Arizona republican., 1911-03-19

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 He was commissioned to devise an accessible road to the dam site and
 10 have charge of the construction of the dam The first assignment de- Veloped the Roosevelt road now known To fame Before the construction pc riod arrived at the dam site MT. Hill was made project engineer and Ches- ter w Smith was made constructing engineer at Roosevelt. As project en- gineer. Mir. Hill devoted himself assi- duously to study of the require mcnts of a distributing system, which investigation led him to announce the Granite Reef dam as positive ne- c-sslty to good results and economy. It's expense was embarrassing to the water users. but they were made to see it's value and it stands today a notable monument To his engineering foresight.
 But he was too valuable q man to be given solely to this valley. however much he was needed. and before the work here was half completed Mr Hin was made supervising engineer over the entire southern district, em- bracing Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Nevada. but retained as project engineer for the Salt river undertak- ing There is no part of the work with which he is not familiar even to the minute details of canal admins iTation
 He not only possesses engineering skill in a high degree. but has won derful administrative powers and a personality that is pleasing to all save those who deserve his condemn alton. He is equally popular among the people who fully appreciate the measure of his services to them, and among his subsordinates in the gov ernment employ. while no member of the service is held in higher esteem by the few officials who rank him in the department.
 Engineer Chester W. Smith. who has had charge "f the governments interest in the entire construction of, the Roosevelt dam. has served long and faithfully and with excellent re- suits. or he would long ago have been displaced Another who left the val ley long ago. but is deserving of men ton is Engineer Martin. who under Mir Hill had charge of the construc- ton Of the Granite Reef dam.
 of the higher officials of the service mention must he made of the con- sulting engineers who travel from one project to another as occasion de- mands Chief among them is Nor ris Bien. who is a lawyer, q field man and a supervising and consulting en- gineer. and who in the early days of legal complications often gave valu- able services to this valley. others to be mentioned are W. H Sanders. who is at this time an honored guest of the valley: J. IT, Quinton Of Los Angeles. and O. II. Ensign. The latter is an electrical engineer and has probably had more to d" with the project than any other consulting en- gineer. through its power and trans mission line features.
 C J Blanchard. the statistician of the United States reclamation service. has probably done more than any oth- CT to apprise the people of the world Of the wonders of this valley, and has earned their sincere gratitude
 o. T. Reedy. now connected with the service elsewhere. is the man who ran the first lines for the construc- ! ton work on the project. and Ed ward Duryea is the expert who built 1 the government cement plant at Roosevelt
 The greater part of the cement was manufactured under the direction of Rapier F. COghlan. now of Fl Paso. !! his title being superintendent and manufacturing cement chemist He i was in charge from August. 1907, to 1 May I5. 1910
 Leaving the works at the dam site | with the statement that there were | scores of able assistants to all these | men. snd returning to the project of | fices in Phoenix. special mention [ should be made of Engineer Jay D. 2 Stannard. who has had local charge | much of the time during the absence of Engineer Hill. and who beside has ! done valuable work for the project | as a statistical bureau officer. through | the devisng of many facilities for gathering information and for special | work in connection with the project. |
 Engineer w A. Parish has to his credit large part in the building of the Roosevelt road and in the working | out of problems of the distributing | system. widening the canals and CO., related matters.
 Engineer Howard Reed has had | charge of the administration of the i distributing system. since the govern !, ment first took charge of the canals. | and to his counsels and conferences | with his chief is due mainly the vast lv improved and constantly bettered | water service. IL was in the begin | ming d most perplexing task. but MT. | Reed has mastered it SO thoroughly | that those who at first were prone | to criticise. are now for the most | part his wsrmest friends and most | earnest supporters.
 others to be mentioned in connec- l ton with the offices and project are Engineer Harris. now in charge of the transmission line: Engineer Teich- 1 man. a designer, for years connected with the force; C. s. Witbeck. he To- cal counsel for the recama ton serv- | ice: s. B. Taggart, chief clerk to Mir. Hill. and score of other faithful clerks. and Charles F. Barnard the disbursing officer.