Show to distill ocean water santa monica cal is considering a unique plan for solving the serious water problem welch it faces the supply Is already inadequate and an application for a part of the owens river from los angeles has not been granted now it Is proposed to distill ocean water tor for domestic purposes and the municipality may purchase the durning burning mountain several miles up the coast in the santa monica menica range for use as a heating beating plant it Is believed the sea water could be carried through a U pipe deep to the hot interior of the smoking hill bill and distilled at practically no cost power might be produced some engineers think that would enable the municipality to maintain an electric lighting plant |