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Original index title	State history. Grand Coulee Dam. Construction. Pouring concrete. 1937-09-28
Newspaper	Spokesman-review ; 1937-09-28
Title	Concrete pace is slowed up
Description	Concrete pace is slowed up. - Average of 9000 yards daily is new mark now set by MWAK. - Beginning today MWAK will attempt to pour concrete at an average speed of 9000 yards a day. Until the present they were pouring at a speed of 14,000 yards a day. It was explained that reducing the daily average would be more economical due to the capacity of the gravel plant.
Subject Keys	State history; Grand Coulee dam; construction; concrete pouring; MWAK; gravel plants; employment; visitors; rattlesnakes ;
Date.Original	1937
Resource Identifier	sh101-350
Subjects	Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)--Design and construction Concrete--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam Sand and gravel plants--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam Mason-Walsh-Atkinson-Kier Company Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)--Statistics Construction workers--Employment--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam Sand and gravel plants--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam Rattlesnakes--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam
Resource Type	Clippings Text
Format.Use	Image/JPEG
Source	State history box 101
Language	English

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