El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-05
GIVES
ENGINEERSA
DINNER TALK

r r. Newell formerly director Of
The United States reclamation service.
vas the guest OF the FL Paso chauter
OF the American Association Of EnEI-
neers az dinner at the Sheldon Mon
day night Fifty were present. fu-
Guiding number OF guests from out
Or town. members OF the association.
Dr. Newel. who rs a past president OF
ne A. A F. IS now director OF field
forces and Sc going 20 devote him
elt Tor some time 70 building up the
organ zatlon and developing the gen
fral interests OF the engineering pro-
feF7lou- ne has resigned his work az
me University o. Illinois, where he
las nee1 dean OF the engineering
school and VIII make HIS headuuar-
ters ir Chicago and Washington from
now on.
'Thirty-two wears aEo on October
D 1852 said DR.. Newell ia aclrnowl-
edEinE the welcome that had been ex-
tended 10 bin on behalf OF the local
chanter. u entered the government
service and came down on the Rio
Grande-" Fl. D. Slater. at the request
~ the rnastr7a ster. O. =. BarElebauEh.
had told something about DR.. View
service and IT'S results IN the maEnlfi-
cent dsvel onn1euc Of the western frrf-
-atlon projects He had spoken o. Dr.
Neweu rs a man OF the type OF so
many ln the engineering profession
Who THOUGHT far beyond the questions
r. materials and profits and produc-
ton and dreamed big dreams about
making the world a better place 20
i've IN
Dr.. Newell went on &c tell about
his early eNnerlences IN the west.
when Maf- John W Powell. then d.
rector o. the geological survey. man
VITA q fiery spirit daunrless energy.
md poetic Imagination. received the
initial appropriation OF s1e.5o0 for r.
rlEatiuu eIuiorations and aunointed
~ounE Neweu as the first member OF
hts stafE
The sneaker recouuted briefly how
-he national reclamation act came
into existence. Long years Of hard
work On and ont o. congress by
friends Of western irrigation had
Jailed TO produce any result. II
seemed as 81 senators and members
and even presidents had banded IN
opposition. until Roosevelt became Z
'Ths first sunday after he had
taken the oath o. office. and before I
he had cccunied the white house" ]
said Or. Newell HCol Roosevelt Z
called Clifford Pinchot and me into ]
conference and went over with us the I
entire reclamation and conservation l
nroEram- You write out what you /
want anG I'll put q IN NY first mes z
age 70 congress- he told Us. and he 4
Kept his word. after he had worked 4
un our memoranda IN his own way f
There were other dreams that came i
true. The american Forestry associa- /
rion introduced 10n0 bills and never /
cot one throuEh- Finally a rider On I
IN appropriation Bill authorized the /
president 70 set aside public reserves, T
and ont OF that Grew the great for I
eztrv service" The National Geo
zranhic association. another dream IN I
which 1lr. Neweu INDUCED along with ]
others. started With 800 members and
has grown % 10000.
Now he wants 70 see the American
Association OF Engineers Increase
from $1,000 members TO 100000. IN
ending all Eroups and branches Of
be profession which. the speaker de-
clared. affects the comfort. health and I
prosperity OF mankind more than any
other
Present az the dinner weres
P = French p s. Moore C. = Barge
1zu-h. 81 C. Goddard. n P Sampson. L
A. White. = p woodward C. r. Fofk
1rrest Baker. T. T. LawEou. 2 " Garter,
2 D. Scott. =. 2 wilson. Alien T. Darr,
r. D. ErllzEl. e. s. Fourfaire- 7. p. Ar
7nil- C. 2 GcettiuE. F. C. EIaEzlrd, r n
Estcaf s. 3. johnson. C. p lInutsfo. W
p Sto1lrTeil. p g Robbins. T. r. johnson.
a. Peavey Z. lf- Parry. T. r flock T I
Pr, p W. Derr II EoedlEers r W c.
--on. z. W. FItEreraId. ". A. Brown. VT.
Knowles. Ralph Corhian. " C. Beatty.
-arlEr Cchh. p = Knapp. z. p Brlte. T.
T. LlTrence. P 2 HardzHuT. " 2. or.
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