The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-06-28
To Ice Customers:

My attention has becn called to n
statement In q recent Issue of the Her
aid by Mr.. Campbell of the Klamath
Valley Warehouse and Forwarding
company In regard to the tests made
by pr. Calvin 8. White Of the STATE
Board Of Health. OF the manufactured
and the natural ice from samples sent
him by DR.. Truax. city health oficer
Of this city. Mr.. Campbell states that
no samples OF. his ice has been taken
BY DIR. Truax. While I was not with
DIR. Truax on either occasion when
no took the samples. yet I have full
confidence In bis integrity and judg-
ment. and am quito sure that he took
fair samples from both Mr.. Campbell
and ourselves. Mr.. Campbell also
states that tho natural Ice he has was
taken from the west side OF the lake.
while that Of the Independent com.
pany was taken from the cast side.
which Il practically correct. We. how
ever. were careful to 20 far out into
the lake. where there In always run
ming water. while on the opposite side.
where his was taken. is bay. whore
there In no current at any time. and
where dead nsh. etc. would naturally
gather II there were any. which. how.
ever. is quite improbable during the
Ice harvesting season.
When We went into the leo business
here We had heard n good deal OF
knocking Of the natural Ice. and wc
wanted to know just how II stood on
to purity. etc. compared with the
product. Therefore. VIC
had DIR. Truax take samples OF both.
and send to the state board OF health
for analyses. and the result was OK.
actiy as printed In the Herald. AID
II Mr.. Campbell or anyone else qdes.
tions the authority or correctness OF
:he tests they can call on Or. Truax.
who will verify them. Or. better stili.
have him take other samples and have
them tested. a. we still have lots of
the same ice. and Mr.. Campbell. I
think, Ia still making some OF the
Manufactured ice.
Mere statements from Mr.. Camp
bell or ourselves - 70 the purity or
quality OF our Ices are not very salts
flying TO the public. but an analysis
Of tho article must be correct
Mr.. Campbell states again that his
Ice is made from the city water. which
statement ws do not Question. but We
recall that samples OF the city wstsr
In the past have shown great impur-
ity. and In the process Of manufac-
ture We can not SEQ how the manu-
factured Ice can be better than the
water from which II Is made. being
frosen in tanks. while ON the other
hand. We are told by scientific mon
that ice freeslng In the open forces
the impurities out AZ II freeses. Just
as when bottle Of Ink freezes the
foreign matter ID forced to the bot
tom. leaving the top practically
clear.
We are also told that ice will purify
itself within six months. This leo OF
ours has been stored for six months.
10 must be practically pure now.
We quite agree with Mr.. Campbell
that the people Of this city should
look 70 the purity OF its waasr and tee.
and should further use only the
purest. and 10 that end We shall H.
sist On the health authorities mskins
tests OF the Ice from time 70 time ~
the summer advances and impurities
Increase.
We ask for ourselves and the public
r fair shake. cpd shall insist thst W
hevs II. (,
BY JAS. W. STRAW. s4.st