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Will doesn't just do engineering stuff. He also handles money.
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MONEY FOR PAYMENTS ON SUCTION DREDGES
The United States engineer's office, of which Captain W. P. Stokey is in charge, received $90,000 yesterday from the treasury department at Washington, D. C., with which to make the first payment on the two large suction dredgers that are under construction at Baltimore and which are to be used when completed in widening the Sacramento river from above Rio Vista to the mouth. The contracts for these dredgers is about a fourth complete.
The United States engineer's office, of which Captain W. P. Stokey is in charge, received $90,000 yesterday from the treasury department at Washington, D. C., with which to make the first payment on the two large suction dredgers that are under construction at Baltimore and which are to be used when completed in widening the Sacramento river from above Rio Vista to the mouth. The contracts for these dredgers is about a fourth complete.
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This is one of a series of newspaper and magazine items over the years about Will's work for the Army Corps of Engineers. You can find the whole list here:
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MONEY FOR PAYMENTS ON SUCTION DREDGES
Here's what a suction dredger is, from
www.usdredge.com/learn/understanding-types-of-dredgers#suction2
6- Suction DredgerWhen a project requires the removal of vast quantities of loose materials such as soil, silt, and fine gravel, suction dredgers are the ideal choice. These powerful machines utilize a hydraulic system to draw materials up through a specialized attachment, functioning much like a giant household vacuum cleaner. This efficiency and simplicity make suction dredgers indispensable in various dredging operations.
Suction dredgers operate by creating a vacuum that draws sediment and debris from the bottom of water bodies through a suction pipe. The hydraulic system generates the necessary force to lift the material from the seabed or riverbed and transport it to a designated holding area or directly onto a barge for removal. This process ensures the effective and rapid excavation of large volumes of material, making suction dredgers highly efficient for projects with loose sediments.
Additionally, suction dredgers are widely used in maintaining and deepening navigational channels, ensuring safe passage for vessels by removing silt and sediment buildup. They are also employed in land reclamation projects, where large volumes of sand and silt are required to create new landforms or restore eroded coastlines. The agricultural industry benefits from suction dredgers as well, utilizing them to clear irrigation channels and maintain water management systems.
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The United States engineer's office, of which Captain W. P. Stokey is in charge, received $90,000 yesterday from the treasury department at Washington, D. C
Interesting choice of words. Will's in charge, but what is his title?
Google tells me that $90,000 in 1912 is worth nearly 3 million dollars in 2024.
I assumed that Electronic Funds Transfers were not available in 1912, but I was wrong. Google tells me that the first Electronic Funds Transfer (though it wasn't called that at the time) was in 1871, by Western Union, and that the Federal Reserve started using the telegraph to transfer money in 1910. I'm happily imagining a bulge traveling down the telegraph line when the $90,000 was sent from Washington to San Francisco.
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with which to make the first payment on the two large suction dredgers that are under construction at Baltimore and which are to be used when completed in widening the Sacramento river from above Rio Vista to the mouth.
Wait, the first payment? And the dredgers are already under construction? Who is building them, the government or a private company?
Rio Vista is roughly 35 miles south of Sacramento, and about 50 miles northeast of San Francisco.
This is one of a series of newspaper and magazine items over the years about Will's work for the Army Corps of Engineers. You can find the whole list here:
2.
MONEY FOR PAYMENTS ON SUCTION DREDGES
Here's what a suction dredger is, from
www.usdredge.com/learn/understanding-types-of-dredgers#suction2
6- Suction DredgerWhen a project requires the removal of vast quantities of loose materials such as soil, silt, and fine gravel, suction dredgers are the ideal choice. These powerful machines utilize a hydraulic system to draw materials up through a specialized attachment, functioning much like a giant household vacuum cleaner. This efficiency and simplicity make suction dredgers indispensable in various dredging operations.
Suction dredgers operate by creating a vacuum that draws sediment and debris from the bottom of water bodies through a suction pipe. The hydraulic system generates the necessary force to lift the material from the seabed or riverbed and transport it to a designated holding area or directly onto a barge for removal. This process ensures the effective and rapid excavation of large volumes of material, making suction dredgers highly efficient for projects with loose sediments.
Additionally, suction dredgers are widely used in maintaining and deepening navigational channels, ensuring safe passage for vessels by removing silt and sediment buildup. They are also employed in land reclamation projects, where large volumes of sand and silt are required to create new landforms or restore eroded coastlines. The agricultural industry benefits from suction dredgers as well, utilizing them to clear irrigation channels and maintain water management systems.
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The United States engineer's office, of which Captain W. P. Stokey is in charge, received $90,000 yesterday from the treasury department at Washington, D. C
Interesting choice of words. Will's in charge, but what is his title?
Google tells me that $90,000 in 1912 is worth nearly 3 million dollars in 2024.
I assumed that Electronic Funds Transfers were not available in 1912, but I was wrong. Google tells me that the first Electronic Funds Transfer (though it wasn't called that at the time) was in 1871, by Western Union, and that the Federal Reserve started using the telegraph to transfer money in 1910. I'm happily imagining a bulge traveling down the telegraph line when the $90,000 was sent from Washington to San Francisco.
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with which to make the first payment on the two large suction dredgers that are under construction at Baltimore and which are to be used when completed in widening the Sacramento river from above Rio Vista to the mouth.
Wait, the first payment? And the dredgers are already under construction? Who is building them, the government or a private company?
Rio Vista is roughly 35 miles south of Sacramento, and about 50 miles northeast of San Francisco.
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