Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-08-24
Taxpayers Swindled d
OF Enormous Sums By
Fake Sewer Bull ers
HERE'S A STORY THAT MEANS
CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN
1T SAYS SOMEBODY MUST
SUFFER FOR THE OUTRAGE

Three years ago the trusting and
generous people of this town We're
swindled out of many thousands Of
! dollars by concern known in the
! business world as the American Light
and Water Company, OF which Henry
Ulen OF Chicago is the head.
This was done by the most out
rageous methods. in the construction
OF a sewer system.
OF the 100000 bond issue, these
swindlers used up $4,000. The recon
struction of the whole system is now
/ in progress.
The contractor in charge of the
work was an individual named c. II.
| Greene OF Spokane, Wash. who has
earned a widespread reputation by
| such work. II Mr.. Greene dares deny,
/ or challenge this statement, certain
information in possession of The In
/ dependent will be laid before the
! proper authorities. 1t will be made
/ public at the right time, anyway. for
/ the honest people of this town are not
inclined to submit 10 any such outrage.
! The persons responsible for the steal
will suffer for it.
| No one questions the high character
/ and integrity of the local men who had
charge of public affairs when the sew
er was first built. three yeas ago
| They were good and local citizens, but
trusted too much to the honor OF
Greene. the man who did the work.
/ Their confidence was misplaced. that's
all.
Kcclcr Brothers of Denver bought
the bonds, but they aren't responsible,
Cf course. for the outrageous work
that was done here.
The same kind of job was done.
by the same outfit, al Sparks. Nevada
II the Chicago swindlers and their
Western assistants imagine that they
. will get away with the ElkO job, they
are going to have a surprise. There's
only one way to avoid prosecution and
that's by paying the money back.
There's no hope of a restitution, and
il there were it wouldn't save the per
sons responsible for the outrage.
Sanitary Engineer Louis c. Kelsey
and his force Of men are now relayini
. everything south of the Western Pa
cific tracks. II was the same oil,
; story-up and down, without any rc
: gard TO grade, with absolutely no at
{ tempt to lay a sewer that would do tn
work.
II takes hcroes--the pick and shove
s men-to do the work that Kelsey
J. men are doing now. They are in fit
T. up to their necks. They wade In tn
filthiest water, two or three feet decI
D. They endure the horrid odors and sin
c their shovels in refuse so loathsom
e that 1t would cause the most endurin
g dog to reich and vomit.
e Facing River street, at First,
these two blocks several families wit
d children are living, God knows ho,
?, they endure the odors of the offa
l. From these houses there's neve
II ending stream of filth, flowing bac
n toward the river, fostering upon III
ot ground in the open air. II is enoug
y TO turn buzZard's stomach.
h General Foreman Harry Bartlc
et said today: Just think of raisir
er babies amid such dreadful surroun
'c ings! Just think OF the people endu
II. ing such an outrUgel"
@. The sub foremcn. W. $. Dayton, BE
C. Harmcr and Mr.. Barnhart, In chars
IN ~ 49, ---->---~---'--~-~---~->-
said what you. gentle reader, are ju