The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-12
THE PROBLEM SOLVED.
NO DIFFICULTY In THE WAY OF
PURE WATER.
The Hyatt Filter a Complete Sue.
cess Bonds Can Be Easily
Placed.

found him with one hand res'ing upon
the smooth side Of big glass Jug OF
spatkling water, while with the index
finger of the other he pointed to a SIM
liar Jar filled with the original Wolf.
He WAS saying something about the
TWO, Mr.. j. Nd. Fowlkes and Chief
Clea,y being in,eres ted listeners. The
APPEAL man moved up within esrshot
and the discussion was at once brought
to close.
Not ready TO 90 into piibt. eh 2"
Not yet" replied the General.
"rhe public would ike to know
what you accomplished on your TIP"
the reporter urged. "Ths shut down
during the past day or two has Stirred
things up Insid elably."
II you will wait until l get the final
report of the engineers and che mists
who are now at work, " said the Gen
.ral, II eau give you column of in
teresting reading, but the study upon
which l am engaged is too exact
science for cursory consideration.
Anything except folmal, careful ly
prepared repcrv most necessarily be
inaccurate and misleading"
"AIe we to undel st md that new
difficulties have ari emp
"Ol the contrary, those which | be-
lieved might stand in our way have
been entirely removed. The experts
to whom l alluded, and who went
into the investigation with consider
able pr' JUDGE, assure me hat Their
final reports will be as favorable as we
could desire. But just here is the
f.ult. / do not wish to ant cipate
them. The wbol question | have to
consider is one of cash. 10 illustrate;
Water might b. ore cent q bottle and
claret ten cents. might aft ,rd C acct
and another would have to content
himself with water. The QUESTION is,
tnen, since one cannoi stforL clalet az
it's present price, mus we be contented
with water, or shall We invent pre-
$50 tor making claret which stall
nring it down to tie price OF water
LA other words, siuca Memphis
Is paying all for mud that she
can sfford shall we be Content
W tn it, or shall we make an effort to
get pure, clear wa er al the same plice.
That was the pioblm b.f re US III d
we have 60 we'd t. Here is what you
are using now" he said, pointing to
the muddy Jug, "and here is thu anti.
Gle YOU will U.s., at the same cost"
batting the crystal jar affectlo, ately
and EN- phaticllay. l no les tn &C
s me of the gentlemen who have been
wntiug in t1e papers" said the Gen
era, "claim that IN Enope water is
n t only pure, but il is free. They
are mistaken. Toere all vase is
ayo d cd, and it is all bat measured out
by the gill. The heavy cost comes Of
the expensive mtthots of filtering on
The continent and in England, the let
Ter method, which is tne best, b. ing
especia ly costly. The Hyatt filter
adds comparatively little TO the
cost OF supply. That it is
success there can be Lo
longer any doub', ard with the disap
pearauce OF thai doubt the lat obst4-
Gle III the way of the Water Commit.
tie was dissolved. An investis a ion
has develop d the belief that We Gao
have water winch is something more
an mere ely pure. By simple aud
lneXps nsivo continuance we Con have
il deiiyered heavily charged with OXy'
gen, u thing I ct Mt CTS airy IN this cass
but an absolute Improvement to any
water. 1t will remain in an aeIat1C
state for ut least tnrse days, and WHIT L
drawn from a iaucstinto glass will a
first present the appearance of milk
70 full will it be Of air. Bus you un
ders,and, Of urse, that ali this II
aid wi h a reeelva ion. We are no
We, ready to 90 into print, and | thinl
it best that 10 further tt"ements bt
msde until thew come tfficially from
the committee
"Sull, you don't think there is sn!
probability that the H att filter mig .
be failure ?"
Not the least. 1t is in Il e in hal
a d zen large C til now, and arrange
mems are being mdds to put it ia al
many othera. And if it were we coult
ltse nothiig 5yi'. Thecomnany is 81
c. 1T ain that it agrees t, put in p AN
ct a cost of 100000 10 taks 1t on
again free Of experse if it does no
prove entirely satit lctory at the emf
of the first year"
"A I'd YOU do not think it's us,
wouli iLcu ase the present Watel
rat ?"
ST donot AL OF my ca cu'atinn
have b EN- made on that ha' is. 1920,
900 uer annum income. 1t would no
be ice 10 reduce the cost until tn,
expiration of five ytars, bnt after tina
the rate could ba cut down 20 pc
cent, &C d after ten years 333 per cent.
W tn the advantage Of an ample sup
ply OF pure and wholesome water
Huw.ver, / am not ready to put my
81 ( on paper in that regard ye
awhile"
Naturally you took tea with a few
fi1auciers while you we're away
EYES" laughed the General, ~ me
several gentlemen who have none,
to invest Among ot5ers, l bad tall
with II. @. Garth, who formerly live'
here, and knows Memphis and he
n, eds as we'll as anyone. He sal,
there would not b. the slightest diff
Guilty in placing the bonds at 5 pc
cent. Hirmany, the enginee-, who
, &C custom ed to tuch things, was OF III
same opinion, and, JUDGED, enc trus
company made overtures to me. OF
no." he concluded, there would b
no difficulty about Il a."
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