The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-04
PRESIDENT SPEAKS
OF HOPE FOR west
AT GRAND COuLEE
Thousand Gather to Cheer Chief
Executive and His Party
At Damsite
MRS. ROOSEVELT WITH HIM
Explains Project Program; Says
U. s. Planning Control at
Water Power

the newly begun Grand Coulee dam
and power plant on the Columbia riv.
er Saturday and then, near the shacks
Of the workers, spoke Of his hopes for
the vast Columbia basin development.
The president and his party arrived
at the Grand Coulee damsite from
Ehrata ct 11:04 q. m. Saturday.
Senator G. G. Dill Dem., Wash.),
introduced the president to the thou
sands Of persons gathered in the ma
tural amphitheater at the head Of the
Grand Coulee as "the greatest builder
who ever sat In the White House"
The senator predicted this river win
become the principal power source
Of q super-power system to provide
electricity without profit all over the
United States"
President Called Master Builder
Roosevelt, Dill said, was "the mas
ter builder Of our time" because
through his conception q power de-
velopment, reclamation, reforestatior
and decentralization Of factory popu-
lation, "he Is building . new America
in which all will have Z more album
dant life.
The score OF cars making up the
presidential caravan covered the 81
miles between Ephrata and the site
In an hour and 50 minutes.
While thousands Of persons cheered
and craned their necks In IN effort to
see the president and Mrs. Roosevelt.
the party proceeded Immediately to
the site Of the huge power dam. two
miles northwest Of the amphitheater,
where he spoke briefly and inspected
the preliminary work. This includes
excavation, construction Of piers for
4 bridge, and work on workmen's
townsite.
When the president was taken down
the river side to view the actual dam
site, the $4,000 or more persons In the
amphitheater listened to other speak.
ers, Washington congressman and
men who had pioneered In the fight
tor the dam.
Mrs. Roosevelt sat beside the presi.
dent, and Senator Dill of Washington
was with them.
Crowd Forms Early
Long before daylight automobiles
began forming in semi-circle In the
sagebrush around the natural amphi-
theater. BY q. m. two hours before
the president arrived, It was estimated
1000 automobiles and some 5000 per-
sons were on hand.
The president will need another
trunk to carry away with him the
gifts that awaited his arrival. They
ranged from an eight-inch plated
bust, modelled by Ambrose Fruenke, an
erstwhile shoemaker, to Indian money
belts. arrowheads and Z KIT Of ancient
tools brought by members Of the Spo-
kane and Colville Indian tribe.
The weather was cool, despite .
brilliant sun. after Z hot spell which
lasted q week.
President Roosevelt breakfasted
with his family in his private car be-
fore stepping onto an automobile for
the 57-mile ride to the Grand Coulee
st O'Clock.
On the lower banks Of the Colum-
bia late Friday, overlooking steam
shovels and trucks ct the Bonneville
danlsite, the president made his first
talk after returning to United States
coil.
More Power 70 You
II always believe In the old saying.
more power to you."
II don't believe that you can have
enough power for . long tinlo to
come, and the power that We are de-
veloping here Is going 70 b power
which for Ill time Is going to be con-
trolied by the government"
The president conceived the power
projects as 'yardsticks 20 the people
Of this country win know they are
paying the proper pnce for electricity
of ail kinds"
One yardstick, Roosevelt said, al
ready has been started on the Colo
RADIO river. The Tennessee valley and
the Columbia river are numbers two
and three. "And the fourth. the st.
Lawrence. is going to Be started" the
president promised.
President Roosevelt pointed out
that in the northwest there Is room
fo- vastly increased population"
which he thought would Be required
III the country's progress.
America Is growing" he said.
Travelling Friday night among the
people Of this frontier section. Roose-
welt was ct the back platform TO say
''hello." Talking with tho folk q
Arlington, Ore, be asked how the
fishing was, and added he had shared
! pretty good haul" In the Pacific.
Indians In war paint and feathers
doing snake dance around . huge
bonfire welcomed Roosevelt - his
train crossed over the Oregon bosln.
dairy into Warrington.
u Emergency Drouth
Counties Are Added