Bisbee daily review., 1908-11-13
GREAT FUTURE FOR DISTRICT;
 MARTIN READY
Superintendent of Bisbee- -Naco Water Company Returns From East Full of Con- fidence-BuyS New Plant.

A. M. Martin. superintendent of the
 Bisbee-Naco water company, returned. yesterday from the east, where he
 went to purchase an entirely new plant for his company. Mir. Martin spent
 some time in looking over the maehin. cry in the east and succeeded in get
 ting as fine plant as is possible ,v secure
 When seen by Review reporter re- garding the purchase of the new plant, Mr Martin stated that he was anxious
 to secure the very best plant possible
 for the benefit of the public, and in this he had succeeded to his entire satis.
 faction. In speaking of the purchase
 of tae new equipment, MT. Martin,
 said:
 ''The equipment of our plant. which
 l purchased while east, is as follows.
 It consists of one of the latest improv-
 ed o'lburning engines. This engine
 will drive a large electric dynamo
 which will furnish the electric current
 to drive our pumps. There will be
 three high duty motor driven uuintl- plex pumps for pumping wSter to Bis
 bee, any two of which will furnish all
 the water that will be required for
 lO AuuS RlNluG one pump. which will always be ilefn In reserve, in case anything should
 happen to one of those in operation. Two large motor driven pumps will be installed in the well to pump the wa ter to the surface of the reservoir at the plant. Either of these pumps will pump more water than is requir- ] ed, even during the summer months. 1 .1,rv I.x steel building, which will be equipped ! with travelling crane for handling the | machinery.
 The present machinery will be held | as reserve, and only in case or a serious accident to the new plant, | which is not likely to happen, as all 1 Of the new machinery is built for l much heavier working strain than w1Ii be actually required of it. But the old plant will be kept as a matter of pro- lection.
 When this new plant is in opera uon it will be one of the most up-to- f date and modern plants, not only in the west, but anywhere in the United States, and will practically remove all liability of Bisbee ever being without water. Within the last year the water company has spent a great deal of money in developing water, and now have all the water that Bisbee win 1 need for many years to come. We have two wells and only one is used, and the other held as a reserve. All Of the new equipment was purchased after Q most extensive investigation | as to endurance and economy.
 This plant will give Bisbee the best water equipment of any city in the west. There will be several large storage tanks erected in Bisbee in ad- Il dition to those now in use. This will give large storage always on hand. This improvement has been under con sideration for long while, and was 1 not bought until after every condition was gone into. We also have one of these oil engines now installed With which we drive dynamo, thus giving us two engines with which to furnish 
 Continuing, Mir Martin said:
 We believe there is great future for this city and have prepared accord ingly. We purpose to take care Of the business as it develops, and the { only manner to do so is to be prepar- ed for it when it comes. A plant of this magnitude is not usually found in a mining camp, but installed where permanent Improvements are made { solely. Many cities many times the size of Bisbee do not have plants with that waich will be placed here by the Bisbee-Naco water plant.
 Having to pump the water against : such heavy pressure as is the case, all ' he machinery had to be built to , ipecial order, and it will be several z months before all the deliveries can possibly be made. The material for < he new building has already been 'hipped and work of erecting will be- { gin as soon as the material arrives"
 MT. and Mrs. Martin enjoyed an ex- ensiye trip visiting many of the lead ng cities of the east and south. Th,.s by steamer to Galveston, vis a Hng Houston, San Antonio, Fl Pas f md other joints in te Lone Star state. They state that Arizona climate Is the i ,est of all. |