The San Francisco call., 1908-11-10
Promotion Association Adopts
Unanimously Resolutions
FavOring Project
City Officials Tear to Shreds
Arguments of Selfish OPP
ponents of Measure
Engineer Dunn, Who Is Present
Hears Singing Arrangement
by Giannini

Resolutions adopted last evening b
-he Mission promotion association:
Whereas, the present needs and
future demands of the city and
county of san Francisco require
the acquisition of a water supply
greatly in excess of the present
inadequate resources; and
Whereas, the most eminent civil
engineers of the country, including
c. E. Grunsky, George ii. MendelI,
Marsden Manson, Prof. c. ID. Marx,
Desmond Fitzgerald and others,
agree that Lake Eleanor and Hefch
Hetchy valley in the uninhabftable
slopes of the sderra Nevada noun
tains will furnish an inexhaustibIe
supply of pure mountain water for
all time TO ,yome, enough to satisfy
The requirements of a city of 4,0OO,-
600 Inhabitants; and
Whereas, San Francisco is des-
Tined in the near future 10 become
one of the largest cities OF the
world; and
Whereas, through the Intelligent
and conscientious efforts of our
present board of supervisors to
secure a supply Of water cOmmen-
surate with the needs OF this great
city, present and future, satIsfac-
tory arrangements have been en-
tered into between the city author
ities and the United States govern
ment by which the right 10 acquire
water from Lake Eleanor and
Hetch Hetchy valley may be Sc
cureds and
Whereas, in order TO cOnsummate
said arrangements and initiate the
proceedings requisite 10 ultimately
acquire the rights TO said waters
IL fs necessary that the electors of
this city and county should at the
election TO he held on Thursday
next, November II, vote in favor of
all propositions to be then sub
mitted 10 them I'm relation TO said
wafer supplies and the incurring of
n bonded indebtedness to acquire
the same; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Mission promo
tIon association that we unQuaIi-
liedIy favor all of the propositions
10 be voted upon at said election
and recommend each and every
elector having at heart the future
aE well az the present welfare of
this city and county to cast his
vote in favor of each and every
proposition 10 be voted upon at
said election.
Unanimous Endorsement, by an en
-husiastic rising vote. was given tn
detch Hetchy and Lake Eleanor waite
supply project by the Mission promo
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evening IN the hall at Valencia an
Sixteenth streets. The meeting, whic
was spirited. was enlivened by ad
dresses by city officials, who attacke
with force and directness circular
now being circulated In opposition I
the issues which come up for decisio
BY ballot on next Thursday.
Supervisor Giannini made the mos
vigorous attack OF the evening on Rus
sell I. Dunn. the engineer stock holde
Df the Spring Valley company, VIII
was present at the meeting, and on
group Of capitalists, scientists and al
-orneys who have issued over the
a pamphlet warning tn
,ltizens against voting in favor of III
aetch Hetchy project. It was urge
BY the supervisor that the attacks /
question were not manly, were mad
II the eleventh hour when it was a
most too late for the contentious {
The psmphleteers to be confuted, an
hat the papers in question were file
with misrepresentations.
James Rolph Jr. presided over Ii
meeting and Matt l. Sullivan introduce
The resolution binding the members
The association to vote Thursday fc
The bond issue and TO ratify the grar
1f the federal government to reservo
rights in the Sierra valleys. City Eng
neer Marsden Manson and Supervisor
5iannini, Daniel Murphy. Ralph NJ,
Laren and James A Johnston spoke.
After telling what had been done /
he supervisors toward the acquisitio
u the Hetch Hetchy valley and
demonstrate the worth OF the site. G
snnini took up the circulanr just issue
signed by John Muir. J. n. lie Cont
William F. Bade. Z. T. Parsons, J. ]
Wilson, William H. CrOcker, James ]
Kelly. william z. Colby, f. r. Ldlier
hal, r. NJ Hotaling, Leon Sloss. Wi
liam Thomas, r. n. Tobin. J. d. Grar
md John Hermann.
NET THEM FACE TO FACE
Il am surprised at the names on ths
circular" said the supervisor. "Whe
[ heard that it was out I went to NJ
Colby and Mr.. Thomas and asked thel
( they had objections to the projec
why they did not give US the oppoi
unity Of answering those objections.
said TO Mr.. Colby that that would hav
Deen the more manly course to pursu
He replied that he did not want to b
that he did not approve {
he project and would not be cor
ginced."
Gisnnini pointed out further that II
circular was based on misrepresents
ions. He took up one Of the most in
Dortant claims. that the city would M
lave q sufficient water supply afts
he Turlock and Modesto irrigation dis
riots had been given their share
he water, and showed that two disir
crested engineers, Professor Marks (
Stanford university and Desmond Fit;
herald. the eminent Boston enginee
ksd proven, to the contrary, that Sa
7fancisco would have sufficient wate
Lfter the irrigationists had been sur
,lied.
Another man who has been issuin
drculars sgainst this project is in th
ro-<f.1 - n-. q Co1~u .