Show BROTHERS OPEN ICE PLANT ON FIFTH EAST ST New Establishment has Latest Equipment to Insure Purity of Ice The newest and largest ice manufacturing establishment in eastern is the Pure Ice Com Corn Company t East pany any ast r ro Street plant o located operated a a on north ng by th Cecil Filth Fifth fl fland and William The 96 06 ft ft x 45 ft cinder block building plastered inside in ide and out includes the plant and two bedroom 3 apartments Using city water the company features absolute sanitation and cleanliness At no point in the process do human hands touch the water The water which first passes through the coil pump which fil fil- fil filters it and pumps out all im Im- Im Impurities impurities and the surge drums which electrifies it is then con can conveyed through pipes to the freez freez- freezIng ing cans There are ar arr 72 of these e fv l galvanized sheet t tar iron r cans in nine rows eight cans to a row The water is gradually fed into the cans with an automatic can filler An agitator tube in each can continually circulates the water with air and causes the sediment iA td t settle at the center of the block of ice which forms in the can Just before the water hard freezes a core pump is inserted into each can and the sediment pumped out This is replaced with fresh water insuring a thoroughly pure cake of ice Following the hour 52 freez freez- freezIng freezing ing period perlo a thaw needle which sprays ys lukewarm water water is in- in inserted in into the Ice block of each can making it possible to with with- withdraw withdraw draw the agitator tubes An overhead crane then lifts the cans each of which contains a lb Ib block of ice and car car- carries carries ries them individually individual y to the ice fee ejector where the cans are sprayed with warm water and the e Ice IC Ice removed The ice fee bocks men ten slide oo down a chute Into urto the me storage room The storage room which will hold 75 79 tons of ice fee is lined with inch 18 thick rock wool insulation tion The floor is inches 26 thick insulated and has a 4 4 inch thick and a inch 6 floor both made of concrete Beneath the cans is a 12 ft x 22 ft boiler plate tank filled with brine to a five five foot depth The tank lj la lined along the sides and bottom with inches 8 of cork for insulation A total of lbs Ibs of crystal salt Is used in making a a orsa r brine e for the e tank which cools the water in the ice cans Between the rows of cans are eight rows of 1 2 1 Inch boiler boUer tubing ammonia coils coU Total length itAn of these thine coils colls coU is 2700 it ft An ammonia receiver lo lo- lo located tilde the south Louth end of the building f Jr storing am monia Alto AliO Installed hi aUed Is equipment to score and cut the ice into 25 26 2 SO 60 75 and b blocks Cecil and Bill invite the pub pub- ice to visit the plant during the next ten day period It Is open from 7 am to 10 pm every day everyday |