The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-04-19
A GROWING TOWN.

doout tnlrly-l0ur miles Past Oh Keno.
The Truckee starts from Lake Tahoe
and empties into Pyramid and Mud
lakes. The altitude of Wadsworth is
4,077 and Reno 4 $50 feet, showing a fall
In the river in thirty-foar miles OF 4S3
feet or fifteen feet per mile, this will
give some idea of the extensive water
power the river affords. Wadsworth is
the headquarters for the Central Pacific
Railroad in Nevada. Here gre situated
extensive rouhdhouses and machine
and carshops.
One hundred and fifty men are EN-
ployed in these shops at the present
time. This is the largest number en-
ployed at any one time for several years
past. The heavy traffic OF the past six
months has kept all the motive power
in constant use. The hard usage that
the locomotives have had has ntcessi-
tated extensive repairs, which is one
cause of the employment of the present
large force OF machinists.
To handle the enormous business Of
the Central Pacific road there are thirty
three freight and seventeen passenger
crews running cut of Wadsworth, with a
possibility Of more being added.
The place is also the station for quite
a portion OF Churchill county. The pop
ulalion numbers about 200 inhabitants.
The schools are anon the best in the
/ State. There are about 800 children in
attendance.
Three church organizations flourish
within thf town limits. They are he
Protestant Episcopal. Catholic and Bap-
fist. The members of the latter are
making preparations to erect a new
church binding.
Pythias, Masons, Odd Fellows, Ancient
Order United Workmen, Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers. Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen, with auxiliaries to
each OF the respective organizations.
The hotel accommodations are excell-
emit. The Nevada House and Wads-
worth Hotel are the principal hotels OF
the place. There are besides these sew
eral tirst-class lodging houses and ies.
tauranfs.
An extensive bottling works is located
here, shipping beer in bulk or in small
quantities to the different Nevada towns.
The town is supplied with water from
the Truckee river. The water is pump
ed into two large tanks belonging TO the
railroad company, each OF which holds
$1,000 gallons.
An electric plant furnishes the town
with power for lighting purposes. Water
which is diverted from the Truckee river
south of the owl aud rum about six
miles through ii ditch two aud one-half
feet deep and six feet wide, furnishes
the power for operating the plant. The
fall from where the water enters the
ditch to where the plant is situated is
forty seven feet.
A reservoir 1900 feet long and 400 feet
widv is now in curse OF construction by
the Wadsworth Fire and Lighting Com
panv. This reservoir is to be supplied
with water from the present ditch.
When this reservoir is completed, the
power for the Lighting plant will be very
much increased.
FROM the reservoir to the two laage
railroad tanks will be run an eleven
inch pipe and the pumps. that will be.
put in position AT the electric light plant
will have a daily capacity Of 1,440,000
gallons. The water company contem-
plates starting pumping operations
about.th first part OF June, and there
after the railroad company will not sup
ply the town people with their private
supply as is now the case.
The railroad company anticipates run
ming a four-inch pipe to an elevation
about three miles east of Wadswoath
and pipe from this station to the Hot
Springs, thereby giving that station a
good water supply. At present water
is hauled to the Springs on fiat cars.
When these improvements lave been
completed, the electric light plant will
derive about $50 horsepower from the
water supply and have a lighting capa-
ity OF $50 lamps. The present plant is
valued at SIS. 300 and after the improve
ments have been completed it will be
valued at $4,000.
Wadswortl has II newspaper, the
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