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3. The purchase of the Spring Valley, together with the lake Eleanor development to which we are committed, will give us
a water supply greatly in excess of the needs of the present generation. While we want the Hetch-Hetchy in reserve, it will
be half a century before we shall need to connect with it. In another editorial comment of the same paper (Feb. 14, 1912)
the possibility of a double use of a drainage area devoted to the purposes of a domestic water supply is thus dealt with:
But there is no such possible use. In its nature the supplying of water for domestic use excludes all other uses, because
the watershed cannot be contaminated. We think that this is another occasion on which your influence may be needed to prevent
the destruction of a peerless valley and the diversion from public to municipal use of a large part of Yosemite National Park
to satisfy the selfish desires of one community. 063184. You may be interested to learn that California is enthusiastically
interested in your campaign for the Presidency. One thousand copies of your book Realizable Ideals have been ordered for use
in Southern California. With warm regards to Mrs. Roosevelt and yourself, Very cordially yours. WFB/F 06318