Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-08-02
WATER STORAGE
PLANS For TIE future.
Carson Valley Gets The Benifit of
The Reservoirs.


ihe entire State IS fast approaching The
river in an ordinary year is fully utilized
and in such dry year as this is entirely
inadequate for the needs of the people
J he State can go no further IN adding &c
Is population or its agricultural output
until there IS more water for irrigation
The movement IN Carson Valley at this
time for water storage is not altogethe,
brought about by the urgency of the
situation, bnt has been of slow and grad
al growth. The people are learning
nat economical water storage must come
sometime, end that the sooner The mat e. is
hegun The cheaper It will be in the end.
IN order to more widely disseminate
the opinions from The other portions of
me State, the follow ng article taken
from the Loyelock Tribune il given as
follows.
III vas one of the best water meetings
ever held in the Valley commented
Colonel Joseph Marzen after the crowd
al left the School house Sunday after
noon.
This seems to be the general opinion,
and 90 far the object of the meeting is be-
ing attained II is to get the people to-
gether and unite them in building stor-
age reservoirs for The LoYelock Valley.
There were present last Sunday, John
Harrison. Hiram Sloker. John q Taylor,
Ghas Biggs. Geo. Stoker. L. n. Carpen-
ter Hans Kruse, c. NJ sain, II. C. Mark
or. J. I. Hauskins, Wm. C. Hatton, Wm
&. Pitt, John Holmstrom, B. f. Lynip,
James stautts, Hans Damn, John y Kane
Geo. Pitt Iii Long. Thos. Barnes, John
Mcintosh and Colonel Marzen.
Colonel Marzen WIS made chairman of
the meeting; aud B. I Lynip, secretary.
TIE colonel had the spirit Of the oeeas-
ioa. and enthused every one with the ben
Gifts 20 be derived from building storage
reservoirs. Although he has passed his
seventeen year he still has the humor of
youth, and ii would crop out in the
ing once and a while. In trying TO make
clear 10 an inquirer just what the position
Of the promoters was, he said that it was
desired of Mr.. O'Kane thai, for the work
already done, he should state just how
much they would take or a little less.
But lie was serious enough when it
came to the n.ain question of building
reservoirs. He said the thing to do was
10 move the lake up the valley and store
the weler there instead of down at the
ink. He had visited The sites for the
reservoirs, and every one who would take
the time 10 60 mp theIe would agree with
linn that the ground was admirably suit
e1 for the purpose. In fact, he declared,
nature had already formed the sites to
their hand aud that comparatively a
small amount of work would complete
the reservoirs.
He touched upon the fact which we all
know that this is the best valley in the
State, or ON the coast for that matter.
The thing to do, he said. was to bnild the
reservoirs. and they would increase the
value OF all property IN the valley three
t. one Some one spoke about law The
colonel said never mind about the law,
that they could make laws among them
aelyes, that the thing to do was to build
the reservoirs. He impressed upon the
meeting the necessity of action. For
himself he was ready at any time to go
ahead with The work.
john O'Kane was called upon TO state
the proposition that the reservoir com.
pany had TO make. He said that the pro
moters were not asking something for
nothing. They had acquired valuable
lights. For two years they had been work
ing on the PROJECT They had purchased
lind and acquired rights of way. and had
expended considerable money III making
surveys aud In other necessary work
They desired that the valley should own
and control the system. 70 this end they
were wiling 10 convey their interests to
the farmers upon any basis that would be
fair They would sell for cash or take
their consideration in stock in the new
company. He was not prepared to state
just bow much they were cut, and the
meeting had been called simply 10 TT an
expressi of feeling from the valley If
the farmers desired to take up the work
committees could be appointed and a
satisfactory agreement arrived at.
= n Marker suggested that it might
be possible TO organize under the Wright
law. He said that Mr.. Fulton had told
him that II this was done the railroad
company would bear one third of The ex-
pense. |, was pointed out that the vital
feature Of the Wright law had been de
clared unconstitutional
l.. n. Carpenter desired deiinate state.