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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-09

good condition as before taking up the
pipes, or will leave them embedded,
waterless, to be consumed by rust
And one of those contingencies will
happen as sure as fate.
The Watauga Water Company now
offers to bond itself to furnish the city
with bountiful supply of water with
80 pounds pressure, if the city will
grant another 20-year franchise. Why
does it beg for a second franchise if it
can operate forever under the hrst?
But Col. Burbage, if he is not ga Law
yer,n knows that when the franchise
dies at the end of 20 years, all rights
and privileges will die with it, and that
is why he begs for another 2O-year
franchise. Why should the city donate
to the Watauga Water Company a
franchise for which responsiblepersons
offer $25, 900 and which is worth $50, 900
and more? Col. Burbage asks for a
'tsuuare deal.u Certain it is his COM
pany should have that. Pay value re-
ceived for every bit of property that
can be used by the city, But would it
be square deal" to the publicto give
away fifty thousand dollar franchise?
Boardman & Jeter put in the present
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-09
WATER SYSTEM A
MINT FOR ANY CITY

The following letter Prof T. W. Newman of this city,
Newman member of the law firm of Es Newman Fayetteville
convincing proof that will Johnson City water plant
word of it,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-09
WOULD YOU GIVE ANY
MAN OR CORPORATION
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OUT OF
City Treasury for Nothing?--That is What
You Will Do if City Does Not Put in
Its Own Water Works System

the present population, would be $780,
500 This is he'd from known facts,
except the 500 increase from new
consumers, based ON most conserva-
tive estimate. With all streets piped
with mains, there would be no costly
extensions of mains after the new
plant is installed. The expense of
keeping up the plant would be small.
The recorder, if given a clerk at $500
per year, could collect water rents. A
practical water-works man, like Jim
Beckett, who has had more than ten
years experience with the Watauga
Water Company at $500 yer year, could
superintend pipe lines and reservoir
and make repairs and connections for
new customers, and $800per year would
pay labor bills. Having managed the
Watauga Water Company for some
two years, the writer speaks in some
degree from experience. The ordinary
expenses for running new plant, such
as is contemplated, should not exceed
800 per annum. That would leave
the sum of $36, 900 net earnings yearly.
Deduct therefrom $4,000 for annual
interest, on 100000 bonds used, and
the sum of $4,000 annually would re-
main for sinking fund and for reducing
taxes if water rates be maintained as
they are. But they could be reduced
near fifty per cent, or property taxes
reduced accordingly. Nothing fanciful
about this. We are reasoning from as
certained facts, and from conservative
estimates, seeking to reach proper CON
illusions.
If the population of our city shall
double within the next few years, as
we all expect, the income from the wa
ter tax would double, except that to be
paid by the Soldiers Home, with but
little added cost, and the water reve-
nues would as surely reach over $50, 600
annually as that the population dou-
bles, leaving more than $4,000 as the
net annual income. 1t needs no mathe-
metician TO figure results on such an
income Will our people push away
city ownership of water plant and
sell franchise to the highest response
bic bidder, or grasp the opportunity
for reduction in property and water
taxes and insurance rates by utilizing
the banana which is within easy
reach? The enhanced value of building
sites on high ground, now of nominal
value, would increase greatly the taxa
BILE property of our city and materially
add to its wealth.
In constructing the works, the labor
ing men will find steady employment
for a year at good wages. Our city
will go forward by leaps and bounds.
But kill the pending propositions and
you will kill your city, and, more, will
kill loved ones by disease superinduced
by unwholesome water.
The questions involved are purely
business propositions that should be
settled on business principles. Let ev-
cry voter inform himself and vote in
diligently for the best interests of the
public as he may see it. That is his
right and his duty, for which he should
not be censured, vote as he may.
f. G. REEVES.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-09

franchise to the highest responsible
bidder, or build her own water plant?
That is the question that calls for in
telligent action. ,
If Fayetteville, Tenn, with its $37, 600
water works, within 10 years, paid
from the profits of its plant $1S, 500 of
cost and spent $4,000 in paving streets
and is erecting $4,000 school build
ing, to be paid for out of said profits,
and has reduced the cost of insurance
40 per cent. and all on fiat water rate
of 80 cents per month TO all families,
large or small, what might not johnson
City do with 100000 plant and
population of four-fold as many as
Fayetteville has? Our hypothesis is
based on facts.
Our city engineer, capable and hon
est, so taken and accepted by all, esti-
mates the cost of complete water
plant, with capacity of from four to
five million gallons daily, at $275, ZOO,
make it $300,000 to be safe. That
means water mains for every street.
Then the cost of putting water to each
new customer would be the cost of
some twenty feet of one-half to three
quarter inch pipe at from five to eight
cents per foot, the connection with the
main and bedding the pipe, the whole
cost not as much as the water rent of
an average family for two quarters.
Now the income of the present compa-
ny from water in the city is the sum of
SIG, 900 annually, to which add S6,0e0,
derived from the Soldiers Home, and
the total is $32, 900. Inasmuch as many
of our people do not now take water,
being above the water line of 65-lb
pressure, and others live on streets
having no water mains, fully % per
cent of our people take no water, but
would so soon as the complete system
is installed and the Soldiers Home,
for a bountiful supply of pure water, is
ready to pay $500 per annum. Then
reckoning on what the Watauga Wa
ter Company now collects from our
people, S26, 600 Increased One-fourth by
the new consumers, whs have been
unable to get hydrant water, but add
ing instead of one-fourth, say less than
a fifth, or $1,000, and $500 to be de-
rived from the Soldiers Home, and the
gross yearly receipts, on the basis Of
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For bonds, or against bonds?

That is the question, 1t is the big
gest question that our people have ever
had submitted to them to settle, for in
it is wrapped the health of $4,000 peo-
pie and the destiny of the city.
Some facts are established and have
passed beyond the sphere of contro-
versy, and among them are these:
Sinking creek valley, that furnishes
our present water, can not yield an
adequate supply; and the elevation of
the springs will give only 50 pounds of
pressure to the square inch, whereas
the pressure must be not less than 80
pounds, and better still if 100 pounds,
TO render satisfactory service for ele
waited residence sites.
Judge Kirkpatrick, in the Staff of
the eth inst, gives clear opinion as
to the meaning and scope of the two
propositions to be voted upon the 18th
inst. The opinion is unqueStionably
sound in law. If the two propositions
receive majority vote, then the city
can not purchase the Watauga Water
Company's plant. And, in reason,
why should it do 50 if it could? Con-
fessedly it is inadequate, and why
should the voters be called upon to de-
termine whether or not the city should
pay S245,0O0 for useless thing? One
question Judge kirkpatrick did not
raise nor discuss: If the city be au-
thorized to construct water works
plant, could it legally incorporate into
its system fragment of the Watauga
Water Company's plant? The writer
is clearly of the opinion that the city
by procuring an entirely new water
supply, in an adjoining county, and
carrying its water for twelve miles in
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-09
JOHNSON CITY
HAS THE RIGHT
Continued from page y

(OOIlllHutu lTOHl page
probably proved an inconvenience to
Mr.. Burgess, but what citizen will say
that the construction of this great rail
road should have been abandoned be-
cause it took Mr.. Burgess property
and appropriated it in the process of
construction
We take it no one desires to incon-
venience or to wrong the existing
rights of any property owner, but the
necessity for the construction and own
ership by Johnson City of its own wa
terworks is imperative; and we think
it is fair that the citizen should be con
tent, where he is affected in the con-
struction of this plant, to accept the
compensation which the law so fully
and amply awards him. While every
citizen is agreed that he is entitled to
this, yet we believe that no citizen
should be willing upon this account to
forego the benefit of this great public
improvement for the mere qualification
of individuals who may want to own
and operate waterworks system for
their own individual and personal BEN
profit
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-09
A Record Hard to Beat.
Kelly & Brady Co,
Railroad Contractors,
Knoxville, Tenn, March 20, 1908

Knoxville, Tenn, March 20, 1908.
Mr.. 7. l.. Beaman, Knoxville, TenR.
Dear Sir:-In regard to your remedy,
Rheumathol," l will say that used it
with great satisfaction with our men at the
Grant Tunnel in Kenton county, Ky.
have used it on the men suffering with
neuralgia, when the suffering seemed to be
excruciating, and the result was almost in
Simultaneous relief. And used it on others
that were suffering with rheumatism, when
il seemed that they had almost lost the use
of their limbs on account of the pain and in
less than day they would 60 to work and
say that the pain had all gone. have used
it myself with good results and keep it on
hand for my own use.
Yours truly,
KELLY & BRADY Co.
1t is foolish to suffer from rheumatism.
Rheumathol will stop the pain for you as it
has for others. Sold by all druggists in
johnson City, Jonesboro and Elizabethton.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-09
LET THE LAW
SPEAK FOR ITSELF
Continued from page u

whose duty it may be to hold and APP
ply the fund, and the positive require
ments of the statute as to keeping and
paying out the fund, impose such strict
and well defined duties as cannot be
misunderstood or disregarded.
| submit that in face of such legisla-
ton it is not fair to say that the ex-
penditure of this fund is not properly
safeguarded. II is not fair to say that
our own citizens, eight in number, will
violate the law and alisappropriate the
money. To say that they will do SO is
merely begging the question.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-09

There's nothing Sc good for sore throat
as DR.. Thomas Electric Oil. Cures it in
few hours. Relieves any pain in any part
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-09

If you have property for sale or rent,
list it with W. A. Kite & Co, 1877
Spring st. We will find customers. (68
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-09
"Taze w. Newman, Esq,
johnson City, Tenn.

Yours The regard Fayetteville
waterworkS a. follows:
They pipe
daily
The sinking
fund The O2Oyea
$3100 necessary
from the banks year
year. year
collected policemen
springs
There
factory.
which anything while
pressure
in seconds
$25OO of money
five of
crease paid
For
nance
death typhoid fever
any ind in las months Yours &C..
GEO H. NEWMAN"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-03-01
THE CHAFF PILE.

Experiments with muslin front coops
have been so successful that all pOul-
| trymen who are planning on building
| are considering this improvement.
The chickens appreciate drink of
clean water as much as their own
ers do.
Provide lots of litter for the hens.
Keep them busy and they will be
more apt to lay.
There are five important things to
observe-plenty and variety of food,
water, grit, shells and to fight lice
and mites continually.
First thing in the morning hens
should begin scratching. A few hand
fuls of grain thrown in the litter after
the birds have gone to roost will give
them something to do that will warm
up their blood as soon as they leave
the roost.
Keep the nests clean and the eggs
will be clean. A washed egg looks
like a stale egg and will not command
so high a price, even though 1t is
fresh.
One part kerosene to eight parts lard
Is good safe lice killing remedy for
both young and old chickens. Rub the
mixture into the feathers on top Of
the head, under the wings and around
the vent.
Know that your eggs are fresh.
Customers do not wish to be fooled
when they expect fresh eggs.
Poultry should have access to pull
verified charcoal at all times. In the
digestive organs it absorbs harmful
gases, acts as a tonic and is said to
brighten the plumage.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-03-01

ing, doesn't emit even a cackle.
1.-The hen got on the nerves of Mrs.
Applegate, who lives on Beach Street,
Redbank, N. J. Mrs. Apologize was
astounded to find IL eggs in the hens
nest last Thursday shutdown. Mrs.
Apologize, gasping, stared at the
hen; the hen, with a suspicion of a
smile on her face, looked at Mrs. APP
plegate as if saying, I'm rather fruit
full, eh?' Mrs. Apologize began to
laugh and she laughed until she cried.
Then, laughing and crying alternate
ly, she got hysterical and her family
caned in Dr. Sayre, who quoted her
with the bromides of sodium and pot
assium
mo nervous collapse threatened the
hen. She preserved her mental poise
and, attending to business strictly,
laid seven more eggs during Thursday
night. She kept up a continuous per-
Torrance during all day Friday; IL
eggs were the outcome. Her fame
spread and the Worlds correspondent
at Redbank beat it to Mrs. Apple
gates house. He saw the hen, but
did not get an interview with Mrs. APP
plegate, who is still suffering from
nervousness. Miss Christine Apple
gate, aged 16, her daughter, said she
guessed the hen had laid out and
produced no eggs since Friday. The
hen appeared to be in a good condi-
ton, but there was a dropping air
about her which seemed to indicate
that she was disappointed at not being
able to lay any more eggs"
Oh, me! Oh, my! Where is Ted
dy's "big stick?
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-03-01

Let us tell you how to save money and
repairing. Avenarius Carbolineum Is
wonderful wood preserver by applying 1t
to your fence, posts, roofs and build
ings, will increase their lasting qualities
come. Send us your name and address,
we will send you our booklet explaining
it's uses thoroughly. Write today to
Fisher-Thorsen Company, corner Morri
son and Front Streets, Portland, Oregon.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-03-01
PROTECTION FOR STRICKEN MES
SINA

OF course, everybody was homeless
in the chief city of that beautiful ST.
Gillian isle, after the most appalling ca
lamity of modern times
Those who were not killed outright,
or carried by vessels as refugees to
other ports as soon as they could be
extricated from the chaotic mass of
debris, must have shelter provided, as
well as food and clothing.
Close upon the quick emergency ac-
ton to relieve actual suffering our
government turned it's attention to pro-
vidng comfort and shelter for those be-
reft of home and habitation. Accord
ingly an order was Immediately placed
with the Barber Asphalt Paving Com
pany Philadelphia, by the u. S. Govern
ment for over two hundred thousand
square feet of Genasco Ready Roofing
for direct shipment to Messina by gov
eminent vessel from the Brooklyn Navy
Yard.
This order was promptly filled by
this the largest, company in the world
manufacturing ready roofing, and the
roofing was dispatched to complete
homes for the homeless and provide shell
ter for the shelterless.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-03-01

According to the report of the state
board of equalization the assessed val
uation of Pierce County's poultry for
1908 was $4,000, leading all the coun-
ties by 40 per cent; King County, $685.,
684; Spokane County, $23,790; Kit
sap, $22,241; Thurston, $15,115; Lew
is, $13,937; Lincoln, $12,265; Whatcom,
$14,42O; Yakima, $14,7S0, and Snoho-
mish, $11,455.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-03-01

trious and remunerative hen simply
goes on laying eggs. Since December
8, last, this cornucopia hen has laid
100 eggs. Although she has beaten
all records at laying eggs, she is mod
est and retiring and, so far from boast
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-03-01

D. G. Conover, referee in the
case of the Poultry Producers I'm
ion against Frank G. Williams, for
mer secretary-treasurer, and the
Title Guaranty and Surety Com
pany, his bondsmen for $4,000, re-
ported his findings to the superior
court, adjudging Frank c. Williams
to have embezzled $1,254.51 from
the Poultry Producers Union, and
finding that the company was enti-
tied to judgment in that amount
against the defendants. In conse-
quence of this result, an attempt is
being made to adjust the claim, but
it may become necessary to follow
the case to the supreme court be-
fore final decision. The claim
against Carl o. Fish was settled
for $1,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
Elliott Leaves Portland.

Portland, Aug. 14.-President
Howard Elliott and party of Northern
Pacific stockholders who arrived from
Lewiston last night, departed early
this morning toward Seattle. The To-
cal railroaders are speculatng upon
what caused the sudden change Of
plan of Elliott, who arranged TO meet
j. f. O'Brien, and w. w. Cotton and
conclude terms of the so-called peace
pact between Hill and Hartman.
Hartman officials here are in the
dark as no telephone or other notice
of change of plan was given them.
1t is believed the Elliott call was ur-
gent and that he will finish the terms
upon his return here.
The importance of the meeting
with Elliott is shown by the fact that
O'Brien started for Chicago yesterday
and returned in order to meet Elliott.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
YOUNG ESTATE BEING PROBA7EO
UNDER SO-CALLEO First" WILL

forgery after it had been admitted
for more than three years to be gem
uine, and which Judge Gilliland re-
Gently held had been tampered with
while in the possession of Mrs. War;
ner, her attorney and her experts.
BY the authority vested in him by
reason of his appointment as adminis-
traitor of the estate Judge Fee will
take possession of the farm, which was
seized by Mrs. Warner and her hus-
band soon after the famous fourth"
will was filed for probate.
What action Mrs. Warner will take
while her appeal from the county
courts decision in the contest on the
fourth" will is pending is not known,
but the belief prevails in many circles
that it is forgery and fixing the re-
sponsibility for its forgery upon some
one of her opponents, Probably DR..
f. w. Watts, who has lead the fight
for the contesting heirs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
PORTLAND ELECTRIC
CARS FIRED UPON

Portland, Aug. 14.-Sheriff Stevens
received a telephone message yester-
day afternoon to the effect that cars
Of the Portland-Oregon City electric
line are being fired on in the vicinity
of Gladstone station. One bullet
went through a north bound car that
passed that point at 1:15 in the
afternoon and narrowly missed a wo-
man passenger. Another shattered
the windows of a south bound car at
2:15. Although the scene is in Clack-
amas county, Sheriff stevens immedi-
ately dispatched Deputies Frank Beatty
and Edward Sweeney on the case.
No explanation of the mysterious
shooting has been offered and it is
feared a dangerous lunatic is at large
who might cause death to innocen,
persons unless taken into custody.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
SENTENCED
TO WALK FOR YEAR

Los Angeles, Aug. 14.-Judge Will
bur, of the Juvenile court, claims at
last to have found a way to stop in
discriminate motor cycle speeding
within the limits Of the city. When
A. NJ. Mas and Donald Whitsell, 16-
year-old boys, were brought before
Wilbur yesterday the judge meted out
punishment that is likely to exercise
restraining influence on other speed
maniacs. The lads we're sentenced
to give up their motors for year.
Until that time has elapsed, they may
not throw clutch nor open a throt-
tie on their machines.
81 know the American habit to
disobey laws, especially when no one
is looking" said the judge, in giving
his decision, but speeding has caused
too many deaths here of late to pass
lightly over proved offenses. You
boys must give up your pleasure rides
for one year from this date"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14

Spokane, Aug. 1.-THE seven
teenth national irrigation congress is
history today. The chief feature of
the session was the attack on the
policy of the interior department un-
der Secretary Ballinger. The outcome
OF the session was a series of reso-
lutions endorsing Pinchot and New
ell. incidentally resolution
was adopted condemning the water
power monopolies and declaring the
water of the nation belong to the peo-
pie.
The five days convention which
ended last night was marked by thrills
throughout The attack on Secretary
Rallinger was led by Former Cover
nor Pardee of California Ballinger's
champions were Former Senator
George Turner and Frank H. Post.
both attorneys of record for a water
company. There is the keenest inter
est in the approaching session Of ma
tional irrigation congress which win
be held in Seattle week after nexr.
Delegates are departing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-14
NOTED ATHLETES
COMPETE TODAY
BIG CONTEST EXPECTED
AT SEATTLE STADIUM
Pick of the Track Men of the Coun-
try Will Take Part in the Second
Days Contest of the East Against
the Wcst-Scattlc First, Yesterday.
and New York Second.

Seattle Aug. 14.-With the pick of
the track athletes of the country
scheduled to participate in the sec
ond days events of the amateur ath-
letic union meet at the exposition
stadium this afternoon, sensational
contests are expected. Local ath-
letes are jubilant over the total of 81
yesterday as against 10 for New
York second. and 13 for Multnomah,
third. The noted athletes of this af
ternoon are: Rose, shotputter; Frank
irons, broadjumper; Harry Hillman
quarter miller; Lee Talbot and Alfred
Plaw, weight throwers and other ia
nous men,
Following are the results of the
contest yesterday:
100 yard dash-Final won by Mel
son, Seattle a. c.; Courtney, S. A. c.,
second; Dawbare, New York \. c.,
third. Time, 10 1-5.
$50 yard run, first heat-Cooil, Sc
attic A. c., won; Miller, Multnomah
A. c., second; Mcdaniel, Seattle y. c.,
third. Time, 2:01 3-5.
Shot put-Lawrence, New York A.
c., won; Mckinney, Multnomah a. c.,
second; Hugg, Seattle A. C, third.
Forty-seven feet six inches.
Pole vault-lIoedman, Seattle, A.
c., won; Humes, Seattle, A. c.. Sec
ond; Pauldng, Seattle A. c., third.
Height IL feet
100 yard hurdles-Donald. seattle
A. c., won; Edwards, Seattle A. c.,
second; Hawkins, Multnomah A. c.,
third, Time, Is 3-5 seconds.
Mile run--Ballard, Boston A. c.;
won; Noble, New York, A. c., second;
Warren, Seattle A. c., third. Time,
0:51.
Hammer throw--McKinney Multi
nomar A. c.; Hugg. Seattle A. c.. sec
ond; Anderson, Seattle A. c., third;
129 feet inches.
22O yard run-Martin, Seattle A. c.,
won; Forllne. Missouri A. c., second;
Mcconnell. Vancouver B. c., third.
Time, O:22 2-5.
220 yard low hurde-Malcolmson,
Seattle A. c.. won; Edwards, Seattle
A. c., second; Coyle, Seattle A. c.,
third. No time.
High jump-Erickson Boston A. c.,
won; Nicholson, Missouri A. c., sec
ond; Chapman, Multnomah, third.
Five feet, II inches.
Discus throw-Bantz, Seattle A. c.,
won; Hugg, Seattle A. c., second.
122 feet, incres