Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-04-29
A STRANGE CONTEST
Reno is 20 Vote or a Question. OF
Pure Water.

IL Is contest 10 De Setlteu d. LIZ
polls between two rival water corr
panies The people are asked next
Tuesday to decide at the polls whether
they will continue to drink the toui
and polluted waters of the Truckes
reeking with the refuse Of the pape
mills and sewers along it's banks or |
use the pure waters OF Hunter Creek,
which springs from the mountains
SHOWS and flowing springs Of the Ser
ras
1t is well known that for years that
the waters of the Truckee are unfit
for public use because of the increas-
ing contamination Of the river from
manufacturing and other sources anc
many a swelling mound in the Reno
cemetary testities to the deadly germs
which carry death and diseases to the
inhabitants along its banks. The Old
water company began supplying watnT
when the Truckee was uncontami
mated but in the last few years there
has not been single gallon Of it that
did not carry with it the germs OF
diseases.
Thus the inhabitants Of Reno have
been obliged to drink water in which
fish sic,ien and die and they are now
offered water which cen be delivered
in Reno as pure as when II frs
springs from the virgin SHOWS under
the rocks rim of the Sierra mountains
because there is not single con
taminatiOn of any sort mingiing with
il nor will there ever be as there IS
not single point along the stream
where & ranch can be established
or irrisatIng can be done.
If a man we're offered his choice
between a glass Of pure spring water
or another dipped from the frog pond
he would as 2 matter Of course taxi
the coed water but when a man goes
to the polls to vote on similar prOpo-
sition he might not be so discriminate
ing
Many people in Reno own stock in
the Old Company and they are loatn
to relinquish their hold on fat divf.
dends even though death turks in the
business from which the dividends
come
The agents Of the old company arr.
Sob f,,r fhoir hue -,ac =.
which common sense must tell Their.
ought to have gone to the wall ~
the interest of the public health Ion 2
ago
The have hired a lawer and sup
pressed a fair discussion in the news
papers and it is because the dali,
newspapers Of Reno who should have
the public veal at heart first of every
thing, are not taking this matter into
consideration that the Appeal Is
taking the matter up in the interests
OF the general public. That a CROWNS
town should set itself back IN tbs
march of progress by allowing a com
bination Of business men to saddl;
such an niqu.ly as the conta inmate
Truckee upon them for years to com
is simply a mystery.
Thee is another consideration
second to that of the public health
which is worth locking at The pre-
ent system is inadequate Tor Fir
purposes as the water has to l.
thrown frcm steamers which al
hauled about by horses. The critica
point in fire is 4he first few minute
before the blaze gets headway. Wit
the uunte~ Creek ws:ar there is
feet which is largely il excess Of til
present artificial pressure of the nre
ent inadaquated water system.
The election OF the Board of CT,
Trustees in favor OF pure water supp
means 2. step in advance for Rer
and the appeal understands that II
new Board viii be in favor Of Pun
water
The election is enc of the loweII
Of the death rate and the insurant
rates for Reno. 1t means The dow
fall of salurianism aud the march
progress for growing metropolis
The Appeal regrets that any co
sideratiCn has deferred the lo.aI new
papers from setting the facts befo
the people ana any newspaper W
sacriiises the public veal 10 self
terests il = case like this has a go
deal to answer for.
The men who are advocating IL
menace to public health Tor CONNIE
ial gain, be they attorneys or jOurn