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About The Dam chronicle. (Cascade Locks, Or.) 1934-1934 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1934)
DAM CHRONICLE t*i)| I ML I HUGE CROWDS TO GREET PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TODAY « V '< M»l KM KS, ORI GO.N, I |(|l>\\ \l (,l VI B O N N EV ILLE VISITOR All Ronds Will 11« (’li ti * il ¡in Nil Mon» Chief Executivi? Spiedi up Hlghwny Knrotitr to I)nm Guatile»! by |üillir lit fr! nrrvirr i,|K i «Iiv«~ ami itrjm l) shrtif is I *r « ulrnt Roo«rvrlt mill i mur t* » Iti.hitrvillr lin» .illriin«*n Inf .1 J«-I .lili Mill to th«* <1.011 i III |ii«ini¡ Im I iiiii ni inq »xiloli hr »ill ¡«-.ik lui .1 Ir» minutes llufll ■(.mil » h u h t u » IxTli r l r i ln| |ol (hr ()K 1.1 ‘»I*ill Inillulinlt« are a n u » il nl 20. H> |»'<>|>lr will gtret him. (• »1 q * m l ii.nii« .o r (winging i^wpl«- lumi ,,,ulh «!«•»it ihr valley. l.o 4 « I n (,‘riir ami r«»ill.onl alni Ih r I l.illri Ml highway l i i l l k » ill h r d r.iirtl Ini ih r I' m '.uh ni « i .o I .if« nil th r highway will !>r «ulti I «Uri I In ti fa » In olir in Ir n| (h r mail ami wall until bis pally ha« luwnl I »r«h Ifnni a month » va«ati*»n al «ra. I hr Pf«**é«|rfll lahdrd in I'..ill.uni al in«■ »n (futi» thr < fUi«rf H<>u«|irft \flrt a »holt aulonmlnh Mile I III migli ihr l|n«ltln»u lililí u r n i II «11 1 * I . hr Will tir « I m m Olii »amly limili-« aril ami uj> M m - I iu .I i way Ml» K'»'«rvrll iln.vr thlough ihr IlnniM'MlIr I »am -lir a )r - lr l day, rtituulr In Portland where »hr mri Iwr husband ami «.at» »hr traveled linflh ll»»m I 1 airi I .|Lr 111 her r*ia«l«trf I rw .pir obsrtvrd hrr |ia«« through llir ili» I n< I Ihr l'lr»nlrlil » \ twit l««L»V l<* ihr »lain will trtininalr .»Unit 4 to I hi» allrimmn, » hrn hr i al« hr-. In« (in ial liain at ihr llonnrvill« «talmn Im Spokane \ pilot Main i» firing brought u|i (mm I'ortlaml l«i run alirail o( Ilir |itrinlrnti.il »jin ial Ml work at thr dam » a cl<»«etl t|n»rt ihi» morning. exirpt (nr a I Mi knl I f i » frulli thr \ t k him ill lamp »h uh wall drituui .Male lv«w tn.itrii.il i» nun ri I al llir dam '«hdt» un all tontfnci» »ill return in wuik thin evening. »hortly altri It n i Im k . Indkation« arr that ihrrr »ill I m hut Ir» hu»tnr»» hmiw« in thr i l i .t m t ofirn t Ili» »(terni«>n. and f i > i i t » (inni II imm I R iv e r, Slr\rn »*»n and other neaihy town« air tliat ihr »torni ihrrr are «l«««ing MI tradii i» Iwmg »huiitrd uff •hr highway l«el«.» lionneville, •»(tir 10 tO, \flrr that Imiir c.o» mil lie diverte«l arm»» thr llriilgr "f the I •» MI « and wnt «lown t lie Washington «bore. t.atrs at thr rrvrvatinn are lie MU' i In-a d at noon. I he |irr»idelll i-i rv|in in i tu reach Honnevill«' al»*Mit 2 IQ and |>r• »1 ».iI>1 > wi l l «I" tk almut 4 u i I»« k (•en, < harte» II Martin, denm • tilii tandiilale for governor, will N A lirielly. Knowing n n n «ov •N President may »|«eak a word it' thr ( fi'tirral » Indiali today Hut L’ »i i« mu erlain. 1 Ian» for sending a lialtalioti oí ,,r ' -'»n national gnauls were tan t'lli'd, due In rx|irii»e, and the government is noi sending any "Idiem up from Vatuotivrr li.tr tat k«. NTMKKK IH STATETOSPEND RAPID PROGRESS $50,000 ON ROAD BEING MADE ON THROUGH LOCKS BONNEVILLE DAM Work of Grading and Paving Construction W o r k Enter» Second Phase as Contrac S t r e e t , from Toll B rid g e tors Prepare to Tackle E a » t, E n a b le O w ner» M a j o r Jobs to B eg in B u ild ing v««. * it f IV14 . .a Honru'iillc «lam is moving for ward W ith more than 1700 men eniploy«*«l on the hug«- job, the engineers and contractors have cornplet«*«! the fir«t phase <»f th«* work and are preparing to tackle two major tasks. l ’resi«lent R im ,«e\« It will olrserve this pmgrtrt on his tour of insfiec- tjun torlay. -» g » II«' will see the results of laln»r ¡«orformed by the (juy F. Atkinson »«i company, whi«h has the omtract for excavating the site f«»r the [mwerhouse and the navigation j i«««k s. He will «»I«serve equipment <»f tin- General Construction company and the J. I . Sliea, contractors *«n the foundation for the |>owerhouse and the navigation locks. < hu f I \r< UtIVi in ’ I ms i s huge employ nient prujnl which T h e < kid Fellow » are having He will iilwTvr the activity of lion y e ar a g o i the Columhia Construction com frame building, and indications pany. whi< h has the contract f«*r ATKINSON COMPANY HAS GEORGE WAALE COMPANY are that Silver K. I'erras an«l other building the spillway dam. lax.king acr«»ss the river from HUGE. CONTRACT ON DAM HOPES TO SET A RECORD fimjieiiy owners in th«- «listritt will erect buildings similar in character Bradford island, h«' will se«* tht I urtai. thuuvimls ul |H-r»on» tk "U 'r \\ aale, off th«' \\ aale to the one whith th«' hxlge has in camp of the contractor, who is ItuUl all i n r i • tregmi, » d i ile » i un inn t un company, contrae - mind. shifting the tra«k« of the S. I’. & fot lite fusi tittie thè 111'linei ili. Engineers and the attorney from S. railroad. dam M an i uthrr thotigh thei tut' »fin .«rr building the 20 [ kt - H a ir li« it n l tIle «ilr in IIte |».««t, m.un ut hi t: «- tu be u««»! by the the highway department have Ixfn \ccompanied by engineers, he » il i «rr .«Iniiit unlwdielrahle «•rigiri er at Honneville, and later frequent visito r« in Cascade l.«Kk- will tmir the reservation and note t hangrs urne thrir la«t insjil» MuH »dl I ir i«(iipifd In the u|ieraling during the »««'k. They arc en- progr«-«« l>eing made toward bring «leavoring to rea« h an understand ing the ground embrace«! in the l ’f ii tu alti all <>f this i a s t n e i u t il i uf thè power pl.ltlt »Iteti ing with the < k|i| Fellows on the area up to a standard grade. almilint uf tiie » o ik i > »tn| tir tisi the dam is «niiiplrt<«|, is striving value of a 10-foot strip of ground thu» far un thè «Lini ha» I h t ii rione lu » ! another rriiinl of sjieedy He will have the opportunity of wlii« h is Iteing approbated by the visiting the 20 hmi««-« fx'ing built by thr t.u y I \tk n iK in iuni|«any, completion • I his «outrait. state for street widening ptir|x*ses. f< r the government by the George M' \\ .«.«le liad tlw contract utir uf \m rn c.» « must |»rnmin«*nt The grade will lie lifted as much Waaie company. «unirai tmg fim i» ft' in the government to construct as four or five f«i't in some sec Engineers will [mint out to him l .ili I titill i li ii |>cr»iilrnl uf the • imp now « t upu<i by the \t- tions, and graded «lown at other their plans for shifting the Union kins.>ii enipluyes ami «ouipleted lite fimi ami i» wnlrly knuwil |Miints. The plans «all for a street I’acific tracks up the hillside, an«l thruughuut thr f nitrii S t a t e s this joli in 2 7 «alendar days, 100 fe«'t. with r«*om for graveled take him through the cam|«s where »dine r lr f fug i ■ iti strili tiun W"tk though hi- «mitr.ut allowed him walks on either si«le. empkiyrs of the government an«l > 5 working «Iay «. i» liring «lune. The grading promises to provide the Guy !■ Atkinson comjxiny live. I he entire Waaie organization III» «un. Ge ■rgr \tkitisutt, ha» labor for a considerable crew of Preliminary w«»rk on the «lam, tiren in ar t i ve chargr ni all »ork is keyed fur a fast moving job. men, and this coupled with re- «tarte<l 10 months ago. has prac at liuniiei ill«'. Itili nvidrstly in and it is t-\|«e« teil he will (nmpletr newed building activity, will make tically l«een finishe«l and the en si»t» ti|airi the fide u( "jul> man- In- «««ntrait im the houses several considerable work in the district. gineer« ar«‘ now engaged in getting «lay « earlier than r«»juirr«l. agri work on the «lam and the jmwer- house in full swing. CENSUS IS BEING TAKEN Two large contracts remain to OF SCHOOL POPULATION l«e let. One. for removal of the \ survey to determine the num- Union Pacific tracks may lie let E X E C U T IV E D E P A R T M E N T Ixr of ««hix>l ihililreti within the this summer and again the work Cascaile Locks «listrict will lie car- may l«e held up until first of the SA LEM ri«»l on the latter part of this week year. T he second will lie for con- and the first of next week accord-; struction of the powerhouse pro- July . 50 , 1934 ing to Supt. V. G. Henderson. per. (hi this advance showing will lie Work is going forward on half Mr P r r s id m l reckoned the number of teachers .» dozen important contracts. Lose l he '«t.iti of ( (regoli gnvts you ami bi«l« you welcome. the local schools will employ «lur- etuis are lieing tits! together, F«»r th* gn-.it frxleral navigation ami |lower pr«*i«'«t whi«h is mg th«' next nine months. 1-ast in another week the Columbia :««ing forward here at Itmint vill« . »«• ««we y«>u <>ur «.««-j» «t a|>prcciation. V|.ar |(>s ,j,an [ qo in attend- Construction company will lie well N..ur vLion and your initiative have finally brought to r«\iliza- ance, the grade school was living under with work on its new bunk- ti«>n thr «Ire.mi which »«• had cherished f«>r «<> many years. handled by three teachers, while houses, which will stand near the I lie mightv Columbia River is \merica « greatest water powrr the high school was taken care of railroad station. On the island it reservoir llomirville ha» a parti« ular advantage in the fact that it is by two teachers. Che county btiard has finished its office and is build- |«K.it««l It tidewater in the I h M |»>--iM«' |>«>«itioii for potential de- promised through Superintendent ing a group of homes. Gibson that should there I r ' 100 l he , General Construction com- velopment. , , , , W hen this |«rojnt is carrietl through, nuking the Columbia navi- j stu«l»*nt9 planning to enter the pany has completed work on its grad«* school, a fourth teacher office and is now occupying the gable from its mouth to it « confluence with the Snake at Lewiston, would In' chosen, allowing t w o building. Idaho, and making eheap |wwrr available t « » agriculture, in«ltt«lry Deep interests centers about the and to the homes of this territory, the way will I k ' opened for a new grades to each teacher. Eviilence of the opinion of the President's attitude toward deep era of proq««‘rity ami progrès« for the North»e«t. board regarding the population of sea lin ks. W ord has gone out that I he ^t.ite of * fregoli has taken steps to i • o|*er.ite with the I «‘«letal school age here is manifested in the President will announce the Government in bringing this great undertaking to a successful cul t hi-ir recent purchase of a new government's determination to in- mination and ««• earnestly l>c«|x\ik your ««»ntinueil «ym|uthetic int«‘r- lurnace with which to heat the stall locks ca|xtble of accommodat- «•st in this enterpri««' which means much to the welfare of every «¡ti/«ti extra room in the grade building, ing sea-going vessels. <d i fregón. jttC fi g / X w TB* Work is to la- start»'«! within tlie next two *»r thr«*«' weeks on the long-awaited grading and paving of the state highway through ('as cade laxl.s, fr«im the toll bridge to < a r I sun s Rid A' White «tore. The state highway department has appropriated S 50,000 (or th«' work out of iiifuls received from the fexleral government. Whether the state will do the work itself or «all fur bids has nut lx*«*n made «lear. Definite annouruement that the state pro|»>se» to go toward with tin- lung «lelayed impr<»vement will have the effe«t uf (M-rmittirig the < kid I elluws lixlge and other prop erty owners in the «listriit where the fire occurrd July 2 to go for ward with plans for rebuilding. 11 S T A T E OF O R EG O N GOVERNOR H I U S I MEIER. l l u t f uUk Uh Veterans Tonight, fiance with the Veterans Tonight. • - X ' J