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CLAY COUNTY ILLUSTRATED 



Residence of Ole Martinson, Moorhead 



The city has three prosperous banks 

 with a third of a million dollars cap- 

 ital and a million and a quarter of de- 





Artesian Water Tank, Moorhead 



posits. It has numerous commercial 

 and civic organizations, each doing its 

 share to aid in promoting the interest 

 and welfare of the city. Fraternal 

 societies are well represented. Two 

 newspapers, the News and the Citizen, 

 are published here. 



The city water and light plant was 

 constructed in 1895. Improved ma- 

 chinery has been added from time to 

 time, and the new generator and steam 

 turbine, installed during 1915, have 

 materially reduced the cost of gener- 

 ating the electric current. Rates for 

 lighting range from four to eight cents, 

 and for power from three to six cents 

 per kilowat hour. 



The city now uses artesian water 

 exclusively. The supply comes from 

 three 10-inch wells from 185 to 210 

 feet deep, and is the best water in the 

 Red River Valley. During 1915 a stor- 

 age tank of 300,000 gallons capacity 

 was built. This tank is 126 feet in 

 height and provides a gravity pressure 

 of 50 pounds, which may be increased, 

 in case of fire, to 100 pounds by the 

 use of a booster pump with capacity 

 of 1,000 gallons a minute. 



Since August, 1900, the surplus earn- 

 ings of the plant, over operating ex- 

 penses, have been $214,000. Operating 

 expenses include repairs, insurance, in- 

 terest and depreciation. 



