The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-31

there. The company reported that II was
| necessary to extinguish or check this
fire, and that they were unable to secure
any water in that locality with which TO
do this work.
! An example Of the manner In which the
water was distributed is shown by the
| report of one train for one week in Sep
! TENDER, as follows:
/ September IL - cars, company water;
September y. / car to Bells. l car Caddo
Mills, cars ROyse City i car Leonard.
car Fate September ~, cars company,
car Leonard, J ear Caddo Mills; Sep
TENDER II. q cars company, l car Caddo
NILS cars Royse City, 2 cars Leonard,
car Bells; September 10. cars COM
pany, / car Burrow ] car Caddo Mills,
I car Royse City. / car Bells; September l6.
u cars company cars Leonard, l car
Fate, and September Il, Is cars company
water
Drawn from Deep Wells.
Denison's water supply is secured from
deep wells. supplemented by a reservoir
which holds 7OOOOO.OOO gallons. At times
when the city is not supplying water to
the railroads the supply furnished by the
deep wells Is entirely sufficient TO handle
the daily consumption OF the 10000 PEG.
pie living IN Denison. At times when
the railroads are being supplied with
large amounts of water the reservoir Is
placed in service and all the water com
ing from it is filtered. This water has
been tested many times and has always
been found 70 be without contamination
of any kind. The citizens OF DenisOn and
those Of the towns supplied this summer
have been loud In their praise OF the fine
quality OF the water, and to-day II is re-
sarded as the best natural asset the city
OF Denison possesses.
The city commission row has nearing
completion a big reservoir project In
order that the water supply might be
secured for all time to come, and 10 get
enough water so that il can be supplied
20 industries AT the minimum cost. Il
was decided 10 add 70 the present album
dant supply Of water that which will be
contained IN a natural reservoir a mile
and half long and half a mile wide and
sixty-fve feet deep. This immense lake
is estimated 20 contain l.3i2. 100000 gal
Ions Of water, or reducing il 10 more UNI
erstandable dg Ires, a visible water sup
ply for FIVE years for the city of Denison
without the addition of single drop OF
rainfall.
NAAAAth Ane hAlnthii.
The average rainfall Of forty inches
on the eleven square miles OF water
shed above the reservoir will furnish over
S,0e900o000 gallons annually. This amount.
together with the water supply now in
use. Increases the grand total to over
1900 100000 gallons for the years supply
The water shed which supplies this new
reservoir is almost ideal In it's natural
characteristic. as il is chiefly made I'D
OF immense hay meadows. timber and
uncultivated land.
The valley below the new reservoir IS
adjacent 20 the northern portion OF the
city OF Denison, and II IS twenty-seven
feet lower than the bottom Of the reser-
voir This viii allow water to Doe dis
tributed In this valley by gravity and
VIII entirely eliminate the cost OF pump
Ing. The city commission is on record /
with the statement that water viii be
furnished al the minimum price 10 al |
large consumers. such as factories. pack
ing plants, and railroad shops II Is \
also stated that water VIII be furnished I
free OF all cost 10 industries for a term
Of years In proportion 20 their size and I
value 90 the city.
This water supply connected with the /
abundant timber FOR all purposes with
the facilities offered by six transporta- /
ton lines. low freight rates. navigation /
Of Red River. and the most rapidly in /
crcasing market in the world. makes the I
statement possible that Denison is the
coming industrial city Of the North Tex
as and the Southern Oklahoma section.
WILLIAM COONs.
Secretary Board Of Trade.