The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-07-05
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city council is trying TO force people take the
water so etfectually disposed of by the afida.
Wits OF DR.. 7. v. B. fmbree and City Auditor
Stoufrer, published in Saturdays Times, that
no further answer seems necessary Permit me
10 remark, however, that the city does not OYER
ate this plant, does not receive any OF the reven
financial end OF it. The plant is own-d by the
city, but is operated under lease by H. Gates
OF Hillsboro, one Of the most successful water-
works men in the Northwest. The city has Mr..
Gates bound by a hard-and fast contract to fur
nish water for ire pro teciion and sewer fusl
lug free OF charge fol period of 20 years, ano
right there the city's interest ends. Mr.. Gates
collects all revenues from private users, and
makes all rates, subject tQ.the approval of the
council. You can readily sSe that the city would
have no object in forcing water upon any per-
son, and IL mas meyer endeayored to do so.
EMERY's BIGGEST ONE.
Tue most cruel blow at Dallas to
be Iound in Mr.. Emery's article is
found in his miserable, lying state
men; to the effect that the city wa
ter is unfit for use. This is a dam
aging Misrepresentation that be has
published to the world and it is
deeply resented by. the people of
Dallas. No one has ever drawn a
glass Of muddy, or even milky, wa
ter from faucet 10 Dallas, even in
the raiuiest day OF winter, and no
one has ever found this water other
than clear, cool and sparkling. 1
am not familiar with Rock Creek,
but if it is anything like Canyon
Greek, and it is safe TO presume that
it is. you can assure the good peo-
pie Of Corvallis that it will never
furnish a drink of muddy or un-
wholesome water. In the winter
months, when the wells of Dallas
are full of muddy and impure wa
ter, the city water from Canyon
Greek is as clear as crystal. | wish
that every citizen of Corvallis coulo
read what the State Biologist has to
cay of this water in the winter
months. You will find the result
of his examinations and test set out
in full IN his last biennial report 10
the Oregon legislature. If Rock
Greek Is fed by the SHOWS from Ma
ry's Peak, let 40 citizen of Corvallis
have any fears as to the clearness
and purity Of its water at any sea-
sou of the wear. The people of Dal
las drink Canyon Greek water in
the hottest summer moLt1s and
find it cool and refreshing. Mesers.
Sibley and Eakin, whom NJ. En-.
ely quo.es TO gllbIy. have their Of
fee next door to my oficS. B tn
drank water from my faucet all last
summ.r and are doing SO again this
year, and I have never heard COM
plant from either. [ don't believe
that they told Mr.. Emery what he
says thy did aooutthe water being
warm and unwholesome.
Mr.. Editor, | am asking too much
of your valuable space, and must
close. l shall not attempt to an
swer any more of the untruths> sci
fol- th in Mr.. Fmery's letter. None
of bis Misrepresentation posses:
even the novelty of newness 10 me
l helped to fight just the same kind
of deceivinp and untrue statement:
here In Da las fer three long years
and at last had the satisfaction Of
eeeing the band of malcontents, who
had So indu triously circulated
them, buried deep beneath theil
own misrepresentation. Dalla:
won her 6gs t for moun'ain water
and good fire protection, and is ev
cry day reaping her. reward 10 th'
shape of lower death rate, increas
ed property values, and cleaner
better town. 1 do not pretend tt
pass upon the merits of the plar
proposed by Corvallis for obtainin!
mountain water, as I am not famil
lar with its details, but can assur
you that the effort put forth by you
citizens to better their water suppl,
is move in the right direction, AM
your people should never rest unit
the desired end shall have been &C
complished.
J. C. HAYTER.