The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-11-04
RECLAMA1IORk APORTIOAMENT
Truckee-Carson Project To Be
Favored With Addition
al Monies.

Secretary of the Interior Balinger's 5
operations, when he returns to Wash
ington for the Winter He has had
an unusually long tour of inspection
and observation. For nearly four
months about all his time has been
spent in the far West, studying projects
and problems with which his depart
ment has to do. Not a few OF these
are in California.
As soon as the Secretary is back at
his desk, many disputed questions and
matters of controversy will be crowd
ing upon him for settlement, at least
for decision that can be passed up
to the President and the Cabinent for
final disposition. The President has
given Mr. Ballinger a splendid GER
tifieate of confidence. The Secretary
now supposedly has first hand infor-
nation about numerous departmental
matters. and it only remains for him
to go ahead. His word is likely to be
final as to many policies regarding
conservation, SO far as the Admins
tration Is concerned
The President will look to Secretary
Ballinger to frame provisions of law
requiring irrigation work the Govern
ment is pursuing in the far West, or
ht least, to choose between measures
that will be submitted in Senate and
House to TINT end. Il is not unlikely
that the Secretary will be called upon
to draft some public land legislation,
in compliance with suggestions the
President made on his western tour,
In the usual routine Congress would
refer to Secretary Ballinger for recon-
mendation and report, practically all
the conservation bills introduced there
this Winter. But i1seiew of the GER
tain pressure upon Congress for <, n
eral legislation this Winter and the in
evitable prospect that Congress can
dispose of only a small part Of this
program the President has outlined,
the President will expect the Secre-
tary to take the initiative with some
bills.
The Secretary will have the Lake
Tahoe contract before him soon after
his arrival in Washington. The mat
ter now has attracted 80 much atten-
tion that It viii probably be referred to
the President and tlie Cabinent before
signatures are attached, although it is
still claimed officially that Mr. Ballia-
ger must dispose of it himself.
The Interior Department is pressing
the Improvement work of this seasons
program in the Yosemite. Although the
two troops of the Fourteenth Calvary,
X and M, have departed for the Philip
pines, the Park Superintendent, Major
W. w. Forsythe, is to remain there for
the present The Department wishes
him to continue supervision over the
road and trail building and the inn
provement of the water system.
Secretary Balinger has made tenta-
tive allotment Of the following sums
for construction work on irrigation
projects for the year 1910:
Truckee-Carson project $50, 300,
which makes a total allotment for that
project to date of S4, l9S, 900; Klamath,
$293, 600, bringing the total f.r that
project up to 81, 400, 900; and Orland,
$50, 900, which will make the total there
S60S, 600 The allotment for Orland is
expected to complete that project.
Director +. H. Newell, speaking of
allotments, said to-day that as a result
OF the activities of the Reclamation
Service nearly million acres have
been reclaimed and 12, 600 farms are
now supplied with government canals.
The Reclamation fund on June 80, 1909.
amounted to $50, 257, o0O Of this there
has been expended up to September /,
1903, $47, 838. 900, leaving cash ball
ance in the Treasury on September /,
OF Sl2,4i9, 600, plus the accumulations
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