About the only criticism I heard against the farm bureau of Niagara County was that Peet was the wrong man. The farmers want a man who will stay manager. But some of the best members hinted that Peet will not stay because he's just a bit too efficient. They seem to fear that some business corporation is going to get him away. And when you look over the record of his work as organizer and executive, you must admit there's something in this.
(Detroit News)
Four half-tone illustrations:
- 1. The Settling Basin at the Water Works.
- 2. Interior of the Tunnel Through which the Water is Pumped.
- 3. Where Detroit's Water Comes From.
- 4. Water Rushing into the Settling Basin.
GUARDING A CITY'S WATER SUPPLY
How the City Chemist Watches for the Appearance of Deadly Bacilli; Water Made Pure by Chemicals
BY HENRY J. RICHMOND
"COLON." The city chemist spoke the one significant word as he set down the test tube into which he had been gazing intently. The next morning the front page of all the city papers displayed the warning, "Citizens should boil the drinking water."
Every morning, as the first task of the day, the city chemist uncorks a curious little crooked tube containing a few spoonsful of very ordinary bouillon, akin to that which you might grab at the quick lunch, but which has been treated by the admixture of a chemical. This tube begins in a bulb which holds the fluid and terminates in an upturned crook sealed at the end. Into this interesting little piece of apparatus, the chemist pours a small quantity of the city drinking water, and he then puts the whole into an incubator where it is kept at a temperature favorable to the reactions which are expected if the water is contaminated.