The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-08-11

LIS a 0OIC water lily
per pound and only pound is required for softenng
1000 grains of hardness whereas soap costs about Is
cents pound at the store and requires 32 pounds
of soap for each 1000 grains of hardness.
Wherever hard water is used-laundry work.
DISTINGUISHING cleaning and care Of bathrooms is made
difficult This is due to the fact that soap
bines with the hardness and forms curs This makes
very troublesome and Objectionable form of dirt
Curd sticks to clothes turning them gray when iron
ed. 1t combines with grease On dishes and it is
difficult to make them bright and clean. 1t deposits
on the sides of bath tubs and is difficult to remove
1t lrrltacS the skin 1t makes shaving difficult
and unpleasant the beard is not properly sOftened.
The National Canneries Association in recent
bulletin, claims that hard water a tOughening
or hardening Of peas and ripe beans and incrusta
ton Of oXalateS in bees when used in the canning of
these vegetables
The heating of hard water causes it to deposit
scale in water pipes heating coils, boiler tubes and
boiler shells. The heat loss due to scale $50 to
1I9 inch thick has been computed to be from To to
16%. This means that with scale l of an inch, Is
cents of every dollar paid for coal is lost This is in
addition to the trouble cost of drainage and time lost
in getting rid Of the scale Residential building costs
would be lowered by having municipal softening
plant The additional cost Of average home using
either csteIn and pump zeolite softener and
ming three water lines in place of two is from $4,000
to $4,000 and these figures are conservative.
This expense and all maintenance costs could be
eliminated with municipal softening plant. Replac-
ing hot water coils using hard water averages $1,000
to $500 per year besides the increased fuel con-
sumption.
Replacing water service due to the decreased
flow from the iron content is from $4,000 and up.
The City would have considerably less expense
and maintenance of the water mains and the periodic
spell of rusty water would be thing of the past
in Redwood Falls
No doubt certain industries would be attracted
to Redwood Falls if soft water were available.
Investigation by Mr.. Mccarthy of the Mccarthy
Well Company Of Saint Paul shows the impracability
OF deep wells as source of water IN Redwood Falls.
Should the present supply OF spring water fail it
would be necessary to the water from Lake Red
wood Tor city purposes The lime soda ash system
would take care OF this situation should it
and this should be considered by the Council in the
plant construction.
Should the plant be constructed for iron removal
only, looking to the addition Of the complete lime
soda ash sofening process at later date there would
be certain amount Of obsoesence of the aerator equip
ment the iron removal be accomplished at the
time that the SOftening process is taking place
Thus the ACCESSIBILITY of making complete water
softening plant for Redwood Falls.
Those having Zeolite systems would not find
them obsolete or unnecessary but the of water
thru the unit would be very greatly increased and
regeneration would be infrequent compared to the
present limited capacity of the softeners with
very hard water. There can be argument but what
a municipal softening plant would the citizens of
Redwood Falls great deal of money for all time as
softening water with soap is expensive process
when pound of lime costing - cent will soften
water than 20 pounds of soap.
If you are interested in a municipal water soften
ing plant for Redwood Falls l would suggest calling
the Mayor Mr.. J. F. Knudson or Aldermen J. C.
Budik and George Huhnerkoch in the first ward and
George Patton and Eugene Charlebos in the second
ward, telling them of your interest in the matter.
In fairness to all residents of the City, the City
Council should have informative vote taken prompt
ly to ascertain if the people of Redwood Falls want
municipal softenng plant. This should be done I'M
medately that the application for Public Works
Administration grant could go forward without any
delay. The matter of time is important
This is a project in which all Civic groups espe-
cially the several Womens Clubs of the City should
be vitality interested.
1 again suggest, call your Mayor and Aldermen
for prompt action of the best things possible
for Redwood Falls. l have no personal connection
with and am not Interested in any way with any
pany which mis- ht install complete water softening
plant. My sole interest and desire in this is to make
Redwood Falls better place in which to live
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