WATER FOR THIRTEEN CITIES by Kinsey, Don J - 1935

Los Angeles: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, 1935. Pamphlet. Near fine. Second printing (August). [24 p.], illustrated with black and white photographs and a two-page color folding map of the route of Colorado River Aqueduct. Oblong octavo. Original colorful paper wrappers (9" x 6"), bound with two staples. A near fine example with just a hint of rubbing along the top edge. This pamphlet was initially prepared as a "Water Exhibit Souvenir" for the California Pacific International Exposition held in San Diego. It explains briefly how the aqueduct was built by the MWD, which was formed in 1931 after voters from the thirteen cities in Los Angeles and Orange counties approved a $220 million bond issue to address the increased demand for water in Southern California's growing communities. More than 6,500 jobs were created for the construction of the system of tunnels, canals, and conduits built to move one billion gallons of water per day.