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<br />onn..-,
<br />I t; v
<br />the hills it hu Offn found po!'si!.Je
<br />to U~ nalural nllen for con.,idera-
<br />hie ]I"nglh!' nf tit" ;anal. clo~in.l!' off
<br />the 10\""f cnd of U"f'~'~ with a dam.
<br />taking the 10('31 draina.ee into lhf"
<br />canal. and rUllin~ through 10 an
<br />a.djoining \allt'~. at the upper end.
<br />Flumt>~ and !,jrhon~ hau. hf'f'n
<br />avoidf'd whf'rf'\t'r pn~!'ihle 1I!' 111("'\"
<br />lire HIre to cau,,*, ri.l" or fall in th~
<br />""all'f !'urface of S\l"h Ion!! ('an.1J~
<br />as arl" required for lhat proj"l"l.
<br />Control Mtllclurl"l' haw' hl"f'n dt'<li,!!"nf'.1
<br />10 prl'$l"nl the Irasl pos.iblf! Tf'~i!'l.
<br />anI'I' to the rnoW"mt'nt of iff' that
<br />ma~' he (n'l'd in thl" ('anal. The natu-
<br />ral stilliol" ha.in!' ....hf'rf' "alJe\'~ atp
<br />u~d (or lilt' canal an" I":t~il'd to
<br />f,f' u.wful in I'''"lrnllilll! in-,
<br />Enllin('erinfo':
<br />In lhp prt'\io1J!' article the eco-
<br />nomic aspects of th,...., pOWf'r and
<br />irrigalion projf"C(~ W!'T" di~"'us<,('d.
<br />Thf' projf"cts al~() art' j,J(f'rf'~tilf"
<br />from an f'n~im'nin~ lIn;;!:lf' as (I..mo;
<br />!Iralinp: ..hal ran lit' donf' in d...
<br />\"e1opinE! po....r on ri\"f'r~ ha\.inl! a"
<br />Alii ~Iopt'... a"' th.. rlatt.. and tIll' Loup.
<br />and 1I~ .h""ill!! Ihl" pilfall... In Ill'
<br />a\.oi(l..d. \llIrh has b.>l"n ...aid ahout
<br />Ih.. f'nJrinN'rinp: misiakI' and Eailllrl'
<br />Hf ...Irn("t\lrt-_~ during' Ihe I'arl~. stal!'e
<br />of Ihi~ '..ork. ["I'n Iho'll' mo,1 di.
<br />rPrII~. conl't-rnt-d are frank In admil
<br />Ihal mi...lakl'! .....l"rf' mad... 11111 111,,\
<br />".l"re due slmMt enlirely to the !Jlf'f'r1
<br />thai wa,; drmau(l..d 11\ Iht' P\\'.\ in
<br />
<br />nrdl'T to p:e1 tht- work under .....ay and
<br />to th,. r()fl!'('quent lad.: of adequatl"
<br />kno..l..dJ!" of unnl'r,2round cnndi-
<br />tions.. soil hehavior ann Ihl' likl'.
<br />rreliminar~ dl'~i,m! had 10 I.... ha,l.
<br />ily madf' and yet could not hf' f'\.
<br />Irnal!'3nl on Ihe side of con.....(\'a.
<br />li!m hf'('8U~ It was known from thl'
<br />!Iart Ihat costs would k hi,!!h
<br />T ilk..n :J~ a .... hnle. Ih.. t'nllinM"rin~
<br />.....or\.. ha>- 1>f"1'1l skillfullv don" and
<br />1I1I'n' arf- I1l3n\ inp:l'ni,-,u~' ..\all1f'l~ of
<br />rlning "h.....l f'np:illf't-'B ar.. ...uplm.....d In
<br />do. lIla!.... a dnllar p:o farlhl'r lhall il
<br />...."ul.t illlhf' han(l" of U1llrailll'd ml'n.
<br />~I..illful planning of Ihf' .l'!radilljt and
<br />I'arlh handling npo-rali"lI ha~ n....uhed
<br />in r..mar!..ahh. lo\>. bi(J~ f"r thl' \'a~(
<br />amount (,f earth IllCJvin;;! il1\oh-l'd in
<br />thl' Trj.(-:"unh' projt....l.
<br />Or.... fa(.lth;lt imprt'''-~'~ Ih... nul,,-i.l...r
<br />\'i.itin", tht" proje!"t i~ thl' (''(tl'n! 10
<br />....hj,h Iflt" ('nJ!:inf'('rin~ ..ork now i....
<br />l...in,\! ,lirN'"tt'd I,y l"ral llIt"n. In the
<br />pa~1. \('j,ra,,!..a had f,>\\" t'n!l-'inl'f'rinj!
<br />projE'("I~. h('II4.:(' il .....a.. 10 hI' expO'''cl('{f
<br />IIr;JI "ul~id,' "lllo!irIN'rin,lf 1<l1..llt ...."uld
<br />]", "r"ughl in 1~1l Ihl'~I' lar~1' projf'l.I.;.
<br />....11"0 Ihe~. "I'rr lir..1 hf'j!ull. Thu... Ihf'
<br />firm of Parsoll", Klapp. Brinrkl'rhoff
<br />s.. fJouglll.... of \1'.... Yml.. ""a~ f"n~aged
<br />for the SUIIH'rland projl~'t and Ihl'
<br />Hari.l F.n~i/lf'#'ring Co. ..f (hi'.a!!"
<br />"a" t.lI~a;1'ed to handlt, the t'np:illf"'r.
<br />in~ ....orl.. "f Ib,. C:o[ullIhu" projl'{.l.
<br />Rut now Ihf' {'rlgillf'f-rinj! i~ lar,e-I'h'
<br />in lhl' hand" of nali\'(' \f'''ra.kan~.
<br />Ifl'rll'" tht- f-l1/!,illl'l'rill;:! ""'(.up al""
<br />
<br />~"nt"!l to t'mphasiu Iht' 10cllI char.
<br />actt'r of Ih... underta!..inJ.! a~ COIL'
<br />Ira:;ll'd \>.ilh Ihe TVA ....hn,. all !hI'
<br />money and mu,,1 (,f Ihl' en~inf"("ring
<br />lalf"nt ha" hl-..n and !'till i" imporled.
<br />00 Ih(' two proj('('1g Ihal hne
<br />pa,,--ed from Ihl' con!lruction 10 the
<br />opt'ratin~ sla.'!e. I. R. Jon~. long as.
<br />~OI'ial('d .....ilh irri!zation work in Ihe
<br />arid \1;'''1'1. i... no.... in charge of civil
<br />rnp:illl'f'rin,g .....ork of the ~ulht'rland
<br />prnjf'C1 llnd Frf'd r.. :\1tlf'rt. a native
<br />\,.hra~!..all I,. in char!:;.. al Columhus.
<br />IJ. J. D.,B"l:'r i~ chi('f l'llf!int",.r.
<br />011 IfIP Trj,Coullt\- proj('"rl the rngi.
<br />nf'Njn~ hil_ h~l1 {"hidly lo(~al since
<br />it.; "IMI. l,ul Ih... di-Iri,'! "Iaff has had
<br />the a,hi,'" of 1111' Far,eo Enginf"ering
<br />Co.. of ]a,..b')II. \li,'h.. and numerous
<br />n,n:;uhinl! f'rr/!il1("'r~ in '!P"'f'ial fil:'l.-ls.
<br />r..."r,e-I' E. Johll~()u. f"rml'r !;Iale ('n-
<br />uilU"'r "f \ehraska i" rhil'f f'nginf'l'r
<br />;md /!l'rrf'ral mana1!l'r. and R. O.
<br />(;r("'n i~ i1~~i~tanl "hid l'nginN'r in
<br />("hiIT,Il"'" of tfll' lil'ld ..ork. Georp:l' S.
<br />I .arll'r i~ r{'~id"nl ...n/Zinl'l'r at Kin@:~.
<br />1,,\ Dam. n. \. BUZll'lI .....a... h\"draulic
<br />..nginl'f'r \Jlllil a fl'..... "-f'I"ks afl"o. \1;'. 1.
<br />Turnhull is ~oil... engillet'r and I. W.
<br />Barher is matl'rial" I'nginl;'("T. On the
<br />1'1('('lri..al "iIII'. E. r.. Chill>f'rg is e1ec-
<br />Iriral ('ngillt'{"r, and .-\ndr"....- ~lrCall
<br />i" r!'Si(I""1 "nj:!irll"l'r in rharge of
<br />~""....r.h(fu",,, ron~lru('tion. Johnson.
<br />l;rf"l"n. Turnhull. Carlf"r and RUll1'1I
<br />all arf' Illl'n "h" p:ainf'd "nnw or all
<br />01 Ih"lrf'"IIJfil1f'..rin~ Iraillinp: in \d,.
<br />ra.ka.
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