The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-11-18

and economy promptly make all pay.
ments required by he existing law?"
Answer. NO"
Question No. Nine. What additional
terms and conditions if any, should be-
inn posed on those who default in pay
ment?"
Answer. "0ur answer to the frs,
question covers this point"
Question No. Ten. What are your
pr ncipal crops, where do you market
them and what. If any, organized effort
is being made to put your crops into
the market under the most favorable
conditiuns?"
Answer. I'VE raise alfalfa, wheat,
oats, barley. potatoes, onions. berries
and fruits. At presen our local mar.
ke,s are poor and 1t is too far and ex-
l,ensive 4 haul TO allow the shipment
Of our products to California with =
pr Al 10 the producers.
Question No. Eleven. "What , .
your transportation faciliti 50 n are
they adequate and satisfactory"
Answer. THE raiIroai facilities are
adequate and satisfactory, considering
the distances we have to ship our pr. :
ducts"
Question No. Twelve. "What is tn.
reasonable present value per acre oil
land in your project, exclusive of waite,
right, the value being computed on the
basis of productive capacity. interes'
being computed at six per cent per
annum. and what was the value thereof
exclusive Of water right. prior to the
construction OF the reciamati m works?"
Answer Land without water in
this project IS valueless.
Question No. Thirteen. Are nom
irrigable public lands available for
pasture contingent to or in the vicinity
of your project, and if so, to what ex-
ten. and under what conditions are tn.
same now available for the stock own, d
by the water users?"
Answer. There is no available pas
ture contingent to this prof ct."
Question No. Fourteen what
suggestions have you 10 offer for legis
ist,on to maze public pasture lands IN
the vicinity of your project available
for the use Of those cultivating tn.
irrigated lands7"
Answer. None"
Question M. Fifteen. "Is the farm
unit of your project, as established BY
the secretary of the interior, satisfar-
tory and if not would the objection be
removed by the addition of pasturag.
rights as ugeested by the foregoing
question:"
Answer. 1T is satisfa .tory."
Question No. Sixteen. What is
your source of supply tor fuel and
bull ing materials and the average cost
thereof"
Answer. I'VE have cottonwood in
the valley embracing this project in
considerable quantities, which costs the
consumer $l2 per cord delivered in tier
lengths; coal is fifteen dollars per ton
and lumber is $50 per thousand feet;
concrete brick 35 cents EACH"
Question No. Seventeen. ITO what
extent have you been aided in your
farming operations by information
acquired from the work of agricultural
experiment stations and demonstration
farms established ON the irrigation pro-
ject?"
Answer. "We have no report to
make On this at present.
Qiesiioa No. E ghteen. what are
y ,ur school facilities and how are your
school funds provided?"
Answer. I'VE have good schools,
bath grammar and high, which are
supported by the interest drawn from
the state school funds and also by .
direct county tax"
Question No Nineteen. How. in
you opinion, can Congress best pro-
mote the general welfare OF the water
users and carry out ths purposes Of
the reclamation act?"
Answer. "By granting US deferred
payments as above suggested or giving
us graduated scale"
In conclusion, gentlemen. we the
h,me steaders and water users in mass
meeting assembled, declare that touch
ing this project we are optimistic: We
have section Of vast possibilities In
arr, ultural resources and m unsur.
aas -c1 climate. W. are Industrious,
f,1rgi and honest We are making