Show EAST UTAH TO HAVE DRY ICE INDUSTRY utah is to have a dry ice industry says the western mineral survey of salt lake city the scene of this unique operation will be the farnham dome 12 22 miles east of price utah the chief actor in the new activity will win be the carbon dioxide and chemical company development will be in charge of the fulton petroleum corporation at 1431 first avenue seattle washington equipment for the test was assembled at casper wyoming last week by william fulton president of the company conrad montana montano and frank goodwin Goodw ln vice president seattle washington A standard rig and electrically driven machinery will be used A six mile power line Is to be built from wellington seven years ago the utah oil refining company brought in a well on the farnham dome that developed a rock pressure of pounds to the square inch and DO cubic feet of gas dally daily at a depth of feet analysis of the gas proved that it was almost pure carbon dioxide suitable for the manufacture of dry ice it Is the plan of the carbon dioxide and chemical company to put do don doan an a number of wells to develop additional production preliminary to the manufacture and shipment of dry ice the manufacture of dry ice has increased by leaps and bounds in the eastern part of the united states and canada in recent years the dry ice company of new york has 16 factories in operation at the present time and announces that it will complete 10 more by next june the normal temperature of dry ice Is degress below zero while natural ice Is 32 degrees above zero dry ice at 10 cents per pound Is 10 times more efficient than natural ice at the prevailing cost dry ice Is used extensively in preserving ce fruits and other perishable commodities while in transit A small quantity placed in a refrigerator car will preserve the contents without having to reice re ice in transcontinental transportation A small quantity can be placed inside a paper carton containing ice cream and will preserve the contents tor for days instead of hours A 6 inch cube of this ice may be placed on the dining room table in summertime and it will keep the atmosphere cool for several days it may be placed on the finest linen and will evaporate without leaving stains |