Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-19
COS BARRELS A DAY.
How The rortworthi,es Get Their Drink
ing Water and the Kind Of
Water They Drink.
The 0onveniences and Water at the Lone
Star Bath House Brings Hot
Syringe Nearer Home.

Yesterday GAZETTE representative
visited the office Of the Artesian Water
company, and happening to notice n
half.dozen water wagons being loaded
at the tank. asked Mr.. Joe Greer,
manager for the company, how much
water they were furnishing. six
hundred and iifty-three barrels, said
Mr.. Greer "has been the average per
though the demand is increasing |
and / would not be surprised |
IN another hundred barrels |
should be added TO the amount sup
piled daily In less than two months,u
why do you expect this increase ?
Is the city growing 30 rapidly as
that9i
"oh, no 1t is not the growth OF the
city but the rapidly increasing popu.
larity OF the water
Whats the matter with the wateIY'
"Why, u is as clear ~ crystal, MS
soft as melted snow, and, though
almost tastelees, possesses health-glv-
ing properties second 10 no water
In the state. 1t comes from How
ing we'll nj the rate OF ninety gallons
| Uilnultt hnu tAlt hANAt nNANI lAOhi
the tanks Ia carried Off In pipes TO the
river, and every drop that IL used II
fresh from the well.h
,'You say a well? Come, this Ia too
much. Why have you never adver-
tised this water and the bath.houses
, that the company erected here some
months agt2r
"For the simple reason that we
wished TO test the properties OF the
r water fully, and secure tangible proof
, OF ita virtues in addition TO the certih-
cate of the chemist who made the
> analysis. The water contains white
4 sulphur, magnesla and soda, though |
e have forgotten the per cent. j am
e satisfied we furnish seven-tentha
G OF the drinking water used
!. In the city, besides the water used by
i the Fort Worth Steam laundry and
!. the City laundry, and II the de-
). mand doubles we can meet II. You
Q see, 90 gallons minute is 300 gallons
d an hour, and "a 500 gallons in twelve
,. hours. AT IS gallons TO q barrel, TIM
y would make l440 barrels, and by usint
- all the water that flows from the wei
d we could give $500 barrels every TWEEN
]. ty-four hours and allow 80 barrel
g. for waste. so you see we have M
e, the quantity desired
re "You sroke Of tho medicinal proper
ties of the water; what does IL cure =
ID "Well, "a / told you before we Ar
at waiting to see. No one has been cure
by its use, though goodly number q
to sufferers from rheumatism have bee
b. greatly benefited. Our bath-houae
doubtless the best arranged In Oh
state. and we have from eighty TO on
hundred and ten bAthers day. w
have twelve large comfortable bat
rooms and OF course could accom-
modate q greater number, but u
house has been open but short tin
and 30 far we have made no effort
ay push the business
mo- "Why are you not more centrAll
located IL seems the north side Of n
public square would be inconveniel
an for great msny-ladles especially"
ng st Is q little inconvenient; that
,ee the only trouble. But you see IL Is In
~ possible to get flowing well OF 80
W artesian water anywhere la the cit
ss except on the blufi, and we have n
~ the privilege OF laying pipes to condu
In IL lust where IL would beet suit US
oF- locate, and 20 we came 10 the waite
Besides, a. II ID, strangers have I
tce trouble in finding US. The Lone ST
ne bAth-house is Just east OF the new jn
~ and every man, woman and child
ne the city knows where the new Jail Is
se At the invitation OF Mr.. Greer u
Lne writer went through the halls, wal
so ing-rooms and bathrooms, and vi
surprised "a see them 30 styliahly fltt'
~ up. The lAdles' wAiting-room IL ca
o. peted with handsome Brussels ca
sue pet, provided with tables, sofas, chgi
Vi aud other convenlences, and tne f0
bathrooms connected with this roo
mr. are entirely separate from the balan
lpE OF the establishment The street e
an, trance to the waitiDg-room II foul
without difficulty, and the call-b'
M brings an attendant.
lAsi The department for gentlemen
~ not 90 elegantly fitted up, though
eek surpesses anything Of the kind
nov North Texas, and the courteous ate
oN' ton paid visitoTs makes each custOI
er q regular patron. The Lone b,
leIe bath-houfe Is an Institution that
PM hects credit upon IT. managers, al
ana the Artesian Water company nae
yer. the success they have attained. Near
sns 5000 IVES invested by the cofnpal
DYE in this undertaking, and II 10 gfatil
ing 10 their friends 70 know that II
rus 20 longer q venture but al assured q
ie cess.
J on Every hrst-clase dealer sells Ops
10 PAT cigarettes. Avoid Injurious !