The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-14
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name DELEGATES
TO meeting
Senator Uashel Meets With En-.
thusiastic Reception in
st. Paul.

This morning Senator John A.
Cashel of Grafton passed through the
city enroute home from st. Paul where
he went in the interests of the drain
age convention which will assemble
in Grand Forks on Feb. q to con-
slider the best methods of drainage for
the Red river basin. The senator was
met with hearty cooperation on the
part of Gov. John A. johnson and his
official family at the Minnesota capt.
tai. It will be remembered that Sen
ator Cashel was authorized by the
late convention of the North Dakota
drainage convention in this city to
ask the governors of North and South
Dakota and Minnesota and the prem
Ter OF Manitoba to name five delegates
each to attend convention in this
city. He has named the date and
has asked the respective executives
to send delegates, in each case asking
that at least one engineer familiar
with conditions be sent as a dele
gate.
The premier of Manitoba responded
and has promised to send the best
men at his command with a compe-
tent and experienced engineer. Gov.
Sarles has responded most heartily
and promised Senator Cashel over the
phone the other day that he would
name the committee and lend all the
aid in his power to make the meeting
a success. Gov. Johnson met the SEN
ator's request with enthusiasm and
In an extended interview yesterday
entered into the plans set forth by the
North Dakota convention and fathered
by its president. Senator Cashel, and
will do all in his power to further
the project. He will name the best
men at his command with one or two
engineers. It is probable that the
state drainage engineer, George A.
Ralph of CrOOkston. will be one of the
delegates and also Abercrombie in
charge of the typographical survey in
the state. The governor Of South
Dakota has not yet been heard from
but he will unquestionably cooperate.
Project Big One.
Senator Cashel made the trip to St.
Paul to consult with the engineers
familiar with the conditions relative
to his scheme for dams and reservoirs
on the tributaries of the Red river
to held in check the flood water which
plays havoc with things in the val
ley. His scheme embraces dams and
reservoirs on the Cheyenne and Penn
bina rivers in North Dakota, Lake
Traverse between the states and the
Red Lake and Otter Tail rivers in
Minnesota. While no surveys have
been made relative to the Sheyenne
and Pembina rivers, 1t is thought by
the engineers that the dams and reser-
voirs will be feasible. The turning
of the waters from Lake Traverse to
Lake Bigstone by means of dam
would be simple. The Red Lake dam
and reservoir have been surveyed and
are believed feasible. The engineers
of Minnesota however, are -skeptical
about the Otter Tail. The country
about Otter Tail lake is level and
dams would cause overfows and be-
sides the volume of water there ia
immense and while it constitutes one
OF the chief causes Of floods In the
valley. Is also one Of the chief pro-
blems of the engineers.
Senator Cashel feels much encour-
aged by the reception given him in
Minnesota and the general support
given the project of drainage in North
Dakota. He believes that the ap-
preaching gathering of twenty drain
age men from the four civic bodies in
terested, will be the most important
gathering ever held in the northwest.
1t will be made up of experts and men
of high standing and will doubtless
formulate feasible plan for drain
age.