Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-07-18
THINGS TALKED ABOUT.


to be of the kind that compels success.
The celebration of the nomination of
Governor Wilson as the standard
bearer for the nation showed that that
organization of live Democrats realizes
what honor was New Jerseys in fur
nishing the leader around whom men
of all political faiths can unite.
Pitman has been a stronghold of
the Republican party, but the activity
of the Pitman Democratic Club augurs
turn in the political wheel
Politics in Gloucester County had
apparently been under the spell of
the warm weather for some weeks,
but it remained for the hottest of all
kinds of atmospheric conditions to
ger1ninate the seed which ever is just
below the surface.
Last Thursday, former Sheriff Thos.
IL. Wilson announced himself as a
candidate for County Clerk. This
week Edward L. Sturgess, the present
County Clerk announced his candidacy
with the statement that the custom of
the party in Gloucester County has
been that the Clerk is entitled to a
denomination.
1t looks as though 1912 is destined
to see another quiet Primary skirmish
in Gloucester County.
In the Democratic ranks no candi-
dates have announced themselves.
There have been rumors of announce
ments, but no one has said he is
an out and out candidate. There is no
immediate hurry, for the Primaries are
many weeks off.
Councils decision to have two s.
inch wells bored on the Griscom tract
will quiet the water agitation for sew
eral weeks. Many days will OF neces-
sity be consumed in preparations for
the boring and in the actual sinking
of the wells And then they are ITO
be pumped continuously for thirty
days, so that thorough test of the
quality as we'll as the quantity of the
water may be obtained.
There may not be sufficient water
to supply at least a million gallons
per day. Indeed, Mr. Boardman and
high reputation, have said that the
Griscom tract of 13 acres, in their
opinion, is not large enough for plac-
ing sufficient artesian wells for sup
plying Woodbury.. Council, though,
had no other alternative, for the petit
ton containing so many signatures,
expressly called for the drilling OF the
wells at that place. The petition
should not have named the Griscom
Tract irrevocably.
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The statement made by Doctor Read
ing at the special session of Council
Tuesday evening should be gratifying
to those who have had faith in our
present water supply, and to those
who have been the strongest advocates
of artesian water 1t is not a plea
SAINT thought that we have been served
with water unfit to drink, and the
physicians statement, coming as he
said, from the inspectors sent out by
the State Board of HealtlA would seem
to indicate that our water has been
safe drinking water.
The written report of the State
Board of Health on the local problem
is. nevertheless, awaited with much
interest. Information coming from
them direct will be required by the
community before the latter will be
satisfied as to the source of the disease
which has justly caused much anxiety.
The only information we have, and
sixty persons heard the statement at
the Council meeting, was to the effect
that the inspectors from the State
Health Board put the blame on nei-
ther the water nor the milk, but that
they were quite certain as to what
the cause was.
We trust the report of the State
Board of Health will contain recon-
mendations, for at best, the average
person knows little about the water
proposition as it affects this city.
There are many factors involved, and
| if we can get recommendations with
out the taint of local prejudice, and
by a disinterested body of authority,
we will be we'll along toward the solu-
tion of the perplexing problem.
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!, The thorough test of the artesian
lIwater which Council will make will
sshow us exactly what the community
wants to know. 1t will give us good
Idea of the quality of the water, OF
Its quantity and of its worth as drink
ling water. From what we have
Blearned from excellent sources,
| we will be fortunate if we get
water as satisfactory as Camden,s
supply has proved to be. We must
recognize the fact that the securing
of good artesian water is more or
less a lottery. The idea is abroad
that all artesian water is excellent for
all purposes. The present well on
the Griscom Tract is apparently CIV
ing excellent water. Tests for bac-
terra, for hardnes and for minerals
have not been made, and they are all
of Importance.
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| Those at the Council meeting Tues
day evening heard the statement from
an authoritative source that water
could be filtered satisfactorily with
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