Evening star., 1934-11-18
ROOSEVELT VISITS
'T.V.A.EXPER|MENT
President Receives Ovation
at Nashville-TupeIo,
Miss, Next Stop.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG,

Stan Correspondent Of The Star
ABOARD PRESIDENTS SPECIAL
TRAIN. SHEFFIELD. Ala, November
17.-Beaming happily in appreciation
of tremendous ovation received earlier
today at Nashville, Tenn, President
Roosevelt today concluded his inspec-
ton Of the Tennessee Valley Power
and Flood Control System which is
part Of his economic planning lab
oratory."
The Presidents train tonight Is
speeding on toward Tupelo, Miss, the
first municipality to contract for
Tennessee Valley electric power. He
will remain there two hours tomorrow
morning before heading for Warm
week in December before returning to
the White House
There was no mistaking that Mr..
Roosevelt, now that he has seen
progress in what has been described
as his dream" in economic planning,
is gratified by the rapidity with which
it is becoming realization.
Thrilled by Norris Dam.
Following his inspection of work
on the Norris Dam project yesterday,
the President expressed himself as
thrilled" The same could be applied
to all he saw this afternoon at the
Wheeler Dam, being built on the Ten
nessee River, about Is miles above the
Wilson Dam, built during the war
period on Muscle Shoals.
After a three-hour ride from Nash
vile, the President disembarked from
his special train at Town Greek, Ala,
the nearest railroad point to the
Wheeler Dam project, shortly after
o'clock. A long caravan of auto
mobiles and large group of Tennes-
see Valley Authority officials, headed
by DR. A. E. Morgan, chairman of the
authority, were present to take the
President and his party to the project
named in honor of Gen. Joe Wheeler,
and to the Wilson Dam.
There was no question about the
inssiring effect of this power project
as the President and Mrs. Roosevelt
dA1A IAAC OtA4C1o AL lid knA lAlN4u0lIl6
Secretary of Interior Ickes. and Sen
ator Barkley of Kentucky. stood on
the side of the southern embankment
and visualized the magnitude of what
is being undertaken.
Cost to be $4,000. 900.
Mr.. Roosevelt was delighted to find
this dam more than one-third COM
have cost $40, 100000 1t was pointed
out to the President that the Wheeler
Dam will be 5000 feet wide, so feet
thick at the base and 10 feet high
from the bed of the river to the road
way on top
The Wheeler Dam, like other Ten
nessee Valley Authority dams Is a
unit Of the integrated food control,
navigation and power system Of dams
included in the Presidents so-called
experiment" There is comparatively
little room for storage of water behind
Wheeler Dam. although a reservoir
of water approximately 100 square
miles in area will be created. It will
be substantial aid to navigation on
the Tennessee River below Chatta-
nooga. 1t is now figured that the
initial power installation will consist
OF one generator of 1900 horsepower.
Following this inspection the Presi-
dent motored to the famous Wilson
Dam. This dam is nearly a mile in
width and is lot feet high from base
to level of the lake, and 10l feet
thick at the base.
The President also spent four hours
in Nashville Besides motoring over
virtually the entire city, Mr.. Roose-
velt visited the State Capitol grounds,
where he honored the memory of
President James K. Polk by having
Mrs. Roosevelt place a wreath upon
his tomb.
Pays Tribute TO Jackson.
During visit to the Hermitage. the
old plantation home Of President
Andrew Jackson, he paid a similar
tribute at the tomb of this picturesque
American figure.
The President also saw Wander
bilt University, Ward Belmont School,
Peabody College and Fisk University.
At the latter, which is one of the
leading colored institutions of learn
ing. the President listened to the
university's famous jubilee singers
present half a dozen songs and
rituals.
During his two-hour stay in Tupelo,
Miss, tomorrow morning, which the
President will reach at $50 o'clock,
Mr.. Roosevelt will visit the home
stead subsistence project on the out
skirts OF the city and will attend Sum-
day religious services at the town
square. Senator Pat Harrison of
Mississippi will head the delegation to
welcome the President and accom-
pany him on his visit,