Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1911)
EIGHT MGES AILT KAMI ORKGONIAN, PXXDLJETOIf , OREGON, FRIDAY, FEIMtrAIXY 17, 1011. PAGE T11KKK ROOSEVELT DAM NEAR COMPLETION TEDDY AXD FAMILY WILL HKf.il CELEHItATK CoiiHtrurtlon Wnti'lted by Unfilm- or Worlt! More. Than 1000 Vocl A(Toh the Top. The last stone huH been laid in the parapet waUa of the ItooHovelt dum , and preparations are now under way for Its formal opening on March 18. Ex-President Roouevelt, for whom the nianHlve structure has been nam ed, accompunled by Mrs, Roosevelt, Archie and Ethel, will participate In the three-day celebration. Located In nn almost Inaccessible canyon, sixty -miles from a railroad, the rapid and successful construc tion of the dam has been watched with Interest by engineers all over the world. The massive walls rise two hundred ana eighty-four feet from foundation to parapet. Its length, on top, Is one thousand eighty feet and across it runs a road-way twenty feet in width. Just below the point where the Tonto creek empties Into It the Salt Lake river enters one of the most magnificent canyons of the west, forming an Ideal dam site. Behind the strueture the waters of the tur bulent stream will form a , reservoir twenty-five miles long and more than two hundred feet deep. Its capaory Is approjclmiely 68, 688, 000. 000 cu bic feet or of sufficient quantity to cover the entire state of Delaware with a sheet of water one foot deep. The waters held back by the dam will be used for the Irrigation of anore than two hundred thousand acres of land In the vicinity of Phoe Jilx. Arizona, and 'he power created at the dam will be transmitted elec trically for more than a hundred miles down the valley to operate pumps. These pumps will raise un derground water to suplement the surface supply and Increase the Irri gable jicreage. It is estimated by the reclamation service that about sixty thousand acres will be Irrigated by subterranean waters, available for Ir rigation purposes only through the operation of such pumps. The building of the dam was pre ceded by the construction of a wa gon road one hundred miles long, which, for practically half its length was blasted from the precipitous walls of the canyon. The construction of the road In Itself Is considered a mar velous feat of engineering and was a stupendous tusk. The laborers who built the road were mostly Apache Indians. The trip to tne dam will be made by the ex-president over this road from Phoenix. Tonto basin, now deeply burled by the waters of the dam, was for years known as the rendezvous of outlaws and Indian thieves of the famous Ge ronlmo's band. Offlcluls of the reclamation service are elated over the success of this engineering feat. The result, they say, will soon be apparent In a trans formation of conditions unprecedent ed in the history of Irrigation. As If by a sweep of a magician's wand, flourishing crops will rise from Ari zona's desert land, villages, hamlets and thriving cities will dot the sur faced Scientific agriculturists will claim these former arid lands as their own through Uncle Sam's beneficence and incidentally through the reclama tion service, 'OKIvST l'IHE KILL HAS GOOD CHANCE A I took Worth Heading. A little book showing the human appendix and telling how appendi citis Is caused and how you can EAS ILY prevent It. Is offered free for a hoit time by Pendleton Durg Co. Salem, Ore., Feb. 17. Prospects in the senate are much brighter for re tention of the appropriation of $00, 000 for prevention of forest fires in house bill 50, by Buchanan. Instead of buing favored by only two members of ways and means committee of the senate, os appeared yesterday, four members have signed a report to pre vent reduction of the amount. ' Chairman Albee, Calkins, Slnnott and Nottingham have signed the ma jority report In favor of the bill as it came from the house, while Hawley, Wood and Pntton want the appropri ation cut to $20,000, a sum regarded as entirely- inadequate by the friends of the bill. The bill will come up for third reading and final passage tomorrow. Argument by the friends of the forests and the homesteaders threatened yearly by flaming forests is overcom ing opposition and It is thoUKht the bill will pass as It stands. STl'DENTS WANT COXTIXIOIS SESSION Pearsons Academy, Walla Walla, Wash. Students of Pearsons Acad emy are circulating a petition asking the faculty to substitute a continu ous session for the morning and afternoon sessions. They say that they would rather get up earlier In the morning and have classes be gin at 8 o'clock and work strargnt through until I o'clock in the after noon than to begin the morning ses sion at 9 o'clock and close the after noon at 3 o'clock as at present. They claim that they can do better work If they begin early and work right through until lunch time than If they break the day's work up Into two ses sions. The action of the academy fac ulty upon the petition is not yet known. If you want fresh meat from a new, clean market, phone Main 445. Farmers Meat Co., Conrad rintzocder, manager. 224 E. Court street. More moving pictures shown than ny other theatre In the city the Pastime. riv,. WW Mi 'a1 ..it ipsa - .svr .. . tr AVSV Mr if7 (' ' V It., fcSfeF- Sun Sii-.- means Fmrity 1 Many people believe with Moses, the great law-giver, that the source of lard is unclean. Trie source of Cottolene is absolutely clean and wholesome, and the product is as healthful as olive oil. Cottolene comes from the cotton fields of the Sunny South; it is a product of Nature, refined by our exclusive process. The ancestry of lard is not so clean or inviting. Lard never has been, never can be, anything more or less than unwholesome hog fat. Cottolene makes food that any stomach can digest, while authorities state that lard is the cause of nine-tenths of all indigestion. Cottolene is the best frying and shortening medium made to-day. Wherever exhibited in' competition with oilier cooking fats, it has always been granted Highest Awards. COTTOLENE is Guaranteed ?yshZ by authorized to refund your money in case you are not pleased, after having given Cottolene a fair test. Never Sold in BuUc CoUoltne is Packed in Pai,s "CVCI 111 "ut-v with an air-tight top, to f keep it clean, fresh and wholesome, and prevent it from catching dust and absorbing disagreeable odors, such as fish, oil, etc. 11 v (9 Made only by THE N. K. FAIRBANfC COMPj) IY P' 458 AW! v.'i-C'i;''-.1"" 7 S, ..-J hi. rv . y fTfe'S!T"i !i'ff,si; '"'."".V".'"? v ......... , ... MfrU A A GET READY FOR SPRING . . 1. . i 5 X-st A'aW Begins Monday Morning, Feb. 20th, at 9 o'clock Positively the Greatest Bargains ever given at any Shoe Sale Low Shoes, Pumps, Party Slippers, New Button and Lace Shoes, in All Leathers YOUR CHOICE of any Ladies Pump, Oxford or Slipper in store, including pvfrvrrnna from $3.00 tn nnrl a lnr nf nrlrta anrl pnl nil cmnA cf;lo SEE WINDOW DISPLAY- Your choice of any Ladies Shoes, regular top, including all new shipments, Sorosis and Standard makes $2.50 Most Ridiculous Cut of AI! on Children's Pumps and Oxfords, All Sizes Buy now for Spring Save enough money on a pair to almost buy another pair for Summer. t All $2.50 values cut to . $1.48 All $2.00 values cut to . $1.13! All $1.50 values cut to . 98c Shinola Shoe Polish 5c can. Gilt Edge and Elite, 25c size, sale price 15c. Don't forget to ask about our big cut on rubber goods 1 7 X