. Railroad structures and estimates . , also a possible loss of revenue. When working out the economics as to whether it will payto purchase ice during the winter and store same, instead ofmaking a contract with some ice company, there are a numberof items to be considered. The first would be the cost and construction of the storagehouse, which may range from $ to $ per ton of icestored, but to make a comparison the following three types ofice storage houses will be considered: Cost of three types of ice storage houses. No. 1. C. P. R, ice house, Fig. 200, sill foundation esti-mated sh
. Railroad structures and estimates . , also a possible loss of revenue. When working out the economics as to whether it will payto purchase ice during the winter and store same, instead ofmaking a contract with some ice company, there are a numberof items to be considered. The first would be the cost and construction of the storagehouse, which may range from $ to $ per ton of icestored, but to make a comparison the following three types ofice storage houses will be considered: Cost of three types of ice storage houses. No. 1. C. P. R, ice house, Fig. 200, sill foundation esti-mated shrinkage 40 per cent, will cost per ton stored $ No. 2. C. P. R. ice house. Fig. 200, concrete foundation, estimated shrinkage 25 per cent, will cost per ton 5. 00 No. 3. N. P. R. ice house. Fig. 199, concrete foundation, estimated shrinkage 15 per cent, will cost per ton Thia Plan supersedes H-14-642 Note:- Ventilators to be opened Rinele only when house is empty 2x4 fShingles Tar Paper134t. & G. Boards. ALTERNATIVEWITH ELEVATEDPLATFORM IN FROlOF DOOR ONLY To be used at pointswhere Refrigerator Caare not handled oronly to a small estent 8 Flatted Cedar Silla Elevated Platform to beused only at points whereRefrigerator Cars are icedWhere extensive icing is tobe done use 2000 ton ioeHouse Plan Or aspecial design Capacity 2 End Bays 108 tons 2 Intermediate Bays 210 tons,Total 318 tonsIncreased by 12 Baysl-l^Bay 105 tons Fig. 200. C. P. R. Standard No. 2 Ice House. 408 COST DATA —ICE HOUSES. In order to compare the above houses on a ton basis of iceconsumed, the shrinkage has to be added; the figures willtherefore be: Per TonConsumed. No. 1. $ plus 40 per cent $ No. 2. $ plus 25 per cent No. 3. $ plus 15 per cent ^ The latter figures, therefore, represent the investment perton of ice consumed. To this should be added, on the sametonnage basis, the cost of the land on which the house is to bebuilt; generally the hous
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