Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-10-24
THE JEFFERSON PROGRESSIVE CLUB.


wv Jefferson and Marion Comfy, but it
never bestowed greater blessing one to be more
enjoyed by mankind, than by giving us water No
agency has contributed more to our health and hap
piness. 1t is greatest natural advantage and
most wonderful Of which we are actually
proud and love to boast Of, aud but few cities can
make such claim. jefferson has two aresan wells,
its pure and health giving waters is distributed to
all parts of the city through the seven miles Of
splendid system Of works, owned and controlled
by the city, and those who are not so fortunate AS
to have the water in their homes can partake of
this pure aud healthful beverage free OF cost and
with but little Inconvenience, the city have
placed hydrants all ever the clty for the use OF the
public Our artesian water has far famed repu-
tation for it's purity and medicinal properties and
every visitor who partakes of it are loud in It's
pr aisc During the hot dry and dusty season,
man, cities haveu hardly enough water for ncces-
sary needs to say nothing Of watering flowers or
the streets and are limited to certain number Of
gallons "a day, for shortage of wate IN case Of
fire. To gel artesan water, they have to drill
from two to fouI thousand feet at cost of from
So 600 to $4,000. jefferson has steel tower with
capacity Of 3d. 900 gallons and concrete storage
tank of 30 900 gallons, which is full 800 days IN
the year. and most of the time is running over.
jefferson get artesian water at depth Of less
than eight hundred feet and from $1,000 to 81, 600.
BESIDES TINS, Jefferson uOeSl uelenu entlftl on
this water, for in every home can be found first
class wells from eighteen to thirty feet deep with
good water from an "Old Oaken Bucket and an
old fashioned gourd then have the cool, clear
water from the bubbline springs. which com
mon ov.r the entire county; and Cypress Bayou,
hi,h t,,.vrr runs dry. Water, here, There and
cvrryv h,r.! At NO time in the history of Jrffer-
sou o Marion County have we suffered tarlack of
abundant supply of good. pure water.
= tBLlC ROADN;-Iu this age The create st
L achievement of county l. to build good
roads, for good road, are TO commerce what blood
is to the human body, and vitality to life. Two OF
the most sttuctive agencies is the boil weevi and
the mud hole In destroying cotton the boil Wee
vii increases the price of the remaining crop, but
tire mud hole destroys the entire road. There Is
mo- better or safer investment than money put into
public highways and every dollar invested ia road
Improvement adds three times It's value TO adlom-
iug property. and every argument that appeals 10
the improvement of private property, will apply
with multiplied force To public property. and eSpr.
cialIy To public highways. as every Farmer To mar
kei the products of the farm must usr the public
roads With good roads almost double the
horse power without increasing the number To
NOR. fuV illustrate: y lew years ago tWo bales
of cotton was considered a great load, aud ou fti-
dan October tth a string Of wagons with iiftv bales
OF cotton Was photographed ou our streets, each
wagon having from four to SlX bales. Thl~ won
d.rful improvement m good roads brought
about through the excvllcnr work IT iirs-cla>s
road grader. tine teams Il mules, large force It
men. which J. maintained hy Marion Count! ali
the year. aud today ihe firm clay roads OF ihr
N ale ia excellent shape.