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Show II M HOW DOES HE KNOW? ; i f 1 1 City Engineer Riter declares against any ex- ; .l 1 f penditure to test the capacity of the Liberty Park ijh wells. Why does he? What are his reasons? , ! He affects to believe that the amount of water j that could be obtained would be too small to ' ? f i justify the expense. On what does he found his ;;! j conclusion? He is city engineer and all the sanc- ' f tity of his office backs hia opinion. How much is j that worth? Is he, either by education or ex- ,;j perience, qualified to judge? We would not un- !' j fairly criticise, but what is there in the scholastic ; jj ! education of a civil engineer that fits him to be a Iji j! judge of such a matter, and to pit his judgment ,1,1 ' against the judgment of men familiar with such , jj matters? Is water at $25 per share from a Jordan ; ,j t j canal so much better than the pure water which 4 1 j; the city owns above Liberty Park? |