Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-05-30 | Page 22 | Erosion is Used in Land Grading

I EROSION IS USER USED IN LAND New Subdivision Is Being Cut Down and Filled Up by Big Streams of Water Instead of With Pick and Shovel Water ateI as ns a grading grading- a agency Is being used for tor the first time In this city bythe by the he Nc Newhouse park people The high places laces on this beautiful sul subdivision on I the he east bench are being torn down and nd the tho low places filled up by means menns ot of f water obtained from Dl Dry canyon Manager lanager EL II F. F Colburn stated yesterday ester yester- day dEL ay that a flow of ot gallons allons dall dally dallys Is s doing the work worl which by other methods would require man many many- teams and men nen m The Idea thou though h now new to this city has as been used for a number or years at t Seattle with success There the hl high h spots have ha been heen washed Into the tho ocean cean but In Newhouse park tho the dirt from rom tho hl high h spots Is used to nil fill In Inthe inthe the he low places A largo large flume has been constructed along the hl highest point and from rom this flume the water pours out In hi n a JI el lively stream rushing down the declivities and carrying the rich solito soil soli soilo to o the lower places It Is estimated that already already- cubic yards ards of at dirt has been removed and deposited dp In the low spots by this new now method A big force of ot men In is engaged n aged on the property under the direction of or James JamesW Jamesr W w. Sullivan anti and the Improvements scheduled for this property proper ty n will be he rushed through to as ns ear early completion as possible Mr 11 Colborn reports much activity In Inthe the sate sale of ot lots lota In the park and states I that a number of people have hav under contemplation the erection o 0 line lino residences resi resi- 1 dences on the property