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Fountains Relative to Population

In outlining the following fountain estimates with reference to proper sizes and approximate prices of fountains as proportioned to population, it should be understood that they apply in a general way only. Below are some safe estimates for soda fountains and equipments for villages of 500 inhabitants up to cities of 10,000 population under ordinary conditions. Three Estimates for Soda Water Outfits for Towns of 500 Population and Upwards.

Estimate No. 1.-One eight to ten-syrup marble apparatus set on a plain or refrigerator base, four-foot sink, one steel tank, one charging outfit, one dozen holders, one dozen ice cream spoons, three dozen soda glasses, one shaker, one strainer, two fruit bowls, one phosphate dasher, one straw jar, one spoon jar, one lemon squeezer. This complete outfit can be purchased, complete and first class, on easy terms for, approximately, $300 to $500. Estimate No. 2.-One ten to twelve-syrup marble or onyx fountain and top, one eight-foot counter and slab, one four-foot workboard, two steel tanks, one charging outfit, three dozen soda glasses, one dozen holders, one dozen ice cream spoons, one shaker, one strainer, three fruit bowls, two phosphate dashers, one straw jar, one spoon jar, one lemon squeezer. This complete outfit ready to run can be purchased on easy terms for, approximately, $600 to $800. Estimate No. 3.-One twelve to fourteen-syrup marble or onyx fountain and top, one eight-foot counter and slab, one six-foot workboard, two steel tanks, one charging outfit, three dozen soda glasses, one dozen holders, one dozen ice cream spoons, two phosphate dashers, one straw jar, one spoon jar, one lemon squeezer, one lemon knife, one cork puller, four fruit bowls. This complete outfit, first class and ready to run, can be purchased on easy terms for, approximately, $880 to $1,300. Three Conservative and Safe Purchases of Fountains for Cities Having Population of 500 to 2,500 under Ordinary Conditions. Estimate No. 4. - One ten to twelve-syrup marble or onyx fountain and top, one six to eight-foot counter and slab, one five to seven-foot workboard and ice cream cabinet, two or three steel tanks, one charging outfit, one and one-half dozen holders, four dozen glasses, four fruit bowls, one shaker, one strainer, two phosphate dashers, one sugar jar, one straw jar, one spoon holder, two dozen ice cream spoons, one lemon squeezer, one cork puller, one lemon knife. Stylish, handsome fountains, in modern designs, ready to run, including all the items enumerated, can be purchased on easy terms for from $800 to $1,200. Estimate No. 5.-One twelve to fourteen-syrup fountain and top, refrig erator base; one eight to ten-foot counter and slab, one seven to nine-foot workboard, with ice cream cabinet, one carbonator, sundries as per No 4 Approximate price, complete and ready to run, from $1,000 to $1,400. Estimate No. 6. -One sixteen-syrup double apparatus with refrigerator base, one eight-foot and return to wall counter and slab, one carbonator, one workboard with ice cream cabinets. Complete, with all necessary sundries, from $1,700 to $2,000. Three Conservative Estimates for Safe Purchases of Fountains for Cities Having a Population of 2,500 to 10,000.

Estimate No. 7.-One twelve to fourteen-syrup fountain and top, four feet to six feet long, and one refrigerator base, one eight to ten-foot counter and slab, one seven-foot workboard and ice cream cabinet, three steel tanks, one charging outfit, sundries as in preceding estimate. Modern designs and complete, the price will run from $1,200 to $1,600. Estimate No. 8. -One double fountain and top and refrigerator base, sixteen to twenty syrups, and two sodas and four draft arms; one eight to sixteen-foot counter and slab, one eight-foot workboard, three steel tanks, one charging outfit or one carbonator, complete line of necessary sundries. Price, in handsomest designs, range from $1,600 to $2,000. Estimate No. 9. -One ten to fifteen-foot fountain and top and refrigerator base, one ten to twenty-foot counter and slab, one nine to twelve-foot workboard with two ice cream cabinets, one automatic continuous carbonator, complete line of sundries. Can be obtained in most modern designs, for $2,500 to $3,500.