The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-06-24
To Ice Customer:

My attention has been called to 4
statement In . recent issue Of the Her.
aid by Mr.. Campbell Of the Klamath
Valley Warehouse and Forwarding
company in regard to the tests made
by Or. 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 ofiiccr
Of this city. Mr., Campbell states that
no samples Of bis Ice has been taken
by DR.. Truax. While I was not with
DR.. Truxx on either occasion when
he took the samples. yet I have full
confidence In his integrity and judg-
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 vest side OF the lake.
while that Of the Independent COM
pany was taken from the east side.
which In practically correct. We, how.
ever. were careful TO 60 far out into
the lake. where there In always run.
ming water. while on tho opposite side.
where his was taken. II . bay. where
there n NO current at any time. and
where dead nsh. etc. would naturally
gather II therc were any. which. how.
ever. Is quite improbable during the
Ice harvesting season.
When we went into the leo business
here 10 had heard q good deal of
knocking Of the natural leo. and We
wanted to know just how II stood IN
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 OK.
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. bstter still.
have him take other samples and have
them tested. a. we still have lots OF
the same Ice. and Mr.. Campbell, I
think. Is still making some Of the
Manufactured Ice.
Mere statements from Mr.. Camp
bell or ourselves - 70 the parity or
quality Of our ices are not very satis-
flying 10 the public. but an analysis
of the article must be correct.
Mr.. Campbell states again that his
Ice In made from the city water. which
statement we do not question. but we
recall that samples OF tho 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 II 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 o. II freeses. Just
as when y bottle of Ink freezes the
foreign matter IL forced 70 the bot
tom. leaving the top practically
clear.
We are also told that ice viii purify
Itself within six months. This Ice OF
Durs has been stored for six months.
10 must be practically pure now.
We quite agree with Mr.. Campbell |
hat the people Of this city should |
ook to the purity Of its water and tee,
Ind should further use only the
'urest. and 70 that end We shall In.
list on the health authorities making
ests Of the Ice from time 70 time %
he summer advances and impurities
Increase.
We ask for ourselves and the public
fair shake. and shalt insist that We
lave II.
INDEPENDENT ICE CO..
BY JAS. w. STRAW. 2l.3t
Insurance that naVn. n0A Oonfl0nAA.