Introduction:
The Friday October 21, 2005 edition of IBD focused on a little known successful leader in their article entitled “Harnessing the Flow of Ideas”, which focused on the activities of Harriet Russell Strong, whose watery vision helped transform the American West from dry into productive land in this narrative by writer L.S. Russell suffered from a back injury, and when her husband died, she had a choice to make, either to become a non-contributor to society or a productive participant, and fortunately for the American west she chose the latter.
Here are the Details of Importance:
As the 19th century turned into the 20th century and Americans were enjoying a surge in new technologies and likewise in settlements west of the Mississippi, the call for women’s suffrage was growing. Rancher turned inventor Harriett Russell Strong became involved in the cause. She combined her keen observations of her late husband’s crop failure with her own scientific study, to become the primary innovator of dry land irrigation and water conservation in the American west. Her water irrigation techniques transformed arid Californian ranch land into irrigated cropland that laid the groundwork for the Hoover Dam. She was an avid learner, and combined persistence with the belief that anyone could have a good idea; and believed that women who in her day were expected to be spiritual and caring mainly, could also have brains” as well.
Harriett Russell (HR) was born in Buffalo, NY, and up traveling with her parents and in spite of their nomadic lifestyle, they ensured that she received an education. After attending Mary Atkins Young Ladies Seminary, (which later became Mills College in Oakland, CA), she married Mining tycoon, Charles Strong in 1863. Strong, unlike his name was prone to nervous illnesses that led to his resigning his lucrative position as the head of Nevada based Gould & Curry Mining Co. In 1867 the Strongs teamed up with her brother William Henry Russell to purchase approximately 220 acres of land in Whittier, CA launching a ranch in arid, steeply hilled country. However, by 1873 Charles Strong (CS) had returned to the mining, noting that farming had proved too unprofitable.
HR essentially raised her four daughters on her own as CS struggled to provide for the family. Finally, in February 1863, CS ended his life in despair, HR was in Philadelphia seeking treatment for her back pain when she received the news but because of her condition could not return to her daughters until the following June.
She decided to study books on: agriculture, botany and biology and in addition took notes about the crops that brought the best prices. As a result, she experimented with a variety of crops: walnuts, olives, citrus, pomegranate a largest walnut commercial walnut grower in the U.S within five (5) years and pampas grass plumes and was dubbed “The Walnut Queen” and successfully turned the family business around.
The Implications/Outcome as a Result:
Drought continued to be a problem and she began devising a solution. Even though she had no formal engineering training, she began focusing on two problems; water storage and accommodating the steep walls of her valley slopes. Drawing on her observations, she designed a series of ascending dams that irrigated the slopes. The backwards pressure exerted on each dam on the one above it prevented a total collapse of the system and was an effective way to store water.
In 1887 she presented her dam-reservoir construction when only 8% to 9% of patents were women in the U.S., she stood out by successfully gaining a total of five (5) patents between 1884 and 1894. She saw “real” commerce as a way into the wider spheres of public policy and believed that “when the majority of women understand the business methods of the world they will be asked to assist in the affairs of government”. She founded the Business league of America to encourage the ladies of America to study business methods in order to preserve their homes and fortunes in case of death of husband or father or to be able to intelligently and helpfully assist in any role which misfortune might bring.
Although an ardent suffragist, she downplayed the emphasis on business networking to avoid drawing unwanted attention from critics eager to castigate women for venturing outside traditional roles. She was always looking for avenues to assist women become self sufficient, and formed the Paseo de Bartolo Water Co. in 1900, launching it with $110,000 worth of bonds from female investors only. She later sold it for a profit for herself and her investors.
Conclusion:
HRS was a master at building commercial networks and orchestrating successful public relations (PR) campaigns. In 1917 she launched her most ambitious networking and PR project, the damming of the Colorado River on the lower part of the Grand Canyon. After analyzing the area's geography she realized that a series of dams across the river could store and clean the water while generating hydro electricity, she argued that it would be in the best interest of the Nation’s security and as a jobs venture and wrote articles and even testified before Congress in support of it. In 1918 Congress rejected it citing the recent armistice as a reason for not supporting it. She personally believed that the real reason for their lack of support was because a woman proposed it.
Her persistence was validated posthumously as sixteen (16) years after her death in 1942, (in the midst of WWII) Congress finally passed the Boulder Canyon Act authorizing the damming of the Colorado River and named it the Hoover Dam. Today the Dam much as she lobbied for provides drinking water and electricity for much of the American west. She was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 2000; STANDING IN MY OPINION, AS A REMINDER THAT ASSIGNED NAMES AND LABELS DON’T ALWAYS CONVEY THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE CAUSE EVEN WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME OR IN THE CASE OF "FREE LOADER CAUSE" TYPES, THE REAL IDENTITIES OF THOSE "WITHOUT ORIGINS" WHO HAVE:
The Friday October 21, 2005 edition of IBD focused on a little known successful leader in their article entitled “Harnessing the Flow of Ideas”, which focused on the activities of Harriet Russell Strong, whose watery vision helped transform the American West from dry into productive land in this narrative by writer L.S. Russell suffered from a back injury, and when her husband died, she had a choice to make, either to become a non-contributor to society or a productive participant, and fortunately for the American west she chose the latter.
Here are the Details of Importance:
As the 19th century turned into the 20th century and Americans were enjoying a surge in new technologies and likewise in settlements west of the Mississippi, the call for women’s suffrage was growing. Rancher turned inventor Harriett Russell Strong became involved in the cause. She combined her keen observations of her late husband’s crop failure with her own scientific study, to become the primary innovator of dry land irrigation and water conservation in the American west. Her water irrigation techniques transformed arid Californian ranch land into irrigated cropland that laid the groundwork for the Hoover Dam. She was an avid learner, and combined persistence with the belief that anyone could have a good idea; and believed that women who in her day were expected to be spiritual and caring mainly, could also have brains” as well.
Harriett Russell (HR) was born in Buffalo, NY, and up traveling with her parents and in spite of their nomadic lifestyle, they ensured that she received an education. After attending Mary Atkins Young Ladies Seminary, (which later became Mills College in Oakland, CA), she married Mining tycoon, Charles Strong in 1863. Strong, unlike his name was prone to nervous illnesses that led to his resigning his lucrative position as the head of Nevada based Gould & Curry Mining Co. In 1867 the Strongs teamed up with her brother William Henry Russell to purchase approximately 220 acres of land in Whittier, CA launching a ranch in arid, steeply hilled country. However, by 1873 Charles Strong (CS) had returned to the mining, noting that farming had proved too unprofitable.
HR essentially raised her four daughters on her own as CS struggled to provide for the family. Finally, in February 1863, CS ended his life in despair, HR was in Philadelphia seeking treatment for her back pain when she received the news but because of her condition could not return to her daughters until the following June.
She decided to study books on: agriculture, botany and biology and in addition took notes about the crops that brought the best prices. As a result, she experimented with a variety of crops: walnuts, olives, citrus, pomegranate a largest walnut commercial walnut grower in the U.S within five (5) years and pampas grass plumes and was dubbed “The Walnut Queen” and successfully turned the family business around.
The Implications/Outcome as a Result:
Drought continued to be a problem and she began devising a solution. Even though she had no formal engineering training, she began focusing on two problems; water storage and accommodating the steep walls of her valley slopes. Drawing on her observations, she designed a series of ascending dams that irrigated the slopes. The backwards pressure exerted on each dam on the one above it prevented a total collapse of the system and was an effective way to store water.
In 1887 she presented her dam-reservoir construction when only 8% to 9% of patents were women in the U.S., she stood out by successfully gaining a total of five (5) patents between 1884 and 1894. She saw “real” commerce as a way into the wider spheres of public policy and believed that “when the majority of women understand the business methods of the world they will be asked to assist in the affairs of government”. She founded the Business league of America to encourage the ladies of America to study business methods in order to preserve their homes and fortunes in case of death of husband or father or to be able to intelligently and helpfully assist in any role which misfortune might bring.
Although an ardent suffragist, she downplayed the emphasis on business networking to avoid drawing unwanted attention from critics eager to castigate women for venturing outside traditional roles. She was always looking for avenues to assist women become self sufficient, and formed the Paseo de Bartolo Water Co. in 1900, launching it with $110,000 worth of bonds from female investors only. She later sold it for a profit for herself and her investors.
Conclusion:
HRS was a master at building commercial networks and orchestrating successful public relations (PR) campaigns. In 1917 she launched her most ambitious networking and PR project, the damming of the Colorado River on the lower part of the Grand Canyon. After analyzing the area's geography she realized that a series of dams across the river could store and clean the water while generating hydro electricity, she argued that it would be in the best interest of the Nation’s security and as a jobs venture and wrote articles and even testified before Congress in support of it. In 1918 Congress rejected it citing the recent armistice as a reason for not supporting it. She personally believed that the real reason for their lack of support was because a woman proposed it.
Her persistence was validated posthumously as sixteen (16) years after her death in 1942, (in the midst of WWII) Congress finally passed the Boulder Canyon Act authorizing the damming of the Colorado River and named it the Hoover Dam. Today the Dam much as she lobbied for provides drinking water and electricity for much of the American west. She was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 2000; STANDING IN MY OPINION, AS A REMINDER THAT ASSIGNED NAMES AND LABELS DON’T ALWAYS CONVEY THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE CAUSE EVEN WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME OR IN THE CASE OF "FREE LOADER CAUSE" TYPES, THE REAL IDENTITIES OF THOSE "WITHOUT ORIGINS" WHO HAVE:
- ADOPTED "TWO FACES" AS A MEANS OF ASSUMING THE SOLID "FOUNDATIONS" FROM THOSE WHOM SUCH IS BEING TAKEN THROUGH INTIMIDATION TYPE ACTIONS BY "FREE LOADER CAUSE" TYPES WANTING DESPERATELY TO RID THEMSELVES OF THEIR HOG "MANURE" STRUCTURES (OR "ORIGIN ISSUES" RIDDLED BACKGROUNDS), AND WANTING MUCH BY DOING VERY LITTLE THAT'S MEANINGFUL SUCH AS
- ASSUMING NAMES WITH MUCH HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE TO GAIN "INSTANT CREDIBILITY" as documented in the bulleted listing of highlights in the These are the Background Details section of the post IS THERE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TARNISHINGS OF A FORMER TOP PROSECUTOR AND THE POWERFUL WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN - UPDATED ND AMENDED? and generally in the post GARBAGE IN (
SWEET SMELLING ODORS), GARBAGE OUT,
AND HOPING THAT SUCH ACTIVITIES WILL BRING THE FLEETING "LEGITIMACY" DESIRED BY SUCH TYPES AS DOCUMENTED IN THE POST THE ORIGINS OF "VIRTUAL" "TWO FACED" IDENTITIES - UPDATED AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENTED BY DETAILS IN THE FOOTNOTE OF THE POST THE ACQUAINTANCE WHOSE FRIENDSHIP WAS UNEXPECTEDLY CONSISTENT - THE CONCLUSION UPDATED W/INSERTS.
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My offer of voluntary assistance in the case as mentioned on the Pages of this Blog and entitled FREEDOM ALL INCLUSIVE - FORWARD is no longer in effect, as apparently there is none left with the character of Harriet Russell Strong (HRS); in this context willing to make the short-term sacrifices required to achieve long-term meaningful objectives. Under the existing status quo any attempt to assist such an individual will be impossible due to the tendency to be expedient and compromise the Proprietorship's Ownership status by demonstrating a willingness to cooperate with "whatever works" types who are willing to take credit for the work of others and/or worst and conclude that such is success, because just as in the case of the "naming" of the damming of the Colorado, clarity for the role of its true champion HRS was not even given any real mention, none will be also possible for the this Proprietorship's true Owner under these twisted situations by those who know better. BY working with those known to be impostors such show their inability to assist when they are in a position to do so and SYMPATHY AS A WINNING STRAGEGY, CAN ONLY GO SO FAR, AS THAT "HORSE" CAN BE EXPECTED TO WIN THE "RACE" ONLY SO OFTEN; BECAUSE MANIPULATION CAN BE SPOTTED SIXTEEN HUNDRED MILES AWAY. IT MUST BE CLEARLY STATED THAT THIS EFFORT IS NOT IN ANYWAY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROPRIETORSHIP. For example if such an individual were in a position to save the life of someone they knew, when all that it would take to do such was to point them in proper direction, its difficult to say how such types would react, but I would like to think that some who are not completely self-centered individuals would.
Just as in a previous opportunity when specific information was made available to some and it was ignored to disastrous consequences in a foreign land when following up could have saved the day and lives. This is a test of character in a small but tangible way and only taking our eyes off ourselves for a second and attempting to find out could anyone else be at risk, we ignore such situations to troubling ends. It is not always about us (me), on occasion, time should be taken to considered the circumstances of others, both short and long-term as one can never tell how significant our actions could be to the lives of others if we choose to be such an individual. It can never be assumed with certainty that we know what life will bring our way as know one knows the future and in this contest only ONE is worthy of determining outcomes. Even taking into consideration, the actions of the "shadowy consuming force" and its desire to adopt such a posture as a part of its normal functioning as documented in the post PUTTING ON YOUR BEST FACE (EDITED AND UPDATED), when in no position to to so. If some only knew how important it was to an individual to do what's right even though unpopular maybe they would take such a course of action? Just because, God is extremely patient with us and don't implement outcomes immediately doesn't mean we should take His methods lightly, especially when they have the potential to impact His will as nothing will be allowed to do so!
After all, the cause of the Category of Compliance's extensions is still a deserving one as previously stated and the actions of others, no matter how dishonorable should not be permitted to deter from a truly deserving cause when in a position to do so, as NO SITUATION ENACTED (OR CONCOCTED) BY MAN, TAKES GOD BY SURPRISE who ultimately is in control, because expediency can only go thus far. At some point, without sound decisions nothing else will matter even with man's imperfect laws and being "shrewd". Note: all links are available on the COMMENTS Page.
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