Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-07-26
THE WATER SUPPLY.

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The HERALD makes no apology fol
every week informing its readers the
condition Of the town water supply.
The iron pipe has been put In, and
has increased the supply by pouring
into the reservoir daily increase oil
over thirteen thousand gallons This
is water which for many months has
been running down the mountain. II
Is evident that We are not getting az
much water as We did the first year.
Much of the water still passes
through terra Gotta pipes which have
been down for over sixteen years.
The life OF terra Gotta pipe Is esti-
mated at ten years.
The constantly diminishing supply,
owing to q great extent, to the lack Of
attention and the increased demand
for water has resulted in q scarcity.
Last week, at one time, there were
only few barrels of water In the two
reservoirs.
The amount used by the creamery
has at times been very large, but that
company is making arrangements to
decrease the amount of town water
used when the reservoirs begin to
fail At present they are using noun
tain water for drinking purposes only.
The creamery is one Of the towns
valuable assets. Hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars have. or will be, dis.
tributed among our people by this
company many persons have been
enabled to open bank accounts and
nearly every class has been directly,
or Indirectly, aided by this industry.
Every effort should be made to sup
ply it, with the necessary amount of
water. Among other benefits the
creamery supplies us with pure ice,
from which the traces of lime are
With the rigid enforcement of the
law against the waste, or unnecessary
use, of water, there is little danger OF
a water famine, or the compulsory
use OF water from a foul we'll which
has not yet been poisoned by the use
of chlorine gas.
1t has been reported by mon tech
nical' persons that there is within
reach of Woodstock, spring, of
pure mountain water, large enough
to supply the town. 1t may be neces
sary to wait a short time until the
town is in financial condition to put
in this additional supply, but cost
what it may, the town must be sup
piled with pure water. The citizens
of Woodstock will not agree to use
poisoned water, however pure tech
meal authorities may declare 1t to be.
Woodstock is progressive. It's
progress may not have been as rapid
as some towns possessing advantages
which it does not, but in the language
of Gallileo, st still moves"
In comparatively few years, it
has kept abreast of the times. The pop
ulation has increased over so per cent.
This has been progressive town. Its
small meeting houses have been rel
placed with handsome churches old
houses have given place to handsome
hourishing -four mills
have been erected ; our streets have
been paved ; our roads have been
greatly improved fourIshing banks
supply the people with all the capital
needed a costly creamery and ice
plant has been built which now sup
plies the people living hundreds of
miles away with the best of cream,
butter and ice cream. 1t has become
necessary to increase the rail road
facilities, in order TO accommodate
the constantly increasing number OF |
shippers Of stock and other products. |
Two fourishing electric plants furnish
not only Woodstock, but Strashurg,
Toms Brook, Maurertcwn and Edin-
burg with excellent electric lights i
hundreds of new buildings have been
and this progress will not be |
checked by the citizens refusing to
use poisoned water. There Is really
no danger of its becoming an obscure
country village.