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Show A MONOPOLY IN WATER. This winter agents of the Pennsylvania railroad have gone along its main line from Harrisburg to Pittsburg snd bought up all the unused water right at a low figure. The purchases were quietly msd and by different individuals, so that the public waa not aware of the situation until un-til the control of all new water supply had gone into the hands of this great corporation. ... . In order to allay public clamor against this monopoly of water, the Pennsylvania company announces its Intention of laying lay-ing a pipeline parallel to 4ts tracks the whole distance of 230 miles from Harrisburg Harris-burg to Pittsburg, and that It will sell the towns and cities along the route what water they require. The Pennsylvania company figures on receiving enough from the sale of the water of which It has acquired ac-quired a monopoly to pay profitable returns re-turns on its total water supply investment invest-ment "snd to obtain its own water free of charge. New York World. |