The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-03-28

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ure? And not only tlat but Mr.
Editor, do you pay any less for wa
ter now than you did two months
ago? IN other words, do you not
pay as much for what YOU ought TO
have, as YOU used TO for what You
really got?
If It would be to the benefit Of the
masses for the government TO own,
control and manage the great carry
ing enterprises of the government
would II not be beneficial to the cit
liens OF this city TO own, manage, OPP
crate and control her own water
works? And let It be managed by
The people. Of the people and for
the people? Mr., Editor we do not
care 10 pay a full price for a one
fourth supply; neither do We care
to pay one-fourth price for a one.
'urth supply but wo want fun
supply and are willing to pay full
price therefor.
That we are not getting a full
supply Is a fact too well kgown TO
admit of question That We are
paying a full price tor a one-fourth
supply is a fact which is also well
known. That our water supply Is
furnished by private corporation
public service enterprise, is a
fact which Is also well known, why
do we not have a full water service?
Is II because our water strata Is IN
sufficient to respond to the demand
made upon It? That cannot be. The
Pecos Valley machine shops located
here find abundant water supply;
the santa Fe shops are being placed
here because OF the abundant water
supply. The Fort Worth & Denver
road has built her roupd house and
erected her watering tank here be-
cause Of our abundant water supply.
Indeed, the Queen City of the
Plains" is known near and far for
the abundance Of her pure and clear
soft water. Surely then, our water
deficiency cannot be attributable to
the strata underlying this county
Doubtless, Amarillo like many 9TH
er towns, in order to encourage enter
prises that should rebound to her
up-building and growth, entered into
this contract with the present water
company, and having done so, should
stand by her agreement so long as
the other party TO the contract com
plies with its agreement. But II the
company fails to properly perform
its agreement, in a material part,
there is "a breach Of the contract
and the city can declare the contract
at an end That the company has
failed on It's part, Is evidenced by
the conditions that have continuously
prevailed throughout the city for the
past several months, That this con
dition cannot be attributed to the
deficiency Of the water strata under
lying the city and surrounding coun-
try, Is evidenced by the abundance
of water supply found here by the
machine shops, round houses, and the
many private wells throughout the
city. Many of our neighbors have
private wells and have generously
given us freely, when we could get
no water from the company. We
would have to carry this water three
and four blocks, while paying full
price for water to the company,
Mr. Editor, we are now a city Of
perhaps $4,000. It requies an enor-
omus amount of water TO supply our
actual necessities and II the present
company cannot supply that demand,
their special privilege should be
surrendered and other companies be
allowed to come in and assist in
supplying this great need, or better
still, let the city own her waterworks
and If necessary levy or vote tax
therefor. Let us have water.
j. w. S. HOLMAN.