Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-17
THOUSAN rs
TO Be SPENT
BY LOCAL
ICE. co.
S25O,0O0 to Be Expended
at Once for New Build
ings. Home Contractors
and Labor to Benefit.

R. P. Moore, general superintendent
of the Imperial Ice and Development
company, made the announcement
this morning that the company had
decided to rebuild in it's entirety the
Ell Centre plant at an expenditure If
more than $250,OO0, doubling the
present capacity of the plant and en-
abling the company to render much
SUPERIOR service to its patrons.
This decision by the board Of d.
rectors it was said by Mr.. Moore,
looks to the attainment Of three
fold object--to care for the presen.
needs Of the community in the best
possible way, giving the best and pur-
est product it is possible to manufac-
ture and the reduction of the cost to
the consumer to the least possible
point.
BY doubling their facilities the
board of directors of the ice company
gives tangible evidence Of their belief
in the future Of the Imperial Valley,
and the work is to be done at once,
rather than postponed to a possibly
more favorable time from a financial
standpoint, as help toward complete
business revival, and as showing their
confidence, at this time, in the funda-
mental soundness Of business gener-
ally, here and throughout the country.
The plan as outlined by Mr.. Moore
involves the complete dismantling Of
the production side of the present
plant and rebuilding it along lines de-
signed for increased economy and eff
nF ~
company, refrigeration engineers, and
the builders Of some Of the greatest
ice making and refrigeration plants
in America, have prepared the plans
and specifications for the new plant,
and skilled construction engineers will
narge of the work.
The Improvement of the plant is not
to be confined to the interior altogeth-
er, as the outside brick walls are all
to be covered with a cement or stucco
dressing, to give the appearance Of
concrete construction and give bet
ter impression Of the city to passen-
gers on the through transcontinental
trains now being run through the val
ley.
The remodeled plant is to be ready
for production of ice, by January l,
1922, according to the plans of the
company. When the blue prints and
specifications were handed Mr.. Moore,
by the directors, it was with the in
structions to "get busy" and that
gentleman at once started proceedings
by requesting bids for construction.
1t is expected that actual work will
begin within two weeks.
The quarter of a million dollars to
be expended in the work will be divid-
ed almost evenly between expenditures
for machinery and material and the
hiring of labor. In this last item Of
Mr.. Moore has insisted
that preference be given to mechanics
and laborers who have their homes
in the Valley thus giving direct benefit
to the business men and merchants Of
the valley.
When completed the Ell Centro ice
plant will have daily capacity Of 100
tons of white ice used for the icing Of
cars and refrigeration purposes and Of
so tons Of plate ice for domestic uso.
There will be storage facilities to
carry $4,000 tons of ice in the plant
at ali times.
The main unit will be new duplex
double acting, high speed compressor,
manufactured by the Vilter Manufac-
turing company, one of the largest
Of ice making and re-
frigerating machinery in the country.
This piece Of giant machinery will be
direct connected to 750 n. r. syn
chronous motor, manufactured for tbs
company by the Westinghouse Electric
In addition there will ~
two smaller machines Of q combined
capacity of the same amount, used ~