Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-10-09
ARMY ENGINEERS NOW
At ROOSEVELT DAM
PROGRAM BEING CARRIED OUT
AS PREPARED IN ADVANCE.
Party Saw Granite Reef Yesterday
Morning and Continued on to
Big Dam by Automobile.

telephone message received at
the reclamation offices yesterday aft
ernoOn was to the effect that the
board of army engineers and party
had reached that place, taken lunch
and continued on their way to Roose-
welt. All was progressing smoothly.
with every indication that the pro-
gram outlined in The Republican yes
terday morning would be carried out
without a hitch.
| The party reached Mesa early yes
terday morning and the start for
/ Roosevelt was made in a short time
! While only six autos made the trip
to the dam, several more were in
waiting at the station and came back
from Granite Reef.
Among those who We're unable to
leave the city for more than half a
day were Governor Richard e. Sloan.
President John Orme of the Water
Users Association, and Engineer
Howard S. Reed of the reclamation
service and General Agent "A. r. Cat
ter of the Arizona Eastern All these
persons returned to Phoenix yester-
day. General William L. Marshall,
advising engineer to the secretary Of
the interior, went only as far as Gran
lite Reef, returning to Mesa
The party is travelin as the guests
of the Southern Pacific in the Pull
man car Garfield and private car
Sacramento. f. a Macon, travelling
passenger agent of the Arizona Fast
ern, with headquarters at Tucson. is |
personally conducting the engineers !
over the A. f. & s. p lines in this |
territory. but did not go beyond Mesa. |
He will await the return of the party |
at that place.
General Agent Cater and Superin- |
tendent c. NJ. Scott Of the NJ. & P. |
division met the visiting party at /
Maricopa and Mr.. Scott went on to
Roosevelt. The only other S. p.
man who went TO the dam is H. r.
Judah of San Francisco, assistant
general passenger agent
The local persons who were await
ing the engineers at Mesa and who
went on to Roosevelt We're Vice Presi-
dent George D. Christy of the Water
Users Association, Secretary Charles
a. Van der Veer Of the w u. \.
c. D. Doris, c. T. Hirst. DR.. E. w.
Wilbur and Engineer ]. d. Stannard |
Of the reclamation service Engineer
Hill met the engineers at Imperial |
Junction on Friday morning and will
be with them until after they leave
Ell Paso.
Following are the members Of the
board of engineers: Lieutenant
Colonel William c. Langfitt. Major
Harry Burgess. Major William H.
Harris. Major Charles w Kutz.
The other members of the party are
Director Frederick II. Newell of the
reclamation service. General Marshall
and Matthew a. Cramm. a stenogra-
pher, who was for some time last
fall and winter connected with the
local reclamation offices.
The greater part of tomorrow will
be spent in looking over the dam, the
run back to Mesa being made late in
the afternoon. Monday morning the
autos will be used for the run to
Phoenix. AS much time as possible
will be spent at the Tempe date
orchard and other interesting places.
At noon the board Of trade luncheon
will be given at the Ford hotel. and
m the afternoon the western and
northern parts of the valley will be
viewed from automobiles. The visitors
will leave for FL Paso with the regu-
ar train Monday evening.