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I $1,000,000 Appropri
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I l he Hiawassee Dam is assured, and
| work on construction will start before the
| end of the month.
| 1 he weeks of worrying while the
I matter was being threshed out in Washington.
came to a happy end today when
news was received by the Scout from
I Washington that the Senate and House
jg Confereees had agreed, late yesterday, to
B include an appropriation for the dam in
B the Second Deficiency Bill.
I Not only has appropriation been
H agreed on, but the amendment carrying
I it, offered by Senator McKellar of Tenn8
essee. and accepted by the Conferees,
B makes immediate construction of the Hia3
wassee Dam mandatory.
B 1 he appropriation is made as of July
I, last, which means that the work must
H start at once. The appropriation assures
condnuation of the work for one year.
H Before the expiration of that time ConB
gress will have met again and had an cp9
port unity to arrange for additional funds.
B hven should the next Congress fail
make a new appropriation, the work
I w.Il te continued; for tne measure approv
' . the Conferees makes construction
impei ai"ive, and a balance of more than
9 SI0.000,000 has been made available to
9 the ; . V. A. for use as needed. This sum
I ,vcuid carry the work well on toward com
^ agreement by the Conferees of the
B senate and House makes final passage of
fl the measure bringing the dam to Murphy
B a mere matter of routine. Conference refl
ports invariably are accepted by both benfl
ate and House without deba!te. If a vote is
8 taken at all in such cases, it is only to make
B the balloting a matter of record along
B strict party lines.
1 Almost without exception, nowever,
conference reports on more or less local |
Matters, and the Hiawasee Dam comes
under that category are passed by a viva
voce vote.
Conference on the Second Deficiencv
"'11 have now been practically concluded,
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and the measure, as whipped into shape
probably will go back to both Houses of
Congress for iinal action within the next
tew days. Signature by President Roosevelt
is assured, and work on the Hiawassee
Dam will start almost immediately thereafter.
Dr. A. E. Morgan Chief Engineer of
the TVA, now at Norris, Tenn. told Col.
Harry Cooper, yesterday morning, that he
was ready to swing into action regarding
the Hiawassee Dam within 24 hours after
he received word that the measure has
been signed.
bmal victory! for 'Cherokee County
cn the Dam project comes after an inital
period of despair, followed by weeks of
uncertainty, as a result of failure of Represtentative
Weaver to follow the bill
closely in its passage through the House of
Representatives. The consequence was
that the Hiawassee Dam was omitted.
As soon as this word reached Mur\/i
n ?11?i ~ > :?
itia^ur vjicxy Laiicu a uiaas luccuu^,
as a result of which Mr. Weaver and Senators
Bailey and Reynolds were deluged
with telegrams of protest, and former
Mayors E. B. Norvell and Col. Harry P.
Cooper were sent to Washington to make
personal contact with the Senate.
Both Senators Bailey and Reynolds
gave immediate cooperation, and Representative
Weaver also promised to do what
he could. The Carolina Senators finally
(got an amendment inserted in the bill, appropriating
$1,000,000 to start work on
the Dam here at once.
Other minor amendments also were
passed by the Senate, raising the total appropriations
from $34,675,000, as originally
passed by the House, to $38,000,000
/This necessitated naming of conferees.
| -^nd a committee ot tour; two Senators
_nd two Representatives, were named to
thresh the matter out.
Sessions have been held for more
than two weeks, final agreement being
reached late vesterday. The agreement
was effected by a compromise, the final
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figures being placed at $36,000,000. The
$10,000,000 balance is made available in
addition to this amount.
The $1,000,000 appropriation for
initial vvcrk on the Hiawassee Dam escaped
the pruning knife in the compromise.
Indeed, the wording of the measure agreed
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v-r**, iiu*i\ni^ uuui t-unaii uciiun iniperative,
names the Hiawassee Dam at the head of
the list.
Construction at Chickamauga and
Guntersville both in Tennessee also are
planned. However, Dr. Morgan admitted
the impracticability of immediate work on
either of these projects, because uncertainty
still exists as to the exact proposed locations.
Concerning the Hiawassee project
there is no such drawback, every preliminary
detail having ben worked out to the
last letter.
In addition to ordering dam construction
the conferees report also provides
that the TV A shall continue its preliminary
work on the sites at Whites Creek and
Aurora landing, both in 1 ennesee.
First work on the dam here will consist
of moving the ponderous engineering
machinery to Fowler's Bend, eighteen
miles below Murphy. Coincident with
this work carpenters will begin construe
ting barracks for bachelor workmen, cottages
for married employes and their families,
a large mess hall where meals will
be served to workers at 25 cents each, and
a commissary. Merchandise offered for
sale in the last named will be limited to
"quick needs" goods, such as tobacco
stamps, stationery and soft drink.
The work will bring a Federal payroll
to this section close to $40,000 monthly
and Murphy, being the nearest town,
should nrofit accordinolv.
In addition Cherokee county merchants
will be given the preference, provided
prices are satisfactory, in the purchase
of all materials.
Local labor also will get preference.
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