The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-10-01
ARROWROCK
COMPLETED
Big Dan Will Be Dedicated
Next Week.

Boise, Idaho, Sept. 30.-Arrowrocl
dam is to be the center of interest
for all Idaho October 4 and S. 1t is
to be dedicated with special excur
sions to the dam on the first day
and a great barbecue and rally al
the State fair grounds in Boise on
the second day.
| Four of the finest steers in the
Boise valley are to be sacrificed for
the barbecue and $4,000 free roast beef
sandwiches are to be the feature of
the day. Free coffee and dill pickles
are also on the bill. Plans are made
to feed 10000.
In addition to the four beeves, 80
gallons of cream, 100 pounds Of SUI
gar, 600 loaves of bread, an abundance
of coffee and 80 gallons of dill pickles
are ready. A table so feet long is to
be built in front of the ovens and
serving tables, all under special pa
villon on the fair grounds; 10000 pa
per plates and 600 coffee cups will
be used. Everything will be free.
Serving of the luncheon will begin
at IL o'clock and continue until all
are satisfied Music by the Boise Mu-
nicipal Band will add to the pleasure
of the event.
On the first day, Monday, October
4, two special trains will be run from
Boise to the dam. The Water Users
special will leave Kuna at 8:20 a. M,
arriving at Nampa at S:45, where it
will meet the special leaving Parma
at a. M, and will leave Nampa
at 9:40, arriving at Boise at 10:30.
and leave for Arrowrock at 10:45.
The Boise special will leave Boise at
$40 a. m. Trains will leave Arrow
rock at 2:10 p. M, arriving in Boise
at AS, In time to catch the west
bound leaving at 4:05 p. m. The next
train leaving Arrowrock will be at
1920 p M, arriving at Boise at 5:56,
in time to catch the eastbound train
leaving at 700 o'clock. A special
train will leave Boise Tuesday morn
ing for Arrowrock for the benefit of
those who are not able to attend the
dedication ceremony on Monday. The
fare Is to be $100 for the round trip.
At the dam there will be fine
program of music and speaking. Time
will also be allowed for thorough
inspection of the dam. This part OF
the program is under the direction
of the Water Users Association with
D. R. Hubbard at the head, assisted
by the Boise Commercial Club.
Arrowrock dam is in every way
worthy of the honor 1t is the highest
in the world, 348.5 feet 1t is the key
to an irrigation project of 234,00O
acres. 1t backs the water up the
channel for 18 miles and the reser-
voir thus formed holds 244,300 acre
feet or eighty billion gallons. The
whole project has cost the govern
ment $12,000,000, the cost of an or
dinary battleship The dam alone has
cost approximately $5,500,000. The
fact that 1t was ready to impound
water this year, the driest on record,
saved the crops on 100000 acres in
the Boise valley and in this way it
paid for itself.
This project stands as monument
70 the efficiency of the United States
Reclamation Service and the faith
and industry Of the settlers on the |
Boise Irrigation Project. Special cred
t is due F. E. Weymouth, the super
rising engineer, Charles H. Paul, the |
engineer, and James
Mum, the superintendent Of construc-
ion
Imbedded in the granite at the Dot
ON and anchored to the granite at
zach side of the canyon this dam is
to stand for all time. 1t will |
Itand when every building now In I
daho has crumbled to dust 1t will |
Measure centuries by the score as
he pyramids in Egypt have already
lone. 1t is indestructible and is ex
,ected to stand for all time.
This fact added to the fact that
t makes 1t possible for thousands in
he community to be prosperous and
lappy is the motive back OF the cele-
ration next week. All idaho IS in
'ited.