Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-16
OWENS PROJECT
GETS PRAISE
MEN WHO HELPED ARE GIVEN
RECOGNITION
Los Angeles Chamber Of Commerce
Prepares Address to Workers
and Extends Thanks to
the Projectors


mittee which went 20 Washington In
the interest OF the Owens river bill
proved TO the satisfaction Of congress
that Los Angeles is financially able 60
carry out the project as outlined.
City Attorney w. u. Mathews--Presi-
dent Roosevelt recognized Los Angeles
as city of Importance. not only OF
California but of the United states.
superintendent of Water Works Will
liam nIu1holland--After being taken
over the proposed route of the Owens
river conduit j. u. LippincOtt declared
that I had not underestImated the cost
of the great Improvement.
President w. J. Washburn--NOt half
n dozen men In the United states senate
other than Senator Flint could have
secured the passage of the Owens river
bill.
Hon. J. o. Koepfi--IB going person.
ally to President Roosevelt Senator
Flint staIked his senatorial future I'm
behalf of Los Angeles.
What was practically an indorse-
nent of the great Owens river project
by the Los Angeles chamber of COM
merce was given yesterday.
In an effort to show it's apprecia-
ton, in behalf of the citizens of Los
Angeles, for the passage of the owens
river bill in congress, the chamber of
commerce summoned to the directors
room the men who devoted their time
and energies to pushing the measure
through the national Legislature and
then adopted an address thanking the
delegation for their efforts.
Senator Frank Pa Flint, Repre-
sentative James McLachlan, City At
torney w. B. Mathews, Superintendent
of Water Works William Mulholland,
President w. ]. Washburn and Hon. j.
o. Koepfii were those summoned, and
all, with the exception of Congressman
McLachlan, who was unavoidably alb
sent, were present when Vice President
William D. Stephens announced the
object of the meeting.
Name Board Soon
Mr.. Stephens called by name the
senator, representative and the four
members of the committee which
journeyed to Washington in the interest
of the Owens river project, and highly
praised them for their work, which
ended in signal success. He promised
that at later date they would be
rendered a banquet, at which there
would be given a larger expression of
the appreciation of the people of Los
Angeles for their faithful services in
the interest of what is so dear to the
heart of every believer in the destiny
of the Angel City.
Mr.. Stephens stated that within a
few days the board of engineers to
be appointed to investigate the Owens
river project and report as to the
feasibility of the plan would be an
nounced.
THE chamber of commerce will
stand committed to the project only
after the board of engineers makes
a favorable report" he said, and then
he added, land we know that its re-
port will be favorable"
Words of Praise
Mr. Stephens read the following ad-
dress, which was adopted with cheers
ITO Hon. Frank P. Flint, United
States senator; Hon. Jas. McLachlan,
United States representative in con-
gress; w. B. Mathews. Esq, city at
torney; Mr.. Vim. Mulholland, superin-
tendent of water works: Mr.. ]. w.
Washburn, Mr.. j. o. Koepf1i, represen-
tative of the Chamber of Commerce.:
Gentlemen and Fellow Citizens:
within the last few weeks you have
won at Washington fer the city of Los
Angeles a magnificent and most i'm
portant victory, snatched by your val
liant efforts from the very jaws of
defeat. To your loyalty, your intelli-
gent zeal, your skill and patience, and
above all to your indomitable pluck, we
now owe it that the city has acquired
the untrammeled right to bring over
the lands of the government to the top
of the Tejunga range those waters of
the Owens River valley which it has
bought and paid for, and the right to
use, which is undisDutable.
You Indignantly rejected all the in
vidious conditions and trammels which,
if accepted, would have prevented the
city from using its own waters as it
may see fit in every lawful way, for
the benefit of this municipality and
surrounding territory.
Future Reservoirs
"And it is to your efforts also that
we owe the right to acquire from the
government. in the future. invaluable
reservoir Sites together with the nee
essary rights of way for the collection,
conservation and conveyance of waste
waters of the valley, in case it should
be determined by the city to avail it.
self of such rights.
things for us during the last days of
the session of congress In the face OF
the most determined opposition, both
from private and official sources, which
to men of a lesser loyalty and pluck
would have seemed and would have
been insurmountable.
'And when, at the last moment, you
realized that this well organized and
strenuous opposition had successfully
closed in your faces every door OF
ordinary official procedure, you had the
inspired wisdom and high courage to
invoke the aid of the chief executive
of the nation,' and forthwith every Of
fetal door flew open at the magic OF
the presidents name.
"All loyal citizens of Los Angeles
may well be glad for the strenuOs ma.
ture and methods of Theodore Roose.
welt.
'You have deserved we'll of the city
and we now gladly tender to you tn,
grateful thanks OF your fellow citizens
and bid you welcome home from tn,
field of your victory.
LOS ANGELES CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
ION Behalf of the Citizens of Lo