The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-01
KANSAS CITY MAY GO
TO OZARK FOR WATER
Mbvouri Ciy Consider Ilhn Il"
Abandon Missouri River ~
Source 81 supply
MAYOR CoWGILL FAvoRS IT
Head Of Cty Government Wants
Surycy- Othcr OfiiohiN IN
dur.c ~uggcsuon

Eare,s Ci'y is cona1'r.nr nh'H
d0nlng the MIs.1uri ri'"r 1923 "'','
sotircs and .rIfg ta 10. tsAIl m"Hh'
iaint Of soq,h.ru Missouri fora nap.
nly. This a indicated BOO "nlt in
Inc Kansns CIV Post un1or 'h" h.'I
lines Mountain water No. 'E'''' ''
Cowgirl
Tho distance that mo wN'or Is 'n
he brought iu ,h0 urupn''l prose-.
la In excess uf l1l miles. u.''II'.F
to local engineer, familiar with iu'
proposition
Tho O71rk mountain r""'"n io
which KausDa CIN UruUH'." +" 800 I",
Us water is ,Ntpuy thr sam" Nn0 NJ
country thruuHh which ih' Sna'I'"
flows and ia indication 'NHf 'hr '.'.H
Of stream a regarded HH tho 70
source for purc dIlnhtnE water I"I
city In going lp tho NiW1urI of'I l'
Ksngas CITY viii abandon th" 800.
souri river and cross several streams
OF Less excellence than ih" w"p. .'.o
streams
Tho CITY droa mot consider im
pounding wntrr although ihc i"r"F j.,
rnphy would dnuhIIrw r'rw'' 'I
damming up vast bodice "i N'''r O..
any of several r"uts much closer I'
tho city thon tho rrup'n'd source .N
the OzaTk mountain"
Tho action OF Kansas Guy H DOB.
dicntiye Of the trend ~ 'ho um'E Zoo
water prabnm. Tho rrprrr"u''
towns are going 90 tho best soul
regardlopH ~ distance md cost Tho
value of good drinking wit'r I' ''"
important 90 bp measured in dollars
Ana yet thrrc orc some in Tulsa
who nro willing tp pay moro fnf ~
kansas river water than 'h' SpaNlnaw
water viii cost
Followinr p the article takon
from tho Kansas city Post
Mayor CuwFI has asked for sur
veys on the proposed plan 10 supply
Kansas City with OArk water from
the big natural springs Of southern
Missouri
when ". @ Goodwin. superlnten-
dent OF the water department, who
IA now an. returns TO his dulles nj
the city hall. tho mayor Will take up
tho proposition with him.
Il have long considered tho propo-
sltlon. and believe ~ would be
wonderful thing for Kansas CITY
aid tho mayor this morning
Il am Eoing ON the assumption
that the timc will come soon when
Kansas city will have bonding
power Euffcicnt 10 put through surh
a project While know little about
the proposed plan. II already has
received my attention. and from
what I've learned. am certain that
tho future water supply or kanHa'
CITY will he from tho mountains oi
southern Missouri
I'm going into the situation and
In fact, have already asked Tor sur
vey on tho propohuon.'
The mayor has been advised that
Kansas ClD's water system. as n
now stands, needs vast improve
ments, and he has planned that II
possible. such Improvements as car
now bo made must he made with
a view a. 10 the citys future watei
supply 49,, 49,, .,,-.
should he done with view of Had
ding the ci;y with q Missouri rlvci
water supply FOR generations u
come until the ozark situation u
thoroughly gone into" he said.
The mayor said he would, at th'
first opportunity. disCuss the pro
iect with Mr.. Goodwin and Il, w
Waddeu. city engineer. While MI
waddell has nothing 10 do with tn
water department no has made eN
tenslve studies Of tho Ozark wuie
proposition. and perhaps know
more about the possibilities than an
other Kansas tityan
II has been estimated by engi
neers that plant, such as woul,
supply Kansas city with water 10
many years from the OArks woul'
cost much less than many oihr
cities have paid for m9untalu watc
plants
would be cheap Tor Eausas City. 10
tho power would he ayailahl
through the hsrncssing of tho Ni
Niangua for tho pumping ot IA
water to Kansas city, and also MAX
commercial electricity which coui
he sold throughout 'he district
around Clinton, Versailles Srdhla
WarrtnshurE Holden and man
other Missouri towns