| Show WOMEN OMEN AROUSED BY WATER CONDITIONS Representatives of Clubs Call Meeting to Discuss Pollution Pollution tion of City Supply A ROUSED and alarmed b by conditions A x ARoUSED the they ha have seen along the source of oC the tle city's s water supply through pasturing pasturing pasturing pas pas- turing horses and cattle along Parleys Parley's Par Par- committee of ley's leys canyon tho the civic the State Federation of at Women's clubs and the Association of oC City clubs have havo arranged to hold a 3 meeting to to- discuss the matter at the tho Y V. V. W. C. C A. A rooms at 2 p. p in in m. Monday It Is their intention to outline a plan of or action to stop contamination contamInation con con- of or water A committee representing the state federation and the local clubs Inspected Inspect Inspect- ed Mountain Dell crock creek In Parleys Parley's can- can on Page Pago 5 Column B. B I WOMEN AROUSED BY BYWATER WATER CONDITIONS Representatives of Clubs Call Meeting to Discuss Pollution Pollution Pollution tion of City Supply ji Continued From Page Pago 1 yon yon yesterday esterday afternoon In company compan with the tho superintendent ent of waterworks and another committee made mado an inspection inspection tion o of tho the canyon canon streams str ams Thursday afternoon gathering data Mondays Monday's 8 meeting meeting- is to be the first step In an active campaign sa say Bay tho the women In charge Tho next step will willbo bo ho to have all members of ot tho the two committees which Inspected the canyon streams and as many other club women as attend police court Tuesday when the ca case c against the ranch owners owners own own- ers erI of Parleys Parley's canyon who are charged with polluting the streams comes up for or trial Members of or the committees will probably be he witnesses In tho the case and others will lend lenel their Influence and support to the tho efforts of ot tho water de department department department de- de officials to protect the tho city water from contamination Members Member of Committee Committees Yesterday the tho inspection of or Mountain Dell creek where sonic soma thirty head of horses and cattle arc pastured dally daily along the stream streamS was made mad by a committee com corn composed of Mrs P. P N. N Cook chairman of the tho civic committee of ot the State Federation Mrs Elizabeth M. M Cohen chairman of or the legislative com com- mitten o of tho the same organization Dr Jane W. W and Mrs John Cowen Cowe n. n The Tho day before the canyon canon streams were Inspected by a 0 committee composed com corn composed posed of Mrs Irs C C. II ir McMahon auditor and member of or the board o of directors of the National Federation of or Women's clubs Mrs Cohen Mrs J. J T. T Beless Belese Mrs Mis Byron Cummings and Mrs C. C S. S Kinne all prominent club women of ot ortho tho thc city Mountain Dell creek flows into Parleys Parley's Parleys Parley's Par Par- leys ley's creek a 0 few tew miles mites above tho the In Intake Intake In- In take pipe of the city eft water system Water from the creek Is distributed to about two-thirds two o of the population lot lof lotI I the city through the central and lower systems of tho the waterworks circuit Along the lower end of or Mountain Dell creek beginning but a few rew hundred I feet teet above the point of junction of oC I this creek with Parleys Parley's cre creek creak k there isa Is Isa a ranch There are two pastures connected connected connected con con- with tho the ranch these pastures lying on both sides of the creek They are arc under fence Cence and there Is a n dividing dividing divid divid- ing Ins fence between the upper and nd lower pasture but there is no fence tenee or ob obstruction obstruction obstruction ob- ob along the banks of ot tho the creek so that tho the stream Is open to the tho stock grazed in tho the pastures The boundary fences run Tun from to feet reet from tram the banks of or tho creek and the tho stock stockIs Is confined in this space Water rater for tor forthe forthe the horses and cows Is supplied by tho creek creel When not In the tho creek the animals ani ant mals are arc grazing along the sloping banks which drain directly Into the stream See Refuse In Water The club women saw tho the evidences of ot this drainage for the last heavy rain had washed refuse from the banks Into the water This was waa being carried down tho the stream towards tho the city water water water wa wa- ter system intake dam damn When they saw these conditions the club women became thoroughly Indignant indignant indig Indig- nant rant and determined at once that something some somo- something thing thins should be undertaken b by tho the women of tho city to put a So stop to this As soon as the tIle committee returned tho the matter was taken up with Mrs Irs A. A J. J Gorham president of the Federation of ot Women's omens cru s and preliminary ar arrangements arrangements arrangements ar- ar were made for tor the Monday Monda in meeting co t in g. g Speaking of conditions Mrs Cook chairman of the civic committee of tho federation said and shameful The They certainly are should not be bo allowed to exist Only one who has actually seen tho the place can understand the tho seriousness of tho the situation and realize how the water Is being boing polluted If It the tho people of oC the city could only see seo that stream and what Is there and realize that the they are drinking tho the water from that place the they would woul rise riso up In revolt It certain certainly should be stopped and surely there Is some means of or doln doing it It We c will take th the them m matter up at this meeting and will endeavor en deavor eavor to outline somo some plan of ot ure After the m meeting we wo hope to havas have hav as s man many club women as possible Ir court ourt Tuesday when the case the tho Parleys Parley's canyon canon stock owners corneto cometo come comei to trial |
