Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-10
ssv.sWILLIAM HORACE DAY
A PARABLE FROM
a The OWENS RIVER PROJECT

1T night William Horace Day, the
S5tor, preached on 'Water-A Para
4 from Municipal Life" He chose
= otext from 2 Kings 20:20, where
Gng Hezekiah solved the water ques-
~ f6fdhis city. HE made pool and
! 4 Nc6hdifit, and brought water into
y Tefty.n'o1
eSev.; Mr.? Day said:
I On Wednesday of this week the
oiefeigfi people will decide if the
tiens River aqueduct shall bring water
% .fffe city. Some of our citizens are
a'el this is an extravagant plan and
ri vote against the bond issue; others
hle1e that even the great expense
aJtempiated is wise and will afford
only permanent solution to the
atAff agree that we must get water
Tnewhere. Personally 1 believe in
IT'S plan because of my confidence in
~ men who are at the head of it
re able administration of our water
,-i3artment under the non-politica
gfne convinces me that these vas
beIis will be honestly and Intelligent.
administered so long as we can main
th1S this department on business anC
q III Service basis. 1 believe still more
acthe vigorous attempt on the part OF
mss and civic bodies to have this
6estion acted upon after the widest
focussion. Let the man who believes
t this proposal is extravagant say
with all his might. No less should
v man be silent or fail to vote who
vslks this the best way to give the
liz abundant and good water.
hiMy object in taking this text is not
A; give you a lecture on the Owens
sler aqueduct-there are experts to
grom we must go for that. 1 do want
mpreach a sermon on the great spirit
be lession this suggests. Much as
vs interested in this enterprise, / shall
pesent such features of the plan as
wi serve my parable.
III We Must Have Water -.
1aLike the boy digging for the wood
e4ck against the dinner for the ex-
ofted minister, we've got to get 1t.
inter will make the desert bloom like
sgarden; without water the garden
All revert to desert. Our largest
.ofrce of prosperity is in our highly
w,eloped horticulture.
etiTo keep farm land worth $1,000 an
hee we must have water to make or
uEes with. In the city the greatest
gnet is the attractiveness of our
henes; the beauty of the home life
fds upon the water supply which
gdees trees and grass. If as our en-
neeers tell US we are within sight OF
m, end of the local supply we must
.Riide between water and the wilder
a,,s. We must have one or become
m, other.
mi Owens River Project
AIAbout Mount Whitney is a great
anerhocd Of peaks, forming the high
lin and largest group in the Sierras
AMI has covered them with great banks
6now and ice, the deposits of Ma
gives wealth upon which we are pro-
ladng to draw in our time of need
suer repeated Investigations on the
adt of the different skilled men the
cor has secured water rights giving ar
mirage flow capable of sustaining g
thu of over 100000. The quality oi
+io main body of water is twice as
icae as our present local supply.
10 rhe most serious problem seems tc
5a,the expense of transporting II
trough reservoirs, conduits, siphons
of tunnels, 226 miles, at an estimat-
s,cost of $23,OOO,0OO in addition to the
lids issued for preliminary work
AIS a vast undertaking; can we afford
,.nI1o it? Some of our citizens tell us
cannot, while others insist we can
T, dIOTQ uOl 10. IlOllNO VIC pay II
Its per thousand gallons. while Sar
un,ncisco pays "a cents; Oakland, Al
is; Berkeley, 80 cents, etc.
edlf our department increased charges
Wndual San Francisco the surplus in.
Is le of the department would bear al
pei interest charges on the $23,000,00
teE bonds and leave a little for theil
Anidation and that without impairine
no. money set aside to meet Interest
sinking fund on the bonds voted
thtbuy out the old water company
Amen we add the probable growth o1
arr city, the sale of surplus water anc
firslectric power this great undertak.
sh. is approved by very conservative
fer patriotic men.
fe@ p The Parable
thEhe New Testament records Jesus
of of water to teach spiritual les.
We, The water of life of Revelation
PAYS down in a river from the throne
SCI is carried through the streets tc
adss the nations. In the village OF
taihzr, Jesus. tired and thirsty, talked
ana lowly woman of the living water
came to give to men, which was tt
;s sply for all time the needs of tn,
is lit. That living water was the gif
Il taaod, as are the great stores precip
gaed on the highest of our California
Grnntains
atty Of water for the land, and il