The plan to build the aqueduct had leaked, so everyone knew that William Mulholland and his group were planning on building an aqueduct. Soon enough, the newspaper started printing and pressing the news. The Newspapers in L.A. with titles such as, “Water Supply for 2,000,000 People,” brought many people into the city. The Los Angeles Herald had equally interesting titles: “The scale of expansion in Los Angeles now conforms to that of the greater cities of the United States, another paper promised,” “Workshops, factories, stores, great and small.” However, there were also many concerns that some papers had. The L.A. Examiner, for instance, argued against the aqueduct project, especially after the water board and city council started pushing the city, wanting to fast track the $1.5 million bond issue to get the project started right away. The newspaper showed headlines such as “People Want All The Facts Before Voting Water Bonds.”
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Los Angeles’ ongoing feud with Owen’s Valley spiked again as the two cities fought over possession of water.
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The LA Times’ article supporting the aqueduct. It contained much propaganda.
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