The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-25

was defeated splCudidly and de-
CiSiNCly In the former water en-
ragCmcnt. Vet the arch rOuspirh-
tor dill no, Yield io public decision.
Instead, through ways known only
to the persistent and uuSCrupu-
lOus, u lcgaI proceeding was insti-
tutcd which prevented the COM
munits's decision being trans
formed into achievement and III
naliy thNnrtcd that decision COM
plciciy.
other elections must needs be had
20 rectfy the defects. These were
held, followed by sim another clcc-
tion at which the community voted
the Roncy to make = preliminary
NurvSv 10 the mountains from
whence 20 had bocn decided tho
water supply of Tulsa should come.
That survey was under way when
the flood conditions at the head Of
the Arkansas river brought TO the
city "a quality OF water that the eX-
lsting facilities of the department
were incapable ot adequately coping
with.
sand Springs Heard From
For weeks the water served the
city was atroCious---uf such quality
The abandonment Of reason. The
promoter who has always designed
to sell water to Tulsa and thus reap
"A tremendous financial harvest for
himself. saw his opportunity and
seized IT, There was not in the
| scheme from the beginning a single
/ thought OF serving the citizenship
/ or seeking the true Interests Of that
/ citi2snhlp. The purpose was 20 take
4. q l.... ffaas s.aF1
on Tulsa q mere pond water supply
/ There is no pretenae that the sup
I ply possible to acquire behind the
Shell creek dam Is sufficient for
I the City's needs But the eNplana-
I tion is made on the quiet that anoth-
or dam ls to be constructed over on
] Mud creek; that between Shell
creek and Mud creek an adequate
| supply Tor Tulsa's present needs
. can be had.
orr the Bottle on the Pond.
In other words the purpose Is TO
/ take Tulsa off tho bottle and put It
| on o pond feed. there being two of
4 the ponds Ana an the while much
/ is being said about the availa bic
/ supply now ready of pure, good
I drinking water. and an without "A
/ cent Of cost 10 the city,
/ want TO ConSidcr dispassion-
ntcly that "without c,'nt OF cost
Ia the city" hut first I want Ia
make statement concerning
much OF the absurd talk that the
WutCr question n nothing but
/ prejudice against Mr.. Charles
/ Page so far as The World Is con-
ccrncd there is not ~ sCintalla OF
. truth in that statement. The
World considers Charles Pngc an
asset to the community. lie Is n
man of large affairs, aud he In en-
J tltlcd To lust consideration in NIL
matters The world II -uppr prrting
cOnsCicntiously his proposition TO
the huSpitalt location board. He
makes an offer TINT the board
should ACCcW.
Iut no man, CitiLcn of Tulsa or
otherwise, has any right to seek
10 tbwart the rCst interests OF all
tie citizens ana turn "a community
problem of grave import into
purely selfish money -maklng
scheme. Put any other citizen Of
this community or elsewhere I'm
the position OrcuDicd by Charles
Pngc--supportlng such u PROPOSE
tiun as hc supports In this water
matter, and The World viii OPP
pose him with the same Vchem'
CnCr.
Water is never sold. Water IL fre,
AS 'frcp as Gods great outdoor
and the air We breathe. Service 4
sOld--the service necessary To con
yoy the water to those points whicl
modern living conditions require
, Tho Shell creek promoters are seek
ing to sell water, not service, AM
f4FfFtf.gIfIlF la
Tulsa would be more completely a
the mercy Of the water baron tha'
II was IN the days when the privat
owners held the city franchise. Tha
eventually IL would be compelled {
pay five or six dollars for one /
order 10 acquire complete control Il
its water supply again Is as certai
az that such is the far-sccing pla
OF the present promoters.
The Next Best.
Now about the without cost I
the city"
The Shell creek promoter ask
that the city enter into three yea
| contract with him 10 take its wat,
| supply from him at 10 cents p'
| thousand gallons, And people an
| gustCd with the water they hav
been contending with, unwindfl
| that the condition has been overcoH
| that according 10 statistics thos
J conditions will not occur again u
n is years. unmindful OF the fact thi
p money has been voted and the cor
: tract let for additional faciiitt
. which will enable the city To cop
I with such conditions even n Tie
a do occur. and thus deliver 10 IN
"a city at all timc8 water as good a
II tho best Tulsa has had since II
LnrLnLn LrnndlainlN aaY nbY all moan