The herald., 1916-08-03
ICE PLANT FOR LOWER COAST.

| Announcement was made Of the cs-
tablishment, at some point on .ho
Hover coast, OF an enterprise which is
ioxpected to revolutionize the fish. oys
ter and shell fish industry in that sec
ton which is probably one Of the
most prolific in the United States il
Iproducts Of this character.
IN ice factory, with capacity OF
from 90 10 20 tons per day will b."
built at either Ollie or Myrtle Grove.
The work will be done by Charles +.
| Rantz, of this city. Confirmation OF
the report was given by Harrison d.
| Emerson, general manager Of tn" old
New Orleans. Fort Jackson and Grand
] Grand Isle Railroad. Mr. Emerson has
| just been reappOinted general man
aver of the properties by Receiver 7.
| C.. Bush. and it is currently believed
that the establishment of a large ice
| plant on the lower coast is part OF the
plan Of the big syndicate, recently an
nCunCcd, to take over these properties
and deevlop them to their higher
standard from commercial stand
point
The men behind the movement 10
make the Grand Isle Railroad a pay.
ing proposition are: Hugh McClos-
key, president OF the American Cities
! Company and a director of the Hi
hernia Bank; Bernard McCloskey, at
torney for the ,Hibernia interests;
Frank b. Hayne, director of the Hi
hernia Hank and a prominent cotton
merchant and capitalist; Thomas
Green Bush, C. E. Allegeyer and c. p.
Ellis, all prominent cotton men; Walter
G. Weiss. II. Generes Dufour, Lee
Benoist and Hugh Vincent.
Il can state authC>Satively," said
Mr.. Emerson, that negotiations for
the building OF this plant are we'll un-
der way. and that it will have capac-
ity of from 30 to 80 tons per day Just
where it will be located l am not at
liberty TO say, but it will be placed at
a TOlnt which is determined TO be the
most convenient for the purpose of
supplying ice to boats, that they may
refrigerate and preserve their catch.
The Grand Isle Railroad is very much
interested in the economic value of
the lower coast and Barataria Bay sec
ton, and, therefore, the establishment
of an ice plant at the quickest point /,
of contact with railroad transportation |
is highly desirable. Ice which to-day |
costs the consumer in the lower dis |
trict, from 81 to $3.50 a ton delivered |
will, after the establishment of this ,
ice Plant, cost them from S225 to $3.50 |
delivered.
I'VE regard the establishment of |
an ice plant in this lower coast sec ,
ton as a necessary prerequisite TO the
efficient handling of a business which .
can be developed to enormous pro
portions under proper conditions.
This applies not only to fish but also
to game and vegetables. For a long
time it has been RELAXED that an ice
station was necessary at a point i'm
mediately tributary to the lower coast,
Karataria Bay and Grand Isle section.
At present all the ice must come from
the city al necessarily added cost"
Mr.. Emerson stated that he could
not so into further details with regard
to the ice plant, but that Mr.. Rantz
probably would be in position to sup.
ply this information on his return
to the city within the next few days.
1t is currently reported in financial
circles that the economic development
Of the lower coast section. heretofore
neglected, is one of the
plans of the syndicate formed to take I
over the Grand Isle Railroad, and that .
the railroad will be usefully employed !
as a means to this end.