The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-09

braces nearly 300.0 .00o acres of land.
The aEa--t which San Francisco
-. .5oses to submerge is, in round
numbers, about 1,f0G acres.
Four-1 The Hetch He-1nr Val
ley * q least twenty miles distant
from he 4caelite, as the crow flies,
with an almost inaccessible range
Of mountains between the two. The
and difficult OF accesses, so that not
more than 275 or ESQ people on an
average visit it in the course of
year. Right here my opponent may
try to argue this point, but records
show that my statement is absolute
~ true. Not more than 275 or $50
people visit it in the course of a
year. Then if this is the case, why
is it such a famous park? People
probably never thought of making
visits to the park and trying to make
something of it until San Francisco
proposed the reservoirs.
But the fifth point is: The i'm
pounding OF the waters of the Tuo7
lumne river by the proposed dam
not only does not destroy, but i'm
measurab bly, enhances the beauty of
the valley.
The bill requires the city of San
Francisco at a cost of 100000 to
build roads and trails into the valley
and to maintain them in good con-
dition thereafter. For this purpose
il is required to raise and pay fund
Of 5000 for the first ten years,
$4,000 for the second ten ands $780,
900 per annum thereafter. These
roads and trails when completed are
turned over to the government and
must be kept in repair under the
supervision of the secretary of the
interior. For the first time, Therefore,
the valley viii become accessible to
the average individual.
Sixth. The statement that the
building of the dam and reservoir
Will lHJ VI Z " dh pdHd diiS 10 Will
out foundation. The level of the
water Will be below the bottom OF
the falls.
Seventh. All the work must be
done under the supervision of the
interior department.
Eighth. The city of San Francis
~
mercy of the water monopoly more
exacting and expensive than that of
the city of Denver, and it is alleged
TO be Inadequate to supply the de-
mand. The chain of cities around
San Francisco Bay must provide a
supply, not only of water, but of
hydro-electric energy for its present
and future needs, and this source of
supply has been recommended as the
best and cheapest by every engineer
who has made any examination of it
except those engaged by owners of
other so-called supplies, and who
naturally report in favor of their
employers.
Ninth. Finally the need of the wa
ters of the Tuolumne should be the
first consideration of the legislator
With any arid region as stated by
the board Of engineers of the war de.
] department it is only a question OF
time when the irresistible demand
for it will lead TO it's appropriation
and to the building of the dam now
in contemplation. The first subjec
for consideration should be the mar
himself; to his welfare and necessit!
every other consideration must soon
er or later yield.
My opponent may say that maj
: should not destroy that which il
/ formed by Nature. Well, if this b,
, the case why have they cut the Pan
ANA canal thru the isthmus Panama
and cutting the trees for timber i
: destroying the forests, mining is dig
ging holes in the earth?
God made the earth for man t
: use concerning his own welfare, an
: why should the construction of
reservoir in the Hetch Hetehy Vale
: be so strongly opposed?
r Washington, Dec. THE bi
= giving San Francisco water powe
= ard water supply rights in the Hetc
petchy valley of the Toulamne rive