Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-12-24
pm tha Daily Of the 18th inst
Water:Rower Meeting.


From ths Daily Of the 18TH inst
water:Rower Meeting.
The meeting lsst night at Lewis
Opera House to hear the report Of
John D. AIRY vas only moderately 1t.
tended. We published yesterday ..
condensed report of the survey com.
pfeted by Mr.. Airy and It viii be un.
necessary for us to speak again OF
what 1t contained in detail. 1he meet
ing was organized by VIM. Dsggett
Chairman Of The Committee taking
the chair. Mr.. Airy was called upon
and made general statement Of the
project and answered such questions
a. were propounded to him BY citiaens.
In addition to the report published,
Mr.. AIRY said that with An additional
expense of few hundred dollars two
feet more of fall could be obtained
after the dam was built by placing
what We will term for Want of q bet.
name rider upon the top Of the dam.
This would give ten and one half feet
fall At The wagon bridge. Mr.. AIRY
spoke of the project a exceedingly
feasible and AZ the best water power
be knew Of in the State. He said the
power could be rented at go per
horse power per annum, and still
make the stock Of the enterprise pay
very largely. II can be readily seen
how IL would pay 1t such rate by ~.
| Stunning the power at two thousand
horse and multiplying by twenty
would give 10000 per annum, it thu
power was al utilized. Mr.. AIRY hal
had large experience 10 water powerl
both a. to their construction and theil
| workings. Mr.. OrtoD, of The firm 81
Sears h Orion, who built recently Til
works at Tama City, was present and
also made como remsrks. He fully
confirmed the statements Of Mr.. AIRY
and they both spoke Of the watel
power At Sterling, lllinois, where thel
live, saying that the city Of say 8,Q{
| people Was almost entirely built up By
reason of their water power; that TAXI
it away and Sterling would not more
than eustain population Of 3W0
They further showed how water powel
cheApens the cost of manufactsrinl
and reduces insurance. Mr.. Ortol
said that the difference in insurance
would about pay the rent Of the wAtel
power.
DR.. Airy was asked IL the freezing
cold weather would not effect III,
power. He replied that It would NO,
effect it ali-that nothing vonld effscl
| II but for = few days in very high va
Ter, and then only to = certain degree
The Moline water works, Illinois, hi
eaid, lay idle for months, and steam
| wa used in the intesim, but still TIL
water power was considered IN i'm.
mense thing, and nsed by all the man
! ufActories. @
| Mr.. Airy showed by his statemsn
I uI0kssiOVV uV&ey fSW % sSAs4SA W. Wv
tanned shove the wagon bridge BY a
Expenditure of about 100000. II,
said he had made his esti0ates liberia
and that there would not be an!
danger Of the cost exceeding his est
mates. Mr.. AIRY also spoke OF the ess'
with which the city could have waite
| worksif this power was utilized. Tha
| the cost Of water works would consis
principally IN the piping, and that u
power could be used to elevate tia Wa
!. ter 10 reservoir on the Hill, IN,
/ need NO attention whatever, like Stear
Il power dees.
i We have simplv to say that No d
not profess to be On expert in ID
working of such eniefDrisea but It ]
perfectly clear TO oar mtuds that thi
I matter is the biggest Of al other thing
i combined ever presented 70 our peo
81 pie. 1t should mot be, permitted :
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