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Granting perpetual water rights to others than users, without compensation to the public, is open to all the objections which apply to giving away perpetual franchises to the public utilities of cities.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Granting perpetual water rights to others than users, without compensation to the public, is open to all the objections…”
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Roosevelt warns against granting perpetual water rights without public compensation.
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