The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-10

make any money al all
Wheeling Greek. which flows past the
building. When the waters In the
creek began 10 get low. a concrete
Gam was built across n short dis-
lance above the power house, and
surplus vas thus kept IN store This
lasted but a short time. however. and
me creek became entirely dry a few
days ago. A well was drilled rear
the plant. but this did not supply
enough water. 30 another well WAS
dug- Water gushed into 10 az the
rate OF about 90 salons per minute.
and this Was pumped into the dam
As u requires about 100 gallons per
minute 20 run the immense boilers
and machinery IN the power house.
the water which has been In storage
In this dam Is being rapidly used. and
another well IS now being dug n
this well proves 10 be a dry hole or
furnishes only a small amount the
company will be compelled 10 connect
its plant with the water main from
company
Big Greek Drying Up.
This reservoir r. located on the
, NIL above Elm Grove. and under nor
nal conditions, supplies the residents
OF the out-the-pikc district as far as
Glenwood. with all water used II is
I fed through a large main from Big
Wheeling creek. pumping station
and filtration plant being located IN
I Patterson. which forces the water TO
the reservoir
The Big Wheeling Greek is now be-
/ coming low. and though the company
/ built large storage dam opposite IL
/ pumping station 10 be- used IN cases
/ OF emergency, even this supply D.
/ threatened. The company intends h
j. understood, placing force OF
teams and men az work dredging the
creek and draining several pools OF
water into the dam
~ present the reservoir f. supplv-
Ing the residents Of Elm Grove. Pat
tersou. and the unincorporated terri.
tory as Tar vest as Wheeling Park
| Below the park. the company's ma
irons are being supplied from three
artesian wells located IN Fulton. This
| supply Is weak and the company has
/ asked is patrons 10 cooperate in the
saving OF water In the fact Of the pres
ent famine, and last week a represen-
| taiiNe or the company made a house
! to-house canvass, urging that the use
| OF hose In sprinklug lawns be dis
/ continued for the time being
| Would Affect City.
Inc West virginia Traction & Elec-
1 trio Company also owns the CITY rail-
! way line. Tho power used IN Operat-
/ ing this line g. obtained from the Elm
I Grove power plant. so that in the
event ~ Il forced 20 close down the
City limo will suspend operations
The City Railway ears run between
I North wheeling and Bsnwood. and
I branch runs 10 Mozart Park The out
I the-plke division Of the company oyer
I ated bewtecn West Alexander aud this
I city, with a ten-mtnute service be-
tween Wheeling and Elm Grove 4
suspension OF this line would greatly
. Inconvenience the residents 81 that
I section and the city as well. ~ hun
/ dreds OF persons employed On local
I mills, stores and business houses re-
side I'm the suburban towns.
The company mas done everything
possible 20 prevent a suspension. hay-
3 INK taken precautionary measures
AGAINST water famine several months
| ago.
Worst In late Years.
While The present drought is not the
I worst vi bin the memory Of the pro
I verbal Oldest citizens" % On tho
. worst Boz recent years. II have seen
7 the creek lower. said an old resi-
dent ~ the BIG Wheeling creek valley.
. Saturday. but never 20 low this early
I I'm the fall ] believe that % will con
| unue 10 fan until all low water rec
Z ords are broken"
The creek below Fulton Be- verit-
able sewer. The water is starnant.
and is so polluted that % resembles a
thick. sticky slime The odor arising
b from o.. especially In the evening and
7 early morning. is almost unbearabie.
and Del the cause Of almost constant
complaint from residents Of Fulton
and East Wheeling
Many fear that an epidemic Of die.
ease vii spread from d.
Crops Badly Damaged
me dry weather has done untold
damage to the corn crop The stalks
q
we're forming have been stunfnd q
planted more than enough ensiIarc 20
tl my 7ilo. in addition fo several acres
% indian corn. and vas expecting a
large crop. bur VIII hardly have
enough ~ both kinds 10 ZOO tho silo
due 70 tho dry weather. aid a prom
lnfnf farmer in the eastern section IL
Tho county yesterday Do reported
Tho corn crop fhrourh1ut thar section
siunfgd. ard said that tho pastures arc
ruined The grass no FaIf Hhaa
been burned to The roots By the blazing
various fruits are also dana-ef "a
. a Considerable extent Appier ars
pears. o. Del reported arc wIfherlrr
.eWaF a1 arc alec ounces and rlrrr
Wells and prinEs that we're never
before known 90 10 frF are now
empty Farmer ir many Instances
are com yelled f0 drive their live
IT'D JUL .|. H.N"N
creeks arc now mere hrookIefa
But Little Rain
There have been but fea hard rains
fr.s summer and they were mostly
~ local character Two heavy cleo.
fr.r1l storms swept over the lover
part 70 Brooke county and the north
rrr end m Ohio county during June
end July Dot Old not cover q large
frfs Ir me vicinity % Dallas. Dr. vas
stated there has been practically M
rain since fre frsf week ~ June
Following the light fr.lyfa ~ early
. evening. rain began falling Ir fhfa civ
. shortly before midnight Last night
but af that late hour 10 could nor %
learned whether m vas general
f1roughouf the county
River Hits Zero Mark.
For ne fret time ir fu0 years fhe
ohio river reached the zero usTk ~
ire NcNerhen dam SATURDAY u had
been hoverInE around the 2 foot
mark for several DAYS. but dropped
~ the low water mark SATURDAY a
bear trap vas thrOgn. permitting