Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-31

and the old distributing reservoirs. or SOO.-
100000 gallons, equaling five days supply.
At the southeastern portion OF this reser-
yoir is located the intake for the filtration
plant In this way the city gets the ben
eft of five days sedimentation in the
Washington city reservoir, two ana haii
days in the old distributing reservoir ana
two and a half days in the Dalecarlia res
ervoir giving a total of ten days sedl-
mentation, which materially decreases the
tepidity by the time this water is pumped
"The pumping station for the filtration
plant was constructed by the United states
and has three pumping units or 4o.oOOoVO
gallons EACH this requiring th heS 9pe s re.
lay. BY these pumps the water is ralseu
from an elevation Of lab above datum 70 an
elevation Of 1874, which is the height OF tne
water in the filters. the water being pump
ed into the filters and held at uniform
depth of four feet above the normal top OF
the sand, or filtering medium, through
mnving ali suspended matter and bacteria.
This accumulation is made upon the SUI
face of the sand. and does not peneerat9 ~
a depth of more than three-Iour1ns .! an
inch. which Is remover WHEN 'iAo :
Mt Edwards said that the service OF M
tered water would probably begin by neX ~
stste TO what extent the plant would pc
working at that time or what sectlons AZ az
Tho citV would get the first supply u AZ
tered water.
Commerce and Manufactures.
Tn submitting the report of the committees
on commerce and manufactures the chaii
man. Mr.. Warner, said:
.~rha committee during the past year mas
dome nothing more than correspond with
several parties in the hope OF gettins thei"
to locate in the District. eo-
eat one time the prospect was gnu III
securing a factory that would furnish en-
ployment to some Ave hundred persons m
fha manufacture of cigars and cigarettes
This project fell through. owing 20 .r GTn
Tohacco Company. While the general SEN
timent of the people seems to be uniavor
able to the location of any genera me ..
manufacturing plants in the Distrlct o!
Columbia. vet there are many articles that
could be manufactured to advantage. The
manufacture of silk has developed very
largely within the last few years. ana mem
hers of your committee have not only peen
in correspondence but negotiating with par
ties looking to the establishment OF enter
prises of this kind which would furnish EN-,
ployment to many young women, as Wen
az men hut when parties have come here
and made Investigations they nave peen
discouraged by the fact that not only couio
there be no special inducements oneaea
them, but that public sentiment was &C
tually against the development of such
class of business. Your committee thinks,
however, that In the future, when the
water power OF the 1OtOmdC Ia utHiACu ~
furnish electricity as a motive power, the
manufacturing spirit may be stimulated In
some sections Of the District of Columbia
where factories will not be at all objection
able, and which can readily be reached by
electric cars.
Attractive Industry.
..The manufacture of lace Is a clean and
attractive industry. and would employ
number of our people who cannot secure po-
sitions under the government. and yet who
need to earn money for their own support
and for others dependent upon them. We
think the members of the Board Of Trade
should, wherever 1t Is possible, advocate
the extension of trade. This city should be
not only devoted TO residences and homes,
but also to thrift which comes from ener-
getic devotion to the development Of busi-
ness enterprises.
Encourage manufactures and you win
discourage vice and idleness. for this city
IL like all other metropolitan cities. crowded
with all classes OF government employees.
whose families increase in number, and at
the same time their ability to support them
IL decreased because they have not the 6p-
portunity to secure for them proper em-
ployment. Manufactures could be placed
along our extensive river front or In the
eastern section. so al not to interfere with
the residential part Of the city, and at the