The log cabin Democrat., 1911-07-10
WOOD PIPE GOOD
AFTER 42 YEARS
USED IN ELMIRA, N. Y.
w A T E R WORKS COMMISSION
ERS RECEIVE MORE FAVOR
ABLE REPORTS.

Learning through dispatches sent
from Conway of recent criticism
against the use of wood pipe in the To-
cal Waterworks system, A. Wyckoff &
Son Co. of Alexandria. La, from
whom the pipe is being purchased
sent the Conway board of commission
ers another large batch of original let
ters from users of the pipe, which
were received by today's mail. The
manufacturers of the pipe state in
their letter that it is not<at all unusual
for such attacks to be made on thei,
product during its installation, but it's
most severe critics usually become en-.
thusastic in their praise of it after ii
has beer placed iii service.
The WyckcF company states that
wood pipa is in no sense an expe1i
nent, but has ,ecn in constant use
for hundreds If years and practically
every city ct any size in the west has
wood pipe in use today. "This fac;
may not be generally known" the let
ter states, "as the following incident
would indicate: Last fall the writer
had small exhibit of wood pipe at
the National Irrigation Congress al
Pueblo, Col. This attracted consider
able attention and brought forth crit
lclsm both favorable and adverse. One
individual who was inclined to the lat
ter view stated that he had nevc,
heard of wood pipe, but cetrainly
would not want to risk getting his
water supply through such material
asked him where he lived and Re
told me 'on Greenwood street, ripb,
here in Pueblo 1t just happens tina,
Greenwood street in Pueblo has :,
wooden main, which has been in use
for over 20 years, and while the gen
teman referred to had been living
there 10 years the line had never Nv
en- any trouble or required any repairs
IN that time, so that he had had no
occasion to learn that it was wood"
One of the most favorable of the
recommendations enclosed with th,
manufacturers letter is one from TIE
Elmra Water, Light and RailroaG
Co. of Elmira, N. Y. Under date of
June IA, 1907, VIM. W. Cole, vice pres
ident and general manager of the com
pany writes: "We have recently been
compelled in the east side of the city
to replace some pipe where tie streets
are to be paved and we are pleased to
to send you some samples taken at
random out of this line of pipe that
has heen in the ground for a period of
AZ years, under a pressure of 80
pounds. We find this pipe in a per eect
state9 of preservation and would call
call your attention to the fact that
interior of the pipe is free from any
filling or action that would increase
the friction"
Another letter from President J. a.
Goboury of the Jacksonville City Wat
er works of Jacksonville, Ala. after
mentioning the rapid installation of
two miles of the wood pipe under very
unfavorable conditions, says in part !:
TO our surprise, after we turned on
the mountain pressure of nearly 100
pounds, We have failed to discover
any leaks. We must say that we are
more than pleased with the pipe. The
water delivered to our customers is
cooler and purer than it would be
through an iron pipe and in efficiency.
by actual measurement, we find the
pipe is delivering 10 per. cent mere
water than through the same size iron
pipe. Our domestic customers are so
well pleased with the wood pipe that
it is very probable that we will give
you second order within a few
months for some l0-inch pipe to re-
place the present 6-inch cast iron
main. Our city plumbers are delight
ed with the quick and easy manner in
which house connections can be made
under water pressure. In short, though
we are only II miles from the largest
iron pipe foundry in America, we
would not hesitate again to buy wood
pipe instead of cast iron, even at a
higher price"