The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-24
TIE WATER Wall.
..,o+bv" Continues lHis
'0 zeal for a Supply of the
p Fluid.
pditors Herald:

-, 1 Bench by Mr., R. Anderson's,
NO strangers from the East and
70 53,' sp'o are taken to view the beauties
W" =, al, Lake City aud surrounding
Oh D Fort Douglas, the country to
's .on,b point; also the west which
.aS IN Salt Lake. Many persons
view, ,isTing the mountains and country
I ,.'n this point express themselves
l[Dm s,a5 with the scenery. Turning
us- and looking in an easternly
i erection, they are led to enquire
u aa~ ling has this part OF the city
nov .o,tie3Yb Passing by, was the
osSp n IN whom the enquiry was
PI sfyt | said, "the first parties
INT settled above Wall Street must
H VA been there about eighteen
na'o - One OF the gentlemen
y yenIisj. eighteen yearsl 1t ought
~ ha 81 fertlle, and present as iruIt.
" , ~ snnearance as the lower part
~ ~ v T city" l said, ut lacks a
O,oner supply of water" He said,
This should net be-this beautiful
.ontbern site presenting such q barren
annearance; in any other city IL
AMERICA it would be changed almost
IN the twinkling of an eye. and your
0iIv Council make a grand mlstske
in neplectiBg this fine, hea thy
iocaiity." Pointing doWn to City
Creek he asked "whers does that vast
voiume of water go tot" Eesid that
snnpJjes the city; but a vast amount
!. silowed to 90 to waste" de SAID,
IeouId YOU not use thai water on this
bsnohYH l said, eyes; We co Id use
what il allowed to waste to very good
s5Vsptage. We have petitioned the
Citv Council and have been refused
the NE Of it." He said, "lt that
water we're in California and we
needed il as your people DOVE would
have the use OF it inside OF a week. !"
| thought that certainly would be
quick work, but The gentlemen
seemed in earnest, and manifested a
disposition to benefit their fellow
creatures. and assist ia the general
good and progress Of the country
which l Thought our City Fathers
would do we'll to emulate.
The building up OF any town or
settlement 10 this mountain region
depends mainly upon its water faoilir
ties. The first to eettle are the first
entitled t. tre use ct the water, and
20 on until the water supply is entire
IL exhausted. If the idea is correct,
then the unused water of City Greek
belongs, by right, to the North Bench
ere, because they are next on the list
10 be supplied. This bench, to my
knowledge, was settled before the
18th and 10th Wards above the watel
line, end also before the East Bench
both benches have a permalen
supply Of water while the Nortl
Bench only gets what other people d.
not need.
ANY person, or persons, standing il
the way OF this people getting theil
portion OF water ,fewing into Sa!
Lake City, are decided barriers to thu
building up, extension and progress o
this city, and enemies to the public
good, because the merchant, mechanic
and laborer would all be benefited b.
the building up of this section of tht
city; the city would also get its shsrt
Of the benefits in taxes, etc.
The careless and Indifferent dis
position manifested by the bench
people can be attributed to the in.
sufficient supply of water, and thr
way We have been treated will
regard to this question for years
What is there to encourage or stimu
late to improvement when all is deaf
snd barIen7 II there were prope
supply OF water instead Of dilapidatet
houses, falling down fences, and un
ddiness generally, there would be
hum OF industry there would be some
thing to work and live for, Their
would be life aud beauty instead c
the repulsive condition il at presen
presents. This would be by far To
pleasantest picture for ourselves an
strangers 10 zee.
When lie and properly becom
endangered by too much water, go q
70 be necessary to call on the publ
ier sympathy and substantial aid, i
men becomes a calamity; and tn
auDetes would regard our non-compli
snce as ungenerous, not to ca,
annuman; when the lower wards wer
suffering from high water, a call wa
msue and each ward generousl,
responded, which was the right thin
20 90 when our brethren we're in neeI
81 immediate help; they sudsrer
through too much water, we nav,
nasred keenly thr ugh the lack of il
sneir p oduce is killed By it, our lot
sEe iruitless for want OF it; beautifu
9ensrds have been made to reach
Solultlon to soon reward the toiler
cut alasl water is stopped, the wo.
u yesfs gone, thousands of dollars Q
,soof vested, no fruit, no foliage n
, ,aI ieatsss, liteless trees s,apt
@'9ay evidences Of what We hay
aAl 70 endure. If too much water i
calamity, too little on this bench
~ sAu misfortune; one was temporary
'le other has been continno1s. IN