The San Francisco call., 1908-04-30

Charles W. HOrnick Secures
Secretary Garfeld's Assent
to Hetch .Hetchy Plan
San Francisco Was Defeated
When Manager of The Call
Appeared on Scene !:
First He Got the Assistance of
President Roosevelt and ;
Then ALI Was Easy
Secretary of Commerce and La
Dor Makes Some Slight Con-
.cessions to Irrigators
~ Ira IL. Benr1ett


WASHINGTON, April 2e-An-
other important step has been taken
toward securing for San Francisco the
use Of Hetch Hetchy and Lake
Eleanor as sources of a municipal
water supply. In pursuance Of hls un-
derstanding with Charles w. Hornick,
general manager of The Call, and City
Engineer Marsden Manson it was def
nitely announced today by Secretary
Garfield that he would draw up the
Official order granting these Sierra
reservoir sites to San Francisco and
would then permit the representatives
Of San Francisco and OF the Modesto
and TurIock irrigation districts to sug-
gest changes in 1t which he might or
might not make before afhxing his sig
nature to the document
This announcement, which was de-
iayed to give the San Joaquin protest
ants an opportunity to be heard today.
may be regarded as definitely settling
the natter in favor OF San Francisco.
When Nar: Hornick- came TO. Wash
ington on April IS City. Engineer Man
son was almost ready to believe that
Hetch Fietchy was lost to San Fran
cisco: There had been a. firm refusal
TO reopen the question. Mr.. Hornick
laid the case Of San Francisco before
President Roosevelt, who. being con
WINGED OF. the justice of San Francisco
Claim. arranged a conference between
Secretary. Garfield. and Messrs. Horhick
and Manson. At the close of that con-
ference the secretary stated that. in al
probability. san Francisco. would. get
the sites desired. SINCE then there
has -been-no check in the ,nsgotiations-
Today's conference lasted two hours
and. "a half
SPEAK FOR SAN FRANCISCO >:
San Francisco: was represented by
city Engineer Manson, Supervisor Muir
dock and Representatives Kahn and
Hayes: Modesto and TurlOck were rep
resented by Representative Needham
and Attorneys bennett and Griffin.
Needham presented a demand that the
irrigation districts should be given q
share Of the water to be. stored by the
city. He based this demand on the
ground that Lake Eleaner and Hetch
Hetchy were the most available stor-
age sites. and IL taken by the city
would deprive the districts OF. storage
facilities in the future. Manson op-
posed this demand and said he would
not return TO San. Francisco and report
such an arrangement. Hayes suggested
that the future growth Of San Fran
cisco might require more than the .stor-
age capacity of both reservoirs. Man
son pointed out that there were j;
other storage sites available TO the ir-
Sfgation districts. He repeated his will
tnrness to guarantee to the districts ths
natural now OF the Tuelumne river dur
ing irrigation season. Needham pro
tested that this flow might not be suf-
ncient to III the canals. and he asked
that the districts be guaranteed one
half OF the capacity of the canals wher
the river shall have fallen below such
a now. The San Franciscans said they
would mot agree TO any partnership n
the reservoir sites or water stored
therein.
Secretary Garfield sided with. .sar
Francisco in this matter. and hinteC
that he would grant to Modesto and
Turlock some of the other reservoir
sites whenever they apply. for them.
HAVE RIGHT TO POWER
The question OF power came ups and
II was tentatively agreed tnat the ir-
rigation districts should have the first
right TO purchase power from San
Francisco whenever the city has an ex-
cess Of power developed from Lake
Eleanor cT Hetch Hetchy.
The rights claimed by William Ham
rnond Hall were mentioned. Garfield
said he did mot know just what they
were. He said he would pay no at
tention to Hall. but would let. San
Francisco deal with him. A resume
OF the points agreed upon today was
wired by Manson to Mayor Taylor
Manson feels sure the city Will agree
70 the slight concessions made TO the