Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
STANLEY WILSON
TELLS HIS VIEWS
WORKING HARD FOR OWENS
RIVER BONDS
Is Keeping Promise Made Before Elec-
tIon, When He Was Candidate
on Public Ownership
Ticket
BY STANLEY II. WILSON
Public Ownership Nominee for Mayo

1t will be remembered by those who
followed my campaign for the mayor
atty, eliminating in the election OF
December 4 last, that the principal is
sue upon which I based by candidacy
was the building of the Owens river
works and securing thereby an ade-
quate wtaer supply for the city of Los
Angeles.
For nearly twenty years I have
studied the municipalities of the state,
especially from the standpoint of pub
lie ownership of domestic utilities, and
as water is the most vital of these
utilities it was quite natural that the
Owens river project should appeal
strongly to me as matter for 1nvest1-
cation, and that, convinced of its value
and feasibility, it should become a
prominent issue of my campaign as the
public ownership candidate for mayor.
Will Keep Promise
I promised the people of Los Angeles
then that, elected or defeated, would
do everything in my power to bring
about the early and economical COM
pletion of the Owens river works, and
fhe bitterness Of defeat has not caused
me to forget or neglect that promise. -,
/ have no doubt as to the usaple
quality OF the Owens river water. Ot
course there is alkali in it. No DOUBT
Owens lake has some streams highly
impregnated with that ingredient
flowing into it. Alkali is not foreign
substance in Southern California
water. A we'll acclimated resident VIII
drink no water that is without IL ana
enjoy the indulgence. l have known
old timers, residents of our remote ana
rugged interior, no doubt or the same
type described by the opposition as ap-
sfeiners from the water of Owens river,
mo could hardly be considered compe-
tent judges of the quality OF water
from any natural source. personally
7 have taken advantage of every avail
able means to satisfy myself that the
water in question is of qualty ac-
ceptable to the class that patronizes
the homely old wagon, and have TAXED
with water drinkers who nave I'M
bibed the alleged dangerous Iulo,
who pronounced it better water than
we are now using in this city.
believed and advocated these things
in INV campaign, and have no reason
TO think that the amount of water ana
it's alkaline properties have materially
changed since election day.
Tells His Greed
Los Angeles has many excusable dlf-
f9renCeS OF OpllllOIl, oJAiPoNAAS
nractice. A live city has many incite-
ments to diversion and many avenues
for its exercise. But here is a matter
oF such direct and unanimous interest
to the people that Interior influences
NAV we'll be suspected where opposl-
ton is found.
NV creed of local citizenship, brought
down to date, is this:
1 believe in Los Angeles, greater and
increasingly greater; I believe in the
owens river project, both as to its
feasibility and sufficiency; 1 believe
in the ability and integrity of the men
whose duty it will be to carry on the
work of construction; I believe in the
intelligence and aggressivenes sof the
workingmen of Los Angeles to take
care of their interests in this great
public enterprise; finally, with pride
in the loyalty of our citizenship. to be
expressed specifically on June u, I be-
lieve the Owens river bonds will carry
by a majority that will do much to ad-
vertise Los Angeles as city we'll
backed by public faith and enterprise.