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Show I ! NEW ICE PLANT BHNQ ERECTED I i CALLS FUR AN EXPENDITURE OF I I LARGE SUM IN NEW STRUCTURE I I The erection of the ice plant for the sael Farr & Sons company Ib progressing pro-gressing Work cn the foundations has been completed and building material ma-terial Is now on the grounds. It is ex-pected ex-pected the building Will be completed and ready for installation of ice mak- Img machinery within the next sixt days. The building will be at Grant avenue and Twenty first street. Railroad Rail-road trackage win extend along the length of the building The machinery Is being assembled by the Edwards Ice Machine & Supph Co., of Seattle. Wash., agents of the Frick company of' Waynesboro, Pa., manufacturers, and will be on the premises ready for installation in-stallation on completion of the building build-ing Two motor driven enclosed type ice making machines will be- used in the manufacture of Ice, and will hae an Ice making capacity of 25 tons dally. In addition, the plant will have a starage house capable of storing 1,000 tons. The ice will be placed on the local market and should prove suf lit en! to alleviate the usual shortage experienced In this vicinity each season. sea-son. The initial Investment will be about $50,000. |