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To Tell World
About Gorge
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THE
BONNEVILLE
C H R O N IC L E
CHRONICLE
HOOD
R IV E R
C A SCA D E LO C K S
P A P E R ON SALM ON IN D U S T R Y
BY M BS. N O R T H P U B L IS H E D
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I t all s ta r te d w hen M rs. B lan ch e
N o rth , B onneville P o stm a ste r, re ­
m a rk e d in a le tte r to th e s e c re ta ry
o f th e N a tio n a l P o s tm a s te rs ’ A sso ­
c ia tio n t h a t th e people a w a y fro m
th is sec tio n o f th e U n ited S ta te s d id I
n o t u n d e rs ta n d th e local salm o n sit-1
u atio n .
N e x t c a m e a le tte r fro m th e P r e s ­
id e n t o f th e I n d ia n a S ta te P o s tm a s ­
t e r s ’ A sso cia tio n , a s k in g h e r to p u t
in ty p e h e r im p ressio n s o f th e salm o n
pro b lem in co n n ectio n w ith th e B on­
n ev ille D am . T h is g e n tle m a n w a s
p u ttin g o u t a n e w sp a p e r on th e sp e ­
cial tra in a s it ca m e w e st on its w a y
to th e big co n v en tio n in F risco . T h e
a rtic le w a s p u b lish e d in th is p a p e r.
M rs. N o rth h a s p ro m ised to su p p ly
us w ith a copy o f th is a rtic le so th a t
w e too m a y le a rn so m e th in g ab o u t
o u t salm on.
T h e p a p e r is a re s u lt o f co n sid e r­
able th o u g h t a n d re s e a rc h w ork on
th e p a r t o f M rs. N o rth .
P le d g in g th e m se lv e s to c o n tin u e
th e ir b e st e ffo rts to tell “ all th e
w o rld o f th e b e a u ty a n d a d v a n ta g e s
o f th e C o lu m b ia G o rg e,” 300 m em b ers
a n d g u e s ts of th e M id-C olum bia
C h a m b e r of C o m m erce ca m e fro m
P o rtla n d to A rlin g to n to a tte n d th e
a n n u a l d in n e r a n d m e e tin g o f th e
o rg a n iz a tio n on T h u rsd a y , O ct. 28, a t
th e C o lu m b ia G orge H otel.
R o y A n th o n , of U nderw ood, W a sh .,
w a s elected p re s id e n t o f th e C h am ­
b e r fo r th e n ew y e a r, re p la c in g th e
re tirin g p re sid e n t, M inor C o rm an , of
H ood R iv er.
C lyde P e rk in s , V a n ­
co u v er, W a sh ., w a s e lec ted th ird
v ic e -p re sid e n t, a n d o th e r o ffic e rs re ­
m a in e d th e s a m e a s fo r th e p a s t
y e a r e x c e p t fo r b ein g a d v a n c e d a
n o tch . H . L. E d d in s, T h e D alles, is
th e n ew f ir s t v ic e -p re s id e n t; Jo h n
V. L u n d , C am as, second v ic e -p re si­
d e n t.
W a lte r H u ffo rd , S tev en so n ,
a n d G eorge R ead , W h ite S alm on,
w e re re -e le c te d to th e ir p o s ts o f se c ­
♦
r e ta r y a n d tre a s u re r , re sp e c tiv e ly .
W ith a b o u t 150. m en em ployed on
J u d g e F re d W . W ilso n , o f Th®
th
e re in fo rc in g of th e p ie rs on th e
D a lle s g a v e th e m a in a d d re s s of th e
B
rid
g e of th e Gods, w o rk th e re is
ev e n in g , in w h ich h e e n c o u ra g e d a
“ lo n g ra n g e v ie w ” of th e p o te n tia l­ p ro c e e d in g speedily.
M ost o f th e w o rk is c e n te re d
itie s o f th e C o lu m b ia R iv er. E . D on
R o ss, a d ire c to r o f th e P o rtla n d a ro u n d p ie r N u m b e r 3 w h ich is th e
C h a m b e r of C o m m erce, su rv e y e d th e n o rth one o f th e tw o c e n te r p ie rs.
b u sin e s a n d to u ris t tra v e l of th is re» H e re th e c rib b in g is all in p lace ,
w ith on ly th e s o u th c rib to be s u n k
g ion fo r th e p a s t sea so n .
R e p re s e n ta tiv e W a lte r M. P ie rc e ab o u t 10 m o re fe e t to its fin a l r e s t ­
sp o k e b rie fly on th e g r e a t a d v a n ­ in g p lace. D iv ers w o rk in g fro m a
sm all r a f t in th e c o ffe rd a m a re
ta g e s o f th e P a c ific N o rth w e st.
M inor C o rm an d e liv e re d th e p re s i­ b u sy c le a rin g th e b o tto m p r e p a r a ­
d e n t's a n n u a l ¡n essag e, a n d Jo h n to ry to th e p o u rin g o f th e “ seal
M ohr, H ood R iijer, b ad e th e v isito rs p o u r.’1 T h is p o u r, w h ich w ill be
w'
ime to H ood R iv e r in th e m ad e a s soon a s th e c rib b in g is
n, V» of M a y o r A. S. K o lsta d . J o h n com plete, is of 1400 y a rd s a n d w ill be
R ' M cE w en, of G oldendale, w a s fro m e ig h t to 10 fe e t in h e ig h t. W h e n
to a s tm a s te r, a n d R ev. E . F . L ea k e, th is p o u r is co m p lete th e c o ffe rd a m
o f H ood R iv e r d eliv ered th e in v o c a ­ w ill be u n w a te re d a n d th e n e x t p o u r
will be m ade.
tion.
On th e so u th b a n k c o n c re te is b e ­
I t w a s a n n o u n c e d th a t 43,000 b o o k ­
in g p o u re d a ro u n d p ie r N u m b e r 2.
le ts d esig n ed to a d v e rtise th e scenic
a n d c o m m ercial a d v a n ta g e s o f th e C H A M B E R O F C O M M ER CE
M id-C olum bian a r e a a r e b ein g p u b ­
F A L L S DOW N ON P IE R C E ’S V IS IT
lish ed b y th e C h am b er, a n d a r e s la t­
♦
ed fo r e a rly d istrib u tio n .
My, oh m y, h o w th is C asca d e C a s­
Six re so lu tio n s d ra w n b y th e R e s­
ca
d e L ocks C h a m b e r o f C om m erce
o lu tio n s C o m m ittee w e re re a d b y Z.
O. B ro o k s o f G o ld en d ale. A m ong th ro u g h its p re s e n t p re sid e n t, I r a
th e re so lu tio n s w a s one w h ic h u rg e d O w en, c a n b all th in g s u p !
T w o w e e k s a g o h e an n o u n c e d to
th e O regon S ta te H ig h w a y C om m is­
sio n to im m e d ia te ly ca ll fo r b id s fo* th e c itiz e n s of C a sc a d e L o ck s t h a t
th e b u ild in g o f 4099 fe e t of n ew R e p re s e n ta tiv e W a lte r P ie rc e w ould
h ig h w a y fro m th e p re s e n t s tre tc h be th e g u e s t o f th e C h a m b e r on th e
u n d e r c o n s tru c tio n b y M c N u tt B ro th ­ ev e n in g fo llo w in g th e b ig M id-
C o lu m b ia C h a m b e r m e e tin g in H ood
e rs to th e B rid g e o f th e Gods.
R iv er. P ie rc e w a s n o t a w a re t h a t
I t w a s re so lv e d t h a t “ in view o f
.
h
th e n e a rin g co m p letio n o f th e B o n -' e w a s e x p e c te d to be h e re u n til
a f te r th e m e e tin g h a d b ee n a n ­
(C o n tin u ed on p a g e Six)
nou n ced . H e w a s in a h u r r y to r e ­
tu rn to W a s h in g to n fo r th e sp ecial
session. N e v e rth e le ss h e a g re e d to
a p p e a r fo r a d in n e r a n d m e e tin g in
C asca d e L o ck s on la s t F rid a y n ig h t.
T h u rs d a y n ig h t it w a s d isco v ered
in H ood R iv e r t h a t th e p re s id e n t h a d
m ad e n o p la n s fo r a m eetin g . I n t e r ­
e ste d c itiz e n s o f C a sc a d e L o ck s w e re
g a th e re d to g e th e r F rid a y n ig h t a t
M e rrill’s T a v e rn a n d en jo y ed a v e ry
♦
in fo rm a l c h a t a n d d iscu ssio n w ith
W illia m “ B ill” H a g g m a n , p o p u la r M r. P ie rce .
P re v io u s to th e m e e tin g P ie rc e w as
S ta n d a rd Oil d is trib u to r fo r th e d am
e
n
te rta in e d a t d in n e r a t th e hom e o f
a re a , died T u e s d a y n ig h t in th e
E m a n u e l H o sp ita l in P o rtla n d . H e D ru g g ist S. J . H a m m el. M iss M a r­
w a s ta k e n ill T h u rs d a y n ig h t w ith g a r e t R a n k in a n d M r. a n d M rs. P e te
a n a c u te s to m a c h a ilm e n t a n d w a s L ew allen w e re p re se n t.
ru s h e d to P o rtla n d .
B U S IN E S S E S C H A N G E H A N D S
W ith th e b e g in n in g o f d ev e lo p m e n t
a t B o n n ev ille H a g g m a n w a s t r a n s ­
C h a n g e s in b u sin e ss m a n a g e m e n t
fe rre d to C a sc a d e L o ck s fro m E a s t ­ w e re no ted th is w eek in C ascad e
e rn O regon. F u n e ra l s e rv ic e s a re to L ocks, w ith th e t r a n s f e r o f M o rg a n ’s
ta k e p lace th is m o rn in g a t S ta n fie ld , S ta n d a rd S erv ice S ta tio n fro m M. L.
h is f a th e r ’s hom e.
M organ to A1 S crib er. H a n k Ju liu s,
H e is su rv iv e d b y h is w ife, M a r­ fo rm e rly o f th e T o o th ro c k G a rag e,
g a re t, o f C asca d e L o c k s; s is te r, M rs. h a s ta k e n o v e r th e re p a ir w ork in
R a y P e n n e y , a n d f a th e r, W illiam , o f con n ectio n w ith th e s ta tio n .
S ta n fie ld a n d s is te r, M rs. L loyd R u s ­
T h e M o rg an s h a v e ta k e n (fver th e
sell o f P o rtla n d .
h a n d lin g o f th e se rv ic e s ta tio n a t
P e n n ’s T a v e rn , a n d a re n o w liv in g in
th e h o u se a t P e n n ’s, fo rm e rly o ccu­
pied b y th e T u rn ip se e d fam ily .
S U N D S T E N 18 C O N T R A C T O R
Administrator
Bill Haggmann
Dies Suddenly
Tuesday Night
M U SIC T E A C H E R A N N O U N C E D
T h ro u g h th e e f fo rts o f th e C asca d e
L ocks P .-T . A., M rs. W ilb u r H a rriso n
o f C asca d e L o ck s h a s b een sec u red
a s a sp ec ia l in s tru c to r in th e h ig h
school a n d g ra d e school. She w ill
te a c h one d a y a w eek.
I F YOU H A V E R E C E IV E D
A S U B S C R IP T IO N B IL L —
♦
And a r e o n e o f th e sc o re w h o
h a v e p aid y o u r sm all su b sc rip tio n
a c c o u n t, w e th a n k you.
I f y o u r su b s c rip tio n re c o rd , a s
s ta te d on y o u r bill, do es n o t c h e c k
w ith y o u rs, p le a se n o tify u s. T h e se
bills w e re s e n t a s a m e a n s o f
ch e c k in g u p on o u r re c o rd s----- if
th e y a r e w ro n g , le t u s k n o w (T h e
B o n n ev ille D am C h ro n icle, 110 3rd
S t., H ood R iv e r), so t h a t w e m a y
c o rre c t it.
F ro m now u n til S a tu rd a y , N ov. IS,
w e a r e h a v in g a sp ec ia l h a lf-p ric e
o ffe r. D u rin g t h a t tim e T h e B o n ­
n ev ille D am C h ro n icle is sellin g fo r
$1 p e r y e a r, in s te a d of th e c u s to m ­
a r y $2.
G e t y o u r su b s c rip tio n
s tra ig h te n e d u p , a n d p aid u p , now
w h ile y o u c a n s a v e f ifty p e r c e n t.
♦
J . D. ROSS
—C o u rte sy O re g o n ian
Ross To Speak
Before
Power League
♦
J. D. R o ss of S e a ttle , n ew ly a p ­
p o in ted A d m in is tra to r of B o n n ev ille
D am , h a s an o u n c ed th a t h is f ir s t
public a p p e a ra n c e in O reg o n w ill be
a t a m a ss m e e tin g sp o n so red by th e
P e o p le ’s P o w e r L e a g u e of O regon.
D r. J . F . H osch , lib e ra l le g is la to r
fro m D e sc h u te s C o u n ty a n d p re s id e n t
o f th e p o w e r leag u e , w ill p re sid e a t
th e m e e tin g a n d be in co m p lete
c h a rg e of a rra n g e m e n ts .
T he a n n o u n c e m e n t o f th e selectio n
of th e P e o p le ’s P o w e r L e a g u e to
sp o n so r R o ss’ f ir s t a p p e a ra n c e c a m e
to D r. H o sch d ire c tly fro m P re s id e n t
R o o se v e lt’s hom e a t HyGe P a rk ,
w h e re R o ss h a s b een c o n fe rrin g on
th e q u estio n of p o w e r ra te s . A d e ­
cision w a s re a c h e d fix in g th e in te r ­
e s t r a te on th e p o w e r p o rtio n o£ B o n ­
n ev ille D am a t 3% p e r cen t, allo w ­
in g 40 y e a rs fo r a m o rtiz a tio n of th e
cost.
In d ic a tio n s a re t h a t R o s s ’ firs t
sp ee ch u n d e r th e p o w er le a g u e ’s a u s ­
p ices w ill be held in a la rg e p ublic
a u d ito riu m in P o rtla n d so t h a t all c it­
izens in te re ste d m a y a tte n d .
D r.
H o sc h h a s in tim a te d th a t a c o n c erted
d riv e w ill be m ad e in all p o rtio n s of
th e s ta te to g a th e r su p p o rt to R o ss’
p ro g ra m o f g iv in g p re fe re n c e to p u b ­
lic a g e n c ie s fo r th e d is trib u tio n of
p o w er, a n d t h a t p eo p le’s u tility d is ­
tr ic ts will be fo rm ed in e v e ry c o u n ty
in O regon.
I t is re g a rd e d a s s ig n ific a n t th a t
D r. H o sch h a s an n o u n c ed t h a t th e
m a n a g e r o f one o f O reg o n ’s su c c e s s ­
ful m u n icip ally -o w n ed p o w e r p la n ts
w ill a p p e a r on th e p la tfo rm w ith A d­
m in is tr a to r Ross- T h e m a n w h o w ill
p ro b a b ly be ch o se n is J. W ^ M c A r-
th u r, s u p e rin te n d e n t o f th e rftffg e n e
W a te r B o ard public p o w er p la n t. D r.
H o sch p o in ted o u t t h a t E u g e n e ’s
citizen -o w n ed p o w e r s y ste m h a s been
ab le to b uild up a m a g n ific e n t p la n t
a n d a lm o s t co m p letely p ay fo r it, an d
a t th e sa m e tim e m a in ta in ra te s
m u ch below th o se o f th e la rg e
P E P C O sy ste m , th e la t t e r c h a rg in g
$3.37 fo r 100 k ilo w a tt-h o u rs a g a in s t
th e E u g e n e r a te o f $2.55.
W E S T COAST P O W E R COM PANY
R E L O C A T E S IT S L IN E 8
♦
W e st C o ast P o w e r C o m p an y w o rk ­
m en w e re b u sy th is w eek re lo c a tin g
th e ir lin es in se v e ra l p lace s alo n g
th e h ig h w a y a n d on th e re s e rv a tio n .
T h e la rg e s t m ove a t th is tim e is
tr a n s f e r r in g all lin es fro m th e r e s ­
e rv a tio n to a p o in t u p b eh in d th e
R o o sev elt H o tel a n d C ook’s T a v e rn .
L in es m u st also be re lo c a te d w h e re
M cN u tt B ro th e rs a re s ta r tin g th e ir
new c o n tra c t on th e h ig h w a y .
“ I t h a s been sa id th a t th e P r e s i­
d e n t a n d I th in k j u s t th e s a m e on
th is m a tte r of B o n n ev ille p o w e r d is­
trib u tio n , b u t t h a t is n ’t th e c a s e ,”
d ec la red C o n g re ssm a n W a lte r M.
P ie rc e w h en h e a d d re s s e d a sm all
b u t e n th u s ia s tic m e e tin g a t M e rrill’s
T a v e rn F rid a y n ig h t.
“ T h e P re s id e n t,” said M r. P ie rce ,
“ does n o t b elieve in p u b lic o w n ersh ip
of th e d is trib u tio n s y ste m by to w n s
a n d cities. H e th in k s of th e se g re a t
fe d e ra l p ro je c ts a s m o st u se fu l in
p ro v id in g a ‘y a r d s tic k ’ to p ro v e w h a t
p o w er o u g h t to co st. I go f u r th e r
th a n th a t. I th in k th e people of
C asca d e L ocks, fo r ex am p le, w ill be
v e ry foolish if th e y d o n ’t a c q u ire
th e ir ow n d is trib u tio n s y s te m a n d b uy
th e ir ow n p o w e r d ire c t fro m th e g o v ­
e rn m e n t a t B o n n ev ille .”
T h e co n g re ssm a n d isp lay ed c h a rts
w h ich g av e a c o m p ariso n o f c h a rg e s
fo r e le c tric ity in c ities se rv e d by
p riv a te a n d th o se serv ed by p u b lical-
ly ow ned u tilitie s. T h e c h a rg e s in
c itie s serv ed by p riv a te u tilitie s ra n
a s m u ch a s double th o se in e ffe c t
in su c h cities a s E u g en e , T a c o m a a n d
L o s A ngeles, w h e re th e people ow n
th e p la n ts a n d d is trib u tin g sy ste m s.
A n d th e se c h a r ts sh o w ed t h a t p u b lic
p o w e r p la n ts in su c h C a n a d ia n c it­
ie s a s W in n ip eg a r e p ro fita b ly re ­
ta ilin g p o w e r a t ev en lo w e r ra te s .
M r. P ie rc e s tre s s e d th e p o in t t h a t
th e c h e a p e r th e e le c tric ity th e g r e a te r
th e co n su m p tio n a n d d e c la re d th a t,
a s p o w e r b eco m es c h e a p e r a n d m ore
a b u n d a n t in th e N o rth w e s t, a s n ew
d a m s rise on th e C o lum bia, th e D e­
sc h u te s, M cK enzie a n d o th e r fin e
p o w e r s tre a m s , its u s e w ill double
a n d q u a d ru p le a n d t h a t th e re w ill be
a re cep tiv e m a rk e t fo r all su c h p o w e r
a s it is p ro d u ced .
U m a tilla N e x t S u m m e r
T h e c o n g re ssm a n v e n tu re d th e a s ­
s e rtio n t h a t U m a tillia w ill be th e
n e x t d am to be b u ilt a n d t h a t w o rk
m a y s t a r t n e x t su m m er, w ith th e
p o w e r u sed in c o n s tru c tio n t r a n s ­
m itte d up th e C o lu m b ia th ro u g h T h e
D alles fro m th e B o n n ev ille D am , so
th a t th e g o v e rn m e n t c a n u se its ow n
p o w er fo r b u ild in g th e U m a tilla p ro ­
je c t. In co n clu sio n h e s a i d : “ I s a y
w ith o u t re s e rv a tio n , t h a t to m a k e a
su cc ess o f th is e le c tric d ev elo p m en t
now ta k in g p lace in th e N o rth w e s t,
w h ich w ill p ro v id e g e n e ra tio n a n d
tra n sm issio n
th ro u g h
G o v e rn m en t
p la n ts, th e people m u s t ow n th e ir
ow n d istrib u tio n sy ste m s. Oh, I do
n o t s a y c o n fisc a te th e p riv a te p la n ts,
b u t ta k e th em fro m th e ir W a ll S tre e t
h o ld in g -co m p an y o w n e rs a t f a ir v a l­
u atio n s.
T h ese o w n e rs h a v e p u r­
p o sely fh ightened th e in v e s to rs w h o se
in te re s ts lie w ith p u b lic o w n e rsh ip
r a th e r th a n w ith s p e c u la to rs w ho
(C o n tin u ed on P a g e T w o)
C A R N IV A L AT SC H O O L T O N IG H T
One o f th e b ig g e s t e v e n ts o f th e
school y e a r in C a sc a d e L o ck s H ig h
School is th e a n n u a l C a rn iv a l. T h is
y e a r it is to be b ig g e r a n d b e tte r
th a n e v e r b efo re w ith fu n a n d e n ­
te rta in m e n t fo r b o th y o u n g a n d old.
I t is sch ed u led fo r to n ig h t a t th e h igh
school g y m n asiu m . E v e ry o n e is in ­
vited.
A D V E R T IS E R S
D E S E R V E YOUR IN T E R E S T .
B O N N E V IL L E
Pierce Speaks
On Power
In Locks
Pours To Start
Before Long
On Bridge
H e lm e r S u n d ste n , lo n g tim e r e s i­
d e n t of C asca d e L ocks, is h a n g in g
o u t h is sh in g le th is w e ek fo r c o n ­
tra c tin g a n d g e n e ra l re p a irin g . H e
m a y be lo cate d a t h is b e s t re c o m ­
m en d a tio n , h is ow n h o u se , w h ic h h e
b u ilt in C a sc a d e L ocks.
DAM
F R ID A Y . N O V E M B E R 5, 1937.
Port Group
Sets up Budget
For Next Year
♦
L a b e r ro ared , I r a O w en called fo r
p a r lia m e n ta ry
o rd e r
and
K eeler
n e a rly cried, b u t th e b u d g et com ­
m itte e fo r th e P o rt of C asca d e L ocks
w e n t m e rrily a h e a d an d com p letely
ig n o red th e reco m m en d atio n of L a-
b e r’s J o h n H . L ew is fo r a b u d g et
fo r th e fo rth c o m in g y e a r a n d v o ted
a m o d est sum o f $1000 to ta k e th e
p la c e of th e n e a r $10,000 one s u b ­
m itte d by L ew is.
T h e m eetin g , o rig in ally sch ed u led
fo r W e d n esd ay n ig h t w as held M on­
d a y n ig h t a t th e re q u e s t o f C om m is­
s io n e r K a rl R o sen b ac k , who w a s
p la n n in g on b ein g o u t of tow n on
W e d n esd ay n ig h t.
W ith th e a n n o u n c e m e n t o f a M on­
d a y m eetin g , p o litics ca m e in to full
bloom . R eal old sty le p o litical en ­
te rta in m e n t w a s c a rrie d on M onday
afte rn o o n .
L a b e r a n d L ew is w e re
h u rrie d ly called fro m P o rtla n d . P o ­
litic a l
v o tes
w e re
co u n ted
and
co ach ed "o v e r a fe w ” M onday a f ­
tern o o n .
M onday n ig h t th e re g u la r p o rt
co m m issio n ers w e re p re s e n t w ith
th e ir re sp ectiv e choices fo r th e b u d ­
g e t co m m ittee.
R e g u la r m em b ers
a re G. N. H e sg a rd , W . J . C arlso n ,
K a rl R o sen b ack , C. C. C h ap m an ,
a n d W illiam (F rid a y ) K eeler. T h e
ad d e d m em b ers w e re O sc a r H yde,
F r a n k M oran, F. W . P ro h a s k a , Vic
W ig re n an d low a n d behold I r a (S a t­
u rd a y ) O w en, w h o lo u d ly p ro claim ed
h im se lf a freeh o ld er.
O sc a r H y d e w a s elected c h a irm a n
of th e g a th e rin g a n d th e n th e fu n
b eg an .
P e rs o n a litie s n a tu ra lly e n ­
te re d in to th e is s u e ev en to th e e x ­
te n t of one of th e p ro m o tio n boys
th ro w in g a n a c c u s a tio n a t an u n ­
n a m e d m em b er o f th e co m m itte e of
sellin g th e p ro m o tio n boys dow n th e
riv e r.
A fte r som e ta lk th e b u d g e t d ra w n
up by L ew is w a s p re se n te d . In it
w e re in clu d ed a n a m o u n t o f a ro u n d
$6500 fo r p u rc h a s e d o f land, $500 fo r
a tto r n e y ’s fees, a n d $1380 fo r L e w is’
fees. T h e c o m m itte e d ecid ed to fo r­
g e t ab o u t th e p u rc h a s e o f la n d fo r
(C o n tin u ed on p a g e E ig h t)
Spillway Dam
Completion
Planned Soon
♦
W ith th e co m p letio n o f th e th ird
s te p w o rk o f th e sp illw a y d a m la s t
F rid a y , a n o th e r m ile sto n e in d a m
b u ild in g w a s p asse d .
T o m a n y th is e x p re ssio n " th ird
s te p w o rk ” is r a th e r c o n fu sin g , s o
w e w ill tr y to m a k e it a little c le a r­
e r w ith th e fo llo w in g e x p la n a tio n :
D u e to th e la rg e v o lu m e o f w a te r
in th e C o lu m b ia R iv er, it w a s n e c e s ­
s a r y to c o n s tru c t th e m ain sp illw ay
d a m in th re e step s, e a c h a t a low
w a te r period. T h e so u th h a lf w a s
c o n s tru c te d firs t, w ith th e sp illw ay
c r e s t le ft som e 30 fe e t low a n d th e
p ie rs c a rrie d u p to fu ll h e ig h t. In
o th e r w ords, th e y le ft 30 fe e t o f
c o n c re te to be p o u re d b e tw e e n th®
p iers.
N e x t th e n o rth h a lf w a s co m p leted
to full h e ig h t (th e 30 fe e t b etw e en
th e p iers w a s p o u red in th is h a lf ;
th e s e sec tio n s a r e kn o w n a s ogee
sec tio n s) fo rc in g th e e n tire flow o f
th e riv e r th ro u g h th e sev en u n fin ­
ish ed b a y s (open sec tio n s b etw e en
th e p iers) in th e s o u th h a lf o f th e
d am .
T h e la s t an d fin al s ta g e , w h ich is
j u s t now b ein g co m p leted , w a s th e
c lo sin g o f th e s e 50-foot b a y s an d
p o u rin g o f th e c o n c re te u p to th e fu ll
h e ig h t. T h e la s t p o u r in th e last,
b a y , N u m b e r 11, w a s co m p leted F r i­
day.
T h e re a re som e sm a ll p o u rs to b e
m ad e on th e W a s h in g to n ab u tm e n t.
C o lu m b ia h a s s ta r te d to c le a n up th e
w a ste m a te ria ls a n d to d is m a n tle
th e ir eq u ip m en t.
T h e la rg e steel g a te s in th e sp ill­
w a y dam h a v e been co m p leted and
a c c e p te d b y th e g o v ern m e n t, and
th e erectio n o f th e seco n d 350-ton
g a n tr y c ra n e is a b o u t to s ta rt.