The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-09
FINAL FILTRATION MEETING
PROVED VERY NOISY GATHERING

NJ Sneetings has not averaged over three
% al the outside four hundred and
same at both meetings less rpaS o ons
~ cent OF your population for a ques-
on SO vitality affecting the life ana
ntalAh OF community this apparent
latk or Interest H. indeed remarkahIe
according TO the statistics OF your
rs,I aepartment your average death
rate per loo. 900 for the past ten years
has been about so: this means about
300 deaths. and based on the general
average mortality. $500 cases OF Illness
u would seem that at least those Who
mad escaped death by this dread disease
YOU'D be thoroughly awake to continued
CANCER and arouse their relatives and
triends to a lively interest in the propo-
sitiOn. FVFN
On the generally accepted valuation
o. Of human life at 100000 each and the
% cases OF Illness at $4,000. Cabout Il
me values claimed by @. w. Whippie
~, ~ nus DOOR. The Value OF Pure Water-J
| an annual loss OF s35O 600 90 an
smount nearly sufficient to build a nj,
ten Years about O or 90 for the last
all sentimental and Humanitarian reas-
IN II there any question more vital 10
believe the people OF this oommu,,,v
! should wake up. Your Board OF Control
.saizing the gravity OF this matter and
| then responsioility attached to
.hein IN the correct solution OF the
water problem for Wheeling have spent
~ or OF thres years In careful painstak-
engaged the services of trained en-
glneers TO guide them. some OF whom
h aNs had International experience. have
been connected with the problem OF the
most important cities in the country.
such as View York. Cincinnati. Washing,
m men iG fssiS ed and the L. $. govern
-, Sehel1si9n and submit IL to the
'oief ns,; ot this MS, city for approval
honest high minded gentlemen who
are working for the best Interests 90
nc elizens OF Wheeling. and desire 10
permanent water supply obtainable, and
coneurred In II will provide IT,
J nat this conclusion is for the install
lation OF mechanical hitter plant lie
! only incidental with me. Had they De
| cided for some other method / ySouid
not he here tonight attenptinr 90 al
/ credit them end their painstaking labor
Tor the good Of Wheeling ! would no.
expect the citizens Of Wheeling or any
"ther community To accept my advice or
Inc advice OF any few friends who
without previous knowledge or training
three or four days trip. as Of sny
weight when compared with that rfven
as he result OF years OF study and ex-
venture the assertion that were the
money TO be spent the individual pos
session or any ono q you. that there
- not one among YOU who would do W
! want 20 say that ! have before the
two pf evious meetings taken IN ana
- planned Various methods. and have
been compelled 10 say some things no.
altogether pleasant in order to MAKE
clear certain facts. Statements have
been made at meetings. in circulars ana
Ia the papers that do not and will not
bear the light Of inNsstiEation Instnu-
ations and innuendos have been throw
OFT Co create Impressions that would
befoE the minds OF YOUR people
! have answered the direct statements
/ Win the production % facts and any
cttlEen fnay confirm them ~ he 80 de-
Eires from direct authorities. not from
my words. Your Board Of Control has
statement I have made Of the most con-
Liucing character. and I shall not 30
further iu repeated controversy OF
are recorded. but DO stand absoigtciy
= on every statement 7 have made The
/ ..n..iIruatlgns Intended 10 hrrm the repu-
men know = shall ignore. beiisVirT
/ their evident intention apparent 10 the
average fair minded man.
rec3mmesd that YOU voter ~ 1nf f5r
roursrlves and study carefully the re-.
lori ~ Eo1r engine .rs. several thousand
printed and think. don't Der somebody
el-e give you eNfracts analysed % suit
"T ~ nose and separate sou from
4 We'll System.
Mr. Lester Soulc Of Indianapolis ad-
rocafe and representative of tho well
. -FNLflN OF UlIAIInn was the next In.
troduCod Re based the main part Of
his address upon n TRADE against tho
consulting engineers who no said had
not treated him square lie also took
occasion 90 take rap az the Wheel.
I ms Majority which no said had mis-.
represented the we'll system when n
poke of mat system ag being Rener.
ally abandoned insofar AZ this CITY
/ was concerned lie made n master.
Itul address on the merits Of his sve-
tom and showed in his opinion how
the - NJ Wheeling should accent
b NE system today ae n black horse
He said u come here 10 defend fhfs
b fstem AGAINST tho preiudiced oninion
Ihet Doe been ro-istcrcd AGAINST n
While people n the CITY have nor
been given fair idea concerning nv
system, J believe Dr. % Do n good ono
I and one that this city could not make
mistake In selecting 7 have tested
your conditions here and find fhern 10
3 DO ALRIGHT for we'll avatcu1 nisnf
Mound-FilIo below here has n GOOD
system % water ~ docs Nsrff1s
a a.