The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-08
SAPULPA WOULD BUY
WATER FROM TULSA


That SapulpD may become d Gus.
toner uf the TULSA water department
iu tho event the S. 100000 bond
iFsuc carries at the election Thur.
DAY, was the statement to Tho world
Monday hN a Is BuEgs former
mayor ~ the ncighburug city
Mr. loggs had Just returned from
Spayiuaw, Whcr, h3 made personal
Investigation. and inquiries rbucyru
ipr the conditions OF fhr stream lie
brought with him two bottles "
Watrr--onO from the GRAND river
aud one from Spayluaw and anyone
who wants TO know why Prc.soy
went beyond the Grand river is in
yltcd to come up tu The World office
and look az the two samples
Follow Ing is the statement ut Mr
E0gs
I returned last nigh from three
days. trip uf cNplQrutlou io the Spay.
iunw have B@cn very Nuch in
tvrcytcd in the outcome ~ }he com
ing bond election. made the trip
fnE the express purpose ~ srrlng
Hhat henrfit-4t might bee to Sapulpa
should, the bonds carry us uo one
knows better thau do that Sapulpa
is IN as bad shape for water as
Tulsa ls
'l want 20 say that ! found all the
pure sparkling cold ana clear water
that my heart could wish FOR.
Thr stream tx fed hy nuumcr-
able springs and does not depend ON
lts vast water shed Tor It's supply,
which without dams would not help
any. as the fan of the stream is 10
rapid that Il rise OF two feet would
fstfu or Tyyn h,ttrg ...,v...t
lH 80 swift that lu two or three feet
of water II h impossible for per
son tu wade across without his
feet being washed out from under
him. Rain fell an day Saturday ana
the gulIys and bitches ARE FUN Of
water. The bitches are fun of
gravel which acts as a filtration
and by the timo tho water reaches
The stream II is almost as clear as
The stream itself
After the rain / filled a unrt
bottle, which rs AS clear as tho
glass that contains it interviewed
a number Of the old time residents
there and they all say the stream
remains practically AZ the same level
as n stands now They also told
mo that the damsite would be about
\ miles below the town of Spayinaw
/ following the bend OF the stream.
/ ana the dam would cause the water
/ 20 back up to about even with tho
/ town. The distance from the town.
| following the stream To the ozark
/ clubhouse will be II miles That
would not benefit the members ot
| the club very much. would IT,
Il think so much of the PROPOSE
[ ton and boost Tor the bonds. as IL
| owner NJ Sapulpa would come to
! Tulsa and stay until after the cleo
| ton and boost for the hords. II IL
/ would be a sure SOLUTION OF their
/ water troubles at less cost Than
/ their present operation. aud they
use 100000 to 1000 600 gallons
each day which would he great
Gould be brought. 10 Tulsa us cold
| help 90 Tulsa In paying the hin. M
| could be brought to Tulsa as cold
~ at Spavinaw the ice man would
suffer ~ well as Mr. Page ! also
] was Informed the reason the min
was not In operation. because the
owner failed te pay the rent and
the owner OF the damsitc blew tho
dam. out
Il only wish that the moderate
taxpayers Of Tllsa could SEQ the vast
supply OF water that saw. I am
satisfied that they would all come
home and vote for the bonds. know
ing beyond question Of doubt that
their homes would he supplied with
an abundance OF pure fresh water