Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-26
INSPECTING PLANT
Delegates From Louisville Visit
the City Water Works.
Charles Hermnny, Engineer, Says tho sys-
tenn is Success President Long Saws
1t is tho Best Plant That Ho Has Ever
Seen.

Inspecting the water works here
the water works. IL that was not
what the delegation from Louisville,
Ky, came for, that was what they did.
The delegation from Louisville which.
visited the water works here yester-
day was composed of gentlemen who
have been connected with the water
works of Louisville for twenty-five
years or more. They are Chag. w.
Long. president; Chas. Hermany, en-
gineer. and Directors r. l.. Burnett,
j. c. Gilbert. l.. Gait Miller and w. w.
Smith.
With them came Messrs. w. II. Sing
huff. treasurer, and r. a. Jackson.
superintendent. of the Norristown.
Pa, water works; and S. L. Morrison
and John 2. Dennison, of the New
York Filter Company, of New York.
The object of all of these gentlemen
was TO SEQ the filter plant here in oper-
alton They had heard of it and read
of it, but they wanted to see it in oper-
alton.
They saw yesterday what they came
TO see. They had heard that raw and
badly colored water could be treated SO
as to be lmpid and sparkling. They
saw practical demonstration of the
Thus, water received raw and highly
colored, say of IL distinct saffron hue.
was taken from the Little Creek Ca
nal, coagulated with alum and then
put through a filter OF sand and came
out limpid, sparkling, pure.
1t was like miracle. The canal
with it's saffron colored water came
within hundred yards of the great
filter plant. Its highly colored water
was sent into the gates. and within a
short time the same water came rush
ing from tho sluice clear and spark
ling.
That's what the delegation from Nor
ristown and Louisville saw. Here is
what they said about it:
Mr.. Chas. r. Long. president of the
Louisville Water Works Company,
said: II am not an expert on filtration
of water. 1 don't know any man who
is. But your water company seems to
have solved the problem of furnishing
the citizens with pure water. ] have
seen the water plants of Atlanta,
Knoxville. Chattanooga and other
cities. but this plant Is equal, II not
superior to them all in accomplishing
the purposes for which il was estab-
lished. 1 think that you have the
Wright man in the right place in
charge of the works, and that the
water plant is about the best l have
seem"
This was. us it was intended TO be.
n compliment to Mr.. Geo. w. Wright,
the chief engineer OF the water works.
Mr.. Wright had acted as guide and
explained the plant to the visitors
Mr.. Chas. Hermany, the engineer,
said: THE filter plant is success.
What more can / say. You take the
raw, highly colored water and make
it pure and clear. What more is there
to be said? What better could you
do?"
Mr.. p. Gait Miller, OF Louisville
said: The plant here is admirable.
1t serves the purposes your citizens
expect and. therefore. is the thing they
want"
The carriages were awaiting the
guests from Louisville and Norristown.
Pa, at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
They drove to the water works where
the experts made a careful inspection.
They were received by Mr.. G. w.
Wright, chief engineer. who showed all
of the plans and washing details of
the water storage and filtration plant.
The visitors were astonished, graft
fed. satisfied. Then they had luncheon.
After the luncheon was served the Wis
itors expressed thanks and admiration.
The party from Louisville left here
last night by the Old Dominion steam
CT for New York. Thence they 20 to
Albany to inspect water filter plant
there.
The two gentlemen from Norristown,
Pa, and Mr.. S. l.. NIoriston and Jas.
Il. Dcnnison. of the New Yor!e-Eilter-
Manufacturing Co., went north by the
Cape Charles route last night.
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