Evening star., 1935-09-30
Roosevelt, Defeating Big
Dam, Says U. S. Only
Throws in Clutch"
GOVERNMENT PROJECT
HELD BENEFIT TO MANY
Federal Spending Beginning Now
to Prime Business Pump,
Executive Asserts.
(Tert OF President RooseDelt's Speech
on Page A-10.)
BY the Associated Press.

BOULDER CITY, New. September
3O-On the site of Boulder Dam, built
here with $l65,O00,00 in Government
funds, President Roosevelt told private
industry today it must take over more
rapidly the finding of jobs for Amer
ica's unemployed.
In dedicating the huge power, flood
control and irrigation dam on tur-
bulent Colorado River, the President
cited it as an example Of useful Gov
ernment work, but declared Federal
projects were desirable chiefly to
throw in the clutch and start the
wheels"
Mr.. Roosevelt said:
1T is simple fact that Govern
ment spending is already beginning
to show definite signs of its effect on
consumer spending; that the putting
of people to work by the Government
has put other people to work through
private employment, and that in two
years and a half we have come to
the point where private industry must
bear the principal responsibility OF
keeping the processes of greater en-
| ployment moving forward with ac-
celerated speed"
U. S. Credit Held Strong.
Mr.. Roosevelt declared the public
works expenditures by the Federal
and lesser branches of Government
had left the credit of Government
stronger and safer than at any time
in the past six years"
He proposed State power line from
this project as 'yardstick" to meas
ure the cost of power throughout the
United States.
In discussing the power ''yardstick, "
Mr.. Roosevelt stated: 1T is my belief
that the Government should proceed
to lay down the first yardstick from
! this great power plant in the form of
| a State power line, assisted in its
| financing by the Government, and
tapping the wonderful natural re-
sources OF Southern Nevada"
The President strongly defended
the countless other Federal projects Of
smaller nature now under way through
the rapid-fire jobs making works prog
ress administration.
Five-foot Dam Held Important.
Pointing to the vast use of Boulder
Dam in preventing floods, irrigating
soil and providing power, he asked,
Can we say that a five-foot brush
wood dam across the headwaters Of
an arroyo, and costing only a mil
lionth part of Boulder Dam. is an un-
desirable project or waste of money?
with it ALL" he continued, with
work proceeding in every one Of the
more than 5000 counties in the
United States, and Of vastly greater
number of local divisions Of govern
ment, the actual credit of government
agencies Is on a stronger and safer
basis than at any time in the past six
years. Many States have actually i'm
proved their financial position in the
past two years. Municipal tax re-
ceipts are being paid when the taxes
fall due and tax arrearages are stead
lily declining"
Proudly detailing the far-reaching
purposes of human benefit hoped for
from the new dam, Mr.. Roosevelt re-
iterated his determination to complete
similar undertakings IN the other
three corners of the country-the Ten
nessee Valley experiment already un-
der way in the Southeast, the Grand
Coulee Dam project, nearing COM
pletion in the Northwest, and the
proposed St. Lawrence waterways de-
ole Ha cyaoNi-
fly the latter three proposals.
Johnson and Swing Mentioned.
To-day marks" he said, "the OFF,
cial completion and dedication of
Boulder Dam, the first of four great
Government regional units. This is
an engineering victory Of the first or
der-another great achievement Of
American resourcefulness, skill and
determination"
The President recalled that Senator
johnson of California and Phil Swing,
former Representative from California,
started the legislation which made the
dam possible, and related the hopes
for which the structure was built-to
harness the turbulent Colorado and
provide power, prevent floods and
make possible future homesteads.
The visit to Boulder Dam was one
of the principal objectives OF Mr..
Roosevelt's trip West. His trip across
Utah brought him enthusiastic greet
ings from crowds at Salt Lake City
and Ogden and from groups gath
cred at hamlets and crossroads along
the route.
At Salt Lake City the President,
in a brief Sabbath day talk from
the rear platform, pointed to Philip
pine independence as an illustration
"of the act that our people In this
country believe in keeping their word
and that is a mighty good thing for
the world"
Gov. Miller of Wyoming and Blood
Of Utah rode here with the President.
The Governors Of the other five States
of the Colorado basin-California,
Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona and
Colorado-also were here or repre-
sented.
Secretary Ickes of the Interior De.
partment, who accompanied the Pres
ident and Mrs. Roosevelt West, pre-
sided, and Senator Pittman Of Ne
vada. also a guest on the presidential
special train. introduced Mr.. Roose-
welt.
johnson and McAdoo Absent.
Illness kept Senator johnson from
attending, and the junior Senator
from California, william Gibbs Nc
Adoo, had not yet recovered from
injuries received in an automobile
accident.
Others who were here, however,
(See ROOSEVELT. Page So