The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-15
ENGINEERS IN
CLOSER TOUCH
Professor Newell Meets Men En-
gagged in irrigation Work.
PROGRAMME FOR FOUR DAYS
INTERESTING QUESTIONS ARE
BEING DISCUSSED.
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Ogden. Sept. 1.-THE reclamation
service Of the United states geo.
logical survey, in charge Of the ex-
perditures of government money for
irrigation, is here In force. Professor
r. II. Newell. head Of the blreau. took
advantage of the occasion 60 call a
conference OF engineers engaged in this
branch of the work Some twenty-five
OF the go engineers are in attendance,
including Professor Newell. Their
headquarters are at the Virginia. where
the sessions of the conference are be-
The object Of this conference is TO
bring into closer touch the men en-
gagged In this work, said Professor
Newell yesterday a large proportion
or the men have never seen each other,
ana many of them I have never met
myself We viii hold conferences. at
which there will be an exchange OF
IDEAS on various subjects 10 the advan-
Jage OF all. The idea is 10 bring .irriga-
''ou engineering up to the highest and
most modern standard IN railroad en-
cheering the modern idea is not to
build a road as cheaply as possible, but
10 build il SO the cost Of maintenance
viii be az. low as possible. A similar
principle applies to irrigation engineer
must be as great as possible
Tomorrow we will discuss the ad-
Visibility Of appointing committees to
Investigate and make reports on water
laws, stream measurements, pumping
and other similar subjects, the reports
70 be made at a similar conference a
year from now"
The programme arranged for the con-
ference Of engineers is as follows:
Preliminary Programme
Monday, Sept. 14-Assembly and in
formal meeting: lunch at 1890 d. M:
informal discussion OF organization Of
reclamation service and report Of prog
ress; dinner at p. m.
tuesday, Sept 15-Breakfast I and
80 a. M; morning session, a. m:
discussion Of programme and assign
Iheht or duties: plans for the winter
ana assignment of men: character and
! tiine OF reports. monthly or weekly.
COSTS and results. how 10 arrive at:
discussing how 10 improve lunch at
lz-@O and I p. m. Afternoon session
consideration OF appointment of COM
mittee on personal assignments. water
laws duty Of water, methods Of recon
noisance and survey, standard plans
Tor canals, head works. dams and
/ weirs, costs and results. stream meas
urements, electric power, cement and
| concrete. arteSian wells. pumps and
I pumping. alkali and drainage. forms of
association, revision of regulations and
I instructions, diamond drilling: dinner
! at and $3.50 D. m.
Wednesday, Sept. 16-Breakfast at T
! and f:3O a. m; discussion Of work in
! progress: Arizona, A. p. Davis: Cali
Iornla, j. 3. LippincOtt: Colorado. A.
L. feiioWs. Idaho. d. w. Ross: Mon
tanar Cyrus G. Babb; Nevada. /. II.
laylor and A. z. Chandler; New Mex
lco. W. N. Reed; Oklahoma! G. IL
] Matthes; Oregon. John T. Wheeler.
south Dakota. Charles IT, Fitch and
X r. Walter; Utah. G.. L. Swendsen:
/ aSnlngton. T. A. Noble: Wyoming.
/ Jeremiah Ahern and John E Field.
Lunch at 1890 and / p. M: continual
Ilon or discussion Of work; dinner at 6
/ and 900 .. m.
Thursday. Sept L - Breakfast
at and 1880 a. m. Morning
session o'clock state and Fedora
Laws STANDARD Plans for Canals,
4 Head Works. etc. "AlkaH and Drain
age, Duty of Water. Methods OF
/ Reconnaissance and Survey Lunch.
/ l2;8O and J p. m Continuation of
above. Dinner at 6 and $50 %. I'M.
Friday. Sept. 1S-BTeakfast Mt Z arr
/ $50 Il. III. Unfinished business.
/ $3.50 a. m, public discussion.
/ 1880 and D. m. lunch
Final actions and adjournment.
Those in Attendance.
| The engineers in attendance at the
( conference axe the following.
] r. ii. Newell. chief engineer.
/ Consulting and supervising engineers:
/ George Y Wisner. Arthur r. Davis. 7.
! 3. Lippincott John H. Quintch. w II.
| Sanders. H. y. Savage. Charles II.
/ Ditch. II. A. Storrs. Morris Bien. y. II.
/ barton. G.. ]. Blanchard
District engineers A. L. Fellows.
/ !. " Mcconnell. Colorado: -. ".
! Ross Idaho. Cyrus c. Babb. Montana
A F. Chandler, state engineer. Nevada
/ /. n. Taylor. Nevada. W. NJ. Reed.
/ New Mexico; G.. II. Matthes, Oklaho-
ma. John T. Whistler, Oregon: r. r.
/ Walter. South Dakota, c. L. Swend-
/ sen. Utah: r. a. Noble. Washington:
! jeremiah Ahern, John Z. Field. Wyo-
ming.
Colleagues: r N Douglas. &c
I ographer. in charge western topogra-
! ply: Clifford Pinchot. chief forester: r.
/ \. Fowler, president salt River Valley
: Water Users association.
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