed
in them. All the expert testimony 20 me
effect that water purfdes itself in freea-
ing and that even IL anything Of unensTe
were left in I'll. e.. IL by any curious nss-
chance IL should give the lie TO that SO
saw and should fail 10 purify" etc.-s,or-
age Of the Ice for a few months would IN
ish the job. would fail TO convince when =
is known that ice from glaciers near ire
summit Of Mont Blanc has been found upon
examination BY other and equally ven
known experts 10 be hlied with colonies Ok
microbes.
And so consumers, as rapidly IS tns'
learn the facts. turn 10 the artificial Ns.
In that they find freedom from dirt Anu
safety from It's synonyne, disease. Ias'
are learning the falsity Of the statene"'
that artificial ice can be no purer than ''e
water that comes into the factory. FOR tHe'
are acquiring a knowledge Of ice manu-
facture which teaches them that the mass
does what nature capno, and does not aV'
he eliminates not emily the bacteria out wv
air.. the bad gases. and the deiesef'o-'
chemicals which the water may ccn'A
He must consider the appearance as VIZ.
as the quality OF his product. for so o",s
can 1t be dtstin guiShed from that winch
now more and more Disseminated aes'H
alike by the people and their tnstitn0'",
His symmetrical cake would have the ssaS
bubbles In 1t that further mar the ~
pearance Of the rot~[n block Of natura1
II he did not get the air and gases ou' y
the water he uses. although. OF course
does not have to contend with straw S"'V
and certain other refuse frequently u
seen in natures produet-and WHICH
often. when the latter has melted N seNis
orators and water coolers. leave an unsIs"
ly. dangerous and hard 10 get ria d
slduum therein