Hen? |Jork filter 
Hlanufacturing 
Company 
23ear6 3uilbirtg, 120 SiSerty Street 
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PAGE 
Aeration, 8, 17 
Biological and Chemical Results, - - - - - - - - - 18, 19 
Boiler Service, ------------ 23, 32 
Coagulation, ------------- 3, 4 
Endorsements, - - - - - - - - - - - 18, 19, 28, 29 
Filtration, ------- --2 
Filters, House, - -- -- -- -- -- -- 6 
“ Vertical Pressure, - - - - - - - - - 9, ix, 12 
“ Horizontal Pressure, ----10 
“ Gravity, - - - - - - - - - - 15, 20, 22 
“ City Water Works, - - - - - - - 16, 17, 20, 21, 22 
Information wanted by us, 31 
Sectional Washing, ------------ 9 
Schedule of Sizes, Capacities, etc., -------- 30 
Users (partial list), - - - - - - - - - - - 23 to 27 
September I, 1897. WE FURNISH AT LOWEST PRICES 
Pressure Filters, Gravity Filters, Vertical Filters, 
Horizontal Filters, Stirring Devices for Washing, 
Exclusive Patented Sectional Washing Device 
FOR PURIFYING THE WATER SUPPLY OF 
WATER WORKS, CITIES, TOWNS, VILLAGES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS, 
SUGAR REFINERIES, ROLLING MILLS, BREWERIES, LABORATORIES, CHEMICAL 
WORKS, PAPER, SILK, WOOLEN AND COTTON MILLS, BLEACHERIES, 
DYE-HOUSES, LAUNDRIES, HOTELS, CLUBS, BOTTLING 
ESTABLISHMENTS, SODA WATER WORKS, 
PRIVATE RESIDENCES, 
AND VARIOUS PLACES WHERE WATER IS REQUIRED FOR 
BOILERS. 
OUR FILTER POSITIVELY REMOVES ALL GREASE FROM CONDENSED STEAM WATER. 
See List on Page 23. 
Aggregate Daily Filtering Capacity up to present time, over 300,000,000 Gallons. 
The Appellate Court has decided that we have the sole right, under our patent 
No. 293,740, to use a coagulant in a continuous filtration process. PURE WATER 
Absolutely pure water is seldom found in nature, as it so readily absorbs impurities from 
the air and soil with which it comes in contact; even the rain which falls in the open country 
contains a trace of ammoniacal salt, and the so-called “pure water” of natural springs is often 
impregnated to a great extent with soluble substances derived from the rocks it passes over. If 
the water is taken from a lake or pond it is generally discolored and stained by the roots of trees, 
peat, leaves, etc., and contains impurities of both a vegetable and organic nature, which it holds 
both in solution and suspension. If taken from a brook or river it usually contains, in addition 
to the impurities stated, sewage and refuse from mills, factories, etc., and is then capable of 
spreading typhoid and malarial fevers and kindred diseases of a zymotic nature. But fortunately 
all these impurities can be removed, and we are doing it every day in all parts of the country, 
making the water as clear, bright and sparkling as Appolinaris. We accomplish this by scien- 
tifically applied mechanical Filtration, and we are frequently asked the three following questions : 
First—What is Mechanical Filtration? 
It is chemical sedimentation, assisted or rapidly secured by first coagulating, agglomer- 
ating or massing together the impurities and Bacteria into particles of such size that they are 
then caught and retained on the top or surface of a sand filter-bed. 
The right to employ this coagulating process in connection with a Filter in a continuous manner is 
covered by a patent owned exclusively by our Company, and the patent has been sustained by the Court of 
Appeals. 
2 Second—How and with what is Coagulating Done? 
The water, by the “New York” system, is prepared for filtration by a delicate process 
(covered, as above stated, by our patent) which is an ingenious adaptation of nature’s methods. 
One of the most common, active and efficient of the earthly salts used by nature in 
purifying water is alumina. It is not infrequently used as a water purifier by many people in 
sections of-the country where the water is clayey. The merest trace is all that is required, and 
this is supplied with the utmost accuracy and nicety by our process alone. Its action, briefly 
stated, is this : It changes into tangible form the impurities in solution, and gathers together 
these and the exceedingly fine particles of clay into masses that can be filtered out. It is impor- 
tant to understand that tiie coagulant is removed along with the impurities ; ?iot-a trace of it remains in 
the filtered water. This fact is known and attested by chemists and sanitarians the world over. 
The action of the alumina is almost instantaneous, and if the water is not forced (down- 
wards) through the Filter at a greater speed than 4 8-10 inches per minute, or three gallons per 
minute for each square foot of filter-bed surface, on which basis the capacity of the Filter is 
rated, the coagulant, alumina in the form of a solution, has time to unite with the carbonate of 
lime which is in all natural waters, and hydrate of alumina is set free ; this is a perfectly harm- 
less, white translucent jelly which settles down on the surface of the sand filter-bed, forming a 
fine coating on same and entangling with it all the suspended impurities, Bacteria and organic 
coloring matter in the water, but leaving the carbonic acid, which was combined with the car- 
bonate of lime, dissolved in the water, to which it gives a refreshing and agreeable taste, free 
from that flatness so characteristic of boiled or distilled water which has lost its carbonic acid. 
The mass of jelly, Bacteria and impurities is removed from the Filter daily by simply 
sending the water back (upwards) through the sand filter-bed, and thus flushing out the 
impurities through the waste pipe in top of the filter, the attrition thoroughly scouring the sand- 
bed, and after each washing the filter-bed is as good as new. 
The device for forming and automatically feeding the coagulant solution is very simple, and 
directions for operating it and the Filter will be found in the Catalogue. (See pages 7, 8, 14.) 
3 Third—What quantity of Coagulant is required? 
For most waters one pound of coagulant is sufficient for 14,000 gallons of water, or one- 
half grain to the gallon of 58,333 grains. 
This is an infinitesimal amount, and if the water is not forced through the Filter at a 
greater speed than the 4 8-10 inches per minute, or three gallons per minute for each square foot 
of filter-bed surface, no trace of the coagulant can be found in the filtered water, even by analysis, as 
repeatedly testified to by prominent chemical and sanitary experts. 
Of course, if the capacity guaranteed for the Filter on the above-named basis is exceeded, 
the results will not be satisfactory. 
For the convenience of our customers, we carry in stock a supply of Coagulant specially 
manufactured for us from our own formula, which we have found to give the best results in 
connection with water purification. 
We do not claim that our Filters and Processes will work miracles or operate without any 
attention whatsoever, but ten years practical Filter Engineering, and the possession of over 100 
patents formerly owned by the well-known Hyatt, National, American and Blessing Filter 
Companies, enable us to embody in our New York Filter the best features of all. We can furnish 
Pressure Filters, Gravity Filters, Vertical Filters, or Horizontal Filters with any of the known 
Stirring Devices for washing. Our exclusive Sectional Washing Device, however (a description 
of which will be found in the Catalogue), does away with all the complicated devices necessary 
in other methods of washing, and requires no power or machinery for stirring the filter-bed 
while cleansing the Filter. This, of course, means saving of money, time and water. This pro- 
cess, as well as all other washing methods known, is covered by our patents. 
Other Filter literature, reprints, reports, etc., will be furnished upon application. 
4 HOUSE FILTERS. 
One of the luxuries of filtered water is, that where a nice porcelain-lined bath-tub is used 
and new sanitary improvements in the way of plumbing are put in the house, they are never 
stained up and made unsightly by the mud found in most water supplies, nor are the valves 
throughout the house cut out by the sand and grit. The saving of expense in connection with 
repairs to plumbing, valves, etc., soon pays for the cost of the Filter. 
The Filter is connected with the main supply pipe in the basement or cellar of a residence 
or other building. All of the water entering the premises passes through the Filter, is thoroughly fil- 
tered and purified, and is drawn bright, clear and sparkling from every spigot. 
The strainer employed in the New York Filter for preventing the escape of sand with the 
filtered water, is so constructed that it can not become clogged, thus insuring the perfect oper- 
ation of the Filter. 
The Filter is cleansed by simply turning the handle of the operating valve, which allows 
the water to enter the Filter in the reverse direction, and after flowing for about ten minutes 
the dirt will all be washed out and the Filter will be ready again for service. 
We give herewith an illustration and description of our Filter especially designed for use 
in private residences. The entire operation of the Filter is controlled by one valve, and is therefore so 
simple that the most ignorant domestic can readily understand and operate it. 
Send us the information reqtiested by questions on page Ji. 
For sizes, capacities, etc., see page jo. 
BE SURE AND WASH FILTER EACH DAY. 
5 H°USeSCandCePiPe [ Not furnished 
Connections to Filter } us* 
TOP-VIEW or 
COAGU LATING TANK 
Be Sure and Wash 
Filter Each Day. 
Operating 
Valve. 
HOUSE FILTERS. 
12 in. diam., in. connections 
16 “ “ % “ 
20 “ “ I “ 
See Schedule of Capacities, Etc., 
Page 30. 
6 DIRECTIONS FOR CONNECTING HOUSE FILTERS. 
Connect the opening on the coagulating tank marked I and the outlet pipe from Filter 
marked B to the house service pipe, placing a valve N between the connections and valves R 
and M in each branch, thus forming a by-pass ; if a pump is used connect pipe I to discharge 
pipe of pump, and force the water through Filter Never connect suction pipe of pump 
to Filter. 
Connect the side of the tank marked O with the inlet pipe to Filter marked A, using the 
two nipples and union, which are furnished for this purpose. 
Connect the waste pipe C with the main drain pipe or sewer. 
Put in the filtering material through the 2-inch opening at top of Filter to within 6 inches 
of the top The filtering material should be thoroughly washed before attempting to filter 
(See directions for Washing). 
To fill the coagulating tank, close the lever valve dd, remove the cover Q, and drain out 
the solution from the tank, which can be done by opening the waste valve P. Then fill the tank 
with crystal or lump alum, and the interstices between the lumps of alum with water, after 
which replace the cover, and open the lever valve K—say one hole on the dial. To open this 
valve turn the lever in a direction opposite to that traveled by the hands of a watch. 
The quantity of coagulant used can be accurately regulated by adjusting the lever valve 
K. Usually this valve should be set at one hole. 
The orifices in the lever valve K being small are liable to become obstructed with coarse 
substances in the unfiltered water, and to keep them free, frequently before filling the alum tank 
the lever valve K should be opened wide, and then by opening the waste valve P a strong cur- 
rent of water will pass through the orifices, thus freeing them from any obstructions. 
DIRECTIONS FOR COAGULATING TANK 
DIRECTIONS FOR OPERATING HOUSE FILTERS. 
Close valve JV, open valves R, M and D, place the handle H of the OPERATING valve 
so the pointer S will be in the centre of line opposite figure No. i on the dial (see detail), which 
7 is the proper position for filtering. The water will then enter the Filter, pass down through 
the filtering material and out through the filtered water pipe B to the house service; also open 
lever valve K in top of Coagulating Tank —say one hole on the dial—see directions for 
Coagulating Tank. 
DIRECTIONS FOR WASHING HOUSE FILTERS. 
Be Sure and Wash Filter each Day. When washing be sure and close the alum 
valve K. Move the handle H oi the operating valve so the pointer S will be in the centre of line 
opposite figure 3 on the dial, when the water is seen flowing out through the sight glass T. The 
crank F connected with the agitating shaft should be turned round for a few minutes, or until 
the water runs clear in the sight glass, or as clear as the unfiltered water. Then move the handle 
H so the pointer A will be in line with the figure 2 (see detail); let the water run to sewer 
through the sight glass T several minutes, or until the water shows bright. While so running, 
shake the crank E until it becomes rigid. This sudden jarring will pack the filtering material. 
As soon as the water runs bright through the sight glass T move the handle H so the 
pointer S will be in line over the figure 1, which is its proper position when filtering ; the water 
can then be drawn for use. The Filters should be washed once each day. 
Do not expect perfect results if the capacity guaranteed is exceeded. 
TO AERATE THE FILTER BED. 
It is desirable to frequently drain out the water from the Filter and allow it to fill up with 
air for the purpose of sweetening and purifying the filtering material. To accomplish this 
desired result, move the handle H of the operating valve so that the pointer S will be in line 
with the Fig. 2. After allowing the water to flow for say one minute, close the angle valve D 
and open the air valve F. The water will then siphon out of the Filter and air take its place. 
Five or ten minutes is sufficient time for this operation. 
Close the air valve F and then open the angle valve D. Let the Filter fill with water and 
run to the sewer through sight glass T until it runs bright, then move the handle H so the 
pointer S will be in line with Fig. 1. The valves will then all be in proper position for filtering. 
8 SECTIONAL WASHING. 
In the Sectional Washing Filters shown in 
this cut, also on pages io, n, 12 and 15, the 
wash water, unde?'pressure, enters the Filter at 
bottom, passes up and out at top; the entire 
force of this reverse current used in washing 
is directed against one-third of the bed only, 
for about live minutes, then it is shut off and 
the central one-third of the bed is scoured in 
the same manner ; lastly the remaining one- 
third is washed 
By this system of washing the Filter-bed, a 
thorough attrition and scouring of particles is 
accomplished, as the entire supply of water 
and pressure is directed against the one-third 
of the bed being w'ashed, and no partitions 
are necessary to divide the bed. as the current 
is forced up nearly in a straight line. No 
power or machinery for stirring the bed is 
required when cleansing Filters by sectional 
washing. Our patents, however, cover all the 
other washing methods known. 
Sectional washing is used in all our Filters 
over 20 inches diameter. 
Vertical Type of Sectional Washing Pressure Filters from 30 inches diameter up to 10 feet diameter. 
Also See Cut on Page 11. 
Piote—The inside and outside parts and filtering material are shipped separately. We do not furnish the 
cement and rubble used in the bottom of Filters above 30 inches diameter size, nor the waste pipe, broken pipe 
and unshaded parts shown in cuts. Delivery in all cases f. o. b. cars at our works, Newark, N. J. 
9 Horizontal Type of Sectional Washing Pressure Filter, 
See reading matter on Sectional Washing and Foot Note on page 9. 
SUITABLE FOR LARGE MILLS AND CITY WATER WORKS. 
When filtering with this type of Filter, the center 6 inch section only is open, the two 4 inch side sections being used in 
washing only. In washing this type, first wash one 4 inch side section, leaving the other two sections closed; then wash the 
other 4 inch side section, and lastly wash the middle 6 inch section. 
Size, 8 Feet Diameter by 20 Feet Long. 
10 Vertical Type of Sectional Washing Pressure Filter. 
See reading matter on Sectional Washing and Foot Note on page 9. 
SUITABLE FOR LARGE MILLS AND CITY WATER WORKS. 
11 CUT A 
Cone Valve. 
CUT C 
cur B 
<30 -40 - 50 <N. 5 FT. FILTERS \ 
CONSTRUCTED PER THIS \ 
SEC T/OH. 
CUT D 
WE DO NOT FURNISH PIPING OR FITTINGS I 
I shown by dotted lines. I 
1 
See Foot Note 
Page g 
12 
PARTIAL SECTION, SHOWING CEMENT FILLING 
AND FOUNDA T/ON. DIRECTIONS FOR CONNECTING AND OPERATING VERTICAL TYPE 
OF SECTIONAL WASHING PRESSURE FILTERS. 
ISt Attach the external piping as shown on cuts A and B. 
2d. Connect the inlet pipe A to the main supply pipe, placing a valve K in this pipe 
near the Filter. Connect the outlet pipe B with the delivery for filtered water, arranging the 
necessary valves to form a by-pass, so that Filter can be cut out. of service if ever necessary to do 
so. If a pump is used connect inlet pipe A to discharge pipe of pump, and force water through 
Filter. Never connect suction pipe of pump to Filter. 
Lead the waste-pipe C and the first filtered water pipe D into a drain or sewer, providing 
an open sink or funnel, so that the condition of the wash-water will show when the filtering 
material has been thoroughly cleansed. 
Place the alum or precipitating tank in the position shown at elevation on the cut, and 
connect the pipes N and M at either side of the gate valve K in the main supply pipe, pipe N 
being the inlet to the alum tank, and pipe M being the outlet. 
3d. Screw the three inside outlet main pipes (which are drilled with inch holes) 
securely into the lower flange castings E. Fill in the bottom of the Filter with broken stone or 
brick and cement, up to the line RR shown in sectional elevation cuts C and D. Place the cone 
valves in the position shown on plan drawings i to 7 (sent with Filter), and connect them with 
the inside main pipes, using the brass connecting pipes which will be found in the box. Then 
fill in the space between the cone valves and up to the top edge of the valve casting with a good 
quality of cement grouting, and coat the top of the cement with asphaltum varnish. 
4th. When the cement has set thoroughly, replace the side manhole cover (where it 
exists), and fill in the sand through the opening in the top of Filter to within 15 inches of the top 
edge of the cylinder, or top row of rivets. Then wash the sand-bed thoroughly (see directions 
for washing below). Drain out the water and scrape off all fine sand, like quick sand, found on 
top of bed. Repeat this washing and scraping until all the fine sand in the bed is removed 
(generally two or three times). Put in a layer of coke 15 inches in depth. Do not wash the coke 
until the entire filter-bed requires washing. Fasten securely the top manhole plate, and place 
Filter in operation. 
TO FILTER. 
Open inlet valve G and outlet valves 7/, E, E', E", all others being closed, except valves 
N and M. on alum tank. 
13 TO WASH FILTER. Be sure and Wash Filter eacli day. 
Close valves N and AT on alum tank. Close inlet valve G, outlet valve H, valves E', E" 
and D, opening valves / in waste pipe C, E and E. This will allow the water under pressure 
to pass down into one section of the outlet system, agitating and washing one-third of the 
filter-bed, the impurities being carried out through the waste-pipe and delivered into the drain. 
After washing this section for say 3 or 4 minutes, close valve E and open valve E\ which will 
wash the centre section. At the end of 3 or 4 minutes close valve E’ and open valve E", which 
will wash the last section. At the end of 3 or 4 minutes open valves E and E\ thus reversing 
a current through the entire bed. This should be done say for 2 or 3 minutes. Then close the 
valve E, valve I in waste-pipe C, and open valves G and D. This will allow the first filtered 
water (which will never be perfectly clear and bright) to flow into the drain, and should be 
allowed to run for 2 or 3 minutes, or until the water becomes clear. Then close valve D and 
open the main outlet valve AT, which will deliver filtered water for service. 
TO OPERATE THE ALUM OR PRECIPITATING TANK. 
Remove the little clover in the top of the tank and drain the water out of the tank through 
the drain-pipe P, and fill tank nearly full of crystal or lump alum, filling the interstices between 
the alum with water, after which replace the little cover. 
The pipe N is the inlet to the alum tank, and the pipe M is the outlet and extends nearly 
to the bottom of the tank, and each of these branches are provided with a }£-\nch globe valve. 
The flow of coagulant depends upon the difference in pressure at the point where the inlet 
and outlet pipes JV and M enter the main supply pipe. The difference in pressure is produced 
by closing down the valve K one or more turns, or until say one-quarter of a pound of difference 
in pressure is produced. 
The Globe valve in the inlet pipe N should be wide open, and all other regulation of the 
flow of the coagulant is done by closing down the outlet valve in pipe M. 
Care should be used that only just enough alum is injected into the supply pipe to 
produce bright filtered water. 
Frequently, before filling the alum tank with alum, the pipes TV and M should be blown 
out, which can be done by opening both of the valves, and then opening the valve in drain pipe 
P, thus allowing a strong current of water to flow through the pipes, which will free them from 
any sediment that may have collected. 
Do not expect perfect results if the capacity guaranteed for Filter is exceeded. 
14 Wooden Sectional Washing Gravity Filter. 
Washed in Four Sections. No Stirring Arms, Shafting or Power Required. 
See cuts of Water Works Plants, pages 20 to 22. 
These Filtersare made of 3 inch cypress, dressed, and have round iron hoops fastened with lugs. They are shipped “knocked down.” 
0G6 SCllCQUlG) 30* 
15 LIST 
OF CITIES USING THE NEW YORK SYSTEM. 
7<5 Water Works Filter Plants. (18 increased.) 
Total Daily Capacity over 93,000,000 Gallons to September 1st, 1897 
Gallons. 
Plant Started. 
Gadsden, . 
. Ala., 
L325>000 
Nov., 
1887 
Eufaula, 
U 
500,000 
Mar., 
1897 
Little Rock, . 
. Ark., 
5,000,000 
June, 
1891 
Porterville, 
. Cal, 
151,000 
April, 
1890 
Oakland, . . 
U 
5,000,000 
May, 
1891 
Riverside, 
U 
86,000 
Jan., 
1892 
Greenwich, 
. Ct„ . 
2,000,000 
July> 
1877 
Atlanta, . . 
. Ga., . 
8,000,000 
Aug, 
1887 
La Grange, . 
u 
250,000 
Mar., 
1893 
Milledgeville, 
u 
500,000 
U 
ro 
On 
00 
Eatonton, . 
u 
500,000 
c: 
1897 
Belleville, . 
. 111., . 
200,000 
July, 
1887 
Elgin, . . . 
u 
3,500,000 
Feb., 
1888 
Murphysboro, 
u 
250,000 
July, 
1890 
Cairo, . . 
u 
00 
0 
0 
"0 
0 
0 
Jan., 
1889 
Carlinville, 
u 
100,000 
May, 
1889 
Streater, . . 
u 
I)500»000 
Aug, 
1889 
Roger’s Park, 
u 
400,000 
Mar., 
1889 
Terre Haute, 
. Ind., 
3,000,000 
July, 
1890 
Warsaw, 
i 
500,000 
June, 
1896 
Davenport, 
. Iowa, 
7,500,ooo 
U 
189 r 
Keokuk, 
3,000,000 
Jan., 
i893 
Mt. Pleasant, 
<< 
500,000 
Sept., 
1888 
Caldwell, . . 
. Kan., 
500,000 
Nov., 
1890 
Gallons. 
Plant Started. 
Independence, . 
Kan., 750,000 
Dec., 1890 
Paola, .... 
“ 250,000 
May, 1887 
Oswego, 
“ 500,000 
April, 1893 
Danville, . . . 
Ky., . 500,000 
Sept., 1894 
Hopkinsville, 
“ . 500,000 
Mar., 1897 
Shreveport, . . 
La., . 1,000,000 
Sept., 1889 
Brandon, . 
Man., 1,000,000 
Jan., 1893 
Winnipeg, 
“ 1,500,000 
Dec., 1887 
Athol, . . . • . 
Mass., 1,500,000 
Oct., 1888 
Catonsville, . 
Md., 250,000 
Sept., 1890 
Mt Clemens, 
Mich., 1,000,000 
Aug., 1888 
Brainerd, . 
Minn , 500,000 
Mar., 1897 
Lamar, 
Mo., . 250,000 
Dec., 1891 
Rich Hill, 
“ . 200,000 
Mar., 1893 
Holden, 
“ . 200,000 
“ 1893 
Louisiana, . . 
“ . 302,000 
“ 1888 
Mexico, 
“ . 302,000 
Jan, 1889 
Trenton, 
“ . 400,000 
Dec , 1889 
Washington, 
“ . 200,000 
Sept., 1888 
Asheville, 
N. C., 1,000,000 
Jan., 1889 
Raleigh, . . . 
“ 1,000,000 
April, 1887 
Salisbury, 
“ 500,000 
May, 1889 
Charlotte, 
“ 1,000,000 
June, 1896 
Nebraska City, . 
Neb., 400,000 
Dec., 1891 
16 Gallons. 
Plant Started. 
Exeter, . N. H., 114,000 
Aug., 
W 
00 
OO 
•^4 
Bordentown, . . N. J , 500,000 
July, 
1890 
Lakewood, . . ‘‘ 500,000 
Sept., 
1 889 
Long Branch, . ‘ 3,000,000 
June, 
1888 
Somerville, . . “ 1,400,000 
May, 
1885 
Owego, . . . N. Y , 500,000 
U 
1887 
Richfield Springs, “ 350,000 
Mar., 
M 
00 
00 
kO 
Valatie, ... “ 150,000 
Sept., 
1894 
Kingston, ... “ 4,000,000 
< ( 
1897 
Attica, .... “ 400,000 
Oct., 
1 896 
Bucyrus, . . . Ohio, 500,000 
Jan , 
1887 
Sydney, ... “ 1,500,000 
Sept., 
1888 
St. Thomas, . Ont., 2,000,000 
Mar , 
1891 
Chatham, ... “ 1,000,000 
April, 
00 
0 
Ln 
Beaver Falls,. 
Gallons. 
. Pa., . 2,000,000 
Plant Started. 
Sept., 1890 
New Brighton, 
“ . 500,000 
Oct, 
CN 
00 
00 
Tunkhannock, 
“ . 100,000 
Aug., 
1885 
Holmesburg, 
‘ . 500,000 
Dec., 
1896 
Longueuil, 
Quebec, 400,000 
Sept, 
1895 
Newport, . . 
. R. I., 4,000,000 
May, 
1888 
Wakefield, 
“ 151,000 
Aug., 
1889 
Westerly, . . 
“ 1.500,000 
July, 
1896 
Chattanooga, 
. Tenn , 6,000,000 
June, 
1887 
Greenville, 
. Tex , 800,000 
Nov., 
1888 
La Grange 
“ 250,000 
1 < 
1891 
Bogota, . U. S. 
Colom., 1,000,000 
Feb., 
1892 
Steven’s Point, 
. Wis., 500,000 
Oct., 
1889 
Gallons. 
Plant Started. 
Gadsden, . . 
Ala., . 
1,000,000, 
March, 
1897 
Little Rock, 
Ark., 
1,000,000, 
<< 
1897 
Oakland, . . 
Cal., . 
1,000,000, 
July, 
1892 
Greenwich, . 
Conn., . 
1,000,000, 
Nov., 
1894 
Atlanta, . . 
Ga., 
4,000,000, 
March, 
1892 
Elgin, . . . 
111., . 
500,000, 
• Aug., 
1893 
Terre Haute, 
Ind., 
500,000, 
• July, 
1893 
Rich Hill, . 
Mo., . 
500,000, 
. Aug., 
1893 
Holden, . . 
i < 
200,000, 
. March, 
1893 
Additions 1o Foregoing City Water Works Filter Plants. 
Gallons. 
Plant Started. 
Asheville, 
N. 
C„ . 
500,000, 
Oct., 
1894 
Raleigh, . . 
‘ 
500,000, 
June, 
1892 
Salisbury, 
‘ 
250,000, 
Nov., 
1895 
Somerville, . 
N. 
J- • 
1,000,000, 
April, 
1893 
Long Branch, 
‘ 
1,000,000, 
U 
r894 
Owego, . . 
N. 
Y., . 
250,000, 
June, 
1893 
Sydney, . . 
Ohio, . 
500,000, 
Oct., 
1892 
St. Thomas, 
Ont., . 
500,000, 
Sept., 
1892 
Chatham, 
i 
‘ 
500,000, 
. May, 
1896 
Aeration Plants for Purifying1 and Deodorizing Water in Mains and Reservoirs at: 
Mexico, Missouri; Hoboken, New Jersey; New Rochelle, New York; 
Norfolk, Virginia; Hackensack, New Jersey ; Brockton, Massachusetts; 
Richmond, Kentucky. 
17 ENDORSEMENTS. 
Our Filters and Processes are endorsed by leading sanitary experts, including: C. F. Chandler, M D., Ph.D., 
Columbia College, N. Y.; Peter Townsend Austen, Ph.D., F.C.S., Prof, of Chemistry, Brooklyn, N.Y. Polytechnic; 
Dr. Henry Morton, Pres’t Stevens Institute, Hoboken, N. J ; Wm. P. Mason, Prof, of Chemistry, Rensselaer Poly- 
technic Institute, Troy, N.Y. (see his book “ Water Supply ”); Dr. Willis G. Tucker, Albany, N.Y. (see his article 
in Albany Medical Annuals, April, 1892); Dr. Charles G. Currier, Bacteriologist, New York (see his article in 
American Society of Civil Engineers for February, 1891). 
A Few Samples of Expert Testimony showing the Chemical and Biological Results secured by our Filters 
and Processes. Additional Samples Furnished on Application. 
health Department, 
Office of Superintendent, City Hall. 
Extract from report of Prof. J. fl. McCandless to a joint 
meeting of the Board of Health and Water Commissioners, 
of Atlanta, Ga., August 7, 1890 : 
Providence, R. I., June 20th, 1889. 
Mr. Whitney Conant, Sec. Long Branch, N. J., Water Works. 
I made three tests of the action of your Filters at Long 
Branch, N. J., as regards the removal of bacteria. The num- 
ber of organisms contained in one cubic centimetre of water 
as follows : 
I have the honor to present below a copy of the analysis 
made on samples of city water, taken at the water works on 
the afternoon of August 5, 1890. 
The sample marked No. 1 was taken from the Harden 
branch ; No. 2 was taken from the intake-pipe leading to the 
reservoir; No. 3 was taken from the filtered water at the 
works, and No. 4 is filtered water taken from the city hydrant. 
Unfiltered.. 
.. First test, 259 
Second test, 298 Third test, 248 
Filtered 
“2 “3 
The sample'from the pond contained 273 organisms. 
Yours truly, Charles V. Chapin, M. D. 
Free ammonia 0.02 
0.02 
0.05 
0.05 parts per million. 
0.04 
Albuminoid ammonia. 0.33 
0.28 
0.04 
Total solids 14.20 
10.50 
4.07 
4.07 grains per gallon. 
J. M. McCandless, Analyst. 
Biological result obtained at the Westerly, R. I., Water 
Works’ Filter Plant on a six days’ run by Prof. William 
Main, of Brooklyn, N. Y., April, 1897. 
BACTERIA PER CUBIC CENTIMETER. 
I have completed the biological examination of the sam- 
ples of St. Thomas City water, and have to report the follow- 
ing result: 
Sample from well before filtration, 45,000 bacteria per C. C. 
Sample from pumping house after filtration, 9(1 bacteria perC.C. 
Sample from tap in fire house was spilt in bringing to Toronto. 
The above results may be considered as very satisfactory, 
showing such a reduction as from 45,000 to 90 bacteria. As a 
rule 200 bacteria per cubic centimetre are allowable in a first- 
class water, so that the St. Thomas water supply after filtra- 
tion would come well within that limit. There is to be noted, 
however, that filters vary considerably in their filtering 
power, and to make the results absolutely safe it would be 
necessary to make an examination at different times. Hoping 
to be able to do that for you later in the season, I remain, 
Toronto, Ontario, August 9,1891. 
Date. 
Unfiltered. 
Filtered. 
Removed. 
April 24th . 
r‘ 25th.. 
324 
2 
99.38 per cent. 
99.15 
3 
“ 27th . 
. . 354 
3 
99.15 
“ 28th.. 
480 
1 
99.79 
“ 29th.. 
470 
1 
99.78 
“ 30th . 
10 
97.33 
Average ... 
393 
3.33 
99.09 
I have not put in the result obtained on the 26th, as when 
my samples were taken, I found that through some inadvert- 
ence the coagulating tank had become exhausted, and the 
water was coming through highly colored. It was too late 
in the day to correct the error by waiting till bright water 
came through. 
Note.—This shows the advantage of using a coagulant. 
Yours truly, John J. McKenzie. ENDORSEMENTS—Continued. 
From Editorial Column, Pittsburgh Dispatch, Tuesday, 
August 7th, 1894. 
Albany, N. Y., August 4, 1892. 
We have used your Filter for a long time, and have found 
it entirely satisfactory. 
The Child’s Hospital. 
The Child’s Hospital. 
Another Demonstration. 
Another demonstration of the preventive value of abso- 
lute pure water against typhoid fever comes from Phila- 
delphia. 
In Girard College there were up to last year, when the 
New York Filters were put in, a number of cases of typhoid 
fever annually. The regular appearance of this disease and 
the large proportion to the college population finally called 
for action. The manner in which the remedy was applied and 
its result are given in the following terse statement of the 
case by the Philadelphia Ledger : 
“ When Dr. Janney was called in, he told the management 
that nothing could be done with the cases of typhoid fever 
except to care for them, but that future cases might be pre- 
sented by constructing an adequate water filter. After much 
.persuasion and argument this was done, at an expense of a 
!few thousand dollars, and, instead of twenty ca$es of typhoid 
ffever a year, during the past year there have been no cases 
at alb” 
This is the repetition of experience that has been world 
wide. Adequate and thorough filtration is the most complete, 
available and economical protection against water-borne dis- 
eases, for cities drawing their water supply from streams 
draining areas of large population. This community, which 
takes sits supply from streams draining practically all of 
Western Pennsylvania, and whose typhoid fever rate is higher 
than that of any other city of 100,000 or over, cannot afford 
to ignore the fact. 
Peter Townsend Austen, Ph. D., F. C. S , Professor of 
Chemistry, Brooklyn Polytechnic. 
The Filter which I put in my house several years ago has 
worked perfectly. I read at times in the newspapers about 
the water supply being in a soupy condition from the presence 
of clay, or having a strong color and a stronger taste, but 
with the exception that the amount of dirt collected by the 
Filter is greater at some times than others, there is no varia- 
tion in its working, and the water supplied to the house is at 
all times bright and perfectly free from suspended matter, 
color and taste. The Filter is about as near perfect as anything 
can be in this world. I have also had occasion during the 
last ten years to examine, experiment on and work with 
a number of large plants of your make and have in every 
instance found them to be practical, efficient and successful. 
I consider your system of mechanical coagulo-filtration to be 
the best one we have. 
Yours very truly, Peter T. Austen. 
Wm. J. Holland, Ph. D., D.D., Chancellor^ 
Pittsburg, Pa., June 14th, 1892. 
In reply to your favor of May 27th, I desire to say that I 
have been using the Filters in my residence for the past year, 
and they have upon the whole rendered very satisfactory 
results, even at times when our rivers, owing to freshets, were 
discharging liquid mud. A very large proportion of the im- 
purities is removed by means of them. I have the honor to be 
Very truly yours, W. J. Holland. 
Western University of Pennsylvania, 
Filters specified above were furnished by the New York 
Filter Co. 
Jacksonville, III., June 15, 1892. 
We put in a 6*4-it. Filter in 1885 and in 1886 we put in an 
8-ft. Filter. These Filters have been in constant use since and 
are giving us good satisfaction. We filter all the water used 
in this institution, amounting to about 100,000 a day. Often- 
times this water comes to our filters turbid and. filled with 
particles of our black soil, and without filtration is hardly fit 
for any use, but after passing through our filters it comes out 
as bright and sparkling as the purest spring water. I should 
not feel that we could get along without our filters. 
Yours very truly, H. F. CARRIEL, Superintendent. 
Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane. 
West Virginia Hospital for the Insane, 
Weston, W. Va., September ig, 1891. 
Your favor of the 15th inst. to hand, and have to say in 
reply that we have been using for two or three months one 
of your Filters, and so far it has given entire satisfaction. 
Yours truly, J. S. Lewis, M.D., Superintendent. 
J. S. Louis, M.D., Superintendent. 
19 GRAVITY FILTER PLANT, CITY WATER WORKS, WESTERLY, R. I. 
Capacity 1,500,000 gallons in 24 hours. (See Biological Results obtained, page 18.) 
20 PRESSURE FILTER PLANT, BILTMORE, N. C. 
Capacity 500,000 gallons in 24 hours. 
Estate of Geo. W. Vanderbilt. 
21 GRAVITY FILTER PLANT, CITY WATER WORKS, GADSDEN, ALA. 
Capacity 1,000,000 gallons in 24 hours. 
22 The following Lists of Users comprise but a portion of each Trade using our Filters, and do not apply to 
the Small Filters used in Residences, Bottling Establishments, Etc. 
BOILER SERVICE. (See reading matter page 32.) 
A RIZONA. 
Copper Queen Consolidated Min- 
ing Co Fairbanks. 
CALIFORNIA. 
Edison Electric Light and 
Power Co San Francisco. 
CONNECTICUT. 
James L. Howard & Co Hartford. 
ILLINOIS. 
Grasselli Chemical Co Chicago. 
Wahl Bros “ 
Crane & Co 
S. Chicago City Railway Co “ 
KENTUCKY. 
Trustees of Covington Reservoir, Newport. 
LOUISIANA. 
New Orleans Traction Co....New Orleans. 
New Call Building 
MA INF.. 
Rumford Falls Paper Co. ..Rumford Falls. 
Otis Falls Pulp & Paper Co..Livermore Falls 
MARYLAND. 
Claremont Abbatoir Co .. Baltimore. 
Pennsylvania Steel Co ... .Sparrow’s Point. 
Maryland Steel Co 
MA SSA CHUSE TVS. 
Border City Mfg. Co Fall River. 
Howland Mills New Bedford. 
Beebe, Webber & Co Holyoke. 
Springfield Steel Railway Co..Springfield. 
Wiggin & Steven Edgeworth. 
MINNESO TA. 
Minnesota Packing & Provision 
Co So. St. Paul. 
MISSISSIPPI. 
Chester R. McFarland Vicksburg. 
MISSOURI. 
St. Joseph Waterworks St. Joseph. 
Chain of Rocks Pumping Station.St. Louis. 
NEW HA MPSHIRE. 
Concord Waterworks Concord. 
NEW J ERSE V. 
Clark Mile End Spool Cotton...E. Newark. 
NEW JERSEY—Continued. 
Suburban Elec. Light Co Elizabeth. 
Welsbach Incandescent Gas 
Light Co Gloucester City. 
Jas. Chadwick & Bro Greenville. 
Edison General Elec. Co. Harrison, 
Eureka Fire Hose Co Jersey City. 
Elizabethport Steam Cordage 
Co.... Elizabethport. 
Barrett-Brown Building Newark. 
Blanchard Bros. & Lane. ... “ 
Celluloid Mfg. Co •“ 
Kerr Thread Co “ 
Clark Thread Co “ 
P. Ballantine Sons “ 
Consolidated Traction Co.... “ 
The Fred’k Crane Chem Co..Short Hills. 
NEW YORK. 
Quinn & Nolan Ale Brewing 
Co. Albany 
Beaverwyck Brewing Co... “ 
Taylor Brewing Co “ 
Fort Orange Brewing Co... “ 
AlbanyPerforated Wrapping 
Paper Co “ 
R. K. Townsend, Furnace.. “ 
Rathbone, Sard & Co., Stove 
Works 
Albany & Greenbush Bridge 
Co 
Geo. H. Thacher & Co “ 
Albany Water Works “ 
Worthington Hydraul. Wks.. Brooklyn. 
Department of City Works.. “ 
Brooklyn Warehouse and 
Storage Co . “ 
Ridgwood Pumping Station. “ 
Chelsea Jute Mills “ 
Buffalo Asylum Buffalo. 
Fort Orange Paper Co . .. Castleton. 
De Land & Co Fairport. 
Booth & Co Gloversville. 
Fred. Swarts Greenbush. 
Marks Mfg. Co Herkimer. 
High Bridge Pumping Sta- 
I tion, second order NewYorkCity. 
NEW YORK—Continued, 
Central Trust Co New York City. 
Croton Aqueduct Stat., 98th 
St., and Ninth Ave “ “ 
New York Lighting Co “ “ 
Hotel Albemarle “ “ 
“ Majestic “ '• 
“ Winthrop “ “ 
Syracuse Steel Foundry Co..Syracuse. 
Frazer, Jones & Co “ 
Whitman & Barnes Mfg. Co. “ 
J. W. & W. L. Gardner. Troy. 
Thomson-Houston Elec. Co. Yonkers. 
OHIO. 
Central Thomson-Houston Co.Cincinnati. 
Case Library Cleveland. 
National Carbon Co “ 
Nat. Malleable Castings Co... .Toledo. 
American Tube & Iron Works. Youngstown. 
PENNS YL VA NIA. 
Carnegie Steel Co Cochrane Stat. 
Harrisburg City Pumping 
Plant Harrisburg. 
Carnegie. Phipps & Co Homestead. 
W. Dewees Wood Co McKeesport. 
American Tube&Iron Works Middletown. 
Gladstone Apt. House Philadelphia. 
Pennsylvania Iron Works “ 
Phoenix Iron Co 1.. “ 
Mutual Life Ins. Co “ 
Carnegie Steel Co Pittsburg. 
Jos. Horne & Co “ 
Westinghouse Building. . “ 
Westinghouse Elec. Mfg. Co. “ 
Oliver Iron and Steel Co “ 
Oil Well Supply Co “ 
Oliver & Roberts Wire Co., 
(Limited) “ 
McCullaugh, Dalzell & Co... “ 
Westinghouse Air Brake Co..Wilmerding. 
tfork Manufacturing Co York. 
RHODE ISLAND. 
Corliss Steam Engine Co Providence. 
VIRGINIA. 
Old Dominion Cotton Mills Richmond. 
Note.—Many of our Filters are purifying water for boiler feed in addition to supplying filtered water for manufacturing and other 
purposes, and are not given under this Boiler Service classification. 
23 BOTTLERS, BREWERS AND DISTILLERS 
CALIFORNIA. 
Buffalo Brewery Sacramento. 
COLORADO. 
Philip Zang Brewing Co Denver. 
CONNECTICUT. 
Connecticut Breweries Co Meriden. 
ILLINOIS. 
Northwestern Brewing Co Chicago. 
KENTUCKY. 
Frank Fehr Brewing Co Louisville. 
Over 500 Establishments in this Classification, aggregating a Daily Capacity of 29,000,000 Gallons, up to July, 1896. 
LOUISIANA. 
New Orleans Brewing Ass’n..New Orleans. 
MICH IGA N. 
National Brewery East Saginaw. 
MISSOURI. 
Anheuser Busch Brewing Ass’n..St. Louis. 
NEW JERSEY. 
Froelich & Koehler Newark. 
NEW YORK. 
Bartholomay Brewing Co Rochester. 
OHIO. 
Chris. Moerlein Brewing Co... .Cincinnati. 
OREGON. 
North Pacific Brewery.... Astoria. 
PENNS YL VA NIA. 
Keystone Brewing Co Pittsburg. 
WASHINGTON. 
Albert Brown Brewing Ass’n Seattle. 
WEST VIRGINIA. 
Schmulbach Brewing Co Wheeling. 
WISCONSIN. 
Val Blatz Brewing Co Milwaukee. 
HOSPITALS, HOTELS, OFFICE BUILDINGS. 
Over 350 additional Users in this Classification, not including 1648 Private Dwellings, up to July, 1896. 
ARKANSAS. 
Court House and Post Office Ft. Smith. 
CALIFORNIA. 
Pacific Union Club San Francisco. 
Preston School of Industry. .lone. 
CANADA. 
Windsor Hotel Montreal. 
St. Lawrence Hall “ 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
Arlington House Washington. 
Chamberlain’s Hotel 
The Shoreham 
Columbia Athletic Club 
FLORIDA. 
Post Hospital Key West. 
GEORGIA. 
Kimball House Atlanta. 
ILLINOIS. 
U. S. Marine Hospital Lake View. 
INDIANA. 
St. Mary’s Academic Institutions,St. Mary’s. 
KENTUCKY. 
Custom House and Post Office.. Louis ville. 
LOUISIANA. 
Charity Hospital New Orelans. 
Cosmopolitan Hotel “ 
Grunewald Hotel “ 
MISSOURI. 
Centropolis Hotel Kansas City. 
Columbia Club St. Louis. 
Merchant’s Exchange “ 
Southern Hotel “ 
Moser Hotel “ 
NEBRASKA. 
N. Y. Life Ins. Co. Bld’g Omaha. 
The Millard Hotel “ 
NEW JERSEY. 
West End Hotel Long Branch. 
NEW YORK. 
Capital Building.... Albany. 
Public Schools 
Stanwix Hall “ 
Ececutive Mansion “ 
Auburn Prison Auburn. 
NEIV YORK—Continued. 
Methodist Epis. Hospital... Brooklyn. 
Iroquois Hotel Buffalo. 
New Netherlands Hotel.... New York City. 
N. J. Central R. R. Bld’g... 
Hotel Majestic “ “ 
Roosevelt Hospital “ “ 
Watervleit Arsenal .. W. Troy. 
OIHO. 
University Club Cincinnati. 
Burnett House “ 
PENNS YL VA NIA. 
Hotel Federal Allegheny. 
Executive Mansion Harrisburg, 
Girard College Philadelphia. 
Monongahela House Pittsburg. 
Hotel Anderson “ 
RHODE ISLAND. 
Newport Casino Newport. 
TENNESSEE. 
Hotel Luehrman Memphis. 
WISCONSIN. 
Pfister Hotel Milwaukee. 
24 ICE MANUFACTURERS. 
Partial List Up to July, 1896. (See Also Brewers.) 
CALIFORNIA. 
Los Angeles Ice and Cold 
Storage Co .. Los Angeles. 
Ventura Land & Power Co. .San Francisco. 
CONNECTICUT. 
Griffin & McElroy Bridgeport. 
New Haven Hygeia Ice Co....New Haven. 
DELA WA RE. 
The Lea Pusey Co Wilmington. 
Remington Machine Co “ 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
Smith Transparent Ice Co Washington. 
FLORIDA. 
De Land Ice Mfg. Co De Land. 
Lake Region Ice and Refriger- 
ating Co Eustis. 
Central City Ice Co Gainesville. 
Arctic Ice Co Jacksonville. 
Orlando Ice Mfg. Co Orlando. 
Palatka Ice Factory Palatka. 
Sanford Ice Co Sanford. 
Tampa Ice Co Tampa. 
GEORGIA. 
Polar Ice Co Augusta. 
Brunswick Brewing & Ice Co... Brunswick. 
Planters’ Oil, Guano & Ice Co. Macon. 
ILLINOIS. 
Distilled Water Ice Mfg. Co Cairo. 
INDIANA. 
Home Ice Co Evansville. 
KENTUCKY. 
E. W. Bewley Bowling Green. 
Champaign Ice Co Covington. 
Graves Co. Waterand Light 
Co Mayfield. 
Paducah Ice Co Paducah. 
Somerset Ice Co Somerset. 
MARYLAND. 
Crisfield Ice Mfg. Co Crisfield. 
MA SSA CHUSE TTS. 
Thomas White & Co Brockton. 
MISSOURI. 
Consumers’ Ice Co. St. Louis. 
Griesedieck Artificial Ice Co ... “ 
M. A. Seed Dry Plate Co “ 
Carondelet Electric Light and 
Power Co “ 
NOR TH CA ROLINA . 
Mecklenberg Ice Co Charlotte. 
Hygienic Plate Ice Co Raleigh. 
NEW JERSEY. 
Knickerbocker Ice Co Atlantic City. 
Kreuger’s Hygiene Ice Co.... Newark. 
Wells Ice Co Sea Isle City. 
NEW YORK. 
Iroquois Hotel Buffalo. 
Wm. Ottman & Co New York City. 
New York Hygeia Ice Co.. “ 
New York Steam Co “ 
A. & M. Robbins “ “ 
DeLa Vergne Refrigerating 
Machine Co “ 
OHIO. 
Arctic Ice Co Cincinnati. 
Walnut Hills Artificial Ice Co... “ 
Coryville Artificial Ice Co “ 
Cincinnati Ice Mfg. & Cold 
Storage Co “ 
Pictet Ice Works Cleveland. 
Simon Linzer...., , Zanesville. 
W. P. Callahan & Co Dayton. 
OREGON. 
Portland Ice Works Portland. 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
The Hendrick Mfg. Co Carbondale. 
Ice Mfg. Co. of Germantown.Germantown. 
Chas. H. Suppes Johnstown. 
Philadelphia Warehouse and 
Cold Storage Co.. Philadelphia. 
Quaker City Cold Storage and 
Warehouse Co “ 
Glen Willow Ice Mfg. Co. ... “ 
Union Ice Mfg. Co Pittsburg. 
York Mfg. Co York. 
Consumers’Ice Mfg. Co.. Chester. 
Glen Willow Ice Mfg. Co Manayunk. 
SOUTH CAROLINA. 
Charleston Ice Machine Co Charleston. 
TENNESSEE. 
Bohlen-Huse Machine and Lake 
Ice Co Memphis. 
Diamond Ice Co Bristol. 
TEXAS. 
Crystal Ice & Mfg. Co San Antonio. 
Sherman Ice Co Sherman. 
VIRGINIA. 
G. W. Spooner Charlottesvillei 
Linde, Smith & Co Danville. 
Transparent Ice Co “ 
Lexington Ice Works Lexington. 
Petersburgh Crystal Ice Co. Petersburgh. 
J. B. Worth & Co ... “ 
Transparent Ice Co Richmond. 
Crystal Ice Co “ 
Diamond Ice Co Roanoke. 
WASHINGTON. 
Union Ice Co Tacoma. 
CUBA. 
Benitez, Sobrino & Co Havana. 
Nueva Fabrica de Hileo “ 
WEST INDIES. 
A. S. Plews Barbadoes. 
25 Over 450 Establishments, aggregating 6,000,000 Gallons Daily Capacity in this Classification, up to July, 1896. 
LAUNDRIES, COLLAR AND SHIRT MANUFACTURERS, ETC. 
CONNECTICUT. 
Hutchinson, Pierce & Co Bridgeport. 
MARYLAND. 
Cheasapeake Shirt Co Baltimore. 
MA SSA CHUSE TTS. 
Sprague. Brimmer Mfg. Co . ...Pittsfield. 
Henrici Laundry Machinery Co. .Chelsea. 
MISSOURI. 
National Laundry St. Louis. 
American Steam Laundry “ 
Gate City Laundry Kansas City. 
NEW JERSEY. 
Levi, Wechsler & Co Paterson. 
NEW YORK. 
Jos. Fowler Shirt and Collar Co.Glen Falls. 
Cook, James & Co Lockport. 
International Shirt & Collar Co. Troy. 
Cluett, Coon & Co “ 
Earl & Wilson “ 
Tim Wallerstein & Co “ 
Miller Hall & Hartwell “ 
Binghamton Steam Laundry.. Binghamton. 
Gardiner & Vail New York City. 
OHIO. 
The American Toilet Supply Co. Cincinnati. 
PENNS YL VA NIA. 
Jacob Miller Sons & Co Philadelphia. 
John Wanamaker .. 
TENNESSEE. 
Memphis Steam Laundry Memphis. 
PAPER MAKERS. 
CANADA. 
Maritime Sulphite Fibre Co. Chatham, N. B- 
Laurentide Pulp Co. Ltd. Grand Mere, P. Q- 
CONNECTICUT. 
The Peter Adams Co Buckland. 
F. R. Walker & Son, Eagle 
Mills Burnside. 
Anchor Mills Paper Co Windsor Locks. 
Seymour Paper Co. “ 
DEL A WARE. 
Curtis, & Bro Newark. 
Jessup & Moore Paper Co Wilmington. 
MA SSA CHUSE TTS. 
L. L. Brown Paper Co Adams. 
Crane & Co Coltsville. 
Z. Crane, Jr , Bros Dalton. 
Crane & Co., U. S. Treasury 
Mills 
Fairfield Paper Co Fairfield. 
George W. Wheelwright Paper 
Mfg. Co .. Fitchburg. 
Fitchburg- Paper Co “ 
George W. Wheelwright Paper 
Co Furnace. 
MA SSA CHUSE TTS—Continued. 
Wauregan Paper Co ....Holyoke. 
Newton Paper Co “ 
Riverside Paper Co “ 
Geo. R. Dickinson Paper Co “ 
Parsons Paper Co “ 
Riverside Mills “ 
Linden Paper Co “ 
Valley Paper Co “ 
Albion Paper Co l’ 
Whiting Paper Co “ 
Massasoit Paper Co “ 
Chemical Paper Co “ 
Syms & Dudley Paper Co “ 
Nonotuck Paper Co “ 
Crocker Mfg. Co “ 
George W. Wheelwright & 
Co Leominster. 
South worth Co Mittineague. 
Carew Mfg. Co S. Hadley Falls. 
Crane Bros Westfield. 
MAINE. 
Otis Falls Pulp Co Livermore Falls. 
Mfg. Investment Co Madison. 
Rumford Falls Paper Co..Rumford Falls. 
NEW JERSEY. 
Diamond Mills Paper Co Milburn. 
NEW YORK. 
Huyck & Argersinger Albany. 
Fort Orange Paper Co Castleton. 
Whiteman Paper Mills Dansville. 
Duncan & Co Mechanicsville. 
Adams & Bishop Paper Co.Newburg. 
Genesee Paper Co Rochester. 
Arlington Mills, H. Powell 
Ramsdel Salisbury Mills. 
Ticonderoga Pulp and Paper 
Co Ticonderoga. 
Gilbert & Bell Waterford. 
OHIO. 
Harding Paper Co Middletown. 
PENNSYL VA NIA. 
The Ashland Paper Mills.... Manayunk. 
Mt. Holy Paper Co Mt. Holly Springs. 
Martin & Wm. H. Nixon.Philadelphia. 
P. H. Glatfelter Spring Forge. 
VIRGINIA. 
Richmond Paper Mfg. Co Richmond. 
WISCONSIN. 
Falls Mfg. Co Oconto Falls. 
These Paper Mill Filter Plants range from 500,000 to 4,000,000 Gallons Daily Capacity each, and the 
above list includes many second orders. 
26 TEXTILE. 
CANADA. 
Belding, Paul & Co Montreal. 
Penman Mfg. Co Paris. 
CONNECTICUT. 
Willimantic Linen Co Willimantic. 
Cheney Bros S. Manchester. 
The New England Co Rockville. 
Hockanum Co “ 
GEORGIA. 
Sibley Mfg. Co Augusta. 
ILLINOIS. 
J. Capps & Son, Ltd Jacksonville. 
INDIANA. 
Wayne Knitting Mills Fort Wayne. 
KENTUCKY. 
Pioneer Worsted Co Louisville. 
MARYLAND. 
Thos. Footer & Son Cumberland. 
MA SSA CHUSE TTS. 
Canton Mfg. Co Boston. 
Kerr Thread Co Fall River. 
Hadley Co Holyoke. 
Border City Mfg. Co Fall River. 
Worcester Bleach and Dye 
Works Co W orcester. 
MICH IGA N. 
Amazon Hosiery Co Muskegon. 
MISSOURI. 
Morse Wool Scouring Co St. Louis. 
NEW JERSEY 
Jas. Chadwick & Bro Greenville. 
Clark Thread Co Newark. 
Norfolk & New Brunswick 
Hosiery Co New Brunswick. 
Clark Mile End Spool Cotton Co.E.Newark. 
Ross & Baker ..Port Oram. 
Raritan Woolen Mills Raritan. 
Priestly & Co Camden. 
NEW YORK. 
G. T. Stoneman Albany. 
Victoria Knitting Mills Cohoes. 
Newman & Adams “ 
Le Roy & Lamb “ 
John Scott & Sons “ 
Troy Mfg. Co “ 
Starr Knitting Co “ 
Horrocks & Van Benthuysen . “ 
W. H.&D. Aikin “ 
J. W. Himes “ 
Neil & McDowell “ 
Anchor Hosiery Mills “ 
Henry S. Bogue “ 
Parsons Mfg. Co 
Root Mfg. Co “ 
Rankin Knitting Co “ 
Root & Waterman.. •• “ 
Munson Mfg. Co " 
Marks Mfg. Co Herkimer. 
Minetto Shade Cloth Co Minetto. 
Knitting Co. of Mohawk Mohawk. 
Mohawk Valley Knitting Co Mohawk. 
Rob Roy Hosiery Co Troy. 
NEW YORK—Continued. 
Waterford Knitting Co Waterford. 
Ford & Pynes “ 
Utica Knitting Co Utica. 
OHIO. 
Teasdale Dye House Cincinnati 
The Jos. Turner& Sons Mfg. Co. Kent. 
The Stearns & Foster Co Lockland. 
PENNS YL VA NIA. 
L. & S. Sternberger Philadelphia. 
Quaker City Dye Works Co.. 
Sauquoit Silk Mfg. Co 
Starr & Crescent Mills Co 
Hamilton Finishing Works... 
John Bromley & Sons 
Horner Bros. Carpet Co “ 
Powell & Bro 
Frederick Rumpf & Bro 
J. B. Stetson & Co “ 
Firth & Foster Bros “ 
Pilling & Madeley “ 
Pilling Mfg. Co 
R. Greenwood and Bault “ 
J. R. Foster & Sons “ 
Lackawanna Mills Scranton. 
Scranton Lace Curtain Mfg. C o. “ 
RHODE ISLAND. 
Phoenix Woolen Co....... East Greenwich. 
Valley Worsted Mills Providence. 
VIRGINIA. 
John N. Stearns & Co Petersburgh. 
Old Dominion Cotton Mills Richmond. 
SUGAR REFINERS. 
Agricultural Department U. S. Government, Magnolia Plantation, Lawrence, La. 
CUBA. 
Trinidad Sugar Co.... Trinidad. 
LOUISIANA. 
Caffery Central Refinery Franklin. 
Burdon Central Sugar Refin- 
ing Co “ 
Agricultural Department U.S. 
Government, Magnolia 
Plantation ... Lawrence. 
Louisiana Sugar Refining Co.New Orleans. 
L O UISIA NA— Continued. 
Hon. H. C. Warmouth. .New Orleans. 
Duncan F. Kenner “ 
Wm. Henderson “ 
Planters’ Sugar Refining 
Co “ 
American Sugar Refining 
Co “ 
Daniel Thompson, Calu- 
met Plantation . Pattersonville. 
E. F. Rogers St. Charles Parish. 
MISSOURI. 
St. Louis Sugar Refining Co St. Louis. 
Belcher Sugar Refinery “ 
NEW JERSEY. 
F. O. Matthiesson & Wiechers.Jersey City. 
NEW YORK. 
Decastro & Donner Brooklyn. 
PENNS YL VA NIA. 
McKean, Borie & Co Philadelphia. 
Franklin Sugar Refining Co.. 
27 A FEW LETTERS FROM VARIOUS USERS. 
BOILER. 
HUNDREDS OF OTHERS UPON APPLICATION. 
HOTEL. 
Department of Water Works, 
New York, December 15th, 1896. 
Dear Sir: 
•There has been in use at our 98th Street pumping station 
two New York filters, filtering the water from a surface con- 
denser for boiler use, and they have performed their duty 
satisfactorily. 
Yours, G. W. BIRDSALL, 
Chief Engineer. 
Hotel Luehrmann, 
Memphis, Tenn., January 17, 1890. 
I take pleasure in saying that your Filter is a great suc- 
cess in removing the iron from the Artesian water drawn 
from a 500-foot well. It was almost impossible to use the 
water for any purpose, but since I am running same through 
your Filter I use it for laundry and throughout the whole 
house. It has given me great satisfaction, and I would not be 
without one for four times the amount paid for same. I can 
cheerfully recommend its use to anybody being in need of 
such an article. 
Yours very truly, HENRY LUEHRMANN. 
Standard Bottling and Extract Co., 
242-48 Federal Street, 
Boston, Mass., May 31, 1892. 
We have been using one of your water Filters for five 
years, and consider it indispensable in our business. It is 
easily manipulated, and does the work first-class. Can cheer- 
fully recommend it to every bottler. 
Yours very truly, W. O. TUTTLE & CO. 
BOTTLER. 
H. W. Hitzrot, M.D., 226 Fifth Avenue, 
McKeesport, Pa., March 22, 1892. 
The Filter bought from you does its work to perfection 
and makes a friend of every one who drinks a glass of the 
pure, sparkling water that it brings to the faucet. It does 
more than is promised, and my family would not do without 
it for five times its cost. The use of alum as a coagulant can- 
not be objected to by any one who has even an elementary 
knowledge of chemistry, for the organic matter, the most 
poisonous of substances in drinking water, is rendered innoc- 
uous by its use, and I do not think analysis would detect free 
ammonia in the water from your Filter, for even should there 
be an excess, it would precipitate on filtration as hydrate of 
alumina. Respectfully, H. W. HITZROT, M. D. 
HOUSE. 
BREWER. 
The O’Keefe Brewery Co. of Toronto, Limited, 
Toronto, February 27, 1897. 
Gentlemen: 
The Filter you placed in our Brewery nearly two years 
ago has given unbounded satisfaction. We have not had the 
slightest trouble with it from the time it was put in to the 
present. Our engineer suggested that it would be advisable 
to write you and ask if it would be necessary to refill with 
sand and coke, as a portion of each might be worn by friction. 
We have no reason for thinking that we are correct in our 
conjecture, as the water comes out crystal fine. 
Yours truly, 
THE O’KEEFE BREWERY CO., Ltd. 
ICE MANUFACTURERS. 
Bohlen-Huse Machine and Lake Ice Co. 
57 Madison Street. 
Memphis, Tenn., May 31, 1892. 
Answering your request for a report of our experience 
with the use of your Filters up to date, I will state that we are 
using three 50-inch by 6 feet diameter Filters in our two large 
28 A FEW LETTERS FROM VARIOUS USERS-Continued. 
ice factories which make an aggregate of about 160 tons of ice 
per day. We have had and are having splendid results with 
these Filters, indeed they give us no trouble at all, only that 
they have to be cleaned about once a month by reversing the 
current and washing out. I think we are in the fifth year with 
one of these filters, in the third year with another, and the 
second with the last one ; all do good work and we cheerfully 
recommend them to the ice trade generally. 
Very respecfully yours, 
BOHLEN-HUSE MACHINE LAKE ICE CO. 
R. C. Graves, Treasurer. 
PAPER MANUFACTURER. 
The Riverside Paper Company. 
Holyoke, Mass., February 23, 1897. 
In reply to yours would say, we have in our No. 1 Mill three 
of the type of Filters made by you. Two of them have been 
in constant use for eight and one-half (8'A) years, and have 
never failed to do all that was guaranteed for them either in 
quality or quantity of bright clear water, no matter what 
condition the river water was in. 
In our No. 2 Mill we have five of your Filters in use about 
three and one-half (3%) years. They are working equally as 
well. For making our high grade papers we depend entirely 
upon these filters and we know of no other make of filters 
that could take their place. 
Yours truly, RIVERSIDE PAPER CO. 
By J. w. Toole, Supt. 
LAUNDRY. 
Earl & Wilson, 
Manufacturers bf Men’s Linen Collars and Cuffs, 
Broadway, cor. of Seventh Street. 
Troy, N. Y., June 4, 1892. 
We desire to publicly express our appreciation to your 
Company. We have used your Filter for-eight years, and can 
get fifteen gallons of pure water a minute. We are perfectly 
satisfied with its workings. Could not get along without it. 
Gratefully yours, EARL & WILSON. 
TEXTILE MANUFACTURER. 
Mohawk Valley Knitting Mills, Limited. 
Mohawk, N. Y. 
We have used your filter nearly two years with the great- 
est of satisfaction. By it we are enabled to discontinue the 
use of village water at a saving of $1.00 per day tax, and to 
substitute canal water, which is soft, at a saving of $800.00 per 
year on our soap bill. 
Our company were so well pleased with the result in this 
mill, they put in one of your filters at the other mill. 
I must say in closing, you deserve success this coming 
season, and anything we can do in the line of reference 
please use us. Yours truly, 
OFFICE BUILDING. 
Commerce Insurance Company. 
Albany, N. Y., August 4, 1892. 
It affords us pleasure to commend the use of filtering 
apparatus generally for cleansing and purifying our river 
water for household and other uses, but my experience has 
been principally of the great benefits derived from using your 
Filters, of which two are used in “Commerce Block” (two 
buildings) and two more in the dwellings of the writer and his 
son-in-law, E. D. Jenison, on Lancaster street. The Filters 
have given entire satisfaction to the tenants of offices and 
stores in the Commerce Block, and aided us in procuring 
tenants, while for those in our dwellings we would not take 
$500 each if others could not be obtained. They are now 
necessities for our home life, as they give us potable clean 
water for bathing, cooking, drinking and washing. 
Very truly yours, G. A. VAN ALLEN. 
THE MOHAWK VALLEY KNITTING MILLS, L’T’D., 
W. P. Brayton, Supt. 
Note : The saving in soap referred to, amounting to 
$1,165 per annum, was effected by one of our filters costing 
the Mohawk Valley Knitting Mills, $630, thus verifying our oft 
repeated claim that our filters prove a valuable investment 
and not an expense. 
29 SCHEDULE OF VARIOUS SIZES OF “NEW YORK” FILTERS 
PRESSURE TYRE. 
Diam- 
Height of 
Inlet 
and 
Waste 
t Capacity in U. S. Gallons. 
Approximate Shipping 
Weights.—Lbs. 
Test 
Pressure 
per 
Square 
inch. 
eter. 
Filter Case. 
Outlet 
Pipes. 
Pipe. 
Minute. 
Hour. 
24 Hours. 
Case. 
Parts. 
Filter Bed 
12 
in. 
4 ft. 
% in. 
1 in. 
2-3 
120-180 
2,880-4,320 
275 
125 
300 
100 lbs. 
16 
in. 
4 ft. 
% in- 
1 in. 
3-5 
180-300 
4,320-7,200 
370 
135 
450 
100 “ 
20 
in. 
4 ft. 
1 in. 
1 in. 
5-7 
300-420 
7,200-10,000 
545 
200 
600 
100 “ 
30 
in. 
5 ft. 3 
in. 
134 in- 
134 in- 
10-15 
600-900 
14,400-21,600 
1,500 
300 
1,800 
100 “ 
40 
in. 
6ft. 2 
in. 
2 in. 
2 in. 
20-30 
1,200-1,800 
28,800-43,200 
1,625 
660 
2,925 
100 “ 
50 
in. 
6 ft. 7 
in. 
2K in- 
in- 
30-40 
1,800-2,400 
43 200-57,600 
2,350 
875 
4,675 
100 “ 
5 
ft. 
7ft. G^in. 
in. 
234 in. 
40-60 
2,400-3,600 
57,600-86,400 
3,400 
969 
7,625 
100 “ 
ft. 
7 ft. 9 
in. 
3 in. 
3 in. 
70-100 
4,200-6,000 
100,800-144,000 
5,100 
1,320 
12,750 
100 “ 
8 
ft. 
8ft.11 
in. 
4 in. 
4 in. 
100-150 
6,000-9,000 
144,000-216,000 
9,465 
2 081 
19,625 
100 “ 
10 
ft. 
8ft.ll 
in. 
6 in. 
6 in. 
170-250 
10,200-15,000 
244,800-360,000 
14,500 
3 975 
31,625 
100 “ 
*8 
ft. 
20 ft. long. 
* Horizontal. 
8 in. 
8 in. 
300-400 
18,000-24,000 
432,000-576 000 
18,050 
6,941 
61 000 
100 “ 
GRAVITY TYRE. 
8 ft. 
6 in. 
6 in. 
150-250 
9,000-15,000 
216,000-360,000 
3,800 
4,669 
33,125 
IU II. 
13 ft. 
8 ft. 
6 in. 
8 in. 
250-400 
15,000-24,000 
360,000-576,000 
5,000 
6,185 
55,250 
8 ft. 
6 in. 
8 in. 
350-550 
21,000-33,000 
504,000-792,000 
6,300 
6,965 
72,875 
10 II. 
t Figure minimum capacity for Western States where the water is generally much more turbid than in Eastern States, 
The Pressure Filters can be made to withstand any required pressure up to 200 pounds, at additional cost for strengthening same. 
The Wooden Gravity Filters are shipped “Knocked Down.’’ Delivery in all cases f. o. b. our Works, Newark, N. J. 
See Cuts on Pages 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15. In Writing for information regarding 
Filtration, please state: 
THIS HALF PAGE CAN BE DETACHED AND RETURNED TO US. 
In "Writing for Information regarding Filtration, please state: 
ist —What is the source of water supply? _ 
2d —The size of supply pipe to Filter 
3d —The maximum pressure in the supply pipe 
4 th —The maximum quantity of water used per minute 
5th —Is the water clear, turbid, hard or soft?... 
6th—H as the water any odor or taste, or does it contain any vegetable 
matter? •_ 
7th —Is the water used for drinking or for mechanical purposes ? 
8th —If water is for boiler feed, please state horse-power of boiler and the 
steam pressure carried..... . 
pth —Send us copy of any analysis of the water you have. 
Upon the receipt of the information above requested, we will answer by return mail 
or we will give the matter personal attention; we will, in all cases, guarantee results 
to be satisfactory in every particular. 
Date 
Name 
Address 
Town and State 
ist—What is the source of water supply? 
2d —The size of supply pipe to filter. 
3d —The maximum pressure in the supply 
pipe. 
4th —The maximum quantity of water 
used per minute. 
5th —Is the water clear, turbid, hard or 
soft ? 
6th—Has the water any odor or taste, or 
does it contain any vegetable matter? 
7th—Is the water used for drinking or for 
mechanical purposes ? 
8th—It water is for boiler feed, please 
state horse-power of boiler the 
steam pressure carried. 
9th—Send us copy of any analysis of the 
water you have. 
Upon the receipt of the information above re- 
quested, we will answer by return mail or we 
will give the matter personal attention ; we 
will, in all cases, guarantee results to be satis- 
tory in every particular. 
Schedule of Various Size Kilters on Page 30. 
Schedule of Various Size Filters ou Page 30. 
31 BOILER FEED. 
See List on page 23. 
The principal trouble met with in 
boiler feed water is due to matters in 
suspension, such as clay, vegetable 
matter, etc., also the grease and oil in 
condensed steam water. All of the 
above matters can be removed by our 
regular system of coagulation and fil- 
tration, whether the water be hot or 
cold, as it goes through the Filters 
direct to the Boilers. 
Matters in suspension like carbon- 
ates and sulphates of Lime and Mag- 
nesia can only be removed by chemical 
treatment or by Our Circulating 
System. 
COAGULANT TANK. 
Particulars on application. 
NEW YORK FILTER MFG. CO. 
120 Liberty St., N. Y. 
32 New York Filter Manufacturing Company 
Beard Building, 120 Liberty Street 
New York