REPORT OF THE PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY. 2

During the period January 1 to June 30, goods were packed as
follows: 7

 

Pounds.

COMO eos ree ee ee ae ee eee ee 145, 655
Carolina TCC. Sa eee ee ee ee 15, 869
FaNCOON TCO] 22 ee ee ee ee 1, 358, 095
lsdundry starch: co sea ee 23, 620
Peas “GONCO%< occa ee ee es ee ee ee es es ee 11, 635.
Peds: SDI 8 oe eee ee ee ee Se aoa Eee 122, 652
Peas, dried green..... DR re eae as a) ee eee ee £6; 772
Cornmeal 5 oa a es es ee a ee, 7, 880
Beans lima. 22 aie a ok es ee 2,308
Beans 2 Ted ad ne yc se ee ee eee 15, 786
IB@aNS, MAW Vc sce ee ee ee a ee ee 17336
NO es ee ee ee ee 7 oe, oom
2, 470, 960

Electric light and power plant.—When this plant was erected, three
75-ton and one 8-ton compressors were installed, these being con-
sidered sufficient, as at that time it was anticipated that 50 tons of
ice daily and the lower chambers of the cold-storage plant would be
all that would be required. However, it was soon found necessary
to enlarge the cold-storage plant by refrigerating the entire second
floor for the storage of vegetables, and to increase the ice-making
capacity of that plant by 22 tons per day, which was done.

Karly in this year it became apparent that some means would have
to be provided to increase our ice-making capacity by the installa-
tion of a tank capable of producing 25 tons additional, making a
total capacity of 97 tons daily. In this country, where the climate
is even the year around, there are no opportunites to shut down the
machines to make necessary repairs to keep the plant up to a stand-
ard of efficiency. Early in the year I recommended the purchase of
a 300-ton compressor that, would have a capacity for running the
entire refrigerating and ice-making plant, thus providing an oppor-
tunity to shut down the other compressors when necessary to repair
them and provide compressor capacity to properly take care of the
additional refrigerating space and ice-making capacity added. My
recommendations were approved and the compressor was purchased.
The installation of this compressor began during the month of June
and will be completed soon.

A rearrangement of the piping system in the power plant was
necessary for economy and in connection with the installation of new
compressor, and this work is now under way.

New ammonia condensers, complete, and improved water cooling
system were installed. : :

The location of the new ice tank on the second floor made it neces
sary to construct a new ice storage room. Advantage was taken of
this to perfect a plan for handling ice by gravity into the 11 cars
loaded daily. This system admits of the ice being loaded outside of
the cold-storage loading corridor, thus eliminating the slop and con-
densation heretofore attendant in the handling of ice.

During the year the electric-light plant was discontinued and
arrangements were made by the Isthmian Canal Commission for
power from Gatun through two converters located in our plant,
which supply electric current for lighting Panama Railroad and