“It is planned to be a three-story building with monolithic walls of concrete. In fact the entire building, including the roof, and stairways will be made of this material. A contract was recently awarded to James Thomas to drill the needed wells to procure the water that will be used in the ice making. It is expected that the building of the plant will begin immediately.”

“Land Now Bought For Big Ice Plant,” Ithaca Daily Journal, March 1, 1906, 5.