Jacob
Douma
Columbia, Mica Dam. He and I were on the same board for about five years. When a
question arose about a hydraulics problem, I said, "Call on Hunter Rouse first, and let him
give us the theoretical aspects of the problem, and then I'll speak on the practical aspects
of the problem. Everybody laughed. Usually, the practical and the economic method
was the one that was selected over a purely theoretical way of solving the problem.
Q ..
You also mentioned Lane, Emory Lane.
Yes.
What kind of a person was he, and how much influence did he have on your subsequent
career? Was there any?
A:
He didn't have very much influence because I never was close to him. He was up in Fort
Collins all the three years I was at the Bureau, and I didn't have very much contact with
him.
From your knowledge of his work?
A:
He was a well-known man in his field of hydraulics.
He must have had some significant influence on you?
How about
Yes, he did. He was a good producer, and he was extremely practical, but he was short
on theory. He didn't like to write reports. Just wanted to get the laboratory work done
as fast as possible.
Q ..
So he was an activist?
A:
Yes. Unfortunately, he became ill, and died in his early
Q ..
Didn't the Bureau also have a small laboratory out in Montrose, Colorado?
A:
Yes, it did. I don't think I ever went there. I don't know anything about it.
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