The Washington herald., 1909-04-10
AT THE HOTELS.

James d. Allan. a prominent merchant
Of Toronto. Canada, az the Raleigh last
night. Even now, Washington Is a fne
place. but fl is not. as has been con
tended so much and often, the most
beautiful city in the world
II don't think continued Mr.. Allan.
that I am justified IN passing criticism
on your city. but when that criticism
comes from a wen-meaning friend. the
American viii readily forgive me for
what I may have 10 say. I think that
the Washington Monument Is a mon
strosity. There is nothing grand or I'm
pressive about It; l. Is simply a mon
strosity.
I have been down 20 Mount Vernon
and must say that was sorely disap-
pointed. There Is nothing there to show
except the place as Washington left II.
expected 10 see a great public park.
something on the line Of the Sieges Alice,
IN Berlin, OF similar place, where the
nations heroes are immOrtalized IN mar
bic and bronze"
William Volkhardt. OF New York. a
well-known waterWorSs man. Is at the
Raleigh Discussing the question OF
meter systems. Dir. Volkhardt. who has
followed the waterWorks business for the
past nineteen years. said:
'As a purveyor Of water. meters have
cone TO stag; they have long ago passed
The experimental stage. Many years ago
they were used only on large consumers.
such as manufacturing establishments.
because Il was beyond human agency 70
estimate In advance how much water
would be consumed in q period covering
twelve months. The meter proved this
conclusively. and II soon became the
rule 10 sell water 10 other way 10 this
class Of consumer. It's use then spread
20 what IS termed the commercial user
The metering % the domestic clsss
was slow" continued the New Yorker.
caused probably through lack OF infor-
nation and experience regarding the rate
az which water should be sold through
a meter. Practice has shown that water
cannot be sold az one rate 20 al. IS is
the case with gas and electricity Il also
has been demonstrated that, 70 be sue
cessfui. a meter rule for water must be
based on the local situation. and not on
what some neighbOring town OF city IS
charging
TO protect the sanitary condition of
a town il was found essential 20 estab-
lish minimum daily consumption CT al
loWance and later 10 force this allow
ance OF water BY exacting a minimum
charge. We have further found by prac-
tice that this allowance averages twenty
kitchen and bathroom fixtures. The num-
Der Of rooms IN a house OF the size o.
the lot has nothing 10 do with It. Using
2 basis OF i've persons 10 a family. the
allowance is 1o0 gallons per day. 900 gal
per month. or $500 gallons per annum.
These figures 7 find hold good in q ma
jority OF cases The rate should not be
the same in a town having a gravity
supply as the town having 20 employ
pumps filters. engineers. nremen. and
burn one OF several kinds Of fuel. These
are only q few Of the items 70 Be con
sldered az the alternating point.
Records Of all universally metered
plants show that % per cent OF all water
pumped OF delivered before use vas
wasted; therefore the available supply IS
al once doubled. provided you have the
proper rate and regulations. The rate Is
the backbone Of The system. II this Is
weak, the whole structure is weak"
How are meters going 20 affect the
situation IN Washington
Il don't know. don't care 70 express
an opinion without having first studied
the situation thoroughly. but the citizens
OF Washington are 20 be congrajulated
in hating such an able man as W F.
Mcfarland az the head OF the water de-
paTtment They can rest assured thew
viii set the best that can be had. or 5-
won't be his fault IN this connection le-
ne say that as far as ny information
goes. there is no other city in tins cour-
Try that sells water as cheap as II IS
sold in Washington
David Belssco. The playwright. was be-
ing congratulated on the success Of his
new G. A. R drama" SAID Simon p.
Bernheimer. a theatrical manager Of New
York. al the Arlington. last night
4" Writing plays is pe-il0us business
said GIr BeIasc0. thoughtfuuy. With
every fresh play an author risks his all
Past Jriumphs don't count He who has
written twenty superb pieces IS Just as
likely 70 be damned on his twenty-first as
any tyro-
The public is critical and Just before
II IS kind remember once
''1Ir- BelascO laughed.
There was once he resumed. 4 pIav-
wright who sat IN the front row OF stsHs
al the frsr night Of a new play OF his
This piece failed II failed dreadTuTly.
In fact. IN the middle OF the third act
the entire company was Kissed OF the
stage.
As the playwright sat. pale and sad,
amid the uprOar. a lady behind him
leaned over and said: Excuse me. sir: but
knowing you 10 be author Of this play
took the liberty at the beginning OF
the performance OF shipping OF a lock
Of your hair. Allow me now 70 return
fl 10 YOU q"
Rev Dr. William y. Curry, of Chi
cago. who has spent many years IN the
missionary field in Turkey. and Who Is
al the Raleigh. said last night that Il may
be asserted without fear OF coutradictioa
that Americans gave modern education
10 the people Of Turkey. and for eighty
years have prepared and distributed
among all classes books. pamphlets. and
periodicals setting forth. as they have
also taught. the brotherhood OF man. the
common fatherhood OF God. and the fact
that righteousness exalteth a man. a
race. and also q nation.
These ideas and IDEALS continued the
man Of the gospel. have found al last
hospitable welcome, and the fruits OF such
seed-s0wing are wen expressed BY the
watchwurd of the refoTmer. Liberty,
equality. unity, and fraternity New Tur-
key IS looking 10 Europe for help in re-
organizing her army and navy. but she
turns 70 America and Americans for help
IN constructing a system OF general edu-
cation and IN perfecting her institutions
OF peace.