Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-02-10
THE WATER PROBLEM AND ITS SOLUTION
AlImportant Subject Forms Basis for Interesting
Articles by the Mayor and Hon. w. B. Goblin

either city, neither do they have ty-
phoid fever epidemics from the drink
ing of the water.
The works OF the Almighty has pre-
pared 4 way to purify water and this
system works day and night. Water
purities itself running in streams,
through sand. or through the different
stratas OF the earth. and in this way
these cities have pure, wholesome
water that they take from the riv-
ers; and in this way Rocky Ford can
have pure, cold. clear. sparkling.
wholesome water from the Arkansas
river. ii they will only wake up to
the fact that they are compelled to
come to ii, and go down to il, cur
rent, dig i'll the sands and get the
undcrilow.
We can go to the Arkansas river
put down cement cribs that will shut
ont the flood waters. the waters that
drain i'll from the lands when the riv-
er is low. and the water that natur-
all" flows down the stream. take in
the undcrfiow from the bed rocks:
get the water that has been filtered
and filtered through sand and gravel
from the Royal Gorge to Rocky Ford
and we will have all the water the
city can use for years and years. ano
by putting i'll a pumping plant down
there and our own dynamo we can
pump this water, keep our city mains
cracking day and night the year
round with water for every one. and
all they can possibly use; light our
streets and save the city in the neigh
borhood OF $500 per month. By this
process of cement cribs, we can have
better water than any OF the other
cities along the river. an abundance
of it. and the cost OF maintenance be
so light as compared to what it has
been to us. that we will hardly mis-:
the amount. In this way we can
place the water system on basis
that each year it will help to pay off
the bonded Indebtedness OF the city
Stop the cry of shortage of water.
and our city will double in popuia-
ton in three years.
The new artesian well can he kept
in operation to fill our cisterns with
and for that purpose alone. it may
last for years. a. 1t has been cascd
with 4 casing that will last for IS to
20 years.
! will not consent to spend any
more OF the city's money on the wat
er system. only to have a new lining
put down in one of the old wells far
enough to shut out the surface water
that gets in from the casing being
eaten out and keep up the repairs on
the pumps as they wear out.
| will place this matter in the hands
OF the taxpayers of the city. II yor
care to encourage your council to act
on this matter. talk to them when
you meet them. and come out to our
meetings and tell them how you fee
IN the subject.
In my Judgment this coming sum
mer will find us so short on water
from the artcsian wells. that you will
all wish you had taken Van Buskirk' :
advice and gone to the river. where
there is good, cold, clear. sparkling
fwa,er waiting Tor us and in abund-
ancc.
This matter is now in the hands
of the tax payers and ! will say il
you care to act and act quickly. You
can have all the water from the river
this city can use by the first day OF
June.
To the imaginary citizens I want to
say: This letter was not written for
electionecring purposes. for |. am not
4 candidate for mayor. As a citizen
and one OF the largest property own
crS in Rocky Ford | feel interested
and realize that we must have more
water and have it quick.
II. VAN BUSKIRK. Mayor.