The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-03
DIR. AsnpnooK's OBJECTIONS
To wheeling Creek as a Source of Water
supply ReStnted.
IN ne EdfLop on he EnkeiltCeneeT:

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To wheeling Creek as a Source OF Water
supply ReStated.
10 he Editor Of DE LAtetlgeneT:
slR:-In your Saturdays paper !
again notice that DR.. Ulrich is inclined
to try to kick back at my statements.
This is all right If done in a proper
way. Now, 1 do not want to say any
thing in any way that would not be-
come a man in my profession, yet ]
cannot refrain from trying to impress
upon the minds OF the people what /
know to be the truth. AS DR.. Ulrich
has added nothing new, and has said, in
my opinion, nothing worth repeating or
considering, / will just let what he has
SAID, in the spirit in which he has said
it, kill itself.
The doctor stated that was progress
sive. am proud to say that when |
find out / am wrong will not, as many
men do, still contend that ! am right,
and seek tohold up that which I know
to be wrong. What do hope is that
the people Of Wheeling may get the
right water and get II soon. They GER
tainly need It, and the people that know
something about water are the people
to discuss this subject and bring out the
truth forcibly and plainly, 80 the people
may know how to decide on this all i'm
portant subject. But In our desire to
uphold our own side OF the question
and make people blind to the truth, we
NAV force upon them an article which
they do not need. Previous to my artt-
Gle on the subject, showing the truth
about Wheeling creek, had the people
Of Wheeling taken vote on this sub
ject seventy.fye per cent. Of the votes
would have been In favor OF the Wheel
ing creek water, simply because they
knew OF no objections to 1t, and they
had no better plan suggested.
The creek has been recommended TO
them by men whom they thought ought
to know what they were talking. about,
and do firmly hope that il Wheeling
creek proves to be the one place superior
to all others TO get water from there 1t
will come from yet.
The question might then arise, how
will tho people know that Wheeling
creek is the place to get water from?
The answer is: when they have
proven by good and reliable authority
that my statements are not true.
will repeat them so they may know
what to prove:
First-I say Wheeling creek will not
supply Wheeling. Prove that it will.
second-I say that can find men
that have seen the creek nearly, if not
altogether. stopped flowing. Prove that
cannot.
Third say the soil through which
it flows is impregnated with the germs
OF typhoid fever. Prove that 1t is not.
Fourth say that the poison thrown
off from one OF the dead bodies lying
partially covered in the creek is fur
more productive of evil and scatters
more virus than one entirely covered
with water, and that il you construct a
dam these dead bodies will wash into it
and stay there for months, and being
unable to pass the obstruction to the
flow Of water, the city will get the water
off of them direct. Prove that it will
not.
FIFTH say that the dam that they
are talking Of building will be filed TO-
the top in one season with the filth Of
the country. Demonstrate clearly that
twill not,
SIXTH can prove that the water
turns green and stagnant and from it
there comes a peculiar odor, and that
during these times the fish die, which is
without doubt due to the bad water.
Seventh say that you would have
to get the authorities OF the counties in.
terested in it as well rs the State, and
that it would DO no small job.
An engineer who has run the pork
house for Shenck 1; Sons says that he is
certain that he has seen the creek when
the paper mill pump would pump it
dry, thus confirming the statement OF
Hanna & Clemans, and you must under
stand that this creek is larger here than
it is fifteen miles farther up.
Now, when the proper authorities
have proven that this is all untrue, then
l will frankly admit that / am wrong.
II some one who knows anything about
Wheeling creek, can show any new
light and prove that il is the best place,
l would like to hear from them.
One thing on surface water DR.. ulrich
says or insinuates that there is nothing
but surface water near Wheeling creek,
Mr.. George Zoeckler, OF Fulton, has
three distinct kinds OF water on sixty
foot lot.
R. i. AsuDRooK.
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