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“vear of hectic political and economic
_ tral Valley water project, on which .
the people of California will vote Deet Pr and Con
bas
By GEORGE E. HELMER ' 000 men.
SACRAMENTO, Nov. §2(0P) 2—The project may be completed
One of the most intensive fights in a .
development is centering on the Cen_cember Ev.
Praised by proponents as a measure which would bring great financial aid to the state, attagked by op.
ponents as a useless expenditure of
millions, the project was passed .
through the legislature as Assembly
Bill No. 259. The referendum was invoked to permit the people to vote on
the bill.
The pian,calls for .
$170,000,000 for the construction. of .
dams, canals and power plants. It .
“would include a dam 420 feet high at
Kennett, near Redding; a conduit
from the Delta to Martinez to furnish
water to industries along Suisun bay;
a-series of dams on the San Juaquin .
expenditure of .
river, and a large dam.a Friant, near
Fresno, with canals leading north .
and south.
Supporters of the project ,led by
Governor James Rolph, Jr., point out
that 25,000 men would be given em-/j.
ployment for at least three years.
They claim all costs would be defrayed through federal aid and a rev-®
the “‘power
enue bond self-financing .
plan which requires that revenues of
the project pay for the work.
system, or
aisergardineg
ployment angle, deny the work would .
be accomplished ‘‘without a
dollar of a ae Cali" They dery: that fornia
the federal government hsa promsied
aid. They insist the state and the tax-.
payers would stand the expense. :
On the basis of
prepared for
Opponents, the ¢msingle
cost or
taxpayers.
official arguments
inclusion in the pamphlet which wili be distributed to
average 1a
voters, the yman
that the
ject would. be a
Sain
immense progift. of the
may
the im»vressioc’
sovern-!
ment, a godsend to farmers and tire
banites. alike; ‘or that would-be a!
tremendous
ready under heavy
that necessitated a sales tax. \
burden on a sate albowed expenses
Proponents, led
ford S. Crittenden
W. Mixter and
\". Dempster,
by Senators Pri
oF i Wagy, Frank
Assemblyman Chas. .
set forth the following
arguments: ie
—-Immediate employment for 25,-)
BE COMFORTABLE !
Get Your
MATRESSES .
Repaired and Cleaned by
JOHN W. DARKE
i rates,
i1—-Assembly Bill No. 259 ‘was
. adopted hastily as a patch-work measure
2-—The futility of reclaiming certhe San Joaquit
. treasury
without a single dollar cost or obli-.
gation to taxpayers.
3—All costs will be defrayed
through federal aid and a self-financing plan based on revenue bonds.
4—_“‘Neither the _payment of
principal or any part thereof, or any
interest thereon, constitutes a debt,
liability or obligation of the state of
California.
5-The project would
water problems of the Sacramento
the
.
solve the
and San Joaquin valleys and of the!
San Francsico-Oakland bay area for .
'
genertion to come. 3 .
.
.
6—Surplus flood waters would be}!
conserved for summer use,
thousands of acres from
desert; navigability of the Sacramen.
to and San Joaquin rivers would be}
increased. .
1
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7—Hrdroelectric. power would be
produced at low cost ‘and would be,
sold to pay expenses of the work. .
Cheab electric powsr:> would be made .
available to farmers, -home owners:
and industrialists, cities and districts.
&8—-Failure to approve the project
would mean, ‘loss of an outright
. grant of $43,000,00 from the federal
government.
9—Chief opposition comes
trust.”
10—The aci
from
would reduce power
bringing millions of dollars in
ngs in that respect.
Senators Arthur H.
McKinley, W. P. Rich
Clifford R.
official
Breed, J. A.
and Assemblyman Kallam
“argument
signed the
against” which
insisted:
ain lands and bringing into produetion additional lands in the southern
portion of San Joaquin, thus inecreasing. the unsalable crop surplus is ap.
) ant. < .
3 It i not ¢€ t3 that the SacLMENTO +} will always }
f to art ties ae in.
.
sndent .
* from
tind a
ento, Shey?
Thais, de1a
valley .
will way to
velopment of the
will be limited.
1—T'p the ree
Sacramento
zion south of Tehach.
ipi, the bill is nothing but a liability. .
6—The_ bill provides that the .
of the state may aid in con-.
structing the project.
7—The. federal government
made no promises of aid.
$——Profits from
likely to be
excess energy
has .
f
enersy sales are .
.
.
illusory in the .
(now 50
view of
in California
saving
return to}
per cent over demrands) “and, on com NY. CITY BOYS HAVE
pletion of
“Resceuc
of Los Angeles,
The men
wrark in
trapped
the nark
workers are shown above as they searched for victims in Griffith. Park, on the outskirts
where a blazing brush fire entrapped more than 100 men and: cremated many.
The death list may pass 60.
in the blaze were
The charred bodies of three victims are shown in the foreground.
unemployed Los Angeles residents who had been given relist
and principal
the szoulder Dam,
of the revenue bonds.
‘MACK MINES SHAFT :
power available will be twice the CHANCE T9 JOIN NAVY. IS DOWN 70 FEET
amount now sold. Teena . seasees é
9—Water conservation would noi Announcement has been made by} Bruce Wallace, superintendent of!
ibe assured, for that depends on the/Chief Yoeman Cannon, in charge of . the Mack Mines, Ltd., aes dau ieee
state‘s ability to sell its energy and} the Navy lecruiting Station, sar . -ed a depth of 70 ter = the a
water at a price to pay the interest piehcinen: located at 100 Harrison . .2atd rock shaft. The-wroperty 18}
itocated in the Canada Hil! section!
street, that the Navy is now accept-}. eee ao tls
10—There wouid be an irresista-. ing men between the ages of 17 and . Southeast of per Rae eee pes
ble insistence that th estate, which] 25 for enlistment. He-stated that. larée BInOyntS of gold have been takgot the money from the bondholders}the Navy is now doing selective re-} en out in the past.
j;and used it, -was under moral obli-] cruiting, and that men applying for . The company expects to cut whe
gation to repay the millions so bor-. enlistment. must be ciitzens, of good! Vein on the 125 foot evel. Bight
rowed and lost. The taxpayers would . eharacter, physically _ fit, not mar-. men are now employed’ at the propstand the losses. ried, and of average intelligence. A! Clty.
a Lae igh school education is not re-t. Gilbert Davies,“who teaches at AnMANY AID STRICKEN — quired. Men with police or juvenile; Se!s Camp, spent the past weekvend
. records will not be considered for in Nevada City with relatives.
CAMPTONVILLE FAMILY . enistment. . g °
: . \pplicants must make application N. R. S. REGISTER OFFICE
CAMPTONVILLE, , Oct 26—The. in person at the San Francisco: ofFOR CAMPTONVIL LE
subscription list for the benefit of . fice: and as only a limited number .
Prank Bobb and his family, ‘being. Of men can be enlisied in any one,
taken at the Meek Mercantile Com-. Month, Mr. Cannon’ suggests that CAMPTONVILLE, ¢ Oct.’ 26-——Acton
Yany store is inereasing each day,. ™e residing in’ Nevada City or vi-. M:@leveland has-been designated ea
ind to this’ reading, stands as fol-. Citity take advantage of this oppor-. register men for, the National Re-.
lows: tunity and make application imme-. employment Service (N. R. 5.) for .
Wm. --A.=-Lange;° $31 % diately in. view of the fact that. this section of Yuba county, and any .
Acton M. Cleveland, $3. from one tg two weeks is required, of those who have not already patie
Frank W.Meggers, $1. to complete his investigations un-. application may now do so at Camp-,
David Lewis, $1. der the new selective recruiting . tonville, thus saving the trip to!
Guy. C= "Pabiet_-$t, system. Marysvilie just for this purpose. Men
Join 2. colin $4. ae ee thus registering are eligible for
Kate Livineston. $1. EMPRESS MINE DRIFTS work .at the N. R. S. camp to be esA. B. Massa, $1. tablished at Freeman's Crossing. .
Frank Massa, $1. ON 1000 FOOT LEVEL Only those who are established resF. J. Joubert, $2.50. pees of Yuba county are entitled
Andrew Massa, $1. Atthe Empress mine in ine New-. So this place. !
W. B. Meek; $1. town district west of Nevada City, )—— saree
Ss So has a crew busily engaged running .
SANTA MGNICA MAN four drifts on the 1000 foot level. . We are 100 per
ese .
.
3 og ede Gite a $ a4 pe y i © r Contract work on the 500 pee . .
ommercial St. Nev it; : = Rete Oy ys Pre FS onrmeti nied ftir i
ot anes 400 . TO OPEN GRAVEL MINE!!! 2% %e» eseomsmnea tor me} cent backers of .
: a ‘ present. . +e
oe ae Ty % Soe > + a eral ome \ .
. a $ e r . j rE é { Mr. Menzes of Santa Monica has, mere 1s: an 80 ton dally cappelty . N. R. A. .
{ taken over a piece of gravel property mill on the property. . unease es .
Fa nt ¢ 3 asl eae ees eek Ed C. Jacobs, superintendent, took : ° .
north of Auburn and is busily engag, Waar, .
Just a Little Better ! psu hy ed running’ a -@arift. As soon as gra-. Ve? this property for his company . Cleaning, Pressing, Re iy
: . yel is ee Pay Sr ‘ acing . about two years ago and has develop. pairing. Made to measure .
N CAFE — l:is being taken out in paying eee .
OWL TAVER! r= } ql ok dj effu i a iquantities he intends to put in a coned it from an abandoned shaft wit) clothes
“yoU CAN'T BETTE! ] laa 2 ac U S centrator and instail a small mill. Eeiractory OFes antO one_of the lead=, UATA . . .
THE BEST” Mr. -Menzes, who, is. 70 years of i ing mines of the Nevada county field. NEY ADA CITY 1!
st Food and Coffee nx Da ee si ouh eeu sean es Se te Hi Finest pow hans MRSC ‘ X St Australia and the Phiilippines, the! _ side grin — Pe SEAS CLEANERS '
4 latter sround being in the territory CIPY NUGGET NOW. — 2 ————— —— .
134 Mill Street 8 DIRECTORS of the head hunters or. Igotes aj -— — eames . tp akeiederte a
\ ‘Grass Valley, Calif. i rey and Grass Valley {dwarf savage tribe. " a A as 7
= “6 Pe 4 bc a
; He was also associated with the SING LEE j . SEE ME ABOUT =.
Say Saar famous John McSweeney, 89 years}]}! f * YOUR EYES .
i Z Ace Panes cafe ae. AEE Lee are eos oy Ot: Ae pow, who built railroads] . } ¢ hi i. d a ; % .
Create Sf (through Death Valley and other . inese ou ry . . sal
: Seeger a : ice 2 . 9% S.
Pu Cir it et See See ERE Ee Tee Ot ee St ee De Pie ie nt it tt iT a . ; 1 $4 . es ae
ie ait ALL HAND WORK Ve OPTOMETRIST Z.
I NEVADA COUNTY [. . Guciity Guaranteed II : 3
‘. Banner Gold County o! :j]. , sl hrecetpa 2 ae 118 Mill. Street :
. a : *i3. York and Commercial Streets i GRASS VALLEY ae
= California get Wis Ree RY Ae AG %.
Hl = Sree : = = a = a rere ne —— od . Ststotiotototvhlefebiah fee oeotictk 4 fe rfertestes,
s Annual. preduction over 3{;= ee = .
= $3,000,000 : Mrs. me E. ae :
is a HOME COOKING .
= For Informetion Address .
=: Chamber of. Commerce : ME A 50 .
UI . lene (cite, Cobh.. of LS Cc .
FeusiensUEHSUSNEAsSLENSHeUeeNsieisrenevENeeENEn ‘ Board By Day or Month .
fe se
V/A gh FF* yo A hg
ae . Alleghany, Calif. . !
&, << j
y/ my SB CfPWD a! ee —— se H -NEVADA CITY ASSAY & REFINING OFFICE Ih
A \ — . ‘ a th Nevada Ciiy ces: »Vks. °
ee fic \} ‘ 'Y Practical mining tests from 25 to 1000 pounds, giving the free n.
ff JA VIMEO } oC = 9 gold percentagé of sulphurets, value of sulphurets and tailings. 0!
ST Steins Pi. ---:--1b] * 1!
¢, sp laa he . 4 ~/ Th Assays made for gold, silver, lead and copper. \
> } .
Installing. Anything Mail order check work promptly attended to.
Electrical Agent for New York-California Underwriters, Westchester
ey : a aa = ro} and Capital of California Fire Insurance Companies. 5 .
e mnswer S. S. Mine Calls : i
. q AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE rll
“ll. Opp. PB. G. E. office Ph. 164 o. . Opp i. & office, f\_ E. J. N. OTT, Proprietor it
—=10 0 ES I0 E10 c-5 — (-) —_____— {.) -_ {.) —__Af
be sunk to the 600 foot level.
700 feet from the old Alcalde work! ings and from
old stopes can be crosscut.
The
eonsiderable money
now blocked out in the old workings
which was too low grade for amalgamation, but is adapted to flotation.
All machinery is electrically equipped and it
tions will start within a few days.
FRIDAY, NOV. 3, 1933
NEW HEADFRAME FOR
ALCALDA MINE SHAFT
The Native Gold Mining Company
has erected a new 60 foot
frame over
ed six. miles northwest of Grass Val.
ley, in the Rough and Ready district.
Equipment of the
plete with a hoist, compressor, blackheadthe Alcalde shaft, locatmine is comsmith shop, and office buildings.
The shaft is of three compartments and it is expected that it will
Et. is
it the ore below the
company expects to
from
realize
the ore
is expected that operaJack Berger of San Francisco is
president and Mike McQuire, of Gras.
Valley, is mine superintendent.
oO
0
Dan Higgins, who is employed in
the printing department of the state
controller’s' “office in Sacramento,
Was a week end visitor with Mr. and
Mrs.
his return
Davis in Willow Valley. Upon
he was accompanied’ by
his wife who spent a week visiting at
the Davis home.
besa a dr a TEE:
close “Up
ELEC? Sat bn AR
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The safest and handiest heatto have in the heme. Quick
acting electric hear, odoriess,
clean and econcniical. Made
in California. Used in 75,000
California homes. :
AT YOUR DEALER OR
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COMPANY
OwucdOperated Managed by Californians
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