Jones Co. TX - Newspapers - The Stamford American: August 1, 1924 *********************************************************** Submitted by: Dorman Holub Date: 28 December 2019 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/jones/jonestoc.htm *********************************************************** The Stamford American Friday, August 1, 1924 County officials elected Sheriff - Hudson County Judge - Thomas County Attorney - Robinson District Clerk - Reeves County clerk - Wright Tax Collector - Reaves Tax Assessor - Griffith County Superintendent - Hauk County Treasurer - Otto Sosebee The Grubbs Produce company is moving from the Armour building on south Ferguson to their own building recently completed on South Wetherbee. The Stamford American has made a deal with The Lueders Messenger to fill out all unexpired subscriptions to the Messenger. In other words all those who have paid for the Messenger will receive the Stamford American for the full time for which their subscriptions to the Messenger were paid Lueders Messenger Gertrude Sharbutt, Editor Lueders, Texas, July 31, 1924 City has wonderful water works Henry Cook, superintendent of the water department of the city government provides American editor with inspection of the water system. The trip took us 16 miles into the country to Lake Penick at Lueders, which is formed by damming the Clear Fork River. The Lake at this time stands over 30 feet deep at the deepest points and has a shore line of perhaps 25 miles. When the lake is full to the spillway, the shore line is approximately 30 miles. The water is lifted from the lake to the first settling basin, about three miles, through a 16 inch main by a turbine pump which delivers 1,000 gallons per minute to the settling basin. The turbine operates automatically and requires no attention except to be lubricated occasionally, however, a man is kept on full time pay at the lake to see that everything is as it should be and kept in shape. The turbine delivers about one gallon out of seven through the pump, that is, out of every seven gallons that flow through the wheel one will be pumped into the reservoir, the rest of course, flowing down the river. In low water times and long continued droughts, a 750 gallon per minute oil engine pump, is ready and waiting to take up the burden and deliver the water to the settling basin, however, it has been necessary to use it only a few days since the system was installed The first settling basin of the system is 100 feet wide and one mile long, an earthen tank, and will hold 35,000,000 gallons. It is kept standing at about a 20,000,000 gallon level. From that basin it flows by gravity through a 12 inch main 11-1/2 miles to the second basin which is kept at about a 10,000,000 gallon level. From this basin it is pumped to the city standpipe. The pump station is equipped with two 500 gallon per minute pumps operated by oil burning engines, and one electric pump which is operated by a 75 horse power motor and delivers 750 gallons of water per minute to the standpipe over two miles away and 165 feet higher than the pump. The main from the pump to the standpipe is a 10 inch pipe. Two pumpers are employed a night and day man, however, the pumps are not run continuously, as their capacity is superior to the consumption of water by the city. The city is using a little over 500,000 gallons daily. The minimum rate on the electric pump is $75 per month and not much more than that amount is consumed, as it is held in reserve for emergencies. A good test of the electric pump’s efficiency was furnished when the Virginia Hotel burned here last winter. The electric pump filled the standpipe with four fire hoses drawing it out fight the fire. It operates as smoothly as a cream separator. At the pump station the water is treated with Chlorine Gas which purifies it against germs and reduces the gyp and alkaline contents. The main line is built with cut-off valves at each reservoir, and with outlet valve where it crosses California Creeks, so that either basin can be drained and cleaned or the basins can be cut off and the main cleaned. The water is sold to the consumer at the lowest rate possible in order to pay operating costs and create a sinking fund sufficient to retire the water bonds as they mature. The Stamford rate is just a shade lower than the Fort Worth rate, the only difference being than an extra 1,000 gallons is allowed here on the minimum. The bond issue to build the system was over 500,000 dollars. A.C. Cooper, owner of the Stamford Inn Hugh Astin has purchased the handsome residence property of Mrs. J.L. Jones on North Swenson Avenue, $5,000. W.P. Ragsdale bought the new duplex bungalow belonging to J.D. Curd on E. Oliver Street, $4,500 T.D. Morrell purchased the residence property of Earl Keese on E. McHarg Avenue. Judge B.P. Davenport and W.P. McDonald have become owners of the F.S. Hastings residence on East McHarg. It will become an apartment house on Sept. 1. The Lueders Messenger suspended publication two weeks ago and the editor and his family moved to Throckmorton and took over the management of the paper there. Mr. Herrick is an excellent editor and newspaper man and the Lueders field is too small for him to support his family as he would like to do. Austin’s Cafe South Ferguson Street