Los Angeles begins to bustle with business. Luckily, the prior year saw completion of the Owens River project, which brought 26 million gallons per day of drinking water to thirsty Los Angelenos. Also in 1914, the area of the Southern California Section's activities expands from a 75 mile radius around LA, to include the entire south half of the state. During World War I, the Lockheed and Donald Douglas aerospace plants are established in the area. The winner is from Nordhoff High School.
Oil is discovered all under the basin.
Chemists are in greater demand and can find employment in the oil industry, aerospace industry, and the growing eastern-transplant chemical manufacturing industry. Southern California ACS membership has climbed from 60 in 1920 to 450 in 1925. The American Chemical Society holds its National Convention in Los Angeles in 1925. Angelenos begin their courtship with the automobile, adding exhaust to the notorious particulate pollution problem in the Los Angeles basin. Reprint with author's permission only .