Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-08-24
HERE'S A BOOST.
FOR OUR LITTLE
SISTER, FALLON
CITIZEN ACTUALLY AFRAID TO
TALK RIGHT OUT REGARDING
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP, 6EGs
THE INDEPENDENT TO HOWL

a worthy and estimable local citizen
who was afraid. he said TO let The
Independent use his name, neverthe-
less asked the reporter to state that
on n recent visit to the town of Fallon
he (the timid oTe) was pleased to find
that Fallon has an ideal water supply
and fire-alarm system that ought TO be
speedily duplicated by Eiko.
'"The town owns the system" he
said. hence the ideal service. II sells
minimum of 5000 gallons for S1.25;
for all over that amount, as much as
you want, five cents per thousand gal
Ions. For $3.50 you get $1,000 gallons.
! If you want it. They pump directly
| into the mains tor general use, anG for
fire protection pump to the mains and
tanks, both.
They have superb volunteer fire
| department. The alarm boxes are 10.
| Gated all over town, and there's a
! bell alarm in every fircman's bedroom
! Electrical connection is established al
the telephone central. and the hello
girls are honorary members of the fire
department.
| The big reservoir, upon a hill q
mile away. is kept full of water. elec
trically tested from downtown ever 80
! often. and the pressure, eXertcd at any
moment, is 1875 pounds.
When fire starts the electrical
siren is sounded by the telephone cen
tral and within five minutes every
man | Fon the job and the big stream
is flowing. II is impossible for fire tc
get beyond control.
Besides ample protection and cheal
water, plenty of 1t. the Fallonitcs have
the advantage of low insurance rates
Tell us these facts in The Indepen
dent. Tell us We ought to own on
water system and that IL ought to h,
wake up. for the love of Mike! Som,
of us are awake now, but we dassen
say much about II. Let The lndepcu
; dent holler, and we will gloat over tn
, results. Go TO 1t! We need a good
, hard jolt on this water question. Th
, supply is inadequate, fire protection
joke, we pay too much for nothing
| and there's no excuse for IL. We ar
( tired of being the tail of the municipa
procession.
incidentally. may the gods blcs
and keep the editor of The Indeper
dent for the jolt he threw into us yc!
tcrday on the subject of sanitation.
! Some of us. now alive. sleepily 81
{ may be dead before ChristmaS--gon
Z where the woodbine twineth. wheI
the whanR-doodle mourneth--becaus
s OF the deadly germs that cmana,
/. from the clogged and useless sewer.
Some of us, most OF us. I'm fact, ha
! n fool idea that wo were safe II W
personally and individually. had n dil
7 ky bat.tub and IL sanitary toilet. Thi
|. editorial of yesterday, and It's acCor
{ panying story, proved beyond dou
7 that no person is safe unless evei
) closet in tho town Is connected wi
z the sewer: that one unsanitary clos
I may start nm epidemic OF typhoid few
: ana other diseases. by lingo! v
G must get busy and correct this cont
+ tion, and DO IT NOW. The Ind
: pcndcnrs yelling must be made effC
Z tive, or some of us will be going |
r Yonder"
: The gentleman said few mo
z things. to the same effect. On {,
I subject of the lamented sewer, he W
y free with cuss words, which had he
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