Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-22
COON COMpANyS new PLANT
Work Started on Big Ice Cream
Factory.
Second to None In New England. All
Construction Bein~ Designed 10
Save Labor and Maiutain High
est Sanitary Conditions.

Work was begun Friday towards the
erection of an ice cream plant on the lot
on South Winooski avenue. OF the head
of Bank street. recently purchased by
the propretors Of the Coon Ice Cream
company. This plant will be second to
more Of its kind in the New England
states all construction being made 10
bring about the most sanitary conditions.
The new plant was made necessary by the
enlargement of the business since II was
purchased by f. T. Mcintosh and II. Il.
slingerIand. who took it over from II. n.
Coon on January !, 1914. Frank l.. Austin
is the architect, and the contract has been
let to Spear Brothers. who will rush the
building to completion by May 10
The new building viii he 40 feet by s.
feet two stories high, constructed of
brick. and will be as near fire proof as
possible The front will be of grey hy-tex
pressed brick. laid in white mortar and
trimmed with white marble. which VIII
give remarkably clean aspect. There will
be no basement. Steam heat will be used
Entrance will he made in the center
front of the building where will be To-
Gated an open vestibue The entire first
floor front will he plate glass. The offices
will he to the left of the vestibule and
will be finished in fumed oak. with ter
"a 20 floor.
on the right side OF the vestibule will
be located the freezing and refrigerating
room. Here will be located the ice ma
chimes near the front, the freezing ma
chimes. the pasteurizers, mixers ana other
machinery necessary to the process Of
making the high grade ice cream for
which the Coon Ice Cream company has
built up great demand The hard
ening room. where the cream is placed
after being taken from the freezers, will
be located back of the freezing room. This
and the milk room on the same floor will
he built of cork. The shipping platform
will be located back Of the hardening
room.
With the plate glass windows in front It
will be seen that the entire process II
making the ice cream may be watched
by passerby who cares to hesitate n
moment before the window.
At the rear of the offices on the north
side Of the building will be located the
milk room and receiving room for return
ed cans and tubs, this room to be fully
equipped with washing devices and ster-
ilizing machines.
on the second floor on the south side
of the building will be located the daily
ice storage room, which will be equipped
with an outside electric elevator. The
room in front on this side of the building
will be used for the storage Of salt and 70.
the brine tanks. The balance of the second
floor. which will also be connected will
the first floor by an inside electric eleva'
tor, will be used for the storage Of ingred
tents and equipment. The roof will W
tar and gravel.
The new plant will have a complete SCI
of new machinery and after 1t Is put II
running condition the old plant will b
dismantled and that machinery installed
in the new building. This will make thu
capacity of the new plant when entirel,
completed, about 5000 gallons per day
over twice as much as can be made q
the present quarters of the company.
The new plan was made necessary b,
the great increase in the business sine
it has been taken over by Messrs. McIn
|; tosh and Slingerland. At the present tim
the product of the Coon Ice Cream corn
pany is being shipped into all parts o
Vermont and into New York. New Hamp
shire and Massachusetts,.
The proprietors of the business were
before coming to this city. in the emplo
OF the International Milk Products com
pany Of New York. one Of the larges
, companies of its kind in this country, Nj
, Mcintosh being manager of one of tn
|, company's plants at Gouverneur and MI
Slingerland being sales manager at tn
main Office OF the company in Coopers
town. Both have had exceptional sue
, cess in the business and the new plant
to be in operation by May 10, will be
: model of it's kind.