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<br />""pnl d.. "fir". havl' bfton J)lltlin&, Il thi,"d
<br />nlQrY t'nt'rlty into thl'ir ",,,rk than is done
<br />undt>t normal ~inw". ~..t..rilll and equip-
<br />ment prl<.'lo'S have "'....1\ ravor.bk>. In con-
<br />Hql.H'nre, both force a,'Cl>unt and contract
<br />work nllv", b...." {"(ln~l~t<'ntly und..r ton;-
<br />male, indirating, from an outlook at th..
<br />pn.......n! time,that tll... projet't ""ill lIlI'..:om-
<br />pit-t..d ",..II ....jthin the bond i~~ue.
<br />:-0,.( aiI'm.. iu. nllll,nitude, Ihi, project'lS
<br />"';l!:lIinrant UIlt'('t 15 its ('<;ompl...t... fr.......!{Im
<br />frolll poJitil"l. Thib ~tat..m{'nt may be de-
<br />rid,'<l b)' tll.. .v.-rag" r..r~<>n who n.~ta ..s-
<br />5ured that that nt'nw~is li..~ hidd..n 10
<br />l"\"er}" public work... To th.. lat., Dir<<!or
<br />JQhn BulJotk, Chairman W P. WhiUdt
<br />of the Board of DirO':'1:t"TJI, .,,<1 Chi...r .:n-
<br />Il'int"t'r and G<'n~ral ~Ianllg,'r. F. E. Wey-
<br />mouth Ilnd hIM well-><,hos..-n Ilalf. m.ny of
<br />whom have b....n lif('-Iong' ."'......i.tt'fI. ,hio:-f-
<br />Iy bc>lonRS this er..dit" To th..s" nwn th"
<br />taxpar.'r IInd WIlh.-r ll"'l'r f>lr )"t'..r. 10
<br />co.."," may It:i'"e th...nk. ~at thcoy rN:..i....,.!
<br />th('it m"n.,y'~ ,",onh fur ton'r}' d911ar
<br />~v,'nt"
<br />"Wat..r ia "'-.'rth whll: it ('O~ls I,) gt>t It.
<br />II !l"rlJ.l.I,..j ,,]d l':.lireorni" h_'-dnlulit' ling;.
<br />lw..r of 30 y ~l'_' ...~ lI!1t'd :0 .-av. H~
<br />f"r""'...w the "I]-lmp.,lrl:\lll"' of "'"liter' to our
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<br />~rnj'lIriJ ~oulh€-rn California. Can th"
<br />13 l"itit'tl h...1lr up und"r this :.:~~ million
<br />don...", if nQ oth...r l"ommunitl~ ...-um~ Lllto
<br />Ih~ {listrict to Iight"n thl;' load~ ':1"0'$_
<br />Stranl!:'I' t.. "Y. lh. J>l'r capil..a In"ut.
<br />!Twnt in Wll~r supply an.J water 5en-k. la_
<br />dlilie" on an ..\"('ralfe for dties or Southern
<br />CaJi!Qrnia is only al...,ut $11l). It is ..rl'
<br />to e.slimat... Iwi.... thllt 11< in\'(-'l<h.d in auto-
<br />mobili'll. The inn'''Im1'nt pt<r capita "r
<br />:hl' ("Omp]etl'd )l,.tn'fIU1iLlln Wllter I)i"
<br />trict projt.'Ct for the rellld<:nts of th.. pn-s-
<br />..nt m~mb.'r citws will appr01im.l~ $1]1).
<br />Th~r~fl)n'. th" tvtal invetltm..nt per l'apita
<br />in wat('rw('rk~ irn:ludinl!" Ihe c..,]orado
<br />Rin'r a'lu.'<:ill,.t romp]HE"d will not "lIirut'<1
<br />~hllt inv....tt>tl in automobiJ.",. Quite a dif.
<br />f..rE-net' in th~ natlln' (Jf th.. invetllmcl1t,
<br />h<Jwevtr, forth..lif... of tho;> automobi]o(>c..n
<br />be tak...n at hardly mol',.. than t'ill'bt nart
<br />whil.. Ih.. wat..r >llIpp!)" ","vrkll ill 0'\.. to
<br />len time!!- Ih,u. Th", wat(!rwure "Y'W-h'm
<br />bKomt>1I klf.llupporlinl{.
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<br />J>..r Capitll ('0"18
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<br />ThinkinOl' in I..rmll vf int"'~l and
<br />amortiution ntht.r than ('apit..l-durln~
<br />111(> <.'lIorh' )"'an whil., th.. P<'pulati,," ,r
<br />Ir.. lJL"trict i~ two million ~pl_the an"
<br />nual illl"rt>1l1 ,'har&,~'~ per capita will I"
<br />il,JO with no Ill"" r..d<:mp~i',>n tor ","v,
<br />)'",u." aft,'r l'<!mr],'I",n d:ll.... At th,
<br />l'ighth )..ar, . fa,rb' h..a\")' ]....d ~trik.c
<br />Ih.. nn.pa)"('T unlh" tht' walo>r RIO'!.' III
<br />flollr:~li.jnll"_ Bllt a!'- It,!, p..pu]ation doubl,'
<br />-.."hirh ..e all (,'I>e'<-'t in 20 yetta-th'
<br />inl...n.>><t ('tuJrli:(> will he unly .bout ,1.1?
<br />pt.'r <'"apita per )....ar. with oond r..o.-mpuor.
<br /><"lluh'a]..nt t., about U.JO per y.!'ar. ThaI
<br />" th,- I:m(> 1M happ)' natin. 'frill h.c ~inlit"-
<br />1Il1r t!'lt' prai".. .,r th.. lit"r-t'1I.1 C"]urado
<br />Riwr ""qU.>dU{"l! Frc.m tbl'n on water wilt
<br />he rt'al1}' ('h...a,,; "(>1")- littl~ more th.n
<br />plln'pinjt ('<I$tll .hjl'h. in IIpite of the g"-'.t
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<br />lift on'f th. dinde Ju.-. tu ch".p 8oul-
<br />d...r Dam power .nd astonL~hinR"I)' hilrb
<br />cthci...ncy of Ull' ]arirt' pumpi",. uniu, ""ill
<br />ro~t bu. a f..w C\'nl# ~r 1(") l"unic f"~l_
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<br />\\.t.... \\orth \\ hili II (..~l~
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<br />~'rom th.. bondinlf alljit"'t... at a glanC\',
<br />th~ [listrict's obligation look" tor' hea\')'
<br />.....h.n Iml"ll"'.J up"n th~ pr.","t oUlIt..n.J.
<br />illJr oomh...J d"ht of the thir~" nll'n1Uer
<br />l"tlt'!', .....hich Ih,' State ('<",troller'lI r.port
<br />uf 1~1;l3 ]il<l:o 1\1 '1!13.561d:!'i. Hut]d U5
<br />b(']i"\',, with the I!rinl~-d oM Wllh'r engi-
<br />"""'1', "Witt.,.,. III lu,rth ....nal i.!l cOIIUl to
<br />I!:t"\ it.n The O....('n~ "o\qu,'.lud bond illll.u<:,
<br />'1'1._' four limp" as much UM all t~ out-
<br />st"ndinll",ond, pu: tOl/'l'll""r.....n.-.n thllM
<br />IJrll\"e ciliz<'n~ of Lu~ Angl'!,' vuted that
<br />,Ii$l'ation.
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