Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14
BARLOW TO WORK
FOR OWENS RIVER
Shows How Smith Did Nothing for
Los Angeles in Congress, but
introduced Bill for Power
Company

Special to The Herald.
REDLANDS, Oct. 13.-Hon. Charles
A. Barlow, Democratic nominee for
congress from the Eighth district, in
terviewed here today by The Herald,
said:
I'm regard to the Owens river water
supply for Los Angeles / want to quote
a remark by Congressman Smith in an
editorial in his paper, the Echo, of
Septem Der IS: We lima gine also that
the women suffrage plank is hardly en-
titled to serious consideration, and if
1t were submitted to the whole party
III the state it would probably be voted
out in short order, as would probably
the other reckless plank of helping Los
Angeles to drain the Owens river
Il could not understand the reason
for such an uncalled for stand until l
received the record of Mr.. Smiths con-
gressional work. During the last ses-
sion of congress he succeeded in getting
through the house only one BILL which
practically gave, to a certain electric
power company water privileges and
rights of way worth millions of dollars.
He was opposed in this by even fellow
Republicans, but managed to rush it
through. The government, of course,
was the loser.
when l received that record 1 also
remembered that in bringing the Owens
river water to Los Angeles the city
would have an electric energy that at
the present market price is estimated
at value of more than 100000 an
nually. This believe, clearly shows
the reason of Congressman Smiths op-
position to the Owens river water,
which is now wasted under the sands
of the desert, being brought to Southern
California to supply the metropolis of
the Southland, namely, Los Angeles,
with water 1t must have.
Friend Of Power Companies
His opposition, from the facts cited
above, must be solely on account of his
friendship for the electric company for
which he did so much in securing these
valuable privileges by the only bill he
succeeded in passing, he must still
further serve their interests by stand
ing in the way and opposing anything
that would result in the development
of electrical power by the city of Los
Angeles.
81 would most earnestly ask the press
of Los Angeles and the citizens thereof
generally to probe this matter thor
oughly and see if there are not good
reasons why they should endeavor to
bring about the election of a man in
the Eighth congressional district who is
not tied up TO any electric power COM
pany and. whose only desire is to further
this great enterprise of furnishing to
Los Angeles an abundant supply OF
pure. sweet water, a thing that Los
Angeles must have and will have, and
II not brought from the desert will be
developed elsewhere in the southern
counties through a pumping system
which would take water already needed
for irrigation of lands In those counties
congressman's Duties Broad
"While Los Angeles county and city
are not part of the Eighth con-
gressional district, yet view the duties
of congressman as being broader than
merely his own district from which he
may be elected. 1 believe he should be
int crested as a representative of the
whole state of California. and l am
glad to say that should be honored
on the 9Th day of November next by
being chosen to represent the Eighth
congressional district OF California in
the sixtieth session OF congress- 1t will
be my earnest desire and should labor
for II with all my power to facilitate
in every manner possible the bringing
Of Owens river water down to the
southland"