The San Francisco call., 1908-04-20
HFTCH HFTCHY
PROJECT GIVEN
NEW IMPETUS
Gratifying News From Washing
ton Reyives Hope Among
Its Supporters
Supervisors Praise Presidents
> Action in ReOpening
Water Question
San Francisco Now Has Grand
-. Opportunity TO Obtain a
8 Permanent Supply

g Expressions OF keen grathcstion
were volunteered yesterday by men,
bers CT the board OF supervisors At the
news from Washington that as a re-
suit OF the efforts 81 City Engineer
: Msrsden Manson and Charles w
Horaick, general manager OF The
E. CaI. President Roosevelt had inter
reded with Secretary Garfield and
caused the reopening OF the Lake
Eleanor and Heteh Hetchy project
The board VIII meet today and It IS
probable that the subject VIII be taken
up formally. The members announced
individually yesterday great interest IN
the matter and the consensus q opin-
; Son seemed 70 be that the reopening Of
the subject BY the secretary Of the in
" terior marked a distinct step forward
in the cfIy-s Efforts 70 provide . water
source sufficient for the needs OF the
future
Supervisor Johnston. who is chair
man OF the special committee appointed
b the board OF supervisors 10 investi-
gate and report on the Spring Valley
system. spoke yesterday II high praise
Of the Eetch Hetchy project He said
the reservoirs OF the Sierra were 50
vesL as 70 provide sufficient water for
81 possible needs OF al claimants
whether for irrigation. power OF other
purposes. and that The necessities Of
:the city were such that they should be
:l-es5sd by the department OF The in
.serior- He oo=tinued-
:-ssh Francisco needs Hetch Hetchy.
1t Is source OF supply virtually IN
.exhezSuble and viii be alwzvs pure
ard uncontzmInated because the region
I; Is uninhahttzbie- There VIII be enough
water II We get Hetch Hetchy 70 pro-
vide for All possible wants OF TIE city
. Tor 100 years
There s 10 reason for any fight
with the irrigztionists. for there IS
plenty of water IN Eetch Hetchy for
all the requirements OF both I think
the ection o1 the president and Secre-
tary Garfield yesterday VIII be an
:: opening wedge.
The matter Is certainly OF such
pressing importance as 20 deserve con
sfderztion. and think that Il through
the Efforts OF City Engineer Manson
and ar Hornick Eetch Hetchy and
:. Lake Eleanor are acquired they VIII
have accomplished & great work and
perfornsd much benefit 10 the city
. Eetch Hetchy IS certainly ours BY right
the right OF our great necessity
Supervisor Paul Bancroft also talked
= on. the subject and said that he be-
lieved the opportunity presented 70 san
Francisco through the reopening Of the
Lake Eleanor and Eetch Hetchy pro-
s9cts" was such that the city would
surer Il II failed 70 take fun sd-
vantage lie suggested that because
Of the. vsstness OF the reservoirs Of
.fered all OF the bay cities might CO.
operate in bringing The water down
and all use II 70 their mutual advan-
tzge-. He said
7 think the chance Of acquiring the
Eetch Hetchy reservoirs is undoubted-
j. :, great thing for the city. san
: Francisco viii make = sad mistake II
/: the opportunity Is let slip I believe
that arrangements might be made with
the adjoining bay cities so as TO CO
operate IN bringing the water here for
our general advantage