The construction of a cold-storage plant in the Port of Quebec at a cost of $500,000 to $1,000,000 is being studied by the board of trade and the Quebec Harbor Commission. RIVIERE DU LOUP DISTRICT Consul Arthur B. Giroux, Riviere du Loup, June 1 and 13 ICE-MAKING PLANTS The city hospital has the only ice-making establishment in the Riviere du Loup (Quebec) district operated for private use. Rawwater, compression, and can system with air agitation are used. Eight blocks of 36 by 6 by 3 inches are made daily. Motive power is furnished by a 5-horsepower, 200-volt, 14-ampere, 3-phase, 60cycle motor. The Linde Canadian Refrigeration Co. (Ltd.), Montreal, manufactured the equipment. Plant has a capacity of 200 pounds of ice per 24 hours. Seldom, if ever, does the temperature in this district rise to over 85 F., and many of the inhabitants, therefore, do without ice the year round. Meat shops, restaurants, hotels, and soft-drink establishments are the largest consumers. The supply of natural ice is more than ample for house consumption during the two summer months of July and August, and it would be difficult to change the custom of the native population to the use of the more expensive, but more sanitary, artificial ice. COLD-STORAGE ESTABLISHMENTS No cold-storage establishments operate in the Riviere du Loup district, and the city is not sufficiently large to warrant the building of a large plant, nor is there any interest manifested in the construction of a cold store. All perishable products are procured in small lots from Quebec and Montreal. Shipments are made by express, resulting in a quick turnover of stock and obviating the necessity for cold storage. These express shipments, however, are costly, and the final price of the article in Riviere du Loup in many cases is prohibitive. Importations could be made by fast freight in large quantities if the district were supplied with a small-capacity cold-storage plant, and the prices of foodstuffs might then be reasonable enough to reach the mass of the population. ST. JOHN DISTRICT Consul Henry S. Culver, St. John, June 14 and 15, 1923 ICE-MAKING PLANTS Ice is not manufactured in the St. John (New Brunswick) district, and no interest is manifested in the establishment of any ice-making plant. COLD-STORAGE ESTABLISHMENTS The New Brunswick Cold Storage Co. (Ltd.), a Canadian concern, is the only cold-storage plant in the St. John district. The principal products handled are fruits, dairy products, eggs, meats, potatoes, molasses, and fresh and cured fish. The plant is operated mainly for domestic use and export, although there are some West Indian imports. The facilities for receiving or shipping goods are by direct free switch from both the C. P. Railway and the C. N. Railway. The plant must be enlarged, and plans are prepared for a five-story addition, 146 by 102 feet, immediately adjoining the pres ent site. It is not known whether this enterprise will be handled locally or not. The present capacity at 40° F. or above is reported as 249,000 cubic feet; between 0 and 10° F., 495,000; and lower than 0° F., 11,520. ST. JOHN'S DISTRICT Consul James S. Benedict, St. John's, October 18 and 22, 1923 ICE-MAKING PLANTS Artificial ice is not made in the St. John's (Newfoundland) district, and no interest is shown in the establishment of any ice-making plants. COLD-STORAGE ESTABLISHMENTS The Newfoundland Atlantic Fisheries (Ltd.), St. John's, is the only cold-storage establishment of importance in Newfoundland. Some interest has been manifested in a new plant, but the require ments are not sufficient to warrant or encourage the investment of capital. The Atlantic Fisheries handles principally fresh, smoked, and cured fish, such as cod, herring, haddock, and salmon. No products are imported. Shipments are made chiefly to London and Liverpool, England, and to Boston and New York. The plant is located at the head of the harbor and has excellent facilities for receiving and handling goods, having direct connections with wharf and railway. No cartage is required. Between 10 and 32° F. a capacity of 396,103 cubic feet is reported; at 20° F., the lowest temperature obtainable, 69,657. ST. STEPHEN DISTRICT Consul Alonzo B. Garrett, St. Stephen, June 25, 1923 Natural ice is very plentiful and easily and cheaply procured in the St. Stephen (New Brunswick) district, and there are no prospects for the establishment of an ice-making plant. No cold stores operate in the district, nor would business justify the erection of any public warehouse for storage. Some of the merchants who handle meat and perishable goods have a small room which they keep cool in summer with large blocks of ice. SAULT STE. MARIE DISTRICT Consul Drew Linard, Sault Ste. Marie, June 14 and 15 ICE-MAKING PLANTS In the Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario) district the Purity Ice Co.. Sault Ste. Marie, manufactures sufficient artificial ice, in addition to the natural ice cut and stored in the winter season, to meet adequately the local demand. Raw water, filtered, with compression and absorption, is the system used. Equipment was manufactured by an American firm. The daily capacity is reported as 20 tons, made into 300-pound blocks, measuring 11.5 by 22.5 by 44 inches. COLD-STORAGE ESTABLISHMENTS The present full capacity of the two cold stores operated in the Sault Ste. Marie district is not utilized, and no extensions, therefore, are contemplated. The Algoma Produce Co., Sault Ste. Marie, handles meats, produce, and fruit, which are discharged and loaded at the plant on a railroad siding connected with the main line. Up-to-date facilities for delivery and storage are offered the public by this company. The plant has a capacity of 45,000 cubic feet, divided into eight storrge rooms. five of which maintain a temperature of 32 to 40° F., and three 10 to 32° F. The lowest temperature obtainable throughout the plant is 10° F. The Hussey-Ferrier Meat Co., Sault Ste. Marie, owns and controls a smaller establishment for its private use. Meat is stored exclusively. SHERBROOKE DISTRICT Consul Edward L. Adams, Sherbrooke, June 8, 1923 There are no ice-making plants in the Sherbrooke (Quebec) district, and no interest is shown in artificial ice. No cold-storage establishments are reported for the district. SYDNEY DISTRICT (INCLUDING PORT HAWKESBURY) Vice Consul L. Dale Pope, June 18 and 28, 1923 COLD-STORAGE ESTABLISHMENTS The Port of Hawkesbury (Nova Scotia) district (see also Halifax) has two cold-storage concerns. The National Fish Co. (Ltd.) handles only fish. Goods are received from wharf and railway. The plant can do additional business and no extensions are considered. It has a capacity of 700,000 cubic feet between 10 and 32° F.. and the lowest temperature is -20° F. for the cubic feet stated. The Leonard Fisheries (Ltd.), Montreal, have a local plant storing only fish from the Port Hawkesbury district. It has both wharf and railway facilities and is in a position to handle additional business. No extensions are contemplated. Capacity is reported as 338.550 cubic feet. In the Sydney district, Nova Scotia, the Cape Breton Cold Storage Co. (Ltd.), Sydney, is being constructed by an American firm. It is capitalized at $750,000-$250,000 preferred and $500,000 common stock. The cost of the building is estimated at $200,000 to $450,000, and the balance is to be used for the construction of sailing vessels and trawlers to bring fish from the banks. The plant is made of interlocking clay tile, with concrete and cork on the inside. All door sills and sides are 15 to 16 inches thick and the doors 8 inches. Huge beams of Douglas fir are used instead of the usual girder incased in concrete. Modern generators, tanks, and furnaces have been installed, and absorption system is employed. (No ice-making plants are reported for Sydney and Port Hawkesbury.) Fish, butter, beef, eggs, fruits, and vegetables will be among the leading products handled. A few, such as beef and vegetables, are imported from the United States, and butter is received from Australia. Most of the fish stored will be exported to the United States. Excellent facilities for receiving goods will be maintained, including privately owned docks and a siding only 900 feet from the railroad terminus. The plant will have a refrigerating capacity of 80 tons per 24 hours, and ice will be manufactured for sale to American and Canadian fishermen. Capacity is reported as follows: 40° F. or above, 12,500 cubic feet; between 32 and 40° F., 12,500; 10 and 32° F.. 12,500; 0 and 10° F., 12,500; and lower than 0° F., 165,000. There is sufficient pipe surface to bring three-quarters of the plant to -18 to -20° F. TORONTO DISTRICT Consul Chester W. Martin, Toronto, July 20, 1923 ICE-MAKING PLANTS There are 11 ice-making plants in the Toronto (Ontario) district. 3 of which are commercial plants manufacturing ice for sale to the public and 8 are operated in connection with ice-cream establishments and the refrigeration of meats. A description follows: The Lake Simcoe Ice Co. (Ltd.), 172 King Street East, Toronto: A Canadian commercial concern; raw-water can system with air agitation; blocks 11 by 22 by 60 inches, weight 400 pounds each; no extensions contemplated; equipment supplied by an American company; capacity, 60 to 75 tons every 24 hours. The Belle Ewart Ice Co., 330 Gerrard Street East, Toronto: Canadian, commercial; raw-water can system with air agitation; blocks 11 by 22 by 60 inches, weight 400 pounds each; no extensions contemplated; American equipment; capacity, 60 to 75 tons every 24 hours. Sanitary Ice Supply Co. (Ltd.), Peterborough: Canadian, commercial: rawwater can system; blocks of two sizes; 40 by 24 by 10.5 inches, weighing 300 pounds, and 25 by 15 by 7.5 inches, weighing 100 pounds; no extensions contemplated; American equipment; capacity, 30 tons every 24 hours. Swift Canadian Co. (Ltd.), Union Stock Yards, Toronto: American concern under Canadian charter; storage for meats; cans, raw-water, without agitation; blocks 11 by 22 by 44 inches, weight, 300 pounds; no extensions contemplated; American equipment; capacity, 40 tons every 24 hours. Gunns (Ltd.), Gunns Road, Toronto: American controlled; storage for meats; raw-water can system without air agitation; blocks 11 by 22 by 59 inches, weight, 400 pounds; no extensions contemplated; equipment from Linde Canadian Refrigeration Co. (Ltd.), Montreal; capacity, 25 tons every 24 hours. The William Davies Co. (Ltd.), 521 Front Street East, Toronto: American controlled; storage for meats; raw-water can system; blocks 11 by 22 by 59 inches, weighing 400 pounds; no extensions contemplated; equipment from Linde Canadian Refrigeration Co. (Ltd.), Montreal; capacity, 60 tons every 24 hours. William Neilson (Ltd.), 277 to 319 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto: Canadian; ice-cream plant; raw-water can system; blocks 22 by 11 by 52 inches, weight 400 pounds; no extensions contemplated; one half of plant equipped by an American firm and the other half by the Linde Canadian Refrigeration Co. (Ltd.), Montreal; capacity, 750 tons every 24 hours. Willards Chocolates (Ltd.), 443 Wellington Street West, Toronto: Canadian; ice-cream plant; raw water, cans; blocks 22 by 11 by 52 inches, weight 400 pounds; no extensions planned; equipment from the Linde Canadian Refrigeration Co. (Ltd.), Montreal; capacity, 250 tons. City Dairy Co., Spadina Cres., Toronto: Canadian; manufactures ice cream; raw water used; blocks 22 by 11 by 52 inches, weight 400 pounds; no extensions contemplated. Equipment from the Linde Canadian Refrigeration Co. (Ltd.), Montreal; capacity, 250 tons. VICTORIA DISTRICT Consul R. B. Mosher, Victoria, June 12 and 16, 1923 ICE-MAKING PLANTS ว Victoria, British Columbia, is situated on the Strait of Juan de Fuca and does not experience the extrem heat which is manifest in the interior cities. Most of the householders, consequently, get along very comfortably without ice, and the consumption is relatively much smaller than in most cities of equal size in the interior. There are in Victoria one small plant making ice for the public and five private establishments. Their description follows: Wilson Bros. (Ltd.), 532 Herald Street, Victoria: Canadian; constructed about 14 years ago, principally for own use as wholesale grocers, and, secondly, to supply local consumers-more especially small fish stores, ice-cream parlors, hotels, restaurants, and similar concerns; uses raw water under air agitation of low pressure, and compression. Approximately 150 ice cans, measuring 11.5 by 22 by 54 inches; compressor and other ice machinery manufactured by an American firm; plant furnishes all the ice required, which at present only amounts to 20 tons, and no extensions are contemplated; capacity, 30 tons daily. David Spencer (Ltd.), Victoria: Department store; Canadian; private ice plant; raw water is used under low air compression; 24 cans, 8 by 12 by 21 inches; no additions contemplated as present plant furnishes all the ice required; American equipment; capacity, 8 tons daily. The Empress Hotel, Victoria: Belongs to the Canadian Pacific Railway; distilled water is used with no agitation; duplicate compressors; three-fourths of the refrigeration of the hotel accomplished by the cold-storage system composed of 20 box coolers, and only one-fourth by means of ice. There are 56 cans making ice blocks of standard size, weighing 100 pounds; present plant facilities ample for years, and no additions contemplated; capacity, 8 tons daily. The Phoenix Brewing Co., 1921 Government Street, Victoria: Used mostly for beer; Canadian; distilled water, no agitation; compression; plant contains 180 cans, size 10 by 22 by 36 inches; weight of block approximates 300 pounds; no additions probable; American machinery; capacity, 35 tons daily, but at present only about 20 tons are produced. The Silver Spring Brewing Co., Victoria: Distilled water, no air agitation; compression; uses 180 cans, about 21 by 11 by 35 inches; no additions probable; machinery made by the Linde Canadian Refrigeration Co. (Ltd.), Montreal: can produce about 30 tons, but at present operated to only about two-thirds of capacity. Lester Patrick Ice Rink, Victoria: Manufactures ice for skating during the winter months; no extensions are contemplated; a survey was made of the opportunities for the production of ice for other uses during the idle months, but it was concluded that the amount of business obtained would not warrant the necessary expense; capacity, 70 tons. COLD-STORAGE ESTABLISHMENTS The demand for refrigeration is comparatively small in Victoria. A summary of the 12 cold-storage establishments in the district follows: Wilson Bros. (Ltd.), Victoria: Canadian: local products principally handled, although apples and potatoes are imported from the State of Washington and fruit and vegetables from California; located on railroad; auto trucks used to convey goods from ocean docks about 1 mile distant; facilities more than |