From the April 4, 1903 edition of the Silverton Standard: TOWN MUST PREPARE FOR 15,000 RESIDENTS.Of the many problems that must be faced in the very near future is the securing of an adequate all the year around water supply, not for the present Silverton, but for the Silverton of 10,000 to 15,000 inhabitants. In time, too, the sewer system will have to be enlarged, anot...