CENTRAL STATES ASSOCIATION

CENTRAL STATES ASSOCIATION

Its Upward Growth During Eight Years.

During the eight years of its existence the Central States Waterworks association (it was originally only the Ohio Waterworks association) has been a continuous success. Front being a mere local assemblage of waterworks men, with chiefly local interests to subserve, it has reached a rank which entitles its conventions to be looked upon as gatherings, whose deliberations command national consideration and are listened to and studied with the highest respect by a constituency, whose limits extend far beyond the restricted boundaries implied by its name. This is altogether owing to the fact that its membership is made up of practical men, who have only the ono object in view-—such a betterment of existing waterworks systems throughout the territory covered by its operations as shall make for the health and business prosperity of the community. Its chosen field of operations is the Ohio valley; it comprehends the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and West Virginia, and the western portion of Pennsylvania. Among its officers are members from Tennessee and Michigan. Its first convention was held at Columbus; the second, at Springfield; the third, at Cincinnati; the fourth, at Columbus; the fifth, at Evansville, Ind.; the sixth, at Indianapolis. This year it will be held at Toledo, on August 16, 17, 18, 19. under tlie presidency of Frank J. Kelley, superintendent of the meter and hydrant service, waterworks, Cincinnati. The other officers arc as follows: First vicepresident, T. R. Cook, superintendent of waterworks, Toledo, Ohio; secretary, William Allen Veach, superintendent of waterworks, Newark, Ohio; treasurer, Charles K. Rowe, secretary, waterworks, Dayton, Ohio; State vicepresidents, Emil G. Heeger, member waterworks Itoard, Evansville, Ind., W. H. Glore. superintendent waterworks, Covington, Ky., James E. Brady, Chattanooga, Tenn., A. L. Holmes, hydraulic engineer, Grand Rapids, Mich., M. F.. McKinney, superintendent waterworks, Wheeling, W. Va.; executive committee, C. W. Wiles, superintendent waterworks, Delaware, Ohio, George F. Cooper, Xenia, Ohio, J. O’Shaughnessy, superintendent waterworks, Columbus; finance committee, T. R. Cook, Columbus, Ohio, John I-angan, Tipton, Ind., A. W. Inman, superintendent waterworks, Massillon, Ohio. Toledo, in Lucas county, where the convention is to be held, is a growing city of nearly 140,000 inhabitants. It is built on both sides of the Maumee river, and is situated five miles from the Maumee bay, anti eight from lake Erie. The ground rises gradually up from the river to a slight eminence, on which most of the residences are built. It has extensive harbor facilities, and its principal industries are shipping and manufactures. It was settled in 1832 and incorporated as a city in 1836. It is a rapidly growing city, and, according to the last Federal census, had made the greatest growth of any city of its size in the United States. Its waterworks system is fully described and illustrated elsewhere in this impression.