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old, possessed a
leaning toward
banking and was
extra ambitious.
In less than 20
years he had ad-
vanced to t h e
presidency of the
bank and since
that time has
served as preSi-
dent of the Amer
ican Bankers As
sociation, t h e
highest h on o r
that can be be-
slowed on any
fnancier In this
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HUDSON MOTOR SALES
JUMP 49 PER CENT
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 2.-Hudson Mo-
tor Car Co. shipments for June to-
tailed 16,700 units, a 49 per cent gain
over the same month last year, per
cent increase over the previous month
and the largest for any month since
February, 1880, w. R. Tracy. vice
president in charge of sales announced
today. Shipments for the first half
of this year were ahead of the same
1886 period.
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BROKERS' LOANS DROP
II MILLIONS IN WEEK
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board reported
that last weeks loans to brokers and
dealers on securities held by report
ing member banks in New York City
totaled sl,206,o 100000. The week
ended Wednesday and the total rep
resented decrease Of sll,OO0,0 900
when compared with the previous
week.
Loans for the corresponding week q
year ago totaled $1,000, 100000.
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New Orleans Prices,

NEW ORLEANS La. July dP.-Lower
foreign markets than due and some liquida
tion in advance OF the triple holiday
caused an opening loss Of 5 to 8 points in
the cotton market here today.
Most traders assumed more favorable
attitude on the Ear Eastern situation and
the European difnculties.
July opened At 1904 bid, October at
1913. December at 1915, January at
Toward the end Of the first half hour
near positions gained l to 2 points from
the opening lows. but most positions re-
manned at their initial figures.
Cottonseed oil opened steady. July.
a.6Ob: September. S.61b: October S.61b;
December. S.55b: January. S.56b. b--Bid.
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STONE & WEBSTER ASKS
VOTE ON POWER MERGER
B. the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July Elimination
of the Sierra Pacific Electric Co. from
the Stone 6s Webster, Inc. system, as
. simplification step in that company's
utility holdings, will be voted on at 4
special meeting of stockholders on July
%. It is proposed to merge Sierra
Pacific Electric into its subsidiary
Sierra Pacific Power Co.
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country by his fellow bankers.
His career as bank messenger was
short and he was soon assigned to
various clerical positions until 1916
when he was made assistant cashier.
He became cashier and secretary of
the board in 1920, vice president and
cashier in 1921, first vice president in
1924 and president in 1925, which po-
sition he now holds.
Always keeping in closest touch with
every department of the bank, he
has also found time to serve many
corporations as director and to rem
der valued civic service to the COM
munity. He is director of the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co., Po-
tomac Electric Power Co., Metropoli-
tan Life Insurance Co. of New York,
Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co..
former president of the Washington
Board of Trade and of the District
Bankers Association; is treasurer and
tfe trustee of the Corcoran Gallery
of Art, official of the National Geo.
graphic Society, treasurer Of the
United States Chamber of Commerce
and the National Symphony Orches-
ira Association.
His accomplishments in three dec
AIDES read like a story book And Mr.
Fleming is still young man in action
and only middle aged in years.
New Investment Head Named.
Washington members of the Invest
ment Bankers Association have been
notified that Francis E. rockingham
of Coffin g. Burr, Boston, has been
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Chicago Cash Market.

Cash wheat, new crop No. red,
1.3l q No. red, 1925; No. gar
licky, l,25-27; No red. tough, 1877:
old crop. No. hard, 1884,; No. 2
hard, l292. corn. No. S mixed, I.16;
No. l yellow, 12924; No yellow.
l.29Sa 80; No. white, l29ia; oats.
No. white, 52l2; No. 3 white, 81 q
"a; no rye; barley feed, 53-7l nomi-
nal mailing, 7l-97 nominal; timothy
and clover seed unquoted.
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new YORK COTTON
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July 2..-Although cot
ton prices were generally heavy today
under scattered selling promoted by
easier cables and favorable weather
reports, changes we're irregular in .
narrow pre-holiday market
October sold off from 1915 to 1905,
and in midafternoon was quoted at
1907, with the market generally 8 to
II points net lower.
Futures closed barely steady 12 to 10
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nominated for
the presidency of
the association,
subject to elec-
ton at the an
nual meeting at
w h i t e Sulphur
Springs, w. Va,
next November.
Nomination al
ways means elec-
ton.
D uring the
World War he
was we'll known
in Washington as
he served as head
nf fha NhAl;a ,.4.l
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PHONE NET INCREASES,

ST. LOUIS, July (P.-Aor the five
months ending May 81 Southwestern
Bell Telephone Co. reported today net
income of $7,558, ,905. This compared
with 37,l7l,s 1893 for the same period In
1896.
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Republic Steel Corp-Three Re-
public Steel mills at Canton, Ohio,
were reopened to non-striking en-
ployes.
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FLEMING MARKS
3OTH ANNIVERSARY
Started Brilliant Banking
Career on July |, 1907,
as Riggs Runner.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Just 80 years ago, on July /, 1907, to
be exact, Robert v. Fleming started
his financial career as runner in the
Riggs National Bank. He was II years
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Approximate Hourly and Total Sales on n Y. Exchange
11:OO AM---- 100000 1900 Noon.----- $50 900
100 Pm. $50 600 2OOP.M ~ $4,000
Total Sales for the day. $4,000
Dividend rates S table annual
latest
sUnit Of trading than 100 tAnnual
not including extras. Paid
Companies reported reorganized
dividend
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Winnipeg Prices.
Baltimore Quotations.

BALTIMORE. July . Lp,.-Wheat. No. .
red Winter. garlicky. spot. domestic. 1.22
bid.
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CottonSeed Oil.

COttOnSeed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed steady, higher to 2 lower.
Sales 50 contracts. July. 9l0b; Sep
tember, 9.10; October 905b; Deem
Der, 9.03; January, 9.05b. Bid
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New Investment Head Named.

Washington members of the Invest
ment Bankers Association have been
notified that Francis E. rockingham
of Coffin g. Burr, Boston, has been
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
BALL HERE To
Be fine Event
EXTENSIVE PLANS MADE FOR
PRESIDENTS BALL
SATURDAY

Saturday night Sheridan county
residents will assemble in Plenty
wood for the fourth annual Birth
day Ball for the President to be held
at the Farmer-Labor temple under
the sponsorship of civic and com
munity organizations of the county
Plans have been completed to
make the affair a gala one. Commit
tees have been functionins through
out the week and from the grand
march which gets under way at $50
an evening of enjoyment is in store
for those who attend.
Tickets went on sale the first OF
the week. Citizens are reminded that
70 per cent of the proceeds. remain
in this county for local rehabilita-
ton and 80 per cent is sent to the
Warm Springs Foundation for work
in abating infantile paralysis. A de
parture from the policy of former
years in ~disposing of the 20 pei
cent for local use is being considered
by the ball committee. 1t is planned
to set aside the money received and
build towards a fund to be used IL
the event of an ~infantile paralysis
outbreak in this county.
The program committee headed
by Mrs. Martin Nelson has made
plans for added entertainment at the
function. A concession stand will
also be installed in the ball room.
Music will be furnished by the
Village T%roubadors, local ten-piece
orchestra, who will present Il varied
program for dancers.
The ball, a countrywide annual
event, will attract people from this
entire section providing weather
conditions remain favorable.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
DONATIONS
FOR VICTIMS Of
EASTERN FLOODS
County Red Cross Solicits
Funds for Flood
Refugees

A telegram received from nation
al Red Cross headquarters Wednes-
day informed local officials that the
Sheridan county quota for relief OF
flood sufferers in eleven eastern and
central states will be FIVE times that
which was originally set. Subscrip-
tons were solicited in Plentywood
this week and 1t was learned that
more than $50 was collected In one
day by a committee appointed by
County Chairman S. E. Paul.
The original county quota was ap-
proximately $275 but since the wire
was received committees have fixed
no definite limit to the amount to be
raised in this county. Federal offici-
ais of the Red Cross estimate over
Sic, 900 900 must be raised through
out the nation Immediately to allie
viate suffering of refugees in the
inundated states of the east and
middle west.
The telegram from the national
headquarters follows:
Flood suffering has already
reached unprecedented proportions
with relief needs steadily mounting.
Under these conditions, impossible
now to name final goal for funds.
Only limit Red Cross assistance
must be maximum generosity Ameri-
can People. Every possible member
National Red Cross staff now as
signed to field for relief duty. Call
upon all Chapter to assume full in
itiative their respective jurisdictions
and mobilize every community re-
source of personnel and organization
to raise promptly largest possible
amount. For your information in
view present known needs your goal
should be not less than five times
quota originally assigned you"
Chairman S. Il. Paul has issued a
plea to all Sheridan county residents
to respond with cash contributions.
The Red Cross has undertaken the
care of nearly 1,000,0 900 refugees in
the food-ravaged areas and only
through public subscription of funds
can it's work be carried on. The
chairman has announced that per-
sons not contacted by Red Cross
solicitors may leave their donations
at the Security State bank, the coun-
ty clerk of courts office or the Plen-
tywood Herald. All funds are for
warded Immediately to the national
committee. The list of donors will be
published in a later issue of the
Herald.
The donations committee has tx
pressed gratitude for the generous
response of Sheridan county resi-
dents in the flood emergency and
the new quota is expected to be
reached soon. 1t has been learned
however. that attainment of the
cash quota will not terminate sol
icitations.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
FRED MILLER IS
VICTIM OF FLU
FUNERAL HELD TODAY FOR
PIONEER PLENTYWOOD
FARMER

Funeral services will be held at
the Catholic church in Plentywood
today for Fred Miller of east of
Plentywood, who died here Sunday.
Mr.. Miller was brought to the local
hospital Friday noon, suffering
from influenza and a heart ailment,
from which he failed to recover.
FIR. P%raetchner will officiate at the
last rites and interment will be made
here.
Fred Miller was born at Brainerd,
Mimi, June II, 1874. He came to
Plentywood in 1913 and has lived
here since that time, operating a
farm in the Blue Trail section.
He is survived by his wife and IL
children, the youngest seven months
of age. A son, employed in a CCC
camp in western Montana. is expect
ed to arrive today for the funeral.
He is also survived by four sis
ters, Mrs. Maggie Remmless, Brai-
nerd, Mimi, Mrs. Pelky, Fargo, N.
D., Mrs. Dolly NELLIE of Owatonna,
Mimi, and Mrs. Lizzie Ludwig of
International Falls, Mimi; and one
brother, Jake Miller of Brainerd,
Mimi.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
FIRST OF SO SOIL
PAYMENTS MADE
TO COUNTY board
Over SEC, 900 Received; Will
Distribute Checks on
Friday

Soil conservation checks in the
amount of $4,000, mostly for sign
ere in the Medicine Lake and Home
stead territory, arrived at the local
conservation office Saturday. G.. E.
Fulkerson of the local boarl has an
nounced checks will be distributed
to signers of the south section of
the county, who have been notified
by mail, at Medicine Lake Friday
afternoon, Jan. 20.
The consignment of checks is the
first lump sum to be received of the
$500, 600 expected from the 1886
soil conservation sign-up in Sheri-
dan county. About half of the ap-
plications for payments in this coun-
~ have been sent to Bozeman for
certifcation and checks, although
not in large punches, are arriving
regularly in the mail each day.
Members of the county board
have declared that when a farmers
check arrives he will be advised by
mail, and when checks arrive for a
vicinity in a large number, payment
dates will be published and the
checks distributed from the COM
munity center.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
CASE
DROPPED IN N. D.

AT a federal court term in Minot,
conspiracy charges against a group
of men were dismissed by Judge
Andeew Miller. The charges were
the outcome of the famous "Sears-
Roebuck auction sale" held in Di-
vide county, N. D., two years ago
which resulted in arrest of seven
men.
The case was the o%utgrowth of an
auction sale held at the Victor Mel
sen farm near Westby in 1894, in
which the Minot Credit Corp, was
the creditor. The chattels were sold
at auction and bid for a few peh-
MES and when completed the pro-
ceeds were offered to the creditor.
The purchasers then returned the
chattels to Mr.. Nelson and later
another sale was held.
An investigation followed and f.
c.. Ferguson, Elmer Bodin, Fred
Helm, Victor Nielsen, Thorwald
Nielsen. Carl Christopherson and
Soren Simonson were arrested for
conspiracy.
The case has been on the courts
docket since that time. Judge Miller
admonished the defendants when
they were arraigned and CURLY told
them to go home and GROW new
souls"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
Outline of 1887 Soil
Program Is Available

The docket or outline Of the 1897
agricultural conservation program
containing complete information re-
garding payments is now in the
hands of all county extension agents
and secretaries Of county agricul-
tural conservation committees. an
j. c. Taylor, Montana Elk
tension service director.
THE entire docket has been APP
proved by the administrator and
Secretary Wallace" Taylor says. It's
approval, well in advance of the
spring planting season, makes At
possible for farmers to outline their
plans much earlier than under the
1886 program.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
PROPOSED STATE
Law WOULD CUT
COURT EXPENSE
Bitter Fight Expected Over
Bill introduced in
Senate

With the third week of the 60-day
session of the Legislature ended and
both Senate and House seeking to
speed up work as the fourth week
starts, Governor Roy Ayers is maxi
ing a strenuous effort to clear the
decks for his economy program.
The most outstanding move of the
past week vas that made by hin. in
the water conservation department.
The Governor is chairman of that
board and the members are appoint
ees Of the Governor. He had hardly
taken the oath of office when he
called in Robert Kelly, secretary of
the board and asked him to furnish
the Governor with a list of the en-
ployes and additional information on
what ones could be dispensed with
and not %endanger needed work of
the department.
AS a result 10 designations were
placed ON the desk of the Governor
the next morning. Five attorneys
had been employed. Three of these
were among the designations and
two are now doing the work that
five were doing.
In line with the Governors sug-
g~estions bills have been prepared or
are being drawn and these are ex-
pected to be rushed through the
House and Senate without delay.
The House machinery started
with a rush Monday morning, jan
uary rs and House leaders expressed
the hope and belief that by the end
of the week they would have a num-
Continued on last page)
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
Attendance Records of
H. S. Band Announced

Nearly one-half or AIS per cent
of all the members of the Plenty
wood high school a. band had
perfect or near-perfect attendance
records during the past semester. A
total of eight persons were abb
sent nor tardy at any OF the SO re-
hearsals or public performances.
These members were Conrad Lund
and Grant Morck, trumpets; John
Jackson, trombone; Marjorie Mel
son, tenor saxophone; Sarah Harder
sen and Robert Benson, basses; and
Earl and Pearle Monroe, snare
drums.
Other members who had outstand-
ing records are Dorothy Golf and
Leona Smith, saxophones; Olive
Hanisch, mellophone; Mabel Thorn
sen, bass drum and drum major;
Mona Moore, Lorraine Wagner and
Helen Davis, c~larinets, and Alden
Nichols, cymbals.
The band Is busily engaged at the
present time in preparing special
numbers for basketball games and
the coming regional basketball tour
nament. The annual band concert
will be given some time after the
close of the basketball season.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
Pioneer Dooley Woman
Dies There Wednesday

Mrs. Martin Klakken, Sc, died at
her home north of Dooley Wednes-
day morning following illness with
pneumonia and pleurisy. Funeral
services will be held Saturday at l
pm. at the Lutheran church at Doc
ley, with Rev. Orval A. Schmidt of
Plentywood officiating.
Mrs. Klakken was born in Nor
way December 81, 1870. She came
to Montana with her husband and
family in 1910, settling on a home
stead near Dooley which is now
their home.
She is survived by her husband
and five girls and three boys. They
are Mrs. Amanda Ekstedt. Trout
Creek, Mont. Mrs. Anna Ekstedt OF
Dooley; Mrs. Myrtle Mann OF Plen-
tywood; Mrs. Ida Nelson of Canada;
Mrs. Helga Hardin, Harden, Kan;
and Albert, Ernest and Marvin OF
Dooley.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
PIONEER lake
NAN IS DEAD

Death came Thursday, Jan. 81, at
the Sheridan Memorial hospital to
James C. Wigmore, 80, pioneer res
ident of Medicine Lake. Death was
attributed to complications of old
age. Mr.. Wigmore had been i'll over
a year.
Funeral services were held from
the Catholic church at Medicine
Lake Monday morning, with FIR.
Barry of Culbertson officiating. All
the members of the immediate fam
lily and many other relatives and
friends attended the last rites.
P%allbearers were Frank French,
Fielding Busch, Emil Umbreit, Ed
ward Stubban, Ralph Buchanan, Joe
Winters and Emmit Gormley.
Obituary
James Charles Wigmore was born
in Wales, April 8, 1855. He came to
the United States with his parents
when a child and settled in St. Law
renee county, N. Y. At the age of 25
ne cdllt W MOuldHd StlllluS III Aldu-
ison county. He moved with his fam
lily to Choteau county in 1905 and
later ranched near Redstone. The
family has resided at Medicine Lake
since 1915.
In September, 1884, he was mar
ried to Lille Jane Richmond at Sill
yer Star, Mont. To this union were
born IS children, II of whom sur
vive.
Mr.. Wigmore was n of the ear
Hest settlers in Northeast Montana
and had been a rancher and farmer
in the state for SO years.
MIR. Wigmore is survived by his
wife and II children. The children
are Mrs. G. d. Osborne, Twin Bird
ges, Mont; Mrs. H. f. Brobst, En-
mis-, Mont; Guy and Joy Wigmore of
Redstone; Mrs. j. S. Ness of Glas-
gow; Russell Wigmore, Fort Peck;
Donald Wigmore, Glasgow; Mrs. E.
S. Koser, Plentywood; and Dewey
and Ernest Wigmore and Mrs. A.
M. Olson, all of Medicine Lake. He
is also survived by 20 grand chill
dren and six great-grand children.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
Funeral for Mrs. Walter
Rasmussen Held Friday

Funeral services for Mrs. Walter
Rasmussen, so, were held from the
Dagmar church Friday with Rev.
Orval 4. Schmidt officiating. Death
came to the longtime resident of
that community following an ex-
tended illness.
She leaves to mourn her loss, her
husband. her father. Nels sampson.
who now resides in California; five
sisters, Mrs. Carl Lodahl, Mrs. John
Andreasen, Mrs. AXel Christensen
and Mrs. w. Jensen; two brothers,
Sam and Chris Sampson; two sons,
Harold and Roy, of Reserve; and
four daughters, Mrs. Wayne Aasved.
Mrs. Leonard Tyson, Cora and Laura
Rasmussen. all of Reserve.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
Alfred P. Francis Dies
at Medicine Lake Home

Death claimed Alfred p. Francis.
so, of Medicine Lake on Monday,
Jan. Is. He had been Ill for several
weeks with pneumonia. FIR. Barry OF
Culbertson will conduct burial SER
vices at the Medicine Lake Catholic
church Friday morning and inter
ment will be made there.
Mr.. Francis was born in Wisconsin
January "a, 1887, and came to Mon
tana in 1912 with his father. He had
resided near Medicine Lake since
that time.
He is survived by two sons,
Charles of Portland, Ore, and Leo
of Medicine Lake and a daughter,
Agnes, of Medicine Lake.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
Bird Feeders Being Set
Out by Walton League

A movement has been started by
the county Izaak Walton league to
set up a number of bird feeders,
and subscriptions towards the feed
fund to date have totalled about
SIS. There will be about "a feeders,
which will be set up along the Mud
dy river from Archer to Reserve,
and in neighboring coulees. The
work will be done by WPA men.
1t is reported that p%heasants and
other wild bird life have suffered a
severe shortage of feed.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
Orpheum Theatre Makes
Special Offer to Patrons

The management of the Orpheum
theatre of P~lentywood has an
nounced to patrons a "two-for-one"
offer for theatre shows on Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings On page
4 Of this issue Of the Herald will be
found the theatres advertisement
which explains the offer. The cou-
pom contained in the ad, when filled
out and presented to the theatre
cashier. will admit two persons for
the price of one on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
RETURN FROM CONCLAVE

p. G.. Neville, Marc Danielson and
Anton Nelson returned from Great
Falls Monday where they attended
an implement dealers convention.
They mad ethe trip by train. At the
conclave they were Informed that
due to the labor strike situation In
eastern manufacturing %centers, it
would be advisable for farmers to
place orders early for farm machin-
cry. due to the fact that If the
strike spreads TO the implement
manufacturing industry, a tie-up
could result which would prevent
immediate delivery.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
Rites for Coalridge Infant
Are Held There Sunday

Funeral services were conducted
Sunday for Harvey James Tommer-
up, infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Tommerup, who died January
90 from pneumonia at his home near
Coalridge. The child was born Oc-
tober 4, 1886.
Interment was made in the Danish
Lutheran cemetery near Coalridge.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
CALENDAR Of
COMING fVfNE
--O-

Saturday. Jan. 80 Countrywide
Birthday bail for the President, at
Plentywood.
Tuesday, Feb. 2-Ground hog
day.
Friday, Feb. 12-Lincoln's birth
day.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
The WEATHER
Recorded at The Herald
(Readings at o any,

The temperature today at 0 a m.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28

The dam itself is 1927 feet above
bedrock-almost o~ne-seventh of a
mile high! Its thickness is As feet
at the top and $50 feet at the base.
Notice, lacking only 81 feet being
as thick at the bottom as 1t is high.
The width at the crest is 1850 feet.
There has been used in construction
of the dam approximately ~4,450,0O0
cubic yards of concrete-more than
the entire total used in all the dams
and structures built by the Bureau
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