Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-08-15

Some weeks ago, at rousing and
enthusiastic meeting attended by
practically every business man in this
community, a committee was cps
pointed to carry out the plans of citi-
zens to install additional hydrants
for fire protection and 10 secure ad-
ditional power in order that the wa
ter might be effectively carried to the
higher and residence portion of the
town for adequate protection against
a possible conflagration. This com
mittee met with the board of county
commissioners and found that body
willing and anxious to cooperate,
financially and otherwise. 1t was
agreed that the town at its own ex-
pense would lay the added mains
necessary to the installation of the
required additional hydrants, turn
ing the whole over to the water COM
pany at cost, the water company pay,
ing for same in water furnished to
the community for fire purposes. At
the same time a plan was formulated
I for the installation of an electric
power pump on the main water pipe
/ leading to town, so that the water
could be drawn from the reservoir
and forced through the town mains
In case of a fire on high ground
where gravity pressure would not
answer
The presence OF President James
S. Austin and j. Harvey Whitman Of
the board of directors of the Tonopah
Mining company, which owns the
Tonopah water system. who are in
this city at present on business in
connection with the company, led the
Bonanza representatives to ask for an
, interview with these gentlemen
which was cordially granted. Said
President Austin 1--WE have the In
terest of your city at heart as what
q, will inure to your benefit will Ger
: tainly rebound to our good We
= shall thoroughly look into the matter
0 and use our best endeavors to secure
!, for your city the requests that yor
a make of the company The invest
d ment in the water company has nevel
i been a paying one and we have nevel
s realized anything in the shape of
) dividend from It. Personally thinl
y every municipality should own it
own water works system. It is on
i of the utilities that believe actuall
belongs to the people"
To the question would the waite
. company dispose Of its holdings, MI
4 Austin responded. II think some al
. rangement could be made whereof
. the city could take over the propert
. on a reasonable basis if ii so desiI
. ed. !"
y On the condition of the mine hole
. ings and dividends of the compan
y he said; "Our property I think Is
. better shape than at any time in II
. history. We have been making a
= inspection of the underground worl
. ings and find the physical conditio
of the mine in excellent shape. o
the score of an increased dividend
lg can not Just at present say. | am
IT. believer in a good fat treasury and
Is sinking fund for the purpose OF d
w velopment We shall run the sha
of on the Mizpah to depth of 15C
ed feet, where we expect to open up ne
he ore bodies and from that station sha
he crosscut and drift This work will
completed 1t is expected by the fir
Of the year"
Mr. Whitman who was here
1902. said: "This is my second tr
90 to Tonopah. ! am delighted wi
ne your people and your magnificent c
III, mate. was most agreeably surpr
er. ed at labor conditions in the can
In my visit to the mills and mines