The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-11-26
THE HETCH HETCHY

Make the Protest Now" by Mrs
. Girard, chairman of the general fed
GRAFTON forestry committee, is wei
come article to this page SO for Al
space is concerned, ais well as be
ing the sentiment of the general fed
Grafton, but we personally question
the wisdom of the undertaking
The forest reserve workers have NJ
warmer friend than the editor o
this page. Sometimes, however, WI
as club women pass the proverbia
"gnat" entirely by which we "swal
low the camel without knowing
such dose has been taken.
We are shouting pure food, pure
water and better sanitary conditions
the country over and are being lis.
tened to with attention.
New York City found the present
croton supply inadequate to the de.
mand and otherwise not entirely sat.
isfactory. They looked over several
surrounding states for something
that suited them and finally settled
on certain valley In Ulster county
N Y. The state legislature gave
them permission to sieze and oper-
ate. This valley is beautiful picture
sque and fertile, besides containing
ancestral homes that are valued by
the owners beyond price, having been
IN the same family for centuries.
Old churches, the deeds of which
were secured from the crown Of
England for shilling or SO, with a
wonderful silver toned bell hanging
in the tower Of one Of them that
was gift from the mother church
in Holland, whose peals could be
heard for miles as 1t tolled the age Of
some aged member OF the congrega-
ton, for generations. The TERRITORY
New York City wanted and secured
embraced nine towns IL memory
serves correctly, each one containing
postoffice, school and one or more
churches besides general stores and
all that goes with the average town
or village. q I.
Inc entire valley was thickly pop-
uiated, half mile being quite 4
distance to reach a neighbor. Thous-
ands OF city people found the valley
70 De q haven Of rest or pleasure in
summer and thousands Of fresh air
children were made happy in homes
especially provided for them as we'll
as IN many farm houses.
These good people were not
asked II they were willing to part
WIN their cherished possessions
that New York City might be fhenas
hted. No indeed! their wishes wara
NOT consulted. A commission was
a = TO appraise the property
OF each person even to cemetery
noldlngs and the owners received
what Us allowed them and then ara
politely told to vacate. 3
Inc construction works ara not
second to those of the Panama canal
ana last month was a worlds roc
ORD breaker in laying cement VOL,
RACES could be written on the snh.
Ject out the point we wish to con
vey Is that all this was done Win.
~ Uut q remonstrance from cluhdono
me New York women were savara1,,
siient 50 far as the writer knows
NOW comes the Hetch Hatch ]
questlon San Francisco has tbe
same needs for more and nnrar 49,. ~
ana al, authorities say there is only one
page 70 secure it, because the wat
er trust with Wall Street capital
owns everything else. The Hatch
f1etchy river flows thronpb ~
part OF Yosemite. wonderfnilv
beautiful, wild. rocky national no ~
whose only inhabitants are tn villa
: animals and whose only use Il haan-
x anu recreation for the travellers
ave read that fair exchange n
financial value will be given the 49,
srnment, and that the proposed Ian
WI not even interfere with one ~
.ne many waterfalls of the yosa,o
Jug, ana San Francisco will IL -
sured the purest OF water for ali
.lme' But the club women ~ ~
la.ion shout aloud that th,s ,,"n4
renaJ wilhout even providing
I ,e y, II matters not that The
asnokan reservoir snatches the lovad
ZINES OF thousand human fam;
ies 70 supply New York with whole
'ome drink, but the wilds of Hatah
letchy and Its wild inhahiton..
hust not be disturbed n s,,nni.'
'an francisco with pure drink.
u the club women want to fight
ne water trusts that are buying ali |
ne water rights and powers thew
an get hold of, either to prevent |
olnpetition in some way or to mako
unions the writer is with them |
Vnoie hearted, as she is with the
orestry committee in all reasonable
,ess' but the Hetch Hetchy and its
ne giving waters were made forithe I
roper use of mankind, and until
ONE other way is provided to sup
ny the human family of San Fran
lsco or any other city with pro-
er water supply, we see no reason
WY the flow from Hetch Hetchy
mould not be legitemately approJ