The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-23
PUBLIC OPINION

Editor of Farmer:
 Sir-An appeal to all citizens in ref erenee to the voting tomorrow on bonding the city.
 It is sincerely hoped in the citizens depositing their ballots tomorrow it will be done only with the most in telIigent consideration of the questions in hand. which appeals to all thesvot- sives, Prohibitionists and Socialists alike, for each has common and united interest in the results.
 This matter of issuing bonds for pro motion of the sewage disposal would entail a burden on the taxpayers of the city and in fina1ity really on every proposed to be issued for other pur- poses, and would be more disastrous to the finance of the city than the once bonding of Brid geport in it's ear ly raiIraod history, that is, the Housa- tonic Railroad bonds,-for the appfo- priation of money for the sewers would necessitate sinking funo, which would be sunk out of sight even deeper than sewer mud which 1t pro poses to create,-for the General Coy, ernment surely in the near future will condemn the whole business as an anacroinism fairly out of date.
 The scheme is most iniquitous and exceedingly dangerous and damaglns and can have only the most deplor- able results. In view of the fact that aside from the city finances in ques-a tion, it is wholly superhuous unneces-
 
 ing of sewage stands condemned, pase (out of date) because of befouling the rivers harbors, Sound, etc, corrupt, ing the waters. mab1ng hnne noisoning dGr them, unfit to eat, the water unnt for bathing, generating gases that breed filth diseases, often fatal.
 The effluvia stenches are most of fensixe and the whole system should be abolished in view of the fact that other systems are in5 vogue, especially in, trin and elsewhere. And not only dispose of it without the offensive. dangerous and expensive features attending the present disposal systems, which are in use mot only ID Bridgeport but in many other Amefl- can cities, all abominat1ons can De es- tabl1shed at a proht 10 them. ne wanton wastes involved also are de plorable and wicked, for all Of thls ma ateriaI called waste or refuse, in. cluding- the garbage, are a reality or the utmost value to be returned to the soil for it's enrichment especially h1- man faces, appropriately named hu- mus, are of twelve times Hhe value so considered by eminent agricultural chemists, actually of twelve times the value as animal fertilizers.
 The land being deprived of them, not only being starved for want of nutri- ment, but in time the famine produc- ing results that would starve the pop ulation, has been the frequent eX- periences in the bygone ages where the population of whole districts have been eXterminated by it.
 This reckless and negligent conduct in the fact that instead of the usual cause of fearful plaques, the pesti- fences generated thereby affl1cting even continents. True even now is the warning of the ancient prophet, Darkness covers the earth and gross darkness the people. Verify my peo- pie perish for lack of knowledge, my people do not know. they do not con sider. Verify, veriIy, they know not that they do not know Even the hook-worn disease so disastrous in tI7n Sro1J !, ,&v~ fn nG of the people there, the investiga tion by the Rockefeller funds appropriated for this purpose proving this. More will soon appear in the thorough ven tiIation of this most important sub iect in a sscampaign of education" soon to be inaugurated. a Twentieth Cen