The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-21
PURE Water
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SOhLAIuGu TAOhl oB5 OHSs
of it's wonderful asset. One of the
things IN which the city of Rochester,
n. Y, takes the greatest civic pride
is it's pure water. Every advertising
pamphlet issued by every business
house there or it's chamber of COM
merCe tells of the purity of the city's
water and gives an official analytical
table issued by the city laboratories.
This Nh. Brown feels is Fargo's
duty, which would not be fulfilled UNI
less the city advertises it's filtration
plant and it's pure water. He urged
it to such an extent hat it was de-
cided last night to hold a big rally
of business men at h commercial
club next Tuesday night where Mr..
Brown and Professor Ladd and others
will deliver addresses on the city's
greatest asset.
Laid and Anders.
Professor Ladd and City Engineer
Anders both made excellent talks. The
pure food commissioner reviewed the
water publication movement in Far
go from the time when Mayor Sweet
was mayor before to the present. He
did not feel the people of the city
yet appreciated the Importance of the
plant nor the benefit they would de-
rive from having pure water.
Il consider FargO's filtered water
superior to artesian water by all
means" declared Professor Ladd. "I
have thoroughly analysed it from day
to day following the official test, and
| have it absolutely pure and fit for
everybody to drink right from their
faucets"
DR.. Ladd is also an advocate Of the
strict enforcement Of the waters use,
so that the supply will not be dis
sipated, though he felt that no one
should be hampered in using it freely
in the dry seasons for lawns, trees
and %shrubbery. Another point ne
emphasized that the management Of
the plant should be entirely divorced
from politics so that the changes of
administration would not bring in
inexperienced men to s"uperintend its
operation. Both Mr.. Brown and City
Engineer Anders conceded with this
view.
Mr.. Anders related the immediate
history of the plant since his con-
nection with the city administration.
He praised all those who had helped
him with the construction, the fltra-
ton experts, the city officials who had
assisted and the contractors who had
co-operated with him. 1t is Mr..
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advertising report Of the plant so
that it may be exchanged with other
cities with filtration plants and those
cities where the construction Of the
same are in contemplation.
He paid a high tribute to former
Mayor Lowell, Mayor Sweet, o. C.
Ayliffe, superintendent of the plant,
and John Thomson.
Other Speakers.
Other speakers were heard including
former Alderman Harrington, who
was a member of the water committee
which made the investigation trip
two Years ago. Alderman Jardine,
Alderman Bowers. Robert G. Paterson,
and City Attorney Smith.
Covers were laid last night for May
or Sweet, former Mayor Lowell, Prof.
f. f. Ladd, DR.. Brueddeker, director
of the public laboratories at the state
university, f. Won Wintginzerode of
Chicago, chemical engineer of the
American Steel & Wire Co., Robert
Hobart Of Grand Forks, of the public
health laboratories, DR.. J. II. Wright
of the agricultural college, Swan Lee,
o. C. Ayliffe, John Thomson, Alder
man Jardine, Hubert Harrington,
Robert G. Paterson, City Attorney
Smith, City Engineer Anders, Alder
man Bowers, Alderman Cooper, and
c. Arthur Brown of Lorrain, O., chief
Of the filtration plant bureau of the
American Steel and Wire Co.