Arizona republican., 1911-03-17
OF
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
c. j. BLANCHARD. U. S. r. s. STA
TISTlcIAN, ARRIVED YES
TERDAY.
Will Speak for the Reclaim alton Ser
vice At Dedication Of the Dam.

I. j. blanchard, SlailSuCGtn 81 the
reclamation service. arrived here yes
terday from III Paso Nhere he was
when the Roosevelt party visited that
city a day OF two ago. He SAYS that
if the colonel draws the sort of a
crowd here that he did in the Pass
city the streets and sidewalks will
be none too large for its accommodate
ton.
Mr. Blanchard comes 10 participate
in the ceremonies of dedicating the
Roosevelt dam on Saturday. being
present as the representative of the
interior department and Mr.. Newell.
the head Of the reclamation service.
He will deliver To the assemblage at
Roosevelt the words of Mr. Newell
in behalf of the department and es-
pecially his own particular bureau.
lIr. Blanchard. as statistician Of the
service, has AT his command and in
his keeping. more facts in connection
with all the reclS nation projects than
any either person i'm the world for his
primary work is To assemble this in
tormat ton and keep il available for
any and every purpose for which il
may br required. II not only includes
the hare figures of construction en-
terprises but involves all manner Of
information in connection with the
localities in which the projects are
located
Many useful purposes are served by
the work of Dir. blanchard. that might
not be conceived by the careless read
er. II is doubtless appreciated by all
that the government which has enter
ed upon the experimental work of ma
tional irrigation. or national reclaim
alton Of arid lands. is no less con-
cerned in the success of the issue.
than are the people of the country.
or the people al amy one of the many
communities which are most directly
benefited. That this success may he
demonstrated il is equally as ncces-
sary to have compiled. data illustrat-
ing conditions before reclamation as
it is the data relative To construc-
ton that these facts may be used in
comparison.
No reclamation project can prove
successful unless there are settlers
10 utilize il, 50 that while il il for
the benefit of communities that the
world should learn Of their POSSIBLE
tiles. il is Just as directly To the ben
eft Of the government that lands un-
der the projects he placed in the
hands Of settlers as quickly as posi-
BILE Such conditions have made Mr.
Blanchard's office a bureau Of pub
licity as well as Of statistics and ma
urally hr has become a marvellous
influence for the welfare Of the set
tiers under all the projects.
In the course of his work Mr.
Blanchard has given much publicity
10 all the projects but from the ma =
ture of things more To tn. salt
River project than To any other. 1t
was the first one undertaken and the
largest that has thus far been COM
pleied Moreover. as subject for
description il has had more inter
esting features than any other. the
site of the dam is such that il is easy
10 photograph and makes impressive
pictures. and no section Of the coun-
try has been more in the public eve
during the time the project has been
under way than Arizona.
The dedication of this dam has
aroused the interest Of more news
abroad and there has been demand
for many special articles for both
news and illustrated papers not only
in this country hut in England and
continental Europe.
These have been supplied to the
greatest extent possible. together with
pictures taken by Walter Lubken,
the official photographer who is
master of his art and who has TAX
IN pictures at frequent intervals dur
ing the entire period of construc-
ton.
In no other section of the United
States SAYS Mr. Blanchard. have
the people worked in greater har-
mony with the government in the
development of great enterprise
than they have i'm this valley. and To
that fact more than any other single
thing. is due the uninterrupted pro-
gress that has attended this great