Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-11

wells and replacing them with new on'
the evil day. and that Il would involve
~ capital that the water rates would ,
The Santa Fe water expert further
stated that the Industrial existence OF
the city VI Amarillo In threatened BY
the lack of water. and that. too. In
the not far distant future. lie recon.
inended the serious consideration by
the city of the establishment of a plant
about twenty-six miles from Amarillo
where the water. bearing sands would
furufsh any reasonable amount OF wa.
ter that could possibly be- required.
and the erection Of two five.millloh.
gallon reservoirs at the plant which.
connected by piping. and flowing by
gravity n a similar reservoir or reser.
voiKe located In Amarillo. would fur.
nlsh five times az much water as the
combined domestic aud Industrial -
tzblishments of the city call for. Mr..
clegE states that such n plant would
cost In the neighborhood Of one mil
lion dollars. that water could be- pro
vided IN abundance 10 all who might
wish 10 for whatsoever purpose. and at
a cost OF fifteen cents per thousand
gallons ta fraction OF the present cost
and that that low charge for the water
would produce revenue sufficient TO
care for all upkeep of the plant.
ali interest charges on a million dollar
bond issue and for the establiahment
n A sinking fund which would pay Tor
the plant within q period Of twenty
years. He also suggested that Il
might be weilsfor the city 10 set aside
q fund of $4,000 with which to finance
tsperimenis for a field somewhat
nearer than tyxenty.sis miles. asserting
that. there q a likelihood but no Ger
talnty that bne could be located at q
closer point thsn that.
,Mr. cieag's remarks were concurred
In by Mayor Marrs. who was prescnt,
by Secretary w. II. Estes OF the Board
Of City Development. 'by'City Engineer
IA. Banks Jones. ana by the Engineers
club, all of whom united In a request
that. the Amarillo Daily News publish
his, address verhaiim In order that thc
public might be fully informed OF the
sSfioushess,of the situation and the ne
ressity for action. rpon being assured
by n representative of that paper, wiu
was present. that the paper would b.
glAd 20 acccde 90 the request. reso
luton Of thanks WIS proposed by NJ. u
Lee, on behalf of the club. and carried
unanimously, which thanked the ANA
siiio Daily News for the interest shown
10 the club proceedings generally am
its promise to publish Mr. Cicgg''
speech. In particular. II follows:
The continued prosperity OF any cit,
Is predica,ed upon the protection ani
fostering of ixisting Industries, and th.
attraction OF ADDITIONAL ones. This o'
course. mplie~ the contemporuneous
weil.belng of those Identified with th,
prosecution of thcse industries. which
really. means the entire citizenship
The three cardinal factors conducive
a.. Industrial existence In the present
time are: Transportation facilities
abuntbb, aud cheap fuel. and adeauai'
water Does Amarillo possess ihes'
requisites? Let us ser;
.'I'here are three trunk line railways
entering the city. All of which hav'
s1peryisory organizations here. II car
b-Y seen frim this therefore. that ther'
Gao question NJ 10 transportation Ia
ciiitiss.
THAT Amarillo II pos~ssed of on'
of the largest supplies of cheap fuel u
the United states is beginning to h
known. The recent discovery OF larg'
quantities - natural gas iininediatel!
tributary 20 this city means much NOR
than II generally realized gas iiel'
nrospsrted 10 the point where II is 81
n,ost certain that there are more tha'
four hundred square miles of heaS!
cas- prodscing structure II q rare asse
20 she most favored community :
continuous one hundred thousan'
hof-.poxsr for over one hundred an
twenty years hence could conservative
ly be expected from Amarillos neS
k.s field. IL Is, therefore. plain tina
she II particularly blest from the stand
nolnt Of a fuel supply.
-It IN estimated that there are q
nresent In the nelghhoshood Of mt
deem wells equipped with power pvm'
heads supplying the domestic ana "
austrlai water requirement. ot the eitS
Including the three railroads. The
likely represent an Investment OF VI
w.ras az $3.50. o.OOO when the auSiliar
nnmulns equipment N included. %
,he basis Of present prices this iigur
would he considerably enhanced IN
e.,iam,ed cornbined capable output
..,,lnued m mage .