Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-06
NO WATER u
But THE BEST BEER
IN THEU. S.

II is needless TO say that this fount of
every blessing, and others like it through
out the city, were well patroniZed during
the drought. The prohibition element
was forced 10 fly TO the drugstores tor
mineral water, which was very good while
il lasted. What they did after this supply
was exhausted is not for me TO inquire into
too closely. 1t wouldn't be right. Had
tho extreme dry spell driven our cold
water friends TO become patrons. for the
time, of the man who had mo water but
the best beer in the United Sta5es, this
thirst-consumed community would not
have blamed them. heard OF one MANNED
lady who made her tea from Vichy, be-
cause tea she must have, and there was no
other water obtainable in her district.
AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN WATER SUPPLIES.
Notwithstanding this accident, Brooklyn
has, perhaps, as fine O water supply as any
other city in the world. The people in
Brooklyn will tell you II Is the best in the
world. 1t has, of course, cost many mil
hons TO provide it. but 1t is an inestimable
boon. When improvements now under way
are completed Brooklyn can point with
equal pride TO her water supply and her
churches. In the matter of furnishing
water 10 the people, the European cities
are much behind the cities OF the
United States. Rome. that boasts so
much of her elaborate water-works, can
learn great deal of New York, Brooklyn,
Philadelphia, Boston. Chicago. and dozen
other American cities. London, that beats
us all in rapid transit, also lags behind IN
the still more important matter of supply
ing water to its citizens. European cities
are awakening 10 the importance OF free
use of whter and the next ten years VIII
witness great progress abroad IN this direc-
ton. Glasgow, that Is not the most pro-
gressive of foreign cities, seems to be Amerl-
canizingit its water supply. Anew aqueduct
is now being built from Loch katrine, q
distance of twenty-four miles, the cost OF
which may approach that of New York's
new aqueduct, which was S25 100000. The
service reservoir to receive the supply from
this great aqueduct will have capacity OF
700. 900 900 gallons. This Is Just the ca
pacity of the reservoir in Central Park,
which Is bat ono of four reservoirs from
which New YORK issupplied, with tour more
building. birmingham, England, Is dong
the most OF present IN the way OF
providing its population with water. A
correspondent in London writes me that
the new water-works TO be constructed
for Birmingham will be the most COM
plete in Great Britain. The supply IS to
be brought from the Clearwen and Elan
watershed in Wales. The aqueduct will
comp rise nine miles Of tunnel, and in ell
will be over seventy miles long. The
storage capacity will be 1880. 900, 900 gal
Ions. So IL win be seen that European
cities are moving in this particular, and l
AN not surprised to be told that II is
largely due 70 Yankee example.
ATAMous PICTURE.
Frank B. Carpenter. the American artist
who painted the celebrated picture Of the
signing of the Emancipation Proclama-
ton" was highly honored on Tuesday
night last by dinner given at Sherry's in
compliment of his completion OF his pic
tura entitled Arbitration" The work is
historical and the portraits OF the MEM
beers ofthe great High Joint Commission
which sat in Geneva are pronounced ex-
cellent. Mr.. Carpenter Is a splendid por-
trait painter. His picture, which was
given its drst public exhibition on
| the occasion OF the dinner, has
| been purchased by q number OF gen
| tlemen who will present u 20 Queen Vic
| forsa. Ii will be added 10 her grand col
| lection In Windsor Castle. Mr. Carpenter,
who Is still on the sunny side Of sixty, told
me the other evening that he had spent
twenty years on the painting OF bis Ar
| bitration.n He had dropped II number
| OF tiraes, but had always returned 20 II
| with increased zeal. He Is one of the
Inildest and sweetest-tempered men