Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-01-14
B. N. GRAHAM AT
SPENCER, IOWA
Decorahian Getting Things i'm Shape
to Operate Big Ice Cream
Factory There.
BOUGHT BIG FACTORY
MIR. GRAHAM WILL OPERATE
Expect to Build New and Up.to-
the Minute Factory on Lots
They Purchased There.

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The Spencer-News Herald has the
following to say about B. NJ. Gra-
ham who is now in that city in
charge of an ice cream factory, re-
Gently purchased by Graham & Shema
props. of the Sugar Bowl Factory
here. II Barney doesn't give the
people of Spencer and vicinity the
best ice cream they ever tasted, IL
will be because the cows in that vi
cinity only give skim milk, and we
never heard of good Iowa COW be-
ing guilty of that:
B. NJ. Graham and Ed. Shema of
Decorah, proprietors of the Sugar
Bowl ice cream factory at that place,
have purchased the j. l.. Frank fac
tory at Spencer and will assume pos
session of this well established bust
ness Monday of next week. These
are the two young men who recently
purchased the A, w. Miller lots just
north of the Milwaukee tracks on
North Main street. and they expect
to build a new and up. p.to-the-minute
ice cream factory on that site next.
spring.
Mr.. Graham, who is brother of
p. r. Graham, cashier of the Citizens
National bank of this city, came to
Spencer last Friday, accompanied by
bis brother, and will remain in the
city from now on. He has wife
and little daughter and they will
move here Just as soon as Mr.. Gra-
ham can find suitable house in
which to live.
Mr.. Graham and Mr.. Shema are
two experienced ice cream manufac-
.turers, and during the many years
they have been at Decorah have built
up q business which in recent years
has more than doubled itself. Mr..
Graham will have active charge OF
the plant at Spencer, while Mr.. She
ma will remain at Decorah. They
will operate both establishments, and
every advantage ACQUIRING to large
organization will be utilized in MAX
ing the Spencer factory the same big
success the Sugar Bowl factory has
been at Decorah.
"We expect to cater to the public
and will be prepared to furnish eve
ry special kind of ice cream on the
market" Mr.. Graham said, in an
interview with The News-Herald man
Monday, Fancy ice creams for par
ties and weddings will be a speciality
with us, although, of course, our big
business will come from the whole
sale trade, in Spencer and surround
ing towns. Under rules prescribed
by our association We cannot make
sherberts, for that requires too much
sugar, but every kind of plain and
fancy ice cream will be manufactur-
ed in our factory, and only experts
will be employed to make the pro-
duct"
Mr.. Graham is fat and rolly poly
himself He is jolly and likable, and
he and his family will be a valuable
addition to the business and social
world of Spencer.
Mr.. Graham stated that the pres
ent plans are to build a factory at
Spencer with capacity for 1909, zoo
gallons yearly. A building, made of
hollow tile and faced with brick,
modern in every detail and fully
equipped with all the newest mach
inery for making large quantities of
ice cream, will be erected. with ulti-
mate dimensions of so by 150 feet.
An ice house will also be erected un-
less suitable arrangements can be
made with local ice dealers for sup
ply of ice.
The business purchased of Mr..
Frank will be continued for the time
being at the old location. The build
ing is owned by Doc Knight, who is
in California, and will no doubt be
for rent as soon as Messrs. Graham
and Shema move out, which will he
next fall