Arizona republican., 1908-10-25
THE CEMENT
 DEFECTIVE Temporary Cessation Stone Laying at Roosevelt T WAS USED TOO GREEN
Candidates From Gila Coun- ty Swarming Upon'Damsite Showing the Voters How Easy it is for Them to Make a Mistake.

Roosevelt, Oct. 22.-Special Core spondent of The Republican.-AIl ma sorry work on the dam was at a standstill today on account of failure of cement to stand the rigid govern ment test. The cement in question being too green to use. The fault is said to lie in the material not having been burned long enough. This was promptly detected by Government Chemist D. O. White when the sam pies came into his hands for test ing. The samples pass through the hands of two sets of chemists, one set being connected directly with the mill and the other directly under the head engineer and in the hands of Mir. White. The dam has been raised on the face Of it and about the cen tral part some five courses of stone. so as to form the concrete work around the new forms recently put in by the carpenters that connect the opening in the face of the dam with the large steel penstock that pierces the dam and connects with the power house below. The above opening has been closed up with timbers SKIS and long enough to reach across the open ing so as to prevent an inflow of wa ter in case of a flood. This arrange ment being temporary until they are ready to turn the water through to the new machines that are to be in- stalled.
 Carpenters and machinists have been busy transferring the machinery belonging to the machine shop and placing it in its new home at the top of the hill. All but very few minor parts were in position and operation this, Thursday, night. The carpenter shop has been a scene of activity during the week also with a force of men tearing it up in sections to be removed to a place adjoining the new machine shop.
 J. M. O'Rourke & Co. have had force at work removing their corral and part of their warehouse and barn on this side of the river to a place selected at the O'Rourke camp on the opposite side of the river
 bunch of republican nominees for the various offices to be filled in Gila county descended on the unsus- pecting voters who at present make Roosevelt their abiding place, taking the latter burg by storm, assaulting the staid old democrats, socialists and republicans alike; showing favors on all irrespective of party affilia tiOns in the shape of cigars and a pleasant smile and that cordial hand shake that is reincarnated just before every election and that dies as sud- den a death just after the votes are all counted Sayi that smile part was all right, all right. You just threw back your yead and felt jingle clear to your heels. If you don't believe it inst get Jim Holmes to keep it away from you for cou- ple of months and then run up against one on the lee side of a build ing and be 6orced?) to receive one from some grim officeseeker who knows the right brand and turns his back so you won't feel bashful.
 Among the boys from Globe were Wm Ryan, nominee for supervisor; H. H. Huffer. for recorder, common ly known by his many Roosevelt friends as Bert; and, by the way, if Roosevelt is the deciding point, Bert will surely get there. Also Howard C. Hopkins for county surveyor, Ly man c. Woods for supervisor, Tom Trevillion for assemblyman, w. O. Kellner for reelection for superin- tendent of schools, Wm. Sparks for sheriff, and last, but not least L. l.. Henry for district attorney. The above gentlemen did not honor us with any political speaking, as they were all in a huFry to journey on to Payson and the Tonto country, in tending to stop on their return and sling us a few from a republican point of view.
 Next week we expect to have something to say in regard to the nominees of the democratic party, as we understand they are preparing to descend on us and reconvert us all to the democratic standard of in- iquity Well, boys, we stood off the other gang on the lee side of that building, and you will find us game all right. Wish you would come oftener. In the meantime we must not forget to mention the fact that representative of the socialists was in town the other night and gave an open air expression of his views, but owing to the low temperature pre- vailing at the time, his audience was composed of but two persons. We were unable to learn the gentleman's name
 E. B. Minnick and E. P. Leightcap our two government ice men during the summer were passengers on the outgoing Mesa stage last Tuesday morning bound for Phoenix to take in