Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-27
OMPANY
GETS FRAGRANT
BOUQUET
Paper Experiences
Radical Change Of Heart with
Regard to Corporation Which
Furnishes Aqua Pura,

4 sudden and complete conversion
on the subject OF the Alnuqucfdue
Water supply comnany, on the part
of the evening paper, came TO lient
last night when that institution pun
lished one OF the most glowing eulo-
aies Of the corporation which has
vel appeared in print. In view Of the
previous voeiferous attitude or deadly
enmity toward the water
shown BIZ the evening paper, lhe
change. coming without warming, y
little short of startling and the iauda-
tory article was read with great lh(eF-
est by the public. According 70 THIS
statement by the evening" ape ~.
Water company about as near
the ultimate ideal in pubic utiiltA
corporations as any that was yer
Naturally there are captious citi-
zens who will insinuate that monetary
considerations had something 70 90
with the change of heart on the part
of the evening paper, but THIS theorS
will hardly be credited by people gen
orally. The article Is as follows.
A~lbuquerque's Water supply Conn
panS.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, - TWEEN
tv-five years old; it has a population
OF $4,000 people and is the CONNER
cial center and railroad center 81 300
miles square OF territory; II IS tle
chief city Of the 30o-mile long no
Grande valley, most fertile in me
world and the government Is spending
millions Of dollars for its irrigation
II IL tho center Of a prosperous agrl-
cultural section and has the finest ell
mate IN the United states. II rs the
chief point on the main line oil the
Santa Re railroad between Topeka
and Los Angeles. The city has tlIty
miles of fine streets and the best
of cement sidewalks. 1t has q push
ing, intelligent population, al WORKING
for a greater Albuquerque. 1t IS now
making arrangements for a hall NH
ion-dollar sewage system, with tWeh7
ty-five miles OF mains.
The most important thing IN TINS
large and promising city is IT'S water
supply. without which no city can
prosper. Thousands OF persons have
visited Albuquerque every year ana
they all unite that this city has one
Of the best water supply systems IN
the world, with an inexhaustible sun
nv of pure water, the best that could
be asked for, testing so per cent pure
and 1t IS furnished through a modern
and up-to-date pumping plant, the
water being secured from wells
tapping the great underflow OF the
mighty Rio Grande. A large u
magnificent pumping plant has been
installed with a capacity sutflcleht 70
supply a city of 100, 600 people. p
pressure is extra strong for lire pur-
poses and for hat reason the insur-
ance rate is among the lowest in the
limited States. Water mains have been
laid in every part Of the city and the
service of the water company has al
an times been perfectly satisfactory.
The Water Supply company is q cor
poration with the following officers;
A. b. McMillen, president; f. A. Hun
bell. vice president and treasurer, II
]. NJ Bloom, manager.
''rhe officers are all well known
and prominent men of the city and
they have done everything in their
power to give the people of Albuduer-
que a first class water supply ana
thousands. Of dollars are spent an
nually, extending the mains ana
facilities for good water service. As
the city grows the company are en-
%deavoring to keep pace with that
growth and the company deserves
great credit for their efforts. J. NJ.
Bloom, the manager Of the company,
is a man OF great experience IN water
systems throughout the country ana
since his coming With the company
about Il year ago he has been a Valu-
able addition to the efficiency OF the
service"