The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1911-10-28
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. LETTERs FROM THE PEOPLE .
Who Are the Kncckcrsy

Sonie time ago one OF our local PIT
pefa published n story about an old
farmer whom the papers claimed had
given this country u terrible knock.
~ had told n stranger who had not
yet been taken In that one morning
last May the bushes here had been
covered with snow. Tho paper de-
voted long article TO denouncc this
farmer, and naid they hoped he was
The only one Of his breed. Now that
farmer may have told the truth, only
perhaps the stranger misunderstood
what the farmer meant by the bushes
being covered. cannot understand
how any country can bc knocked by
having tho truth told about II. but 7
ran well understand that boost,
based ON misrepresentation can turn
boomerang ana become the worst kind
OF knock, even II II might benpnt
aome individuals for the time being.
In this article. however. ! wish to
call attention TO different set OF
tnockofs and compared to their
brand OF OF knocking the knock OF
the old farmer is very insignificant
indeed. ! refer 10 our city admins
trstIon.
As you all know. this city is Just re-
covering from typhoid epidemic
the worst IN It's history. When II
flrst made its appearance the health
officer had the city water examined.
N order 10 determine the cause OF tho
epidemic, and found II impure and
dangerous TO health and life. He rec
omm ended boiling Il ms a prccaution.
lie so reported to his supcriors. the
mayor and city council. but ! have
not heard that this honorable body
took any radical acton more than or
derlng some workmcn 10 tear down
IN old barn. - v'hlch action the city
had 10 pay damages. ] am told that
tho water company made some volun-
tary efforts TO purify the water. What
they were have not learned. There
were few radicals who urged that
the storage tanks be cleaned out. but
tho mayor said the company gave rea-
sons why this should not be done.
Those reasons. he said. seemed sum
Client to him. lie did not state what
they were. Evidently no did not care
10 take the public into his confidence.
In the city OF Milwaukee about q
year ago they were threatened With
n typhoid epidemic similar 10 what
we have had here. but there the city
fathers, rs soon as they learned that
tho cause was impure water. set to
work immo odiately TO erect q purify
Ing plant. The temporary plant was
erected at q cost OF only q few hun
drcd dollars. Chloride Of lime was
used In tho proportion believe. OF
1 ounce Of lime to 65 gallons OF wa
ter. and they escaped with only = few
cases. Hut then. we must remember.
that In Milwaukee they have munich
pal ownership OF their water system
they have n socialist city government.
who looks after the welfare OF the
people instead OF their own selfish In
tcrests. However. We could hardly
expect the water company operating
here to do likewise. Are they not IN
business TO make dividends primarily
aud TO furnish pure water Incidental
iyY Sull, somc OF us would like to
know II this city has not contrat
with tho klamath Falls Water and
Light company to furnish US with
pure water: II 80. they could GER
tuiniy be made TO do 20 II the city ad-
mlnistrators had backbones 10 stiif AZ
u piece Of wet tissue paper. In the
case OF this city the typhoid epidemic
was allowed to run It's course. At one
time there was about 100 cases here
Now. since tho cooler weather came
on tho disease IL gradually disappear.
Ing. will not dwell ON the suffering
and want which II has caused. espe.
cialiy where thei victims happened te
bc among working people. hut the
damage Il has done to this city n
dollars and cents will be with US fol
Ia long time to come. for who could
wish 10 come and live In a discase'
ridden city? II Ia a well known fact
that typhoid fever is almost who'll,
due 10 unsauitary conditions, and u
| particular to impure watcr, and wht
are responsible for these condition.
In this city? Surely our city GOV
ernment to which IL intrusted thu
affairs OF the city. These condition.
hnve done more to knock this countr!
than what $4,000 worth OF advertis
Ing eau overcome -
klamath Falls has come to b
known as an unhealthy place. while
with our splendid climate and beautl