La Junta tribune., 1910-05-14

Ger show that there were fewer cases
of typhoid fever among those who
used city water exclusively than any
other kind Of supply. Speaking per-
sonally. the editor Of the great fam
lily journal has been drinking hydrant
water in this town OF La Junta for
nearly fourteen years, and we have
never changed our diet-water diet
for single minute during all that
time. We have clung to hydrant
water. as a thirst alleviator, through
good and evil report, and prefer 1t to
artesian water. distilled water, boiled
water. cistern water, rotten old bar
tions that some people think are as
necessary to existence In this COM
munity as the air they breathe. Dur
ing those fourteen years We have not
been i'll for a single minute, have
gained fifty pounds In weight and
never felt better in our life than we
do at the present moment while We
are pounding type writer writing
this article.
There are people in this town who
say they can not drink the city water
and We have no reason to doubt their
veracity when they make this state
ment. We are not all constructed
upon the same lines, and what some
OF US may be fond OF others may not
like at all. No one will question the
claim that the water supply OF La
Junta can be improved upon. The
question Is, is there an available
water supply that we can afford 10
utilize? Do the people OF La Junta
feel the need of a pure water supply
sufficiently to Justify the expenditure?
Let the question be submitted to
vote OF the people. and at the earli-
est date possible. Interest In this
question should be unanimous as
every citizen should have a personal
interest in the water supply for his
home city. A recent mass meet
Ing In Pueblo movement was
launched for the purpose Of making
a thorough investigation into ths,
water supply Of that city. 4 com
mittee OF twenty-five citizens was
named 70 coadact an Inquiry ints N
avaiiabl Iethodg Tor fiuusvss1GesoB
citys present water supply. which Is
from the same source ~ that OF La
Junta-thc Arkansas river, Some
thing Of this kind should be done In
La Junta. and It should be done at
once.
In another column OF this issue
will be found an article on the water
question by MIR. James McNeen. who
has been studying the subject az ap-
piled to La Junta and investigating
possible sources OF supply for this
city for the past two years. We have
visited the source OF supply which
Mr.. McNeen advocates rs being pos
sible to acquire for this city. We
know that II is pure sof, water. and
Santa Fe chemists who have an.
alyzed II say that II contains less
grains OF solids and comes nearer
being pure than any water that has
ever been submitted to them for
test. After reading Mr.. McNeen's mr..
ticle and thoroughly digcsting the
facts and figures submitted we have
become convinced that II is possible
for La Junta to secure this water SUP.
ply at a price that is within reason
and we believe that he has demon.
strsted that the plan is u feasible one.
II the city Of Ia Junta can secure
this supply At rate OF ten cents
per thousand gallons We believe that
II would be wise TO sign up = con.
tract before II Ii everiastingly too
late. We can not Afford to miss this
opportunity because II may be the
last one we will ever have. The
city can not lose anything and does
not risk anything. Unless the com.
pany delivers the water the venture
will not cost the city Of Ia Junta
one cent. and II the proposition
should prove . failure or the supply
should become exhausted. the city Of
Ia Junta would not lose anything and
source Of supply In reserve.
Ten cents per thousand gallons Ia
4 very reasonable rate. Under the
water franchise which Denver IL TO
votc upon ncxt Tuesday the meter
rate IL II cents per thousand gallons
from 1000 up TO 1900 gallons used
monthly. When the consumer usos
from 100000 70 100000 gallons per