Water and power for San Francisco from Hetch-Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park
by MARTIN S. VILAS, A. M., Member of the Bars of California, Vermont and Washington.
Copyrighted 1915 by Martin Samuel Vilas
Washington, D. C., March 14, 1914.
I can assure you that your clean, clear presentation of the matter was admirable and much appreciated.
John E. Raker.
(Member of Congress from California and author of the Raker Bill).
San Francisco, Cal., February 4, 1914.
I think it was a valuable contribution to the data on that subject and indicates a considerable study upon your part.
Andrew J. Gallagher.
(Member of Board of Supervisors, City of San Francisco).
San Francisco, Cal., February 2, 1914.
I read your article in the Chronicle on Hetch Hetchy and want to compliment you on the thoroughness with which you handled the subject.
Martin Samuel Vilas
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I. What is Hetch-Hetchy, and what, if any are the present holdings and interests of San Francisco in the Yosemite National Park?
II. What is the Raker Bill?
III. What will be the operative effects of the Raker Bill on San Francisco and the rest of California, outside the Yosemite National Park?
IV. What will be the operative effects of the Raker Bill on the Yosemite National Park?
V. From the foregoing and from all the evidence and conditions developed under this design, some conclusions are manifest.
