Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-04-07
IREEGATaON COMMISSION.
A Talk with L.. a Biasxesiee

lee, ore OF the Reclamation Com
missioners appointed under the
Thompson bill. Mr.. Blakeslee said
that as a Commissioner he was
ready to answer all questions and
express his views on all subjects
connected with his duties as a Com
missioner.
at has been charged by several
soapers, Mr.. Blakeslee, that
You cannot legally hold the Office,
as you were member OF the Legis-
ia'ure which created the Act"
"Were it an Office OF profit 1 GER
tainly could not. There is no sal
airy or compensation OF any kind
connected with the Office, except le-
climate expenses. Some OF the
papers have insisted that we get
five dollars day; they have simply |
heen reading the wrong bill. The |
Osborn bill, which is similar in
some respects to the Thompson bill,
provides salary of five dollers
day, aad the people who discuss
the matter yet one bill mixed up
with the other, hence the conius-
ion"
"Where do you propose to begin
operations ?"
"Fhe Committee has not met vet
md until they have consultation
am unable to answer that ques-
ion. | came here ,or the purpose :
1 seeing Senator Williams and ar
angIns for subsequent meeting of
ne whole Com mission.
Numbers OF people have taken ;.
upon themselves TO say exactly i,
hat we were going to do, seeming ot
have knowledge OF contemplated !.
in advance OF the Com th
isslon. | have never paid any at ha
ntlon TO tRese people, as l con-
lded the simple fact that the
had had no meeting
IS a sufficient reply to the state
snis. II,
They also seem to think that the biz
was gotten up as RAID on the
tie Treasury, and it strikes me mo
It insinuating that the Commiss- No,
efs are merely lot OF thieves .
hardly fair play or decent Journal AT
!. As soon, however, as we be- {
work, our acts will then be open are
public criticism, and it will be I o.
only the privilege but the duty /.
every newspaper which should we;
m criticism necessary to use 1t 7
Parinsly for The public good" and
VIII the work be done in one {.
ion OF the country?" said
Gate likely; it would be bad r
ness sense to scatter the work and
S to give each county dams and to h
rvors; they would be such 7,
4 ores that they would be use ona,
We must make beginning stak
ewhere, and shall select The woul
deemed the most feasible by took
= 'iii ~ 'Ssioh. cook
I Is Out a step IN the direction got /
me magnificent State improve long
S oIich will boom the entire had
: .at ms cannot be done in JUMP
r. II the experiment is a sue Tir
- 4 Is pouha 10 be, Ia my him |
heht' mere viii be other ap- he d
l~''ohs MADE eVe7y two years, down
the entire State will and s
lnS q system q storage reser- be dit
No doubt the last section Of fish h
'untry getting the benefit of uY
will growl good the Ia
but when it does get it, it will For d,
lat il is then on an equal foot over a
tn its neishbors, and long t. Y
ahead Of what it was before the Fl,
clamation system was thought are 81
e out OF
e system has made empires Jack F
eral Western States, but as him wi
$ | can learn from reading up that ST
subject, there was not 1t lo
aised in these other States man W
the introduction of the sys- laugb 2
Look at Colorado; the first :,
vas made in a single county.