The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-16
RAGE AND DESPAIR.
The Loud Cry Of a Dry
Bencher.
STILL THE VAIL FOR WATER.
The Wants and Hardships of Thirsty
Souls Crying From the
Hills.
RAGE AND DESPAIR.
STILL THE VAIL FOR WATER.
To the Editor of THE HERALD


To the Editor of The HERALD
Finding that silence will not avail US
any relief, after long period of suffer
ing and waiting to see what..would be
done for US poor wretches on the dry
benches of this well-watered city, with
its sparkling side-streams running
down, attracting the attention of its
visitors from east and west, who COM
ment- on the beauty of the foliage and
and general aspect OF the surroundings,
which really are beautiful and inviting.
But there remains terrible drawback
upon the dry benchers. There has been
q moderate supply of filthy. IN
healthy water allowed by suffrage
to run down upon our lots once a
week Tor q very limited time for irri
gauon. but for domestic purposes nota
drop. There is no provision against
fire; no appliance at the control OF the
authorities OF Salt Lake City can help
US; we have no water supply, and our
property, once on fire, has got TO burn
tc the end-there is no help for it.
Aside from this, terrible, infectious
disease has broken out ana Is spread
ing fast. As your correspondent has
written many months since, he feared
II would take away the lives OF some,
perhaps many. OF the inhabitants,
while the City Council, whose duty
it IS to provide an adequate
supply of wholesome water TO
avert these great evils. still
persist in doing nothing Tor rs.
When writing some months since upon
this subject we were net with the
hilhsy objection TO our being supplied,
with our right to water; that there was
moi sufficient Tor US; that we were ask
ing for What the municipal government
could not give US; that While We clam
oTed for water to supply our everyday
wants we did not show the City Council
how it could be dOne-as If that body of
gentlemen who were placed by US TO
control the affairs OfsOur city for the
benefit Of all. werelmbeciIe and ignorant
ofthe ways and means within their reach
We accordingly, at a great expense and
labor. and with the greatest scientific
skill we could reach, endorsed by prac-
teal gentlemen, OF long standing IN this
community and Of great experience,
laid the plans and specifications before
the council; also the costa mere
shldow compared with the immense
benefit it would be to this bench and the
city generally. And although a great
quantity of wholesome water could be
thereby supplied to the suffering inha0-
itants-and millions OF gallons was ted il
thas would be any pleasure to the
malcontentS-While our fire services
would be available for any portion
of the city, yet up to the pres
ent time nothing has been done
Some OF the poor little children who
have labored night and day carrying
water up hill since they were big
enough to hold one-half gallon lard
bucket of water, are now in the grip of
that dreadful monster diphtheria, with
what result little time will tell, while
the prospect of the spread of the disease
is bad, as their little bodies are prepared
for the dread scourge through the use
OF impure water Who will be account
able for this shameful neglect of duty {?
Who will answer for the deaths of the
people? 'Oh, God has been
pleased to take themllr' l shout. no
no no. they will be sent from
this state of existence before their time
oy the shameful neglect and stubborn
ness OF Il set of men appointed to extend
TO every citizen of this CITY eaua!
rights ana privileges, but who ignore
the dry benches as they would the dis
tricts of country over which they have
no control Awake, YOU fathers of
families, who have built your homes
here, and see to it, with the spirit OF
men, that you and your families have
rights as well as any other people in this
city. Meet together, agitate and de-
mand your rights, empower your chair
man to call you together and speak
your minds and act for yourselves:
take any and every legitimate step and
donot flag nor faint until the crystal
streams shall flow night and day here.
as elsewhere, Tor your Health and other
wise TO the advancement OF your happi-
ness. The reports by the authorities
this summer show waste OF 200 600 00G
gallons OF water daily from ona of the
five leading streams used TO water this
city. One days waste would
supply the present inhabitants of
these dry benches with water for
domestic purposes for q whole year
What DO you think OF It? Read the
report OF the ardouS labors OF your
disappointed committees Why
should their eXertions be wasted. and
your means expende1 for no purpose ,
Now is the time. No delay can be adj
mitted by theugbtfHl, earnest men
Some may be content with prayer, but
the Lord helps those who help them.
selves. Write the matter up all that
you can, and help the water run down
tie hillsides TO bless our families and
ourselves. FRED CULMEE.
SAT- LAKE CRY. August 18th.