DeKalb To Get an Ice Plant in 1919

From the Nov. 20, 2019, MidWeek "Looking Back."

1919, 100 Years Ago.

"That DeKalb will have an ice manufacturing plant of its very own in the very near future is practically an assured fact, according to semi-official advices circulated today.

"The Dixon Artificial Manufacturing Co. is behind the movement to erect a fully equipped and modern plant here as a branch to the main plant at Dixon.  The local plant when completed will no doubt be  modern and up to date in every respect."

No more cutting up that ice in the lakes or ponds during the winter and storing them over the summer.    But spelling the end of the old ice industry.

--CootIce