Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-06-17
COLD STORAGE
PLANT INSTALLED


at temperature Of 80 degrees far
enheit, or as cold as an egg will
stand without freezing. In this con
nection we might say that water
will freeze at 80 degrees, while an
egg will not freeze until it gets be-
low 20 degrees. The reason for this
is that in an egg there is really life
and it throws off certain amount
of heat.
The new plant will bd a great
thing for the company in their poul-
try business for the coming season,
as it puts them in a position to
dress poultry just as successfully in
warm weather as cold The firm
never ships any live poultry, but
dresses it all here; and all fowls
are packed in boxes, dozen to the
box, and put on the market in the
most up-to date manner.
In another month or so the firm
will start to dress Poultry, and as
they do not have to fear the warm
and open winters, etc., they expect
to greatly increase the poultry out
put from their plant this year.
An immense egg business has al
ready been done by the company this
year, as they have shipped out for
ty cars from DEBORAH. AS each car
load is worth about $4,000, it can
easily be seen that the company is
paying out lot of money to Win
neshiek county farmers, and is a
very important and substantial bust
ness concern for DEBORAH.
The shipment above referred to
is held in storage houses in the east,
but from now on they will hold their
own eggs, in their own up-to-date
plant. The cost of installing this
system will be over $4,000, exclu-
sive of the new building which was
erected last year for this purpose
AS the machine they are now in
stalling is large enough to handle
twice the space they are now using,
there has been some talk by Decor
all merchants about fixing up a stor-
age room for fruit, etc. If this is
done the room would be entirely
separate from the eggs. In this in
stance We might state that if lem
ons, for instance, we're placed in
the same stoiage room with eggs, in
a short time the eggs would taste
like lemons which might work al
right for egg lemonades, but not
for ham and eggs. We feel that it
would lie a mighty fine thing for
the merchants to use this plant, for
the above purpose. as it would not
only be a great saving to them, but
to their customers as we'll
TIE egg business is now an i'm
portant and particular line to han
die, because every egg now sold on
the market must be candled by the
farmer, merchant and packer, as it
is rrlawsul to sell any eggs unfit for
food.
The government is very strict
about this, and prosecutions follow
wherever there is a violation. 1t is
done for the rurpose of making all
concerned take better care of their
eggs, because this country has been
Icing through bad eggs, millions
of dollars. If their are any who
wish il, the Woldum Co. will be
pleased TO demonstrate how to can
die the eggs.
We wish to congratulate the VOL
dun Produce Co. on their enterprise,
not only on installing this fine new
refrigerating plant, but on transact
ing the immense business they have
in their eight years in DEBORAH. The
company is managed by Mr.. H. II.
Woldum, who is a hustler and thor
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man, which has meant much in the
building up of this popular concern.
Eight years ago the Goth Of June
the firm commenced business here,
and Mr.. Woldum bought three cases
lof eggs the first week. Shipping out
40 cars of eggs already this year
will give the reader an idea of the
magnitude of the business today.
The company's plant at Prosper
is doing fine also, and they have
shipped out twenty cars from that
point. They expect next year to in
stall similar refrigerating plant
at that point.
1t is expected the DEBORAH plant
will be in operation by Monday, and
the general public is extended a
most cordial invitation to call and
inspect it.
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