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  • What was the San Diego Wide Awake Improvement Club?

    I was reading a Wikipedia entry about Charles Hatfield:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hatfield

    He was a "rainmaker" hired by the city of San Diego to produce enough rain to fill a resevoir. The San Diego Historical Society has a web site here:

    http://www.sandiegohistory.org/bio/hatfield/hatfie...

    Which says:

    "Real estate agent Fred A. Binney, a member in good standing of the San Diego Wide Awake Improvement Club, sent a letter to the city council. With support from some of his club members, he offered the following suggestions:

    The Morena Dam reservoir is barely one-third full and the city's growth hinges on an ample water supply. We think the council should consider hiring Charles M. Hatfield to make some rainfall. "

    Every page that I've read on the web about Hatfield talks about the "San Diego Wide Awake Improvement Club" but, I have been unable to find any reference to what was, who created it, or what its purpose was. Does anyone have any info?

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