Record Details
Porter blocks a deal
Claremont Colleges Digital Library
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Porter blocks a deal |
| Creator | The Express |
| Subject | Aqueducts; Aqueducts--California; Board of Water and Power Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles; Bonds; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Los Angeles (Calif.). Dept. of Water and Power; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Mayors; Valuation |
| Coverage | Los Angeles (Calif.); Owens River (Calif.); Owens Valley (Calif.) |
| Description | News article commends Mayor John Clinton Porter of Los Angeles for refusing to purchase a piece of land in Mono Valley for the Los Angeles Aqueduct. The property, called Eaton's Ranch, is offered to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for 2.3 million dollars, but article states that the property is not worth more than $200,000. |
| Publisher | Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections |
| Date | 1930-10-01 |
| Language | eng |
| Source | Newspaper clipping, 5.88 x 8.88 inches, 1 scanned page: Owens Valley Collection, Water Resources Collection, box 1, folder 8, Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library |
| Relation | Owens Valley Collection California Water Documents - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cwd |
| Rights | The Claremont Colleges Library, Special Collections For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/ |
| Type | Text; Image |
| Format | image/jp2 |
| Identifier | cwd00139.tif http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cwd/id/2562 |
