Tuesday, March 5, l935 ARMOUR TECH NEWS _ page “me .S.E. t H 11 Talk 1 TWO MANAGING. BOARDS . W 0 e " New Film Shows on Planned Progress . . W’efofmg Produce American Engineers and Workman Set Records in Dom Construction ‘ “Go West young,r man," the 17am- (Comimwd from page 1) ous words of Horace Greely, will be . "— The Colorado River really forms suggested that a dam be built in given at the next nleeting‘ ot' the Anew motion picture of modern at the junction of the Greene and Boulder Canyon. Chicago Western Society of Engi- weldmi: methods has Just been made available to engineering societies by the Liude Air Products Co. Entitled “The Multi-Flan‘ic Lindcweldinc Head,” it shows the improvements in strength and efficiency made pos- sible by faster pipe line welding”. The scenes of the picture are in mid-western oil fields and show some of the pipe lines recently completed in record time by the new method. Field erections on such a large scale have always involved certain diffi. )cultiee, which were thought ines- Gunderson Rivers in Wyoming. The Before Congress had authorized nears, Thursday evening, March 7. region about this junction has been the building of this dam for flood Ml" Kadic’s talk Wm show the in— subjected to very heavy snowfall control, aparty of five congressmen, significance of Horace Greclcy’s every year, and the spring thawing of the many who visited the dam words at the present time, and that releascsa large volume of water into site, saw a spot in what is known new frontiers must he developed the Colorado River. In the past the as Black Canyon about 12 miles through new modes of thinking, river dumped all its suspended mat- downstream from Boulder canyon, As an engineer with the Illinois ter across the mouth of a bay on the where the river was slightly narrow- State P]anning Commission, Illinois California shore, and finally caused cr. They returned to Congress and Emergency Relief, Mr. Kadic by the formation of a delta here. When secured the passage of a bill author— meeting social as well as engineen this body of water evaporated, it izing‘ the construction of a dam at ing‘ problems has had a well round— left what is known as the Imperial this point. AlthOugh the Black Can- ed experience. Valley of California, a very fertile yon consisted of volcanic lava rock A1] students and their friends are region. and the Boulder Canyon was com— invited to attend the meeting. It capable in gas welding. By better As more earth was deposited year posed ol'g‘ranite, Dr. Mood and other win he held in ream 1200 of the , ,. . “will“; and more accurate control, after year at the delta, the river bed men connected with the engineer- Engineer’s Building, 205 West the new devices shown in the film Scene al the ARMOUR TECH NEWS banquet when a new staff officially have ' - i- ' - . . look over publication of me newspaper. Left to nghI-z Old board, R. 1. White. wold,“imfluths'ggvedoIacftliilifii busineSs manager, R. D. Armsbury, managing editor, W, B. Ahern, sports editor, , . L" ‘ ‘ _m 10 m ”1 L E. N. Searl, cclil‘or»m-chiel; New board, R. R. Johnson, editor—imchicf, J. O. JOHN'S are made possnble. ‘Larson, sports editor. F, D. Cofl'erman, managing editor. and C. L. DuSell, iboslncss manager. was raised for many miles back, ing work found that it- would be Wacker Drive, at seven o’clock on causing grave danger of the rivers: easier to build in Black Canyon than Thur day evening. flooding the Imperial Valley. For to again open the fight in Congress. age ““— many years Congress hesitated to Build City for Warkmen long which has never been open appropriate money for flood control Preparatory to construction work, ed at its full capaCity. The “000111 . N in this region to benefit only a small Boulder City was built and two and run was the mixing: and placing of" proportion of the country. However, one-half years were Spent in blast. 22,000 tons of concrete in 24 hours. Armour Alumnus HS New Technique Explained ........ M... ......._ w~~- The picture first explains the ‘Housing Service Aidfi multi—llamc hlowpipe head, which . . . . . makes possible a saving in time be“ in 1905, a flood occurred, causing in]: out the walls of the canyon, a record which Will probably never Temporary Dlrectorl lllll Securing Tenants cause 0‘- more rapid and uniform a great loss of property, and the grouting, and general preparations be broken. ~—’ i heating. The technique of manip- deaths of about 100 people. This for providing- a satisfactory dam Concrete Poured by Cableway Another Armour alumnus; l’lalsi Students can “0““? tenants 1:0" ulating‘ the flame and welding rod aroused Congress to action, and a foundation. Then followed one and An especially interesting detail isi made his; mark in the. businessivacam apartments and houses owned committee was appointed to investi- oneAhalf years’ work in surveying the method of delivering,r the con-1 world. Recently, 'l‘irrcll J‘ Fcri~cntz,3by their parents through the Hous- gate means of controlling this an- the canyon at the dam site and pre- cretc. One of a group of men stand. ‘ (3. [g_ :11 was appointed temporary l inc Serwce Bureau, a non—profit or~ nual flood condition. paring: blue prints. In all this work ing on the slab to be poured wears; director of the Contemplatcd Land ganizution formed to locate tlwelling‘n is then developed by color-filter pic- tures. To show the proper control of the puddle, some unusual photog- raphy with a telephoto device was Dr. Elwood Mead Starts Work it was necessary for the men to work a telephone strapped to his body: Use Survey and Real Property In—l‘ for families living in the neighbor- used. This method 0‘. photographing: Not much progress was made un- strapped "'1 seats suspended from He telephones to the tower man, who ; vcntory of Chicago and ka Conn-l hoods to be rebuilt by the PWA. also makes it possible to show the til after the World War when Dr. cables. can not see where the concrete is 1V. The appointment was madc‘, With the budding of the PWA action 01' the preheating and weld- Elwood Mead was made head of the The actual building of the dam, to be dumped, to deliver a load oil during a meeting of tho Metropoli-l West Side Housing: Project, it, has he~ bureau of reclamation. Being con- which is now about completed, re— concrotc at a certain point in thei tan Housing; Council at the Unionlwme necessary to assist Tamil .3 in nectod with three state universities quired only a little over one year square which is designated by a hum-l; l. lthis district to find new homes. The in that territory, Dr. Mead realized of work. The five million barrels bcr. Promptly the carriage movcs‘ ——— ———- ‘hureau is maintaining a lilo of ya. Film ls Popular the importance of flood control and, of cement used in its construction out and lowers its bucket of con-l it is to be dumped As the bucketcamjca submitted by owners and real While at first intended for opera- sent Walker R. Young, a conscicn- are as much as the Bureau of Reclam- crcie. The tolephonist watches thew hesitates here, the carriage shootsyestatc dealers, and will refer families tors and welders, the film has been tious student known by Dr. Mead, to ation has used in 29 years of gi- approach of the carriage and relays‘ ahead to polaition, and thus keeps the . to those dwellings which meet their found very popular with other in- invcstigatc the Colorado Canyon for frantic construction work preceding to the tower man when it ShOUldl bucket from swinging back. Whenirequiremcnts. The apartment must dustrial groups. It may be secured a possible dam site. Mr. Young the building: of Boulder Dam. The stop, some distance from the rcquir- l the concrete is dumped the tension l rent for thirty-live dollars per month for technical meetings by writing to spent almost 12 years in this inves- concrete was mixed in a mixing ed position. The momentum carries in the cable jerks the bucket up to 3 or less and must be located in Chi- the Linde 00., who will furnish fur— tigation of the canyon, and then plant four and one-half city blocks the bucket ahead and over the pointla height of 35 feet. icag’o or suburbs. thcr details. im: flames upon the metal during.r the welding process. ue Club. hen strangers meat break the ice You like me best because I am. expensive center leaves. That’s so mellow, rich, flavorful. She why I’m milder. That’s whyI chooses me in preference to tastebcttcr.Notoplcavcs,unripe other cigarettes for another andstingingmo bottom leaves, reason; because I am so mild coarse and sandy, are permitted and easy on her throat. 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