Great Western Power gets authority for huge California hydro project
In an April 29 order the Railroad Commission authorized Great Western Power to issue 6 million dollars in six percent bonds and 1.5 million dollars in seven percent preferred stock. The ruling accelerates a hydraulic electric plant and transmission line project, signaling a peak in early 1919 industrial activity across Southern California with large capital infusions and new development plans.
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Railroad Commission
Great Western Power Company of California
Peace mission urges support for Victory Loan drive
Four members of the American peace mission in France led by Secretary of State Robert Lansing urge the U S public to back the Victory Liberty Loan. They stress continued sacrifice to finish the war and repay the nation’s vast military burden with a universal patriotic response.
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France
Robert Lansing
Col
EB. ‘J. House
Tasker N. Bliss
Henry White
Marne
Champagne
St. Mihiel
Argonne
America
United States
Our Debt to the Dead Liberty Loan Appeal
The article urges citizens to subscribe to the Victory Loan as a patriotic duty to honor fallen soldiers. It notes American blood on French fields and explains the loan funds the war materials and the 1919 spring Allied offensive, framing repayment as paying the debt to those who died.
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France
Record Wheat Crop Growth Driven by Confidence in Southland
Los Angeles reports 80 000 acres of Southern California wheat expected to set new records as market confidence remains the key driver of the agricultural outlook. Analysts cite weather, demand, and investment as supporting factors shaping the record crop expectations.
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Fresno County
Reedley
Fresno City
Los Angeles
California
Prac
Figueroa
Cal
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