The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-16
NORMAL OPENING Of
/ THE NEW COCA-COLA
l PLANT IN NTERESTS MANY


open house of Coca-Cola Bottling
plant Thursday night and watched
the workings Of this factory with
great interest.
To many II was q revelation. The
/ plant is one OF the few thoroughly
equipped establishments of ifs kind
in the southwest, and is modern
throughout.
When the manager. Mr.. s. M. Nc
Daniel, realized that the coca-cola
and cold drink industry was keeping
apace with Ardmore's growth, and
rapidly outgrowing the former plant,
he decided that the best was none
too good and Immediately visited the
largest and best plants in the United
States in order to see the various
equipment and determine from this
Just what the biggest and most sue
cessful b0ttlers had for their use. Mr.
Mcdaniel believed In the future OF
Ardnore.
AS result of this trip Of inspec.
ticn, the new plant Is equipped with
the most modern and thorough bottle
wishing machines manufactured and
~ N<ih p' Htdttt MilHOdl t8uEB aliOi
that Ardmore has now the most mod
ern and sanitary bottling plant in
the entire south.
The plant was IN full operation al
Thursday nights opening and many
comments were made on the splendid
and thoroughly sanitary manner in
which these many delightful and re
freShing beverages are made and bot
tied.
The Bottling Process
Following the course Of the bottle
first rack until 1t Is taken TO the
stock room is an interesting proceed
ure and to those who were not for
tunate enough to be present to in
spect the plant the following will be
Of interest:
The empty bottles are put on Q
rack and are automatically taken from
II and placed into a solution of hoi
caustlc soda at 10 Fahrenheit; they
are then taken into another compart
ment at $50 degrees Fahrenheit, from
this into a compartment Of water
registering 10 degrees; from her,
they are carried to the scrubhing de
partment where they are brushed in
side and out by revolving brushes
running at very high speed.
After the scrubbing they are rinsct
with fresh water which is supplied
by q constant running stream ant
IS used only one time. The bottle:
are then automatically delivered ontC
travelling coveyor which carries
them tc the syruping machine where
the syrup is measured, to a drop, ant
nut In the bottles without the aid o.
hands. They are then sent on to thu
filler which supplies the carbonatet
water, cooled by the plants own re
frigerating machinery to 3j degrees
This filling machine automatically
discharges the bottles to the crown
\ er where the caps are put on th'
bottles and are then put on another
travelling convcyor which carries then
90 the stock room.
4 Of special interest to the particular
4 person is the absolutely sanitary
2 method used in bottling the drinks
The bottles are not touched from
the time they are placed into th'
steriliging machine until they are fillet
and sealed.
The Lew homo of the Ccca-Col!
Bottling Plant il located on Soutl
Washington street and First avenue
It Is q two story fire proof structur'
bult exclusively for the business
having cement floors on both floors
with drains so that the floors cal
~ fft,,haI ,rff aD1 NOll yrQfa
and kept in perfect sanitary condl
ton. The upstairs Is used for sup
plies OF syrup. sugar and other raw
materials, all the syrups being mixet
On the second floor and brought dowr
To- the syruping machine through
block tin pipes. Each machine has 1t!
own individual motor, installed by th'
Consumers Light & Power Company
which eliminates the old iashione
line shafts and belts.
Office Equipment
The office room or room of th'
bookkceper, Miss Anna Cunningham
is located on the first floor and il
one Of the prettiest furnished Offices
in the city. The wood work is fin
ished in ivory with light green panel
on either side Of the wall, II is per
haps ore oil the most completel,
equipped offices in the city. Fron
his room the gates leading TO AM
rem the stock room are operated au
,omatically, time saving device II
checking out the drivers.
Growth Of the Industry
The business has grown in the las
five years from a small plant whei
little pair Of brown mules mad
All OF the deliveries and rested hal
Of the time at that-to the presen
capacity of 10 bottles per minute o
500 cases, two dozen bottles to TN
ease, per hour with twelve big auto
mobile trucks that make daily deliver
les to every nook and corner OF tn
,ty and of the entire territory whicl
includes five counties.
Coca-Cola Is the principal drinl
bold, other leaders are Wards Or
snge Crush and various fruit flavors
Another drink is to be added to IN
ast within q short time, Green Riy
r." which Is delicious lime drink
Mrs. Mcdaniel, wife of the mar
iger. Mrs. Walter Bowman, and Mis-
Cunningham. who had charge of tn
children, received the visitors Thurs
say night Cold drinks were serve
throughout the evening.
4. c. Bruff. manager Of the Crow
FORK and Seal Company Of Dalla.
Texas, was special guest
IN Mr.. Mcdaniel is planning to hol
open house once month, affordin
opportunity to all who failed to al
end the first meeting.
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