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Six Companies knew that it would be a major task to feed the number of men required to work on the dam. At the height
of construction, over 5000 men were employed on the project. To face the daunting challenge of feeding
the workers, Six Companies hired Anderson Brothers out of California. During the Depression, having three square meals a day was a luxury that most people couldn't afford. As a result, one of the most anticipated events while working on the dam was meal time. A man could eat as much as he wanted, the Anderson Mess Hall workers kept a constant supply of food running to the tables. "For Thanksgiving they had a whole carload of turkeys. You can't imagine the intensity of all the stuff that they had, cooking in there to feed this many people." Leroy Burt Holidays were an added treat because families were invited to the mess hall for a cheap dinner: "You'd go up there [Anderson Mess Hall], and Thanksgiving cost a whole seventy-five cents. The wife and I, seventy-five cents apiece; for the girl, it was free. So that cost as $1.50. You'd have turkey, roast beef, anything under the sun as long as you wanted." Marion Allen |
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