Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-14
DOTTL|NC PURE WAT
A RICHMOND BU.
Springs at the Foot Of Gra
That Supply Purcst Dri
Water on tho Eartl
ROMANCE OF a BIG II
To Avoid James River NJ,
ing Springs Were Rcst
In Time Travellers Car
Fame to CtteimOst Part!

"iiiS w tttSf1nOSJ laft9
Before Richmond had nj
basin IT knew not clear
water. that is To say that w1
from the raging james Rive
ways murky. In oiden tiind
Tic forests along the river u
eG, out. the river brought
people OF Richmond clear ID
cause the rains that fell and
mat ca rnc into tho river fro;
SHOWS sccpcd through the Id
never got muddy. with ,h
down of the forests. this sa
from the clouds had TO pass
corn hslds; down red hills,
II rcached the river IL was q
dirt. Thar mas wha, Rich nj
pic had TO drink.
This condition Of affairs ID
use OF drinking water from
springs on both sides or tho
:" Eichmond. principally fr
on the south side OF the strc]
water IL the hest on earth.
H. IT 5ceps through the VIII
10 formations. becomes soft
as clear as crystal, and when
M from the springs II has
titled into the best lithiu w;l
found anywhere in The wo.
James River thick with red
~ wonder that largo pror
the POPULATION took 10 the ~
thc granite rocks
"ihe-awakc business mel
he owners OF such springs Isl
ia sec u big business In th|
drinking water in N.cnmd
springs were cleaned ont. SAL
rauEonents We're perfected :;
incredibly short time the hu
peddlinG clear drinking waite n
uoni became an enormous
ton. Travelera who came
incnd tried this pure water,
and talked about it when
back home. Naturally ordt
other parts began to pour i /,
'nond FOR these pure waters.
business OF ceiling drinking
the bottle IN time became Sd
well AS local
There are now not less tha|
"a dozen springs in tho ncig
- Richmond from which ml
gallons % water are taken
consumption and FOR shlpmcI
CttermOst parts. aud ia the
decades Nichmond's pure VI
given this cry as large q ri
TN the markets Of tho ccuntrJ
thing disc Tint goes out q
busy old town
Last year. something like
Eaiions Of pure. soft iithia W
taken from these springs,
garboys and bottles from M
capacity and down. and soil
thirsty. These waters are sol
cities and towns 10 the nor
and TO the south OF us, and
richmond one can not turn
I'm amy given direction ~ d
~ the DAY without secinr
water wagons going and corn
parts OF the city.
y WIS Thought by some n
the city Installed It's iltcl
clcnriu- reservoir nnd took
ga, of tre James River pru|
business AZ the springs Won
SuoU has not proven % he
The people had gotten Uaci
h"al:h-@ivinE aof, li;ria va
ttcY Kept on drinking Jam
WIN SIS filIcllug apparatus Ii
furnishes acod enough c.cuc
hattie IN and onoi with. but I'll
comes from the springs IS
for drinking purposes and q
moss OF furnishing il has not
fallen OF ans. hut II Is. and
on the increase, while the
Of shipping II has grown on,
the health authorities Io|
these springs and see 20 il.
tho proprietor. were not In
see 10 II themselves. that all
precautions are taken in III
ing ana bottiinG of these wa
several hundred dollars Ia
spent in building sanitary
h2uscs, Installing sanitar?
washing apparatus. ana in.doi
thing possible TO keep the W
spiu,cly pure.
l'he Broad Rock Springs.
hy the Broad Rock Springs
whose s0rirs IS located viii
miles Of IN" city. ia Chcsterh'
~, * perhaps thc largest OF
tabl. hmcnts. it. daily capac
20 .n01 gallons. Tho plant is
OF beauty ANA n.atucss and
= trip out here 10 bee. \. i
special hnctcr:ologist OF 1
liealth Department recently
OF his REGULAR inspection 81
tgatinG trips 10 the Fro
Springs, ana, as usual, went
the plant. and summed up hi
siors as follows:
This spring is entirely
with concrete walls covered W
and "A house over All. The
kept locked. The bottles are
~ scalded ana washed wit
and al corks used are new.
Ties are inverted in Il special
for rirsing both the insidcs
sides with hot water, Tho
logical examinations OF saml
cato that the bottles are
nandlcd and clean
Hy the way: the Broad Roc
furnishing immense Guaniitit
ter TO the environments. some
far away and some nearer ]