The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-08-02
COULEE READY
FORINSPECTION
BY PRESIDENT
All Arrangements for Huge
Crowds at Federal Power Pro-
ject are Completed; Roosevelt
to Speak Saturday Morning

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Every detail necessary for a sue
cessful inspection of the Grand Coulee
dam site by President Roosevelt has
been completed by the Roosevelt re-
ception committee. -5I ..l--1-5 81
s. AT approximately II am. Satur-
day. August A, the President will de-
liver his address at the fork of the
Grand Coulee-Almira road after hav-
ing inspected the project. Senator C.
C. Dill will introduce the President.
President Roosevelt's visit to the
dam will follow his inspection of the
Bonneville project on Friday. He will
spend two hours at Bonneville before
his special train starts across the
state for Soap Lake.
No visit of any president has been
of greater Importance to Washington
than that of President Roosevelt will
be. In his party there are to be three
cabinet members: Secretary of War
Dern Postmaster General Farley; and
Secretary of the Interior Ickes, under
whose department the dam is being
constructed.
"It is something that neither words
nor picture can truly portray" said
Secretary Roper as he gazed down on
the dam site from a lofty point. SEN
ator Dill, Governor and Mrs. Martin,
and Director Banker will join Presi-
dent Roosevelt at Portland, and will
remain with the party until it leaves
Spokane.
In the Presidential official party
are many persons of national promin-
ence. A large portion of the party is
composed of newspaper men, picture
men, broadcasting representatives
and telegraph representatives.
The personnel of the official party
includes:
The President; Mrs. Roosevelt;
Franklin D. Roosevelt jr, John Roose-
welt; Louis McHenry, secretary to the
President; Stephen Early, assistant
secretary to the President; Rudolph
Forster, executive clerk; Captain Will
son Brown, USN; Lieut. Commander
Ross 7. McIntire, USN; Colonel E. M.
Watson, USA; Mrs. Malvina T. Sch
elder; III. M. Kanne; and a number of
newsreel men and reporters.
On his trip to the dam last week,
Senator Dill outlined with Engineer
Frank A Banks, who is in charge Of
construction, the route of President
Roosevelt over the project before the
President delivers his address.
"The Presidential party will go di-
rect from the train at Soap Lake to
the project" said Senator Dill. Owe
do not want to tire the President with
stops here and there before he talks.
On his return, it is possible the Pres
ident will want to look over some of
the land proposed for irrigation and if
he does, we will show it to him."
Engineer Banks has taken into con-
sideration all demands of the antici-
pated throng at the project. Special
water lines have been installed, as
well as comfort stations. All grass has
been burned in the areas where cars
will be parked, as prevention against
grass fires.
"If the people obey the traffic Of
ficers, there will be no difficulty"
said Mr.. Banks. Indications are that
people will begin to arrive on the pro-
ject real early Saturday morning.
"While the Presidential party is en-
route from Soap Lake to the project
1t is likely that traffic over the road
will be stopped until the Presidents
party has passed..
Arrangements are being made to
keep the crowd advised of every &C
ton of the President while he is on
the project. A special telephone serv-
ice is being established from the pro
ject to the speakers stand so that the
crowd can be told exactly what the
President is doing five and six miles
away. -....
All state officials of the three
Northwestern states have been invit-
ed to the celebration by Governor
Martin and the Roosevelt reception
committee, composed of the Bureau Of
Reclamation and the Columbia Basin
commission. Members of the Washing
ton legislature have been extended an
invitation to the reserved seating
area.
The official party will be met at
Soap Lake by a caravan of 80 auto
mobiles for a trip to the project. Ar
rangements for the trip have been ap-
proved by the secret service depart
ment, representative of which travei
with the President at all times.
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