Men Who Build Roads, The

Men Who Build Roads, The Western Roky Mountains, tilt down to gravel road & car towards camera. Engineer w/ map in woods; two men in office looking at plans. Contractor talking in MCU. Men in front of wagon & pack mule. 17:02:10 Work crew on hillside w/ bars levering large stone & rolling down hillside. Packer on horseback & w/ packstring up trail on hillside w/ small alpne brush. Cook holding kettle of doughnuts & smiling. Tent camp w/ cook pounding on iron triangle & men into mess hall. Sit at table. 17:04:21 Surveying crew in meadow looking at plans; w/ heavy rope; walk off. Overhead view of climbing up rock face & using heavy rope. Tilt up cliff face & men descending cheer granite cliff w/ surveying tape blowing in strong breeze. Measuring & descending w/ tripod. 17:09:20 Ringing dinner gong; men race down cliff face. Men drilling w/ pneumatic hammers & air compressor running. Jack hammer; drilling into face & measuring for dynamite. Hand drilling w/ sledge hammers on rocky hillside. Carrying boxes & placing dynamite. Man cups hands & calls, hollers. 17:12:54 Plunger & explosion. Steam shovels working stones & filling. 17:14:33 Car up muddy gravel road. Mountain scene. Closing titles. 1920s; Road Building; Transportation; National Forests; Government Projects; Government Propaganda;