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I carried this closed drain to the creek, at an ad- 

 ditional expense of $67. The connecting of the 

 water pipes and the laying of the sewer was done 

 by a local plumber for $50 ; the drain-pipe and 

 sewer-pipe cost $112 ; and the three catch-basins, 

 bricked up and covered with two-inch plank, 

 cost $63. The filling in of all these trenches was 

 done by my own men with teams and scrapers, 

 and should not be figured into this expense ac- 

 count. It must be borne in mind that while this 

 elaborate water system was being installed, no 

 buildings were completed and but few were 

 even begun ; the big house was not finished for 

 more than a year. The sites of all the buildings 

 had been decided on, and the farm-house and the 

 cottage had been moved and remodelled, by the 

 middle of October, at which date the water plant 

 was completed. An abundant supply of good 

 water is essential to the comfort of man and 

 beast, and the money invested in securing it will 

 pay a good interest in the long run. My water 

 plant cost me a lot of money, $2758 ; but it hasn't 

 cost me $10 a year since it was finished. 



