Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-03-02 | Page 18 | 7-Million-Ton Boulder Dam Now under Control of U. S.

7 Ton Million Boulder Dam Darn Now Under Control of U U. S. S BOULDER BOULDE CITY Nov v. v March 2 t UP Boulder darn dam ton wedge driven into a narrow canyon to floodwaters of the Colorado river today today- formally was under co control of the United I States g government The completed darn dam dam was y turned over oVerto to the tho government at noon Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- by Frank T T. Crowe general manager of ot the Six Companies Inc the builders Ralph Lowry United States bureau of reclamation official cial dat accepted the structure In behalf of the federal government On behalf of the department of interior I am pleased to accept this great work and to congratulate your company upon the rapid progress made and the excellent work done V s said id Lowry General Manager Crowe smiled and said We WO compliment tho the bureau of reclamation on the engineering accomplishment ac ac- in d designing and di directing directing di- di construction of their grand structure The two stood on the Ithe very very crest crest of the structure foot foot structure as 88 the control con con- con con- trot p passed V Behind V the huge steel and concrete concrete con con- crete slab s b st stood od Impounded more mora than acre feet of water which extended nearly 90 miles above Black canyon where where the the dam damis is 13 built Y Yet t to b bo be completed V was the hydro hydroelectric hydroelectric hydroelectric electric project which will supply tho southwest with cheap power V The project cost Cot mo more e than and the government feels feel that the power earnings will r return turn the he m money in 50 years rs Warsaw Poland police recently ordered the tho confiscation of electric light bulbs which which- had been imported Import d fr from m Japan in d defiance fiance of an embargo