Show dam dant work will Ent employ ploy sevan thousand men A force containing at least mn will bo be employed at black blacic canyon in the construction of tho big dam across the colorado river this thu information was receded in a telegram from eleood mead reclamation to C P squires squirm editor of the las vegas age and one of the colorado river commissioners or dr mead in his tele grun indicated that the above number would be employed in actual construction work wd rid would woul drat act the thousand or more who will precede the dam con work in the surveying and laying of the 30 miles 11 ot of railroad line which will no doum be triple track age there also will be need of much ganage at the to complete the lall road project in time for the early construction ct of the dam it Is estimated that no less than 1500 men will be employed it Is expected that as soon as the pact Is ratified that every phase of construction will be thrown into play at the same time this has heretofore been the practice of the reclamation service ard in euch such cc se a conservative estimate among engineering circles Is that more than 7 men in all branches will be needed |