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Show SALT LAKE CHAMBER ASKS NEW DAM NAME A move to change the name of the Boulder dam to noover dam was launched Friday by the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. The chamber of commerce point-out point-out that the term "Boulder' hi "meaningless, confusing and ever. derogatory Jn Implicitlon, inasmuch as the structure will be located in Black canyon, on the Colorado river, &nJ will be constructed of solid ma-,;onry." ma-,;onry." Olliciaio further announced that since this structure will hi ;. 1 1 monument to modern engiuceriii:; kill, it is fitting and proper that it should bear the name of "llonrer." ' I ;3 none that is prominent, in vo,-ld- I i , wide engineering circle.'. ' I II was ::-:o stated that ikv pro-j, peed name io .singularly aproprlaln 1 because Herbert Hoover v. a? chair- I. imr.ii of the Colorado river commi.-:-1 . pion, which developed the Colorado j j rive r compact and made the .Ian; j bobble. ... |