Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-31
a wATEny SUBJECT.

The Dcsorct Nowa and iia readers are
o. much Interested ns anybody con DO
In tho wator supply Of this city. n The
nuii supplied Tor domestic USE ia lm-
pure. thoy win be- affected as lujurioualy
~ others n 10 b. good and 90 Tor al
culinary purposes. they 90 not wish 60
have their rtomacha disturbed BY re
ports that d 10 nlthy and imprognatcd
with animal rNcrotn. Nor DO they De-.
sire 70 have doubts created nH 90 GO
probable deadly effects upon delicate
people md little children. They want
only the truth concerning thih matter
when the report was published thnt
100000 gallons Of rarioy'a crock water
was supplied daily. TO the inhabitants
Of this city. the fact or fnlnchood did
not disturb anyone approciahly but
when. coupled with that statement, was
the assertion that the creek was sort
Of common sewer. into which was
drained the acopagu from stables. COVE
sheds. pigpcns and other savory sources
and that this stun was furnished 10 the
people for drinking water. unthlnking
folks who swallow printed stories with
out examination. were horrihed. But
others who recognized the source Of the
terrible tale. began TO inquire aa TO ~
crcdibility.
The Dessert News Investigated Il Ia
this way. Tho man In charge u the
Wofkn at the mouth Of the canyon was
asked by telephone how much water
from pnrlcya creek was being supplied
10 the city. lie answered, "Nono at all'
not any has been turned into the cone
duit for three weeks 20 exceed two
inches. and that has been TO supply
Dudlcrs. the penitcntiary and a Few
farmers who have n right 10 the water
In reply 10 the question aa 10 the condi-
tlon Of that water he raid' 1T IL as
clear and bright as water can possibly
b." on inquiry at the watcrworks
department the information was given
that parlcy'n creek water had been shut
on. Il was not flowing into the mains
and had not been since the Blk snow
storm.
We % announced 10 the public. and
explained how the water. after running
for miles. thus purifying itsulf 10 some
extent. was received into the reservoir.
where solid matter was prcoipltatcd.and
thon passed through nne wire screens
which were frequently changed ana
clcancd. before entering the conduit
which conveyed the water 10 the point
where 1t entered the mains until ohut
on. We published only the actual facts
NJ given to us by those who knew all
about them.
From personal observation We know
that the water Of Parlcy'a creek. after
passing through the works mentioned,
IL clear. bright and pleasant 20 the
taste. except pcrhaps when there has
been a heavy storm. Take bottloful
Of the water as II was supplied Go tho
city aud NO. Il now flows for Tow cone
aumcrs and hold Il mp 20 tho llghi, and
you will give a fair exhibition OF 10 np-
pearance. Hut mn a bottle with Vile
mud from corral ton feet from the
creek. fifteen miles up tho canyon. and
hold that up to the public to turn their
etomachs, and Impress them with the
idea that they have given anything like
that In their drinking water. and a
fraud IL pcrpotratod that cannot be- too
severely denounced.
Notwithstanding all tho misleading
stAtemonis and affldavlts that have
been made. the public may rest assured
that there II no reason Tor tho scare
that has been attempted. Inquiries to-
day. aa published In another column.
demonstrate lie fallaoy II there Il no
water turned into the conduit from Par
ley's creek but that measured and mem
toned. It 10 utterly impossible that
either 2OOOO00 gallons or any npprcci-
able quantity OF water from that source
IL now supplied to this city, n 10 were
possible. and the assertions about lta
quantity were true the purity " the
stream at lts point Of supply would
not be affected,
II IL no matter NJ concern TO tho
'Newe" who IL or who % not respon-
rlhic FOR the water supply, nor how u
may eject politicians. We. like otheru.
want water NJ TO drink. but we do not
want nctlona in relation 90 what wa
have 20 uac Tor that purpose. Ana $50
are Of the opinion that no good can
BE- effected by startling stouar that
make sensitive rtomnchs rise lu protest
or ulckeu a. their contemplation