Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-06-27
WARNS THE PEOPLE OF ANY DELAY
Man who Built System for Baltimore and Has
Been Consulted About This City Says 1t Is
Our Greatest Need and That We Must
Have It---Speaks of the Advantages
Derived From It.
(From a Staff Correspondent
Baltimore, Md, June 23rd, 1913

Baltimore, Md. June 23rd, 1918
There perhaps Martnsburg vitality Interested
in he sewerage question than is Calvin Mendrc Chief Eng
of the Baltimore Sewerage Commission who is about to
change. the entire character of the Monumental oaV
as residential and commercial center There are very
who do appreciate the fact that the
purposes of Baltimore have been etar
seriously and in two instances dsstrousy by
lack of modern sewerage system This fact has been apparent
for many years. the last five ten business men
tell your correspondent that they show amngy where the city
anywhere from ten to fifteen million dollars because the
city did not have modern sewerage system It Is now put NIUE
three since the town awakened to the TACT hat us
death rate was steadily increasing alarming extent and
imperativey necessary to have such system
The story that this awakening is of aurng IN
teres patent object lesson to town of the United
Mr. Hendrck departing from the American Building
your correspondent caught him yesterday afternoon His
showed that WEAKNESS which always character
men who have such problems before Them that which
confronts That did deter him from assuming the
charming personality which helped in small to make
him of the foremost engineers in the world today
His record for fine work too well known TO require reference
of the engineering feats that ne has accomplish
ed including that building seweages under the subway New
and of the piers has startled good many peo
pie of the engineering world not only in this country but IN
many lands.
very kindly offered to take correspondent in
his motor to the disposal panwhch five miles west of
Baltimore Disposal plants however, not strange to the writ
err and he could g purpose be uberved by ride
say nothing the time that would have been lost by MI
Speaking Nartinsburg he said tat the Sewerage
Commission paid him visit short time ago and he did what h
those gentlemen the work ahead OF them
did you recall Hendck Just what the estimate of the
workof the amount required defray the
penses?
not" he replied These gentlemen at Martinsburg had
the estimates could tell better than There
thing that interest the people Of that little city, which
the commissioners back with them 1t bottle Of water
the of Bamoreof the worst
could pasuerzed Nobody in Martnsburg
anywhere else need fear to drink It,
Certainly it important thing continued Mr. Hendrck
other little cyand large city for that matter
should proper SYSTEM there thousand rea
small city this should not be matter of con-
lecture speculation Look at New York for
ampleGreat and the amount of mon
ey support it, they confronting the problem
having build system and there no CUES
the that will cost at least two hundred million dol
better object lesson could small city have than that
This greatest cities in the world and they going
of time and of such magnitude
that it seems impossible but has to be DONE
Mr. did know when this work New York would
after presenting correspondent with two OF his
recent the Sewerage SYSTEM he returns to the
theme of Marnsburg Our book, he said will be out in
few weeks and should be glad to send The World 1t
incomprehensbe that the small town does not
realize the vital Importance of this work Done its infancy it
means everything done this city is doing it,
of money. troubles, trials and tribuatons
strange thing people will decorate their front yards