The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-06-05

Mr.. Book said IVA headquarters
will not be established in Ashe-
willie soon. but that the ground
crews likely will made neadquar-
tiers here after the aerial survey
has been completed this month.
Asheville and vicinity figure
prominently in the army survey
of the Tennessee river valley, c.
ID. Burchard. district engineer OF
the United States geological sur
vey. said last night that he knows
that IVA officials would apprect-
ate more cooperation in this sec.
ton and that their surveys include
/ BuncOmbe, Henderson and Tran
sylvania as important impOunding
areas.
The deficiency measure which
passed the house yesterday named
the IVA as among the agencies
to participate in the more than
S00,000,000 to be allocated by
President Roosevelt. In recent
message to congress, the presi-
dent indicated he would earmark
$4S.OO0,000 of the new emerg-
ency appropriation for the IVA,
with the sum used primarily in
advancing the unified physical de-
velopment of the Tennessee by
starting construction on four new
dams. The Washington dispatch
last night named the French
Broad as its third largest project
and Mr.. Book intimated that, al
though nothing definite has been
decided and cannot be decided
now. this is an important area in
the IVA development of power
/ through auxiliary impounding ba-
sins.
In a recent appearance before
the house appropriations commit
| tee. DR.. Morgan said that these
four dams are essential i'll the
integrated development Of the
/ Tennessee river for power. navi-
cation and flood control. 1t was
explained that new power genera
ton units are not needed imme-
diately, and the principal purpose
of beginning construction on
these dams this year is to relieve
unemployment.
} The iva was advanced $780,
100000 when it was created a
year ago. This sum has been used
principally in the construction of
the Norris dam and Wheeler
dams, building power transmits
sion facilities and experiments IN
low-cOst fertilizer production.
1t was learned yesterday that
Mr.. Morgan told the house COM
mittee that there is question as
to the site of the Hiawassee dam,
and that it has not been estab-
lished which of the two locations
under consideration will be adopt
ed. 1t was understood, however,
that the dam would be located on
the HiawasSee river just above
the point where it empties into
the Tennessee river above Chat
tanoohe. Another point is near
Murphy, it is understood. The 10
cation of the French Broad dam
has not been announced, an AS
sociated Press dispatch said.
There has been considerable in
terest here in the possibility of
establishing IVA impounding
area and dam on the French
Broad river near Asheville, the
lake to cover several thousand
acres in Buncombe, Henderson
and Pennsylvania counties. Of this
area, Buncombe would have the
smallest area, Pennsylvania the
next size, and Henderson the larg-
est. 1t is known that IVA surveys
have been under way in, these
icounties for some time. The aerial
survey began recently, but has
been hampered the past several
days due to fog and rains. The
work is to be completed this
month, however, and the ground
mapping work win begin next
month.
Mr.. Book said that the funds
j set aside yesterday and designat.
ed for use in the construction OF
II the four dams will be allocated
, in various phases of the projects
j just as soon as locations for the
= four dams have been decided
r upon. This, he said, may not bt
e done for several months, certain
< ly not until all surveys have beer
made this summer. He said, how
c ever, that a large number of EN-
t Eployes will be needed when tn
n four projects are started.
/, The engineers agree that tn
IS French Broad area around Ashe
e vile is a, vital factor in the; de
5. Iyelopment of the IVA project "a
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