Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-20

The matter Of getting . supply a pure
water b continued source q worry.
discussion and expense to American
cities" said john q. Mcfarland a New
York in The Morton yesterday: but
English and coutineuta cities are much
lees favorshly situated. yet they almost
invariably have pure watef-or 1t least
water that 10 pure in comparison with
that used by leading American citics.
There il always too much municipal
politics ia the water question. Then
again the taxpayer are afraid TO make q
heavy investment at first; but this i
far cheaper in the end. Take Chicago
~ an example. II the city would run
it's water pipes far enough into the lake
20 there would be no danger Of sewerage
contamination. il would have ~ pure
water ~ there il To be found. Grand
Rapids would run pipes to Lake Michi-
gan instead of continually arguing
about the source. Dublin brings its
water supply over forty miles. Other
European cities go much farther. The
scheme 10 perfectly fcasiblc. With an
economically administered government
il would be possible for almost any
American city to pipe its water loo
miles and then procure IL ~ chesply Ne
it does under the present arrangements
Too few appreciate the necessity for
good water. II In the one thing that
nobody can afford to be too economical
in procuring.
I'VE have been unable To end any.
body to identify the man whom the pay
train killed near Martin" said r. S.
oRourke II Fort Wayne in The Morton
issf night. Mr.. O'Rourke IL superin-
tenden1 Of the southern division Of the
q. X. 4 T. road Il don't think there
can bc any doubt that the poor fellow
committed suicide. He had evidently
become tired Of life. and threw himself
under the wheels of the train, regartlir 2
that as the easiest method Of Kidding
himself Of sorrows and troubles that had
become urbcarable."
N. ii. Slade. Saginaw lumberman,
registered in The Morton yesterday
Mr.. Stale was among the wholesalers
winter To establish uniform length of
tho rule adopted has already been Of
benefit tn Michigan lumbermen.
NJ. G. Palmer Of Stanton il registered
in Sweets. Mr.. Palmer is . brother Of
l.. G. Palmer, the United States district
attorney and also Of Judge John II. Pal
mer Of Big Rapids. All of them have
won honor and distinction ut the bar.
Ben Fletcher Of Detroit. general pas
senger agent II the d.. q. II. 4 NJ. road,
IL guest in The Morton. lie will ac-
company the Elks TO Detroit today.
They will leave this morning In special
car over the d.. G. II. 4 NJ. road.
Charles A. Whitman Of Ann Arbor
ex-commissioncr OF railroads and one of
the leaders Ut Michigan democracy, il q
guest in The Morton Mr.. Whitman ID
in the city looking after case in the
United States court.
w. L. Gordon. Reed City merchant,
registered at The Kcnt Yesterday.
MoRroS--L p. McDuflie, Kalamazoo;
Miss Mary vulmcr, Lilley; Charles X
Whitman. Ann Arbor; Ira II. Bennett
Muskegon; s. B. Collins. jackson; N. n
Sladc. Saginaw.
SwEEr's-H. Walsh, w. c. Walsh,
Holland; ]. g. PhilrUtt, Saginaw; n. G.
Palmer. Stanton; II. ID. Pugh, Lansing;
Rufus Scott. Kalamazoo
NEw LIVINGSTON n. Mullj1cn,
Fenton; J. Conrad. Otsego; G. /. Dcyo
Belding; A. Van der veeu. Grand
Haven; William Olney. Vernon; A. b
Wright. Alma.
EAeLK-w. -. Smith and wife. Big
Rapids; M. w. Staples Lake View;H T.
Meyers. Lowell: r. r. Hewitt. Rockford
l. n. AIdrich. Hopkins Center; NJ. NJ
Calkins. Big Rapids.
Krxr-w. l.. Gordon. Reed City: w
v. Salisbury. Elk Rapids; w. f. Coaks
Msnistcc, J. Il Jamsa. Woodland
George II. Chandler. Holland; J. Town
send. Hastings
CLARENDON L. Bailey. Rockford
George Curtis. Rsvenna; Miss Gallup
Cadillac, G.. II. Emmons. Conklin: j
TAFT. Saginaw.
BRIpcE SrREET--Mr. and Mira NJ
Hunter, Lowell; Arthur Pitson- st
Johns, J. J.. Dsvief. Jr.. Grand Haven
4. II. Whitney. Kent City; Z. I. Bolt