Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-08-27 | Page 8 | Water like Old Fashioned Molasses

WATER LIKE OLD FASHIONED MOLASSES Restaurateurs Incensed at Loss of Trout by Mud in City Water. Thcro was weeping nnd walling in many restaurants Saturday on a count of tho mu that has been accompanying iho city water through tho pipes. In fact, It was hard to say Just what It was mud or water but It succeeded In killing nearly all tho trout that were In many window aquariums, Tho Vienna wob tho lorgcit lofcr. Over 225 fins trcut wero frtranglnl by the mud. Thcso floh would average, aver-age, a quarter of a pound each, nnd tho management man-agement oleud that their loss would ba near Incensed at City. "Wn pay our taxes and llccnso to do business," busi-ness," said iho manager Saturday, "and wo arc forced to put up with thin sewn.r water In which nothing can live, nnd which no ono enn drink. Wo wero Informed by a man employed em-ployed by tho city thnt it was carolessncs to run thlsi inud through tho pipes. If this Is tjuo tho city should rolmburso us for the loss." Lost Its Fet. Tli Crystal wxi the next largest loser. "Vfc had 100 fish I filed In our window." said an employee em-ployee of tho Crystal. "Wo lost that large Ihree-ponnd fellow which una a pet of ours. He would tako foci from our hands, and w would not havo taken JIO for him. Ho was Just like uno of tho help." Hauling- "Water for Use. "Wo are hauling our wnter from the arteolan wells," said the Saddle Rock cafo manager. Have Flenty of Mud. Then war. a general complaint to register In .all tho rcttaurants. "We did noi have any live fish to bo Injured, hut wo did havo plenty of mud." was thj answer In many placon to Tho Tribune. "Worse Than Chicago F.iver. "Do ws need a filtering plant?" asked ono gentleman. In answer ho cmlled and drew a plnas of vattr from tho fr.ucet that recalled early recollections of iho old Chicago river. Saved by Artesian "Water. At tha Inrgo flan n.ttchcry oppoilto CaMcr's park, a half million fin trout escnpfd death owing to lh3 fad that the owner uses artesian water only.