Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-09-17
THIRTY DAYS Of
TRUCE IS ended
No STATEMENT FROM OPTICIANS
ABOUT WATER SITUATION
OBTAIN ABLE,
some IMPROVEMENT noted
Strykcr Does Not Buy Water, But llis
Employees DO II for lhs
Colonel.

At a conference Of city officials
and citizens a month ago, Water SUI
perintendent Ballard stated that Il
would take thirty days to complete
the big new well which tho city had
under way at that tm0 ami upon
that assurance tho World announced
that II would refrain from any fur
ther discussion OF the water question
until the month mad elapsed. The
time was up day before yesterday,
but In ordor TO make the fun eX-
tension possible, tho World allowed
one day extra. When Superintendent
Ballard was asked for over the phone
at his office yesterday afternoon tho
announcement was made that no was
out at the WatOT plant busy with his
duties and when Commissioner col
ley was called for, IT was announc-
ed that he. too, was at the plant 70
the query If the new well was com
pleted tho answer was at first given
that 1t was not, but this was immo-
dlately corrected by the statement
that information upon this subject
must be gotten direct from super
intendent Ballard
From an unofficial source the
World has been advised that th2ro
has been somo trouble In installing
tho new pump, but that tho well is
completed and has been fully tested
developing as much water us was an
ticipated. Just what the trouble Is
could not DO asCertained, but on an
invitation from Mayor Wooden rep
resentatiye of tho World viii somo
time today make trip Of inspection
to the wells and water plant and from
this time forward Will undertake TO
keep tho public fully advised as 70
tho situation. There appears to DO
considerable Improvement / the
quality OF the water recently, but
whether this is due to a sufficient
supply from the wells or the low
stage OF the Arkansas river has not
been stated.
No one 80 far has reported to the
World that they are using the city
water for drinking purposes, except
Colonel Stryker, who made the state
ment in the meeting IN the city hall
month ago that he was not buying
water for the employees Of the Even
ing Democrat, giving the inference
that they we're using city water. Al
the time, the World felt disposed to
question the veracity and correctness
of the statement, but 1t has since
learned that Colonel Stryker spoke
the exact truth. He was not buy
ing" water for his employes-but the
printers I'm the Democrat chapel col
lect a monthly assessment from lts
members for that purpose. The
World therefore apologies for tho
reflection which 1T felt, but did not
express. concerning Colonel Strykers
statement
From this time forward, the World
invites anyone in the city who Is able
tc use tho city water TO mako known
the fact through its columns, so as to
aid the city in correcting any erron-
eous impression or false theories
about the supply IT is furnishing its
patrons. 1t Is estimated that over 30
per cent Of tho citizens of Tulsa are
getting their drinking wnter from
wells on their private premises or
from some neighbOr which may ac-
count for the small amount of sup
mort the World has been receiving
in its campaign for an ample supply
Of pure drinking water