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MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY, MARCH 7. 1963
Jordanian Water Supply
Is From Roman Systems
By HAY J. MOLONEY
Amman, Jordan -IUPD When
In Jordan you do as the Ro
mans did-at least if you want
Water.
In a modern tribute to the
skill of Roman engineering, a
California -born construction
engineer, Oliver H. Folsom,
S3, is rehabilitating Roman
wells, cisterns and canals in
a U. S.-backed program to
bring water to this barren
land.
"There is virtually nothing
that we could have taught
the Romans about the utiliz
ation of water supplies," Fol
som said. "The policy that we
are following is a definite one
of seeking out and using the
old Roman waterworks be
cause almost invariably their
system was the best way to
develop the water and their
basic engineering concepts are
the equal of anything we have
to offer today."
The "we" referred to is the
Jordan Central Water author
ity, a government department
designed to find and exploit
Jordan's scanty , water re
sources. Is Minister
Although technically a
member of the U.S. foreign
aid service, Folsom has been
assigned to the Jordanian gov
ernment to head the depart
ment and is, in effect, one of
the most important ministers
in the Jordanian government.
Folsom-arrived in Jordan In
September, 1960, for a two
year period. In a tribute to
his work, Jordanian premier
Wasfi Tel appealed to him to
remain "in office" for another
two years. Folsom agreed.
Beginning his hunt for wa
ter in late 1960, and using
some $350,000 of funds earned
through sale of U. S. wheat to
Jordan, Folsom has uncovered
and restored 50 ancient Ro
man water systems, mostly in
the barren sectors of Jordan.
6tk Signs
"In our hunt," said Folsom,
"we seek the smallest sign of
grass or anything green in the
desert. Even a single tuft of
bush means that, somewhere
near, there is water.
"Almost invariably when
we dig down-sometimes seV'
eral fect-we find Roman re
mains. Sometimes they have
been so wrecked by the pass
age of years that we cannot
use them and we have to
build all over again. But,
wherever possible, we merely
repair and strengthen, and
then move on to seek other
supplies."
Folsom insisted that those
who ignored the Roman meth
ods of trapping' and storing
water did so at their peril.
"I have worked on many of
the major California irriga
tion schemes, but now I find
myself saying time and time
again: "how did the Romans
do it? this way? then we shall
do it the same way.'
Failsd
"On the few occasions when
we have ignored the Roman
methods, our new, modern
schemes have failed."
About the only way in
which modern engineering
can improve on the original
Roman designs is that Folsom
and his men now protect the
water supplies.
Folsom said that, tradition
ally, water is free in the des
ert territories of Jordan.
"Everyone wants water, and
no one will refuse it to you if
he has it, but similarly no one
will take the responsibility for
ensuring a continuing water
flow," he said.
The Romans, apparently
had an organized system to
maintain their wells and cis
terns, and it was after their
CRANES
Austin. Tex. - rtJPIl - More
than 1.000 varieties of birds,
including the almost-extinct
whooping crane, are found in
Texas. The whooping cranes
make their winter home at
the Arkansas national wild,
life sanctuary. At last report,
there were about 32 of them
departure that sand and rub
ble began to drift in and block
up the water outlets.
To prevent a recurrence of
this, Folsom and his men pro
tect the newly-uncovered wa
ter supplies and cover them
in, in the hope that even when
not regularly attended to they
will continue to flow.
The water being obtained
from the Roman systems is
used entirely for human con
sumption and maintenance of
animals. Supplies found so far
are nowhere near sufficient to
permit irrigation of land.
Work is proceeding on an
other 20 Roman ruins and the
hunt for more goes on.
Medford Men Attend
OSU Short Course
Corvallis - William R. Die
riex, Orie S. Moore and Scth
Waters of Medford completed
a special three -day short
course this week in the Ore
gon State university school
of engineering.
The special school for city,
county and state sanitarians is
offered each year at OSU.
Joint sponsors with the uni
versity are the state board of
health and the Oregon Sec
tion, National Association of
Sanitarians.
Food service testing, in
spection and epidemiology
drew special attention at this
year's school along with work
on industrial sanitation, occu
pational health hazards, and
waste disposal. More than 60
sanitarians were enrolled.
MISSOURI U.N.
Si. Louis - njpit There are
274 students from 61 foreign
lands enrolled at St. Louis
university here.
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Ruling Affirmed In Fraud Case
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SMASHED FURNISHINGS-Show windows
of the Soviet tourist bureau, "Intourist,"
were shattered late Tuesday by a bombing.
The blast also smashed furnishings in the
tourist bureau and damaged surrounding
apartments. The West Berlin city govern
ment Wednesday condemned the bombing
as "only making the situation more diffi
cult." Police thus far have been unable to
trace the bombers. (UP1)
Salcm-iUPTi-The Oregon Su
preme Court Wednesday af
firmed a Polk County Circuit
Court ruling in a fraud case
involving the sale of a cattle
ranch.
Elmer II. K. Dorr and Ze
linda M. Dorr had appealed
the ruling by Judge Arlic G.
Walker which denied Dorr's
claim of fraud in the exchange
with John Matlii.us Ja-vsen,
The lower court had ruled
that Dorr lost his right to
damages arising out of the
alleged misrepresentation
when he sold the property
back to Janssen.
AWAITS FARM VOTES
Birmingham, Ala.-IUPD-City
Commissioner J. T. Waggoner,
who got only 1,872 of nearly
43.000 votes cast in the four
man race for mayor, refused
to concede Wednesday. "Just
wait until the farm vote comes
in," he said.
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