The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-05-20
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FROM UNITED STATES SENATE
WILL VISIT FALL0N.
On October 9TH and Will Re-
main Here For Twenty
four Hours.
Wash, D. c. /, May 10, 1909.

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Editor Standard:
On March 3, 1909, the Senate adop-
ted the following resolutions.
Resolved, That the Committee on
Irrigation be, and it is hereby, author
lied and directed, by subcommittee or
otherwise, to visit during the recess of
the Senate, such reclamation works of
the United States Reclamation Service
as in the committees judgment should
be examined. in order to ascertain ex-
isting conditions Herewith connected
and secure information deemed useful
in the consideration of future proposed
Legislation affecting the reclamation of
arid lands. And the committee is fur
ther authorized TO send for persons and
papers, to administer oaths, to employ
stenogfapher, and to have such print
ing done as the Committee may re-
quire; the expenses incurred TO be paid
out OF the contingent fund OF the Senat,
upon vouchers to br approved by the
Committee to Audit and Control the
Contingent Expenses Of the Senate. :"
In obedience 10 the direction con-
tanned in the resolution the Committee
will visit your project on October 7th.
In the judgment of the Committee,
the views of the members of each
Water Users Association should be
secured and carefully considered in or
der to ascertain existing conditions
from their point of view The water
users are vitally interested in all legis-
lation which may directly or Indirectly
affect the reclamation work and to
them the Committee will look for a
full and free expression of their delib-
crate opinions on the existing law, the
administration thereof, and the sugges-
ton Of such amendments to the law as
may be deemed useful.
Owing to the large number of pro-
jects to be visited and the limited time
at the disposal of the Committee it will
not be possible to examine or accord
a hearing to all members of respective
Water Users Association, but at the
same time it is very desirable that the
judgment of all as expressed through
the majority, should be ascertained.
For the purpose of economizing time
in securing the desired expressions l
respectfully request that the water
users be assembled in a public meeting
or series of meetings to discuss such
matters as they desire to present to
the Committee and that their views be
formulated in a concise statement in
writing, the same to be presented
by committne of their members who
will be prepared to answer such ques-
tions as the Senate Committe may
think proper to ask in regard to the
written statements or any other mat
ter relating to your project.
AS indicating questions deemed i'm
portant but not seeking to limit the
range of information you might think
proper to present. submit the follow
ing interrogatories;
Is the existing reclamation law salts
fac. .ory and if not in what respect
should it be amended7
Are your local laws governing the
appropriation and use of water for ir-
rigation satisfactory in their applica-
tion to lands being reclaimed by the
government or through private enter
prise, and if not what amendments are
required?
Is the administration of the law by
the Reclamation Service satisfactory,
and if not what are the objections and
what remedy is proposed?
Is your water supply adequate both
for irrigation and domestic uses?
Where your towns have been laid
out by the Reclamation Service how do
you provide for the Improvement of
streets adjacent to lots owned by the
Government and how do you provide
for municipal water supply?
Is your canal and distributing system
satisfactory and if not what are the
defects, what caused them, and what
remedy is proposed?.
Can cost of maintaining and operat-
ing the canal and distributing system
be reduced, and if so in what way and
to what extent?
Can the water users by employing
reasonable industry and economy
promptly make all payments required
by the existing law?
What additional terms and conditions
if any, should be imposed on those who
default in paymentY
What are your principal crops, where
do you market them, and what, if any,
organized effort is being made to put