Ladonia Bottling Works
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Ladonia Bottling Works
 by John McFarland
 
Bob Rattan owned and operated a thriving Soda Pop Bottling Works on the west side of the downtown Ladonia square. The only cold bottle drinks available was Rattan's Soda Pop.

You could get strawberry, sweet & sour lemon, and cream flavors. They were produced in large quantities. Sold in the old style spring held washer-like stopper that was not removable from the neck of the bottle. There was no way to scrub a bottle to be sure it was clean, you simply drank and took your chances. On a hot day, a cold bottle of pop tasted good and was well worth the nickel it cost.

This drink was not only available in town but in country stores also. Bob had a mule drawn delivery hack that made regular deliveries to the following stores: Bug Tussel, Bagby, Silver City, Fry's Store in Muddig, Noble, Honest, Enloe, Dogtown, and others.

The bottling works made money!  The only expense was the flavoring. The water supply was an overhead tank filled with rainwater. I don't suppose there were any germs in those tanks.



 

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