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...water were an animate being, its most significant characteristic would be the herd instinct. Man and Mother Earth have conspired to keep water cooped up in bottles, pipes, dams, lakes and oceans. But whenever Man or Mother Earth makes a slip, a Water runs madly to meet fellow Waters. Last week there was a revolt of Water in the San Francisquito Canyon and the Santa Clara Valley, 50 miles north of Los Angeles. The St. Francis dam had long been a symbol of hate in Southern California...
...important link in the system that supplies Los Angeles with water from the mountains. The fruit growers and ranchers in the Santa Clara Valley fought in vain against its construction. They wanted the water for their lands. In the southwest, where water is scarce and tempers are hot, a dam has never been built without an argument between agriculturalists and city folk...
...Break. At 1 a. m. one night last week the St. Francis dam broke at each end, although the centre section (200 ft. high) held fast. Twelve billion gallons of water in the form of a wave 75 ft. high went charging down the San Francisquito Canyon, into the Santa Clara River. By the time it reached the Pacific Ocean, 75 miles away, it was little more than a malicious trickle. But behind were the wiped-out towns of Newhall, Saugus, Piru, Fillmore, Santa Paula; 305 dead humans, thousands of dead animals; little white flags designating corpses found by rescue...
...Boulder Dam. Farther off than solution of the Muscle Shoals deadlock was the Boulder Dam project on the Colorado River. Here more "power pirates" figured, but not as prominently. Congress was delaying action until the seven States drained and watered by the Colorado should agree among themselves what they want...
...docile party in Congress on this issue. Water power is one of Smith's major intersts and major issues. As safely as anything can be predicted of him as President, he would demand government operation of the power plants at Muscle Shoals and, if they are built, at Boulder Dam...