The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-22
WATER COMPANY AIDS
GARDENING CAMPAIGN
Free Service for Additions TO
Garden Area Promised
by Utility.
T H A N K S RETURNED
Secretary Richards Of Cham
Der of Commerce Com
mends Clark Concern.


make no charge for water used for ir.
rlCation purposes on additional groun,
plowed up and put into uses as gar
dens is one of the finest bits of co
operation that the Missoula Chambe,
o. Commerce has had in connection
with its potato and garden contest
said Secretary d. d. Richards las
evening. We have felt from the frs,
that the company. which has always
shown its disposition to assist in ever,
way possible. would do all it possihl,
could to make this contest successful
and this announcement will have tn,
same effect on the potato and garde,
contest as stepping on the accclcrator
has on 12-cylinder car. when all J.
arc hitting.
The Missoula Chamber of Com
mercc thanks the company for it,
generous action. Coming ut this time
this act of furnishing water free fol
garden tracts is of material assistan &C
to tho whole country"
The foregoing interview with tn,
secretary of the chamber of commerce
was secured when that official was
asked concerning the effect of tho
announcement of the Missoua Lish,
and Water company. made last even
ing regarding the policy that company
will follow This year in regard to fur
nishing water for tracts that have
been or will be put into garden.
The chamber of commerce some time
ago announced that it had become
possible, through the CO. operation OF
prominent citizens of Mssoula to
offer prizes aggregatng 1000 to win
nefs OF the potato and garden contest
now being conducted by the chamber
Inc water question from the first has
been question of much interest tr
All gardeners and prospective garden =
ers. The official announcement made
by the water company yesterday fol
lows in fnll:
The proposal Of raising potatoes and
other foodstuffs* on vacant lots
throughout the city with a view of re-
ducing the cost of living and to assist
in the solution of tho food supply prob
lem has brought about tn. question of
water for irrigation and tho charge to
be made therefor if taken out of the
system owned by the Missoula Light
and Water company.
TT must be remembered that the
water supply is limictd and the mains
In some localities are not Of sufficient
capacity to permit the unrestricted use
OF water and especially not with such
a large unusual demand which the in =
crease IN the area to be irrigated will
put on the system. Water for fire PRO
lection must always De available SO
that 1t will be necessary to strictly en- T.
force the regulations with regard to
the use of water for all purposes where
Il constant flow is maintained during
the coming season.
Hours OF Service
Tho hours in which sprnkling may
h" carried on in tho future will be the
same as those rnt into effect the lat -
ter part of last season and which
proved to meet with popular favor.
mat Is 10 say on the side of each
street having even house numbers,
waiter may he used on even days Of
tho months from 4 O'Clock Il. m. to II
o'clock Il. IA, and from 8 o'clock /. IN.
to o'clock y. IN, and on the side hay
ing odd numbers. it may be used OF,