Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-19
CAMP PA|CN BEGINS
FOR WATER BONDS
BIG VOTE is PROMISED FOR
OWENS RIVER
Committee Has Opened Headquarters
in Chamber of Commerce Build
ing and Publc-Spirited
Men Offer Help

City councilmen took the part of
quizzers in a question box session con-
Quoted for them yesterday afternoon
in the Owens river bonds campaign
headquarters, second floor of the
Chamber of Commerce building.
Engineers connected with the Los
Angeles aqueduct answered questions
as rapidly as they were fired at them
by the officials present.
The plan was to give out informa-
ton just as councilmen may be ex-
pected to give it to their constituents.
Every question which voter could
or would ask of his councilman was
brought up in the conference and an
swered for the benefit of all.
The councimen were armed with note
books and the information they gained
was most practical and comprehen-
siVe.
Special attention was given to an
swering questions showing the city's
undisputed ownership to miles of land
on both sides of the Owens river and
tributary streams as we'll as water
rights.
The government conducts weekly
tests of the water at the intake near
Charles butte on the owens river,
which by ANALYSIS shows that the per-
centage of mineral salts is from
eighteen to nineteen grains per gallon
at the worst season
The water at Slauson wells in South
Los Angeles shows hfty to fifty-two
grains per gallon. Yet when the water
is turned off part of the year at these
Slauson wells the people clamor for the
water.
Workers Busy
The owens river campaign committee
has opened headquarters in the direc-
tors room of the chamber of COM
merce.
From this date until the election on
the $4,000, 900 bond issue June II Chair
man Perry w. Weidner and Secretary
NJ Lissner will have personal charge
in these headquarters of the fight of
the great civic organizations for the
passage of the bonds to secure the big
water supply.
This campaign is the most remark
able ever seen in the history of Los
Angeles, for in the committee of twelve
are assembled representatives of the
three big organizations-the chamber
of commerce, the Municipal league and |
the Merchants and Manufacturers as |
sociation-all banded together in pa
triotic volunteer service for the over
whelming success of the owens river
bond issue.
1t is to be practically moneyless
campaign, busy citizens from various
walks of life volunteering their time |
toward making the triumph Of the
great water project a glorious GER |
tainty. All participants in the Owens |
river campaign committees work will |
serve without pay.
Call for Volunteers
A call for volunteer workers in every |
precinct during the campaign and on
election day was issued yesterday by |
the campaign committee.
A register of volunteer workers and |
friends of Owens river will be opened |
today in the campaign committee head |
quarters at the chamber of commerce, |
and public spirited citizens are invited |
to visit the rooms, secure literature |
and join in the mo oment to get out |
an overwhelming vote for the bonds |
on June IL.
Get out and vote" is to be the battle |
cry of the campaign committee.
No member of the committee be- !
lieves that the majority in favor of the
S23,0000 900 will be less than ten to one,
and efforts will be concentrated upon
making the vote as heavy as possible
and preventing any considerable por-
ton of the friendly electorate remain
ing away from the polls because of
confidence that the popular cause
needs no votes.
Besides volunteer workers at the
polls on election day, 200 automobiles
are desired to aid in carrying tardy
voters to the voting places.
Before the campaign committee was
fairly organized over fifty public spir-
tied citizens promised their active
service and nearly a score of private
automobiles and other equipages have
been pledged.
Stanley Wilson, Union Labor can
didate for mayor at the recent NUM-
cipal election, is chairman of the cleo
ton day committee of the campaign
committee, his associates on this SUBJ
committee being former Mayor M. P.
Snyder, John Mott, Perry w. Weidner
and NJ. Lissner.
Prominent Men Members
The general committee comprises as
ex-officio members the presidents of
the three large civic organizations.
William D. Stephens of the chamber
of commerce, J. o. Koepfli of the Mu-
nicipal league, j. M. Schneider of the
Merchants and Manufacturers asso-
citation, besides the following named:
Perry w Weidner, chairman; M. Liss-
ner, secretary; w. j. Washburn, M. p.
Snyder, John Mott, James Slauson,
Harry R. Calender, Stanley B. Wilson
and C. M. Staub
The Los Angeles realty board has
followed up its ringing Endorsement of
the owens river aqueduct by naming
a special committee of ten members
to cooperate with the campaign COM
mittee in active work. Gilbert S.
Wright is Chairman of the realty board
committee, the other members being
H. j. Benedict B. F. McGarry, G. M.
Giffen, julius Black, Charles l.. Hub
bard, o. E. Parish, Charles Mckenzie,
A. Chappelle and David H. Mccartney.
The campaign committee and its sub
committees will hold meetings in the
headquarters at the chamber of COM
merce every day between now and the
election on June II. The headquarters
will remain open for the reception of
the public, where literature giving full
details of the Owens river enterprise
will be distributed and members of the
committee will be glad to receive sug-
eestions and answer all inquiries.
CROWLEY INCENSED OVER
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