Evening star., 1932-11-13
PRESIDENT LAUDS
. HOOVER DAM WORK
Greatest by Man, He Says, on
Brief Inspection-Re-
Sumes Trip.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ON BOARD PRESIDENTIAL SPE-
CIAL, en- route to Washington, Novem-
Der 12.-President Hoover turned back
toward California tonight on a round
about route to the National Capital,
after inspecting the huge Hoover Dam
project under full desert moon and
fioodlights and describing the con-
struction in q brief speech as "the
greatest engineering work of its char
acter ever attempted at the hand of
man"
The Chief Executive left his train
after 1880 pm, Pacific standard time,
Tor full inspection of the big irriga-
tion project after travelling much Of the
day to reach it.
During the morning he was the center
OF series Of ovations and at Glendale,
Calf, he pledged again his cooperation
with the Democratic President-elect,
while asserting that the Republican
party will return to power"
Hopes to See Completion.
Tonight in his address at the Hoover
Dam site, where men have been working
at night under foodlights to speed the
project, the President said he hoped ito
De present at its final completion as a
bystander.''
1T is now 10 years." he said, "since
I became chairman of the Colorado
River Commission. That commission
solved IN unique way the legal con-
flicts as to water rights amongst six of
the States which had long held up any
possibility of the realization of these
works.
This was accomplished" he con-
tinued, "after three years of negoia-
ton finally closing with the Santa Fe
compact. 1t was the first time that
a provision in the Constitution of the
United States for treaties among the
several States was utilized on so great
a scale.
This work has been carried forward
with such rapidity," the President con-
tinued, that it is already more than a
year ahead of schedule in its program
toward the specified period for its COM
pletion.
within a few days" he said. "the
river will be diverted through massive
tunnels in order that the foundations
may be laid. This dam is the greatest
engineering work Of its character ever
attempted at the hand of man. It's
height alone is nearly TOO feet. making
1t more than 100 feet higher than the
washington Monument, and far higher
than any other such construction ever
undertaken.
First Inspection of Project.
The Presidents first inspection of
this $165, 100000 project, which he was
instrumental in bringing into existence
while Secretary of Commerce and act
ing as mediator between the seven
western States involved, came tonight
on the eve Of the accomplishment of
tne nrst major step In the big program.
The Chief Executive was welcomed
to this Federal city. a model construc-
tion town, by Chief Engineer r. F.
walter OF the Reclamation Service.
Walker r. Young, Reclamation Serv-
Ice, construction engineer of the prof.
ect, and engineers and officers of the
SIX companies, general contractors of
the project.
After the greetings and inspection of
quarters, the presidential party was
motored down the step canyon roads
to the river bed, miles from the town
site. 49,
From his train at Glendale. the
President delivered his first address
since the victory of his Democratic
successor, Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
advising Republicans not to be dis
couraged by defeat" and asserting that
the Republican party will return to
power"
Before crowd at the station. the
President urged Republicans to irnnne-
dlately strengthen their State, county
ana precinct organizations to be ready
for militant action"
Need Continued Unity"
"If we are to continue the recovery
SO evidently In progress during the past
few months by overcoming the many
difficulties which still confront US" he
said, I'VE must have continued unity in
constructive action all along the eco
nomic front
Il shall work for that unity during
the remaining four months of this ad-
mintStration. Furthermore, 1t is our
duty after the 4th of March to CO.
operate with our opponents in every
sound measure for the restoration Of
prosperity.
I am making an early return to
washington in special concern that the
measures and instrumentalities which
we have In motion on an entirely nom
partisan basis shall continue to func-
tlon vigorously and contribute their
utmost
The President and his party left the
train at Glendale for an automobile
trip through Pasadena to Sierra Madre
to see the home of Mr. and Mrs. Her
bert Hoover, jr.
Relatives Are Present.
More than 80 minutes was spent in
the low, white brick-stucco house nes-
tied near the foothills and almost COM
pletely surrounded by orchards. Sew
eral of the Presidents relatives were
present.
At Pasadena the President left his
car to tell crowd in the City Hall
Plaza he felt double appreciation of
this reception because Of its spon-
taneity."
From Sierra Madre the party drove
through San Gabriel, thence to El
Monte, and there re-entered the train,
an hour off schedule
The trip will mean that his arrival
in Washington will not be until We'd
nesday morning, instead Of Tuesday.
Secretary Wilbur Of the Interior De-
partment, who with Mark Requa and
Milton Esberg, friends of the President,
is making the trip across the continent
with him, influenced him to visit the
dam.
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