. f- ;.•· ·. VrOL. 6-NO. 7 SAN FRANCISCO, c·ALIF. JULY 15a 1949: ·-"Heartbeat" of' the Central Valley s. Project ·.: :· :· ·- Staa1dard ·of­ :, : :mmwmi;F:~tt ::':i'::::·:': ·w::?mnt:'!•In;::::m:;;::umm Engineers· living Cut ·. ·: Spark the To · e lo" e est. San F"i·ancisco.-From 1 Biggest h_ighway development in to one-half of the families in the 1 {ivestern history, plus intensive ac­ . United States in 1947 did not have tivity in building construction, .a/ .sufficient· income to maintain an power and water development, arfa accept'~ ble American· stan dare of municipal utilities, is now in high living, ·according to a comparison gear, with .the Operating Engineer: of surveys by the Federal Reserve in the qriver's seat. ' .Board ·: and the U. S. Bureac; of It's hot, di.1sty wbrk in the "good Labor Statistics. 1 The· Federal Reserve Board's weather" of the 3summer, and survey of family liiillliliilil income during ·1947 shows that 42 percent of the ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ iiliii~~~i~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ memberstheirdeserts rigs and ofthrough swamps 'Local tofhe are theirmountains, pushing three- t:y-~_:Aca l ·four-person families re­ l state jurisdiction. \ilfhen the smoke 'ceived: 'less than $3,000 a · year. ili@j]f:ijj~[iiiii&J I clears away, the product of skill From -$3,004 to - $3,458 per year I ".,.,.,"'.".""'""'·'~ l and muscle stands out as another was estimated by the U. S Bureau Architect's dJ:awing· of T r acy tJ1e world, which will lift Sacra-~ so it can flow int{) Delta-Mendota contribution to the New West, be of Labor 'Statistics as the cost of Pumping P lant, second largest in\ mcnto R-iver water 200 feet uphill and .then into San Joaquin River. it a smooth ribbon of concrete in a ri1Qdest but adequate budget for highway or canal, a new ·building a family of four as · of June ·]947. on the city's skyline, or a new Ti1e cost of the BLS budget for facility for industry, government, two-, three-· and five-person fam­ I or public usefulness. ilies l1as been estimated by the The important part played by Bureau of. National Affairs. This the engineer is most aptly summed orgariization finds that the cost of up in one of this month's reports from the BLS budget for a two-person the business agents: ''When .' fcunily • range·s_ · frob· $2,027 to hell is paved, these boys will pave it." . $2,238. · The · Federal Reserve Board Here's a ·-round-up ,· that gives . survey shows. _that 33 -percent of som~ idea of the program now tile two-pers01i spending units re­ un­ der way: ceived less than this :Mnount ·in ·. san ·Francisco: All members at 1947. work, waterf1'ont projects, high­ '· For a · three-perso11 _family . the_ . ways, airport expansion, public cost o-f. the BLS budget is $2,561 utilities, streets, buildings, homes. to $2,829. Twenty-eight percent of Oaldand: Cleared 385 men in the families in the Federal Reserve June, dredges busy, sewer and pipe­ Board s_urvey , received less than lines, canals, highways, subdivi­ $2.000 in 194'7. sions, East Bay freeway. For a five-person farruly the· ~LS Stocl•ton: New power projects, budget cost $3,414 to $3,777. Th~ canals resume, new bridges, more Fede1:al Reserve Board shows that valley freeways, many dirt-moving 56 pm;cent of the families of five jobs. or more persons received less than Salt Lake City: Army projects $3,000. step up, new industrial plants, The _Federal Reserve Board sur--­ highway expansion, pipelines, rEi­ Yey also showed that 5t l)Crcent of fineries, power jobs·. all families (of all sizes). reeeiv:ed Sacmmento: Folsom Dam and less · th~s $~,000 . per year; tl~ese river ship channel to start, many ·same families also l'eceived.· only If1'eeway projects, bridges, I]-eW in­ 21 percent of· the total miiney' hi.­ dustries, new buildings. _come re.ceived by all families. San -Jose: Industrial expansion, Income by occupational groi.!J,:.s new highway projects, Los Padres 's)10wed that families headed by Dam 11ear Cm·mel,. bridges. ' manage:('ial or self-employed pe l~ ­ F resno : Big canal contracts, ·new sons received a median income of power projects, highway proga·am $4.500 annually, or two and one­ , extensive, Pine ·Flat Dam starting, half times as much as the $1,750 new mountain roads, building. received anually by unskilled work- San Rafael: Big highway pro­ Eat·thquake resista."'lt ffrundatim1 1 ..--'----------- - - er families, and one and a half f th . t · t · b ,. ------ ----- - --- -----; gram in mountain districts, main -· k'll ~d , k or 1 IS • 1 e gmn pumpmg pan e- 1 times a~ ~uch as the s '" v\ or - ing obtained by sinking 3000 tim- Official Notice to line out of the Bay Area going dou­ er fa~Ily;; _$3,000. - · - ber piles 40 feet into the earth. I ble track, bridges, new buildings. Fa:nuly mcome has not l•ept IJaee I H b d b tl · d ill ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN!! ! I R eddiag: Shasta Dam projects, 'with 'the increase iri. living costs:· . olesT;verfe tphre-b ore . Y us ~• 'an Membe;·s whose dues are not paid for the current month are : hi ~hway _and brid~e jobs, lumber · . · . ng. tp o . e ore IS 1arg·er L1l the medmn mcome for ail famlltes th ll t H · f not in good standing· in t.he buri.itl e:q)ense f11ml, and in the l mill expansions, short of· men. 110 111 incr·eased 12 percent fro.m 1946 e ow s e m. · ose ore- event <if death the beneficiary would ·not be· entitled to any Em·elm: .Dock and jetty projects, .to 194 7' out the cost of living . in- ground pumps water into the stem benefits. ' mountain roads, logging, bridges, · · · and it flows out at the tip _and creased 18 percent from June 1946 washes cuttings up to the surface. DUES grading, drainage. t-o June 1947. !&cal No. 3-$5.00 per mon,th- $15.00 per quarter. Marysville: More tunnel power · · * * *. Surplus Sacrame11to River -water Local No. 3-A, 3-B, 3-C--$'4.!Hl per m-onth..::....$12 .00 per quarter. projects, mountaiii highways, gold comes from Delta Cross Channel Local No. 3-D, 3-E-$3.00 per month- $9.00 per quarter. dredging, A full statement of t ile new Cali- which takes the . exchange water l~nr ~evelin~ - THIRD QUARTER DQES.ARE NO'~' DUE AND PAYABLE! ! Reno: 1-hgnway proJects, moun­ f<ornia financial responsibility law from the northern edg·e of the tain roads, streets, buildings. on Delta, carries car . drivers appears in this issue it 50 miles , via . an $1.00 DONATIONS . • * * * of the News. intake chamJ.el to the pump. From . * Members. are requested to make a voluntary donation of * * here and out into Delta-l.'I·Iendota $1.00. to be used for legislative purposes in the campaign to canal the water g·oes into l.'\fel1dot.a O~e Inch to Spare repeal the Taft-Hartley law. This donation may be paid to Po~l, from which the San Joaquin The daily press recently featured IN MEMORIAM any of the 'branch offices of Local No. 3. River regains its norma.! flow, a tricky job of loading three loco­ · Officers and· members- of the which is used alon'g its route for motives on Norway-bound ship at TECHNICAL ENGli....,~l~S* MEETING:* * union , ~xpre:SS their -sorrow· on · irrigation. Thus . the transfer of I Alameda. Under the capable hands San Francisco and Oaliland meetings will be held on alter­ of Bro. Ed the passing of these brothers . water is effected from one river 1 Klemmenson ·on a 'd'oc­ nate· days hereafter; on the 4th ' FRIDAY of each month. rick barge, the job was don€'-'-w~th and -sincere ~ympathies to those to another 'I . O!lly Grand 0oulee The next meeting will be held Friday, July 23rd bereaved. · Dam pumping·_plant is hu·ger than , at 8:00 one inch leeway for the engines to p.m. in the union office& at-1444 \Vebster Street, OAKLAND, go into the ship's holds. -:Am gonna · Ii:ii·k N . Walker, Local .3-A. ­ this one. I CALIF. have that boy pack my suitcase! · Wm. H. C. Bartlett; Jl'., Lo- Reclamation B u r e a-u photo co,! 3. graphs, courtesy the OAKLAc"-..'D DIRECTORY-. I * * Contract .will * *be *let in a few James R. Hamilton; LocalS-A. TRIBUNE. For the information of · the membershil) this issue of the weeks for another $4 million ex­ Roy Hotchkiss, Locar 3-D: v. * * * Engineers News contains a directory of the Officers. of Local · pansion of S. F. Airport, iiwluding Rober t JPiscb.l{e, Local 3-0. Local 3 voted t-o requh·~ aU em- 1' No. 3 along with the location of aU branch offices, an<l busi- an 8,700-foot N.E.-S.\V. runway. \V. l\I. Moreland, Lticai 3. ployees and officers to Sign mm- \ '-----'l..:e..:s.I.~-~-· e....:p:...'l_·e_s_e_n_t;_a_ti_\_' e_s_1_·1_1 _t_h_e_ v_a_r_io_'-_ls_· _J_Q_c_a_ti_o_n_s_. - ---:--- - ----' After that comes a $4 million ad· - - -------------!....Communist affidavits. ministration building, By John W. ·.Rus .selft Engineers Nevvs, I:a.eport of last meeting~ (In Arizona Engineers Bulietin} San Francisco, Calif. Dear S-ir: The meeting was called to order · a,t 8 p,m,, P~esident CllJ:IICf;' _. p-resi.d- Cancer. is one of the most dreadful and most unconquerable Subject: California Workmen's ing. Roll call .was dispensed with.