Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-15
Club News

Il ing club between the PROMISED au
dress by ]. b. Lippincott assistant
chief engineer of the Los Angeles aque-
duct. and the anticipated announce
ment of names suggested by the mem
hers as a possible slate for the coming
annual election.
Two names only were presented Tor
the office of president, Mrs. Sheiley
Tolhurst, who is just concluding her
third term of office and who mas ]In-
phatically announced that she VIII I ny
accent denomination, and Mrs. Joseph
p. Sartori, who formerly served the
club as chief executive and who is I'M
derstood to have refused nomination.
Mrs, John r. Haynes and Mrs:
Charles Farwell Edison were suggested
as first vice presidents; Mrs. J. b. LIP
pincott and Mrs. o. P. Clark, SECOND
vice presidents; Miss Laura Smith and
Mrs. Samuel T. Glover, corresponding
secretary; Mrs Jules Kaufman, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. N. K. Potter
and Mrs. Stoddard Jess, treasurer.
Suggested names for the directorate
are: Mrs. Sartori, Mrs Jess, DR.. Doro-
thea Moore, Mrs. Edison, Mrs. y. Z.
Clark. Mrs b. Baruch, Lippincott, Mrs.
George e. Wadleigh, Miss Florence
Moore, Mrs. r. w. Phillips.
If the women accept nomination their
names will be placed on the election
blanks; If not, it will be necessary TO
supply others before the blanks can De
sent out. m -.
Mr.. Lippincott, formerly with the
reclamation service of the United
States geological survey, spoke on the
conservation of Water Power. TIC
said in part:
The Conservation Of Water Power
High efficiency in water wheels and
long distance power Transmission are
80, 81 DrnGpnf
generation Effective pressure heads or
1000 feet on impulse water wheels ana
20O-mile deliveries of high voltage cur
rent are now accomplished engineering
facts established on sound financial
basis. This power SO delivered enters
more and more into our daily life. IL
drives our city and interurban cars ana
lights our homes. 1t runs alKe tne
wheels of the factory and of the sewing
machine. Already its use for cooking
and heating are well in sight. This
mysterious force, following the subtle
windings of q wire changeable into
either light heat or power, is becom-
ing the vital nerve of the modern city.
While the fuel supply may become de-
pleted, as long as water runs IN the
brook this hydro-electric energy will be
maintained with ever increasing value.
It's unrestricted monopolistic control
will be far more serious to the pub
lie welfare than that of iron or oil. 1t
would be intolerable. Powerful, active
and intelligent effort, with this monopoly
in view, is already being made through
out the land. Few realize the extent OF
the ambition or the significance Of the
accomplishment. A review of the atti-
tude of the public service and Of corpor-
ate effort is therefore of interest.
People Should Own Power
To-. tn h
message to the New York legislature,
in referring to the water powers of that
state. said: They should be possessed
and held for the benefit of all the .peo-
ple. and should not be surrendered 10
private interests. 1t would be difficult
to exaggerate the advantages which
may ultimately accrue from these great
resources Of power, II the common rlsnC
is duly safeguarded' In response to
these sentiments an appropriation was
made and a state water supply COM
mission was appointed by the New YORK
legislature The water opportunities
of the state had passed into private
ownership. Nevertheless, the commits
sion entered on a detailed study or TWO
typical streams, reporting on engineer
ing plans and recommending the pur-
chase of private lands and rights to
enable the state to construct storage
reservoirs and water power plants. the
report is filed with ideas and recon-
mendations of interest to those who
look forward to the future in newer
portions of our country.
Exclusive of Niagara and the st.
Lawrence, they estimated a possible
development of 100000 water horse
mower. one-half more than the total
steam power now installed In the state.
They compute that by using storage
reservoirs for impounding floods over
81. O00, 900 in power value can be annu-
ally conserved. They find that con-
trollable power is the vital force in our
Industrial development, and one of the
chief elements on which civilization Is
based.
Objections Will Be Raised
"single interests which have studied
the subject and become familiar with
the value of water rights and the econ
omy of water over steam, and VINO look
only to private gain, may and probably
will raise objections to any action on
the part of the state toward the own
ership of water power rights 1t is
clear, however that individuals cannot
economically develop the water power
within this state, and the opportunity
for the state to do so should not be
defeated by the determination of few
intent upon amassing fortunes and
creating monopolies. Such purposes
must yield to that broad policy which
will most evenly and justly distribute
the wealth of the state.
bills are now pending in New York
to initiate the construction work on
two of these plants.
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Illi-
nois also have detailed commissions to
make a study of this and affiliated
subjects.
"A hydro-electric commission ap-
pointed by the province of Ontario re-
ports along lines similar to the report
of the New York commission, and
second commission followed with broad
powers to provide for economic public
use of light, heat and power derived
from falling water. They were even
given the necessary authority to ex-
propriate existing water power compa-
MES of their plants for the public well
fare.
Contrast Noted
LET us now note the contrast be-
tween the policy here suggested as
necessary for eastern states, where the
public lands are transferred to private
hands, with the condition of public
sentiment in the west, where they are
not vet exhausted, and still remain, in
part, publicly owned.
'"The sixteenth national irrigation
congress at Albuquerque in September,
1908, Endorsed national forestry, irriga-
ton and conservation generally 1t
specifically favored the building, at
public expense, of storage reservoirs
for power and irrigation development
and prevention of flood overflow, but,
at the instance of representatives of
the power companies, and in contra