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the tanners were willing to do anything possible along the line of remedying 

 the pollution of streams, and Mr. Buller was very reasonable in the matter 

 and appreciated the difficulties under which we are working the same as you 

 do. I will keep you informed as to the progress of our work at Elkins. 



Very truly yours, 



S. KISTLER. 



October 14th, 1912. 

 MR. S. KISTLER, 



Lock Haven, Pa. 



DEAR SIR: I have you favor of the 10th inst. and note with much interest 

 all you say concerning your meeting in regard to the pollution by tanneries in 

 Pennsylvania. I assure you that I feel certain that you will now be able to 

 construct a system at Elkins that will be satisfactory to all concerned. 



Thanking you for your letter, and assuring you that I stand ready and will- 

 ing to do all in my power to assist you, I am, with kind regards. 



Respectfully, 



J. A. VIQUESNEY, 



Warden. 



October 23, 1912. 

 MR. S. KISTLER. 

 Lock Haven, Pa. 



DEAR SIR: I beg to inform you that the Tygart's Valley River is almost 

 as black as ink all the distance from Elkins to Belington. 



This discoloration was first noticeable at Belington yesterday evening. Am 

 sorry to again have to call your attention to this, knowing that you are making 

 arrangements to correct the matter as speedily as you can, but thought possi- 

 bly that this might be taking place without your knowledge. 

 With kind regards, I am, 



Respectfully, 



J. A. VIQUESNEY, 



Warden. 



LOCK HAVEN, PA., October 25, 1912. 

 HON. J. A. VIQUESNEY, 

 Belington, W. Va. 



DEAR SIR: Your letter of the 23rd has been received and I regret to note 

 that the Tygarts Valley River is again in a discolored state. I am taking 

 this up at once with our Elkins plant. 



We have just started work at Elkins on the erection of a new building, 

 and the reason we have delayed the work on the settling tanks at that plant 

 is that the erection of this building and one to go alongside of it make necesr 

 sary the relocation of our present sewers for handling the wastes from the 

 tannery, and our idea was to get these buildings located so that w y e would then 

 be able to shift our sewers to suit their location and the location of the new 

 settling arrangements. I will take the matter up with our superintendent at 

 Elkins so that he gives this present trouble his immediate attention, and I 



