The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-06-26
To Ice Customers:

My attention has been called to q
statement In n 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 s. White OF the STATE
Board OF Health. Of the manufactured
and the natural ice from samples sent
him by DR.. Truax. city health officer
OF this city. Mr.. Campbell states that
no samples OF his Ice has been taken
by DIR. Truax. While l was not with
DR.. Truax on either occasion when
he took the samples. yet I have full
confidence In his integrity and juds-
ment. and am quite sure that he took
fair samples from both Mr.. Campbell
and ourselves. Mr.. Campbell also
states that the natural ice he has was
taken from the west side OF the lake.
while that Of the Independent COM
pany was taken from the east side.
which is practically correct. We. how.
ever. were careful to 90 far out into
the lake. where there Is always run
ming water. while on the opposite side.
where his was taken. IL n bay, where
there is no current at any time. and
where dead fish. etc. would naturally
gather II there were any. which. how
ever. is quite improbable during the
Ice harvesting sesson.
When We went into the Ice business
here We had heard q good deal Of
knocking Of the natural Ice. and we
wanted to know just how II stood an
to purity. ETC.. compared with the
product. Therefore. We
had DR.. Truax take samples of both.
and send to the state board Of health
for analyses. and the result was ex.
actly as printed in the Herald. And
II Mr.. Campbell or anyone else qdes.
.ions the authority or correctness OF
;he tests they can call on Dr.. Truax.
who will verify them. Or. better still.
have him take other samples and have
them tested. as we still have lots of
the same Ice. and Mr.. Campbell. 4
think, Is still making some Of the
Ice.
Mere statements from Mr.. Camp
bell or ourselves az TO the purity or
quality OF our ices are not very salts.
flying to the public. but an analysis
OF the article must be correct
Mr.. Campbell states again that his
Ice Is made from the city water, which
statement we do not question. but we
recall that samples OF the city water
In the past have shown great impur-
ity. and in the process of manufac-
ture We can not see how the manu.
factured Ice can be better than the
water from which 1t Is made. being
frozen In tanks. while on the other
hand. we are told by scientific men
that Ice freezing In the open forces
The impurities out as II freeses. Just
rs when bottle Of Ink freezes the
foreign matter Is forced To the bot
som. leaving the top practically
clear.
We are also told that ice will purify
Itself within six months. This ice OF
ours has been stored for six months.
80 must be practically pure now.
We quite agree with Mr.. Campbell
that the people Of this city should
look to the purity OF It's water and tee,
and should further use only the
purest, and to that end we shall In
,ist on the health authorities making
.ests Of the Ice from time to time a.
he summer advances and impurities
Increase.
We ask for ourselves and the public
fair shake. and shall insist that We
nave 1t.
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