Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 240, Decatur, Adams County, 8 October 1924 — Page 3

Giant 300 ft. Dix River Cliff Blasted Into River to Help Make Great Dam

« explosive engineering feat which haa atAtracted wlde atte'i'lon among hydro-elec-tric power men. aa representing high v in -powder" achievement, has just taken *** H few miles east of Burgin. Kentucky. P Th highest rock-tilled dam in the world la being u ?>, there (or the hydro-electric development of fcU River. The stream at the point of deiJmsnt flows through u. deep gorge between V * n. fpendlcular cliffs which average between *‘" 0 ' and <l'o foet 111 ' Fvnlosives experts conceived the plan of “plant- - one of the Steep cliffs alongside the river with afnamite and of attempting to throw out great ■entities of rock Into the river, thus creating a ’ * till for the dam at once and also loosening

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great quantities of other rock which could be easily moved out into the site. It was recognized that if this could be done successfully much time and expense would be saved. Although explosives have been used in many various ways to facilitate power construction, shake down sides of mountains, and get out great quantities of rock for many purposes, it was recognized that the throwing out of the cliff at Dix River constituted a new and serious problem. The best experts of explosives companies were called into consultation and they devised plans

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DaxrJsan: - ' Luxury! I have Just had an electric light put in my clothes closet and I am beginning to wonder how I ever existed without IL Before I had It Installed I had a hard time deciding whether to have the kind that is turned on by opening the closet door and turned off by Its closing, or the type that has a pull chain conveniently placed for turning ft on and off.

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Although the pull chain has some advantages, there are disadvantages, too. If one Is In a hurry, It Is a vexatious little delay to have to stop and feel around for the pull chain. The automatic arrangement gives you light the moment you need it. and you don’t have to think about turning it oft. Simply be sure the door ie shut tight. It’s really a case of two operations in one. Since the lamp is high and out of the line of vision, I use a bare frosted 25 watt Mazda lamp. Our closet lights are the only ones in the house that are unshaded, but

Fined $250 For Polluting Stream At Richmond, Ind, Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. B—One of •he largest fines recorded in this Btate since present pollution laws became affective has just been imposed ln lhe Wayne Circuit court at Richmond, where the Richmond Light, eat & Power company was fined «50 and costs. The case is of state-wide interest ccause it will go far to prove that . ° ution of public water courses can. e regulated, and It is of particular

for loading the cliff and shooting It. The precipitous face on the east side of the river was pierced by what are called "coyote" tunnels. There were two of these. The larger one was driven in a distance of 100 feet from the face and at a point midway in had two extending arms in which explosives were loaded. There was also an extending arm at the end where more "powder" was loaded. There was a smaller parallel tunqel to this which had three cross arms n which were load-fl explosives. In all some 82.000 pounds of dynamite were placed in the side

they are out of sight You know how strongly we believe that all lamps should be shaded to protect the eye from the coneentrated brightness of the present day electric light. Our kitchen closet Is very large and we have had a light put in there, too. For this we have a push button switch right by the door. The fixture has a white glass bowl shade with a 75 watt

| Mazda lamp with enameled bottom. | This enameled bottom furnishes ,; protection for the eye if you are ; right under the fixture, otherwise ■ the shade functions. A 75 watt I lamp may sound terribly large and extravagant to you. but it burns ' so little, just a few minutes at a : time, that the current consumed . is not very great, and we thought I the extra light might inspire cook |to be Especially clean and neat. ! Everything on the shelves can be ; seen beautifully. The family join me in love. DORIS.

interest to farmers on land adjacent to this stream who have suffered financial losses oy livestock drinking polluted waters. The case was prosecuted by the state conservation department assisted by the Wayne County Fish and Game Protective Association. The company was charged with draining coal tar waste into the river from their gas holders, following the manufacture of gas. Fish died from the effects of this poison as far as 35 miles below the point where the waste was introduced to the stream. Evidence was introduced,

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voo soua cutuc yards were : also broken up which can be transferred without difficulty to further fill in. When the shot was fired, it made a splendid spectacle, the entire side of the cliff being lifted up and thrown into the river. The tunnels for the shot were four feet by four feet in diameter and between the "powder" charges there was solid tamping. The tunnels were connected with fuse as well as electric blasting cap in order to make a sure shot When completed the dam will be 900 feet long on the crest. 720 feet wide at the base and 270 f q-t high

i George N. Mannfeld, superintendent I of fisheries and game, showing that I the company persisted in using the : river as a means of waste removal even after the department notified them to desist. Practically the whole force of two divisions of the conservation department was employed in gathering evidence for prosecution in this case, including sanitary engineers. game wardens, and a legal inI 'vestigator. Conservation officials expressed the belief that the verdict will materially assist them in the tre--—r ——T ——k— —-

No Discount on Gas Bills After 10th of Month All gas bills must be paid on or before the 10th of the month to secure discount Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Company Wm. O’Brien, Local Manager

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1924.

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; of the cliff and the loading was believed to be such that it would tend to throw tho js rock outwards Into the dam. i: This proved to be the case when th- shot was fired for s the tremendous force of tho •| charge threw out into the dam no less than 150,000 :> tons of loos- material. In !S > addition approximately 25,RfJiil mhir vfirdq

APPLES Large shipment of MAIDEN BLUSH and SNOW APPLES. Good for Cooking or Eating. $ l 5O a basket Porter’s Grocery

mendous battle being waged to keep clean and pure the public waters in Indiana. •—O H — Several Good Oil Wells Brought In In Indiana Several good paying oil wells were brought In during the last month ac'cording to u bulletin of the geology Idivision of the state conservation department just by Theodore Kingsburg, state gas supervisor. An EvansI ville company obtained n 150 barrel well In Jsy county and reports that first oil was struck at a depth of 984 .feet. A second well by this company ' is producing 20 barrels a day. In the gas field The Sheridan Oil and Gas Company drilling northwest of Noblesville in Hamilton county, brought in the best gas well to be completed in that territory in many I years. Gas was reached at 1,025 feet (and registered a pressure of 223 pounds to the square inch. The bulletin calls attention to last year’s petroleum production at 735,000,000 barrels which, if placed in tank cars would a train long enough to more than circle the earth. It is estimated that $8,200,000,000 is Invested in the oil business. There was completed in the United States in 1923, 24.428 wells at an estimated cost of $515, 704,000. The average oil well is drilled about 3,000 feet. Automobiles of the nation used seven billion gallons of gasoline in a year, it is estimated.

o Big Building Boom In Progress At Gary 1 Gary, Ind., Oct. B—(SpecialB—(Special to I Daily Democrat) — While building j construction records were broken j here with permits for the first nine I months of this year totaling $7,038,- i that, as a result of the abolition of ! 225. predictions Were made today' | Pittsburgh plus, steel concerns will i make improvements here totaling j $100,000,000. The improvements being made and ■ to be made will furnish employment j to approximately 50,000 men. Among the steel companys build- | ing new plants and contemplating d new plants and additions in the Cal-|j utnet region are: Jones and Laughlin | Steel company, $50,000,000 plant-L United States Steel Corporation sub-h sidlary the National Tube company. J $35,000,000 tube mills; Youngstown j Steel company $2,500,000 addition, i - "■ |

and the Inland Steel company, $7,500,000 worth of improvements, Steel manufacturers hero believe that abolition of Ibe Pittsburgh plus will not only make the Calumet district the greatest steel producing center in the world but will also result in saving millions of dollars io steel consumers. The building construction for which permit! were taken out In Gary the first nine months of this year was approximately $1,800,000 greater in value than for the banner btiildlng year of 1919 when permits for new buildings costing a total of $5,309,announced since the Pittsburgh-plus 742 were issued. Many cuts in steel prices have been abolishment yvlth tho latest byy the Inland Steel Company approximately $4 a ton. ALL OVER INDIANA Logansport— A memorial table; I here dedicated a year ago Armistice . day by war veterans was defaced by j unknown vandals. Three gold stars WILLIAMS’ PILLS Have you overworked your nervous system and caused trouble with your kidneys and liver? Have you pains in joint, t-.ide and back. Have you a flabby appearance of the fare and under the eyes? If bo. use William*' Kidney and Liver Filla. Fur kule by uU drufgiste. Price sor. MF6. CO., Prop. Cleveland. Ohio For Sale By ENTERPRISE DRUG CO.

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