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Wallis and Marilyn Kimble Northwest History Database
  • Subjects: McNary, Charles Linza, 1874-1944
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    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Engineers. 1937-01-15


    • McNary tries to keep Columbia river open.

    • 1937

    • McNary tries to keep Columbia river open. - Senator McNary of Oregon informed the Port of The Dalles last week that after conferring with Army engineers regarding closing of Bonneville dam to river traffic, the district engineer concluded "there...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Engineers. 1937-01-15
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Locks & navigation. 1937-01-05


    • M'Nary will aid river shippers.

    • 1937

    • M'Nary will aid river shippers. - Senator Charles L. McNary wired Columbia river shipping interests today he would aid them in their efforts to modify the order closing the stream to water borne traffic between January 15 and December 31.
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Locks & navigation. 1937-01-05
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Navigation. 1936-09-17


    • Navigation markers for Columbia river

    • 1936

    • Navigation markers for Columbia river. - Senator McNary has advised the local chamber of commerce that the federal lighthouse bureau will make a survey soon for placing navigation markers on the Columbia river between Celilo and Wallula, Wash.
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Navigation. 1936-09-17
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1934-02-24


    • Opposes sea lock on dam.

    • 1934

    • Opposes sea lock on dam. - Senator McNary (Rep., Ore.) said after a visit to the White House today that President Roosevelt had upheld the Board of Army Engineers in opposing at this time a system of sea locks on the Bonneville dam project in...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Construction. 1934-02-24
    • State history. Columbia Basin. Columbia Basin Commission. 1933-05-17


    • F. D. R. favors Coulee project

    • 1933

    • F. D. R. favors Coulee project. - President Roosevelt's attitude toward early development of one of the large power projects for the lower Columbia river under terms of the public works program was "highly encouraging" at a conference with Oregon...
    • State history. Columbia Basin. Columbia Basin Commission. 1933-05-17
    • State history. Columbia Basin. Columbia Basin Commission. 1935-07-12


    • House approval of TVA leads many to consider Coulee dam authority

    • 1935

    • House approval of TVA leads many to consider Coulee dam authority. - Basin commission secretary offers suggestion to Congress / by Bert Dahlgren.
      Approval of Tennessee Valley authority power bill Thursday by the house of representatives led...
    • State history. Columbia Basin. Columbia Basin Commission. 1935-07-12
    • State history. Columbia Basin. Columbia Basin Commission. 1935-08-02


    • Basin commission will consider valley authority plan at meeting here.

    • 1935

    • Basin commission will consider valley authority plan at meeting here. - Study possibilities of obtaining fund for development. - Consideration of the proposed Columbia valley authority and the possibility of securing additional PWA funds for...
    • State history. Columbia Basin. Columbia Basin Commission. 1935-08-02
    • State history. Columbia Basin. General. 1928-04-17


    • Columbia basin is up in senate

    • 1928

    • Columbia basin is up in senate. - Spend two hours and lots of oratory when Washington project up. - At the conclusion of a two-hour discussion which brought many senate orators to their feet, the Columbia basin authorization bill was still pending...
    • State history. Columbia Basin. General. 1928-04-17
    • State history. Columbia Basin. General. 1931-11-30


    • Basin backers seek agreement

    • 1931

    • Basin backers seek agreement. - Efforts to eliminate any possible conflict of northwest interests in the coming congress over proposed developments on the upper and lower Columbia river will be made at a meeting of Spokane and Portland business men...
    • State history. Columbia Basin. General. 1931-11-30
    • State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1928-01-16


    • Great service well done.

    • 1928

    • Great service well done. - The people of the Pacific northwest are under obligation to the Columbia Basin Irrigation league for its able and impressive presentation of the project to the senate committee at Washington last week. Senator Phipps of...
    • State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1928-01-16
    • State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1928-08-15


    • Basin meet September 14

    • 1928

    • Basin meet September 14. - Hervey Lindley also decides on Wenatchee for convention. - Word was received yesterday from Hervey Lindley, president of the Columbia Basin league, accepting September 14 at Wenatchee as the date and place for holding the...
    • State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1928-08-15
    • State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1929-04-19


    • See danger in farm bill

    • 1929

    • See danger in farm bill. - Basin objects to claims as to reclamation report. - The Columbia Basin Irrigation league is endeavoring to have a few words stricken from the proposed national farm relief bill. These words would empower the federal farm...
    • State history. Columbia Basin. Irrigation League. 1929-04-19
    • State history. Columbia Basin. General. 1936-02-22


    • Still undecided as to CVA plan

    • 1936

    • Still undecided as to CVA plan. - Northwest solons will meet soon to act on Columbia power setups. - Two main proposals. - One is an authority similar to TVA; other lets existing agencies handle power sales. - Northwest senators said today they...
    • State history. Columbia Basin. General. 1936-02-22
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Engineers. 1936-01-14


    • McNary tries to keep Columbia river open.

    • 1936

    • McNary tries to keep Columbia river open. - Senator McNary of Oregon informed the Port of The Dalles last week that after conferring with army engineers regarding the closing of Bonneville dam to river traffic, the district engineer concluded...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Engineers. 1936-01-14
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Legislation. 1936-03-10


    • Roosevelt idea is compromise. - Advises Congressman to figure out Bonneville-Coulee Power Program.

    • 1936

    • Roosevelt idea is compromise. - Advises Congressman to figure out Bonneville-Coulee Power Program. - Leaders of congressional delegations from Washington, Oregon and Idaho today headed the Bonneville power question toward a compromise after...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Legislation. 1936-03-10
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Legislation. 1936-05-12


    • Agree on power. - Northwest Senators confer on dams at White House.

    • 1936

    • Agree on power. - Northwest Senators confer on dams at White House. - To draft composite bill. - Proceed with McNary's Bonneville plan but later unify rates on all federal projects. - A White House conference cleared the way today for legislation...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Legislation. 1936-05-12
    • State history. Grand Coulee Dam. Construction. General. 1937-01-07


    • 0'Sullivan warns of danger to dam

    • 1937

    • 0'Sullivan warns of danger to dam. - Says budget director should be impressed with congressional act, if more funds are to be obtained. - "The recent dispatch from Washington, D. C., quoting Senator Schwellenbach as stating that D. W. Bell,...
    • State history. Grand Coulee Dam. Construction. General. 1937-01-07
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Politics. 1936-05-03


    • Chamber backs Bonneville dam bill.

    • 1936

    • Chamber backs Bonneville dam bill. - Indorsement by the Northwest Regional Planning Commission of the Bonneville bill as projected by President Roosevelt and Senator McNary is requested by the Board of Directors of the Portland Chamber of Commerce...
    • Northwest history. Bonneville dam. Politics. 1936-05-03

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