| Show PRESIDENT TO OPEN GUNNISON TUNNEL Official pro programs have havo lae been received o for th the tho opening of the time famous Gunni oJ tunnel at nt Colo Cob by Resident William II H. Taft raft Thursday ay September 23 3 The program will ill wi coc cover the time cal entire ire day mu from frol J U o 0 clock o'clock in th the morning mornin until late Inte in tho the euing end eul JI tn ing with n a great rat display o of ire The Tho presidents president's S 'S special will vill wi meach real h Montro o at I 0 o'clock in iii the tile after after- noon nl and amid President Taft an and the time mom hers ert of his imis party lart- w will vill J bu be e escorted to the time stand stant in ill EJk Elks Elks' park where President Taft will vilL bo he introduced intro intro- by hy the time Ho lion 1 F. F 1 D Catlin chairman chair chair- man of tho the Gun sol tunnel opening committee There will wj bo an aim l address ss o of of w leolo omo by lV Mayor Jo C. C hell Boll to tn which Pr President s lent Taft aft will wi respond President Taft af will wi visit the thu wet western vestern n slope fair There will vill wi bo ho h. h a reception to tho the m pi in il the f clin after which t tho ho 1 presidents president's special will leave I its western journey on oil 01 weter The Gunnison tunnel project is in time the rc Colorado It I wn was time tho first project undertaken nil un tin- ll by hy the thip U United States government govern govern- r. o ment lut reclamation service ser Th The Tho work for four mla ammil one halt has lIas been heen going on out ole half years and J is now completed Two o garl gangs caries s of men Im c boon at work in iii the tIl tunnel 1 ntH and these men met Jet on in the time af nf of July G. G ut nt a point feet from I the he intake point Joint TIme Tho tun mid is feet nr or about six ix mils j JM ill ne length I 11 I bv hy 13 fret feet inside measurement measure ment and li is throughout hont with wil The Tho main is 30 O feet foot wide at nt tIme the tl to 83 feet foot wide at time the top and all the time average depth of the lie water wafer is 10 feet fc Time Tim TIl capacity is 1301 1300 cubic Ift ft fret feet et a t The TIme n t of tho tl tunnel Eunuch 11 and distributing 1 II mig ing canals is when completed ui will wil I I Iiii he IH iii mol rim t than hm a timid mid perpetual I l rights will wiH be ie le sol sold to actual settlers set set- et tIers al ul a cost Olt averaging 35 an in acre being heing har based d on lii time the actual cost of t the ht tunnel tunnel Ton Teji eTH will rihl wi be lie allowed 1 fur in payment without I I I |
