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Water Power Bill Redeemed By Amendments

Publication
Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 13 Aug 1914, p. 1, 3
Description
Creator
Charles M. Thompson
Media Type
Newspaper
Item Type
Articles
Notes
Open letter calling for legislation on the subject of water power development on the navigable streams of the United States. Author mentions the Adamson bill and the Ferris bill both pending in the U.S. Congress
The Ferris bill is a conservation measure to protect water development on non-navigable streams on public lands.

Date of Publication
13 Aug 1914
Subject(s)
Laws
Water supply
Ordinances
Local identifier
Wilmette.News.292365
Language of Item
English
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