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Title
Newspaper article in L. A. Examiner 1925
Date
02 February 1925
Description
Document summarizing a newspaper article of February 2, 1925, "Gets Land as Fee...Sells it for $120,000" in Los Angeles Examiner regarding the sales of 40-acre land in Montebello by William H. Mulholland.
Format Extent
1 page
Subject
Mulholland, William, 1855-1935; Sales; Landowners; Los Angeles Examiner; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Administrative Records; Newspapers
Note
To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. The pivotal figure in the Owens Valley water controversy, William Mulholland, chief engineer and manager of the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Water Works and Supply, was responsible for the 233 mile aqueduct. During the 1920s, the City of Los Angeles began additional large-scale purchases of land in the Owens Valley to increase its supply of water from the valley, resulting in the city's almost complete control of the valley's agricultural land. This led to a decline in the valley's agricultural infrastructure and economy.
Collection
J. D. Black Papers, CSLA-15, Series 1. Owens Valley Water Controversy Records; Box No. 8; Folder No. 9
Type
Keywords
Language
eng
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