The Dalles Weekly Chronicle

J. L. Carroll of Pendleton, whom the people of The Dalles will remember kindly for having brought down Pendleton's contribution to the sufferers by the Dalles fire, was in town last night. In the course of a pleasant chat with a Chronicle representative reference was made to the water works of the town of Pendleton, a town with a population nearly equal to that of The Dalles. Pendleton has the luxury of a pumping system, a luxury that some men of narrow comprehension and broad prejudice would like to have saddled on this city. Pendleton is sorry she has a pumping system and would like to swap it off for gravity and may do so before long. Two engineers are employed about half the time. The engine consumes about 100 cords of wood a month at an average cost of $4.60 a cord. Other lesser expenses make the system an immense burden on the city. Besides accidents will happen occasionally to the machinery and then the water gives out in the city. Last summer an accident of this nature left the town three days without water. Contrast these facts, ye taxpayers of The Dalles, with your water system and rejoice with exceeding great joy that the wisdom of the city council delivered us from a like oppressive burden.

Speaking of politics Mr. Carroll thought that Hon. John C. Leasure was ahead of every other candidate of Umatilla county for the congressional nomination. He was satisfied Mr. Leasure would have no trouble in carrying the whole thirteen delegates and probably some adjoining counties as well.