The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-07-05

Tells ABOUT water
Emery Said Couldn't
Be Use1.
DALLAS, Or, July 1.
To THE EDITOR
As citizen interested in the well
fare and growth of every town in
Oregon, aud especially the towns of
the Willamette Valley, I have long
noted with interest and admiration
the earnest and intelligent campaign
waged by the newspapers of Cor
Wallis in behalf of mountain water
supply for your growing city. The
need of larger and better supply
for domestic use and fire purposes
has been so clearly set out, that I
shall not undertake to enlarge upon
what has been said. Corvallis is a
town in which we are all more or
or less interested, from the fact that
it is the seat of one of our largest in
stitutions of higher learning, ard
hundreds of 1Oregon's brightest
young men and young women are
entrusted to your care and protec-
ton each year. The health of the
town is a matter of utmost import.
ance, and every effort of your peo.
pie to improve sanitary conditions,
already good, has the hearty ap-
prevail OF the people of the entire
state.
DALLAS HAD OBJECTIONS.
I notice that some of your citi-
zens are opposing the effort to bet
ter the city water supply and are
throwing every obstacle in the way
of the success of the movement. At
first thought this seems strange and
almost impossible of belief, but, af-
ter all, it is not to be wondered at.
The kicker, like the poor, we have
with US always, aud Corvallis, like
other towns, doubtless has itsshare.
The town ofDallas Install d a noun
tain-water system over a year ago,
a system of which. Its people are
Justly proud. And yet it
must not bs imagined that this re-
Isult was easily accomplished. Far
from 1t. The desired end was reach
ed. only after years Of earnest, faith.
full work, inaugurated by few men
and taken up and pushed forward
by loyal citizens who loved their
town and desired to see it grow and
prosper. Kickers there were in
plenty; doubters shook their heads
and predicted failure; few croak.
ers and mossbacks, fortunately
there were levy, prophesied ruin
and disaster; obstacles were thrown
in the way and lad to be met and
overcome, and misrepresentation
had to be dragged out into the sun.
light of truth and shown up at ite
real worth. The task was not easy
and at times the most enthusiastic
grew discouraged, but the officers
persisted in their work, knowing tha
a large majority of the people wer'
behind them, and at last had the
satisfaction of seeing their effort
icrowned with success.
EMERY's LETTER.
After working SO long and earn
estly to instill a system of water
works that are in every respect fir +
class, the feelings of the people c
I Dallas can we'll be imagined whel
they read the libslous article cor
cerning the Dallas water system
7 written by one w. G. Emery an
published in the Corvallis paper
this week. Untrue and uncalled
for, is the verdict of every Dalla
citizen who has read it. But d
not think for an instant that ou
people hold this publication agains
the people. of Corvallis. Those VIII
know Emery believe he came her
for purpose, and that that pul
= pose was fulfilled by writing tb
letter which appeared In the Coz
Wallis papers. They believe ths
he was opposed to the propose
mountain-water system for Corva
lis, and that he thought by comm
here and writing up Dallas mour
tain water system as a failure b
could prejudice Corvallis peopl
against the improvement in the:
own town. 1t is evident to an
thinking mind that Emery did nc
want to tell the truth, but that b
came to misrepresent and distol
conditions to suit his selfish purpt
ses.
Lam pleased to note that some