The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-10-01
CALDWELL, IDAHO. FRIDAY. OCTOBER /. 1915
ARROWROCK BARBECUE
AND DEDICATION
OCTOBER 4TH

Arrowrock dam is to be the center
of interest for all Idaho October 4
and 5. 1t is to be dedicated with
special excursions to the dam on the
first day and great barbecue and
rally at 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 $1,000 free reast 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, 30
gallons of cream 100 pounds of SUI
gar, 600 loaveS of bread, an abund-
ance 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 a
special pavilion on the fair grounds;
10000 paper plates and napkins and
900 coffee cups will be used, Every
thing will be free,
Serving of the luncheon will be-
gin at ll,00 o'clock and continue I'm
til all are satisfied. Music by the
Boise Municipal band will add to the
pleasure of the event.
On the first day, October 4, two
special trains will run from Boise to
the dam. The Water Users Special
will leave Kuna at 500 a. M, arriving
in Nampa at 8:45, where it will meet
the special leaving Parma at 9 a. M,
arriving at Boise at 1890, and leave
for Arrowrock at l0:45. The Boise
special will leave Boise at $40 a. m.
Trains will leave Arrowrock at 2:l0
p. m, arriving at Boise at 3:45, in
time to catch the westbound leaving
at 4:05 p m. The next train leaving
Arrowrock will be at 4:20 p. M, ar
irving at ZOO o'clock. A special train
will leave Boise Tuesday morning for
Arrowrock for the benefit of those
who are not able to attend the dedi-
cation ceremony on Monday. The
| fare is to be $l00 for the round trip
At the dam there will be fine pro-
gram 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 high.
st in the world, 348.5 feet. 1t is The
key to an irrigation project of 234,
600 acres. 1t backs the water up the
channel for l8 miles and the reser
voir thus formed holds 244,300 acre
feet or eighty billion gallons. The
whole project has cost the govern
ment $l2,000,00O, the cost of an or
binary battleship. The dam alone
has cost approximately $5.500,O0O
The fact that it was ready to impounC
water this year, the driest on record
saved the crops on 100 600 acres il
the Boise Valley and in this way prac
tically paid for itself.
This project stands as monumen
to the efficiency of the United State
Reclamation Service and the faitl
and industry of the settlers on TIL
Boise Irrigation Project. Special ere
dit is due F. f. Weymouth, the super
vising engineer; Charles H. Paul, con
structng engineer, and James Mum
superintendent of construction.
Embedded in the granite at the bot
tom and anchored to the granite a
each side of the canyon this dam
expected to stand for all time. 1t wi
stand when every building now i
Idaho has crumbled back into dust
will measure centuries by the score a
the pyramids in Egypt have alrcad
done. 1t is understandable and is e>
pected to stand for all time.
This fact added to the fact that
makes it possible for thousands in til
community to be prosperous and hal
ply is the motive back of the celebra
ton of next week All Idaho is il
vited.