Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-01-30
WATER SOURCES SOUGHT

WATER SOURCES SOUGHT
In conjunction with the contemplat
Cd industrial survey Of the Shenan
doah Valley Incorporated, representa-
tives Of the American Industries En-
cheering Company Of New York Cit,
and the Carolina Engineering Com
pany OF Charlotte. N. c.. have recent.
been in Woodstock. Among thes,
have been Mr.. Phineas v. Stephens o
New York. president Of the former
Company and Mr.. j. L. Wolf, an en-
gineer and officer associated with the
North Carolina company. The two
companies, however, are cooperating
in the survey OF the Valley area fol
industrial purposes, and the create,
part OF the work viii be done under
the auspices Of the Shenandoah Valley
Inc.
AT the solicitation Of the Town
Council Of Woodstock experts con.
nected with Companies mentioned
have made preliminary examination
OF the several sources from which the
town hopes to get a water supply ade-
quate for industrial and domestic pur-
poses at a cost within the limits of
the towns ability to pay, without jeop-
ardizing its credit or placing a burden
upon the taxpayers beyond their abili.
ty to carry.
The Shenandoah Valley is at the
dawn Of an era Of development which
means that its latent wealth will be
utilized for its industrial expansion to
such an extent that its growth in i'm.
portance will multiply beyond the most
ssnguine expectations Of its optimistic
citizens, and with this in mind. the
Town Council Of Woodstock proposes
laying solid foundation for the com.
munity's prosperity. To do this has
necessitated the employment of such
agencies as can best solve the problems
confronting the town in an economical
and Intelligent manner. The engineers
employed by the companies alluded to
are experts, and the preliminary sur.
veys OF the towns resources means ex-
pert opinion as to what the town has, or
will have, to offer industries seeking a
location in its limits.
Necessarily and primarily Wood
stocks first problem to be solved is
the one involving an adequate supply
,t water for all purposes. It is the
basis of all plans for local development
md until the citizens of the town CO.
operate in an effort to secure this sup
ply the town must either stand stilll
,r lag.
The experts who are going over the /
sround in quest of a source of supply.
UGH as the town must have, are doing
o without preference for any particu-
ar source. until such time as every
ondition and all material considerations
re well weighed and then it will be
p to the people to accept or reject
heir recommendation.
There are several sources from which |
suitable supply Of water may be had,
ut until these sources are given ex.
ert consideration by men whose ex-
erience and knowledge allow an in.
elligent consideration Of the advan-
ages and disadvantages of these
ources. 1t is useless for the layman to
ecide which of the sources is the best.
The public have delegated to the
own Council the necessary power to
rake such research rs is justified in
he premises and the Council. notwith-
the apparent and immediate |
iced ola larger water supply, has not
'een stampeded into making hurried
lecision in the matter.
The time has come, though, when II |
Woodstock is to receive any of the
'enefits accruing from the progressive
which Is now part Of the
falley Campaign, the increasing OF the
water supply cannot be much longer
delayed.
Already the congested manufactur-I
ng centers Of the North are seeking
ocations where overhead charges will
,e materially reduced and labor prob |
ems are less acute, and nowhere are
conditions as favorable in solving many
u their problems as in the Shenandoah
Valley. Inquiries are coming to this
section for information relative tol
hese matters, and Woodstock must be
a position to give favorable replies
o such inquiries, and replies based on
actual conditions and such as win bear
The first requisite for locating indus
.ries is water, and the Town Council
seeks the cooperation and the con-
;tructive criticism of the citizens in ar
irving at a sane and safe solution Of
the problem.
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