The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-07

Sacramento. with the sparkling and
health giving fluid at command in ma
tive purity, what will not be the invi-
tation to this city? We know now.
however accustomed we may be to
muddy water, and to the silt that set
ties in our glasses. clogs our filters and
visits us with extraordinary cost for
Qualification and publication, that the
domestic water supply of this city re-
pels desirable population, is q reproach
and q cause of universal scorning.
Go where we may. the wide world
over, and mention Sacramento to any
one who has visited or heard Of it, and
the very first subject that will be raised
by the stranger is the muddy water we
use. That fact he has remembered il
he has forgotten all else; that truth is
impressed upon his memory If all else
he has heard Of the Capital City Of Cal
ifornia has passed from recollection.
We repeat that the dirty water we use
and expect our guests to use with the
same nonchalance that we preserve. is
a constant and insurmountable obsta-
Gle to the proper growth and develop
ment of this city.
It is useless to disguise the fact Sac
ramento is twenty years behind in the
race of Pacific Coast cities, more be-
cause Of her bad water supply than by
reason of any other cause OF slow
growth. We have developed, and
BEAUTIFULLY. as a city no doubt. but
what our development and expansion
would have been but for the heavy
handicap Of a bad water system, it
needs no great mental effort to under
stand.
Give this city an ample supply Of
clear, pure, potable water and Sacra-
mento will astonish the State by her
growth. Real property will at once
appreciate in value One will not then
be asked how much less than cost he
expects for his property, but rather
what advance upon cost he demands
For the city will then be a thousand
fold more desirable for residence
Under clear, pure water system we
will shake Off the reproach of the last
half century, and the stigma attaching
to the city In the judgment Of all Wis
itors will be removed.
Industry will feel new springs Of life.
Confidence in our stability will be stiff
fened and faith in the city's future be
firmly fixed. Municipal economy will
be conserved, for there will be no more
cutting out Of machinery by the grit
OF the water pumped: the double lift
OF filtration will be avoided; the water
mains and their latterals will no longer
be clogged, and property thereby placed
at unusual risk Of fires The misera BILE
weekly exhibition upon the street corn
ers Of blowing out the MIGRANTS" to
clear the pipes of sand, mud, slickens
and filth. will no longer be witnessed.
Filters and filter cost will largely dis
appear from household economy. The
labor of the housewife will be dimin-
ished and pleasures Of life be enhanced.
We will then be able to respond to the
invariable question asked by every one
we solicit to come within our gates,
that our water supply is of the very
best; that 1t is without reproach.
We will find the added feature de-
veloping and enhancing the other ad-
vantages which we claim for the city
and its location. Virtues of this city
which lie dormant beneath the heavy
and depressing disadvantage Of a wat
er supply that offends the eye and
shocks the sense of cleanliness, will re-.
vive and virility will invest the pro-
gressive thought of the people and con-
vert 1t into activity that will give TO
hope realization Of the highest desires
of the people for the city OF their homes.
In fact we look upon the introduction
of clear, pure water as a domestic sup
ply as the opening agency to all good
that deserves to be bestowed upon this
community. Flowing in its wake.
treading upon its heels. will come the
improvement of the sewer system: the
rectification of our error in the dis
posal Of garbage; the proper treatment
of the streets and highways; greater
cleanliness and more strict enforcement
Of reasonable sanitary regulations;
the betterment Of our public edifces;
the introduction of an improved sys-
tenn Of fire alarm, hospital service, and
so on through long list Of benefits
naturally to follow the introduction of
clear water, which will inaugurate the
era Of increase of desirable population,
enlarged business and expanded COM
merce, enhancement Of taxable values
and the consequent lessening Of taxa
ton itself.
ELECTION RETURNS.
This evening when the official count
at the polls is concluded there will be