White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-28
EXPLAIN POWERS
Of CONF MISSION
BULLETIN ISSUED BY BUREAU
u. INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURE
AND IRRIGATION DEFINING
IT'S DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS.

Bureau of Industry, Agriculture and
Irrigation, Is at hand. The bulletin
treats of the ways, means and out
look for the agricultural and indus
trial development of the State of Ne
vada.
Speaking of the objects of the
bureau the bulletin says:
To correct a general misconception
of the objects and purposes of the
new commission. the following-de-
fning it's powers, duties, and func-
tions-is quoted from the fourth sec
ton of the act:
"First-It shall establish. conduct
and control said Nevada bureau OF
industry, agriculture and irrigation;
shall, as rapidly as its organization
may be perfected, be made a practical
bureau of Information for the use
and benefit of the people of this state
and outside inquiries, concerning
avenues, openings and opportunities
for industrial, agricultural, irrigation
and reclamation enterprises in Ne
yada, and 1t shall be so conducted as
to meet such purpose in the highest
practicable degree. Said bureau
shall be the place of filing and keep
ing for ready reference, books per-
iodicals. reports, maps, charts, cor
respondenee, exhibits and special and
general information on all subjects
appertaining to the arts, industries,
agricultural, irrigation and reclama-
ton conditions, resources, opportuni-
ties, projects and possibilities within
the state, and which shall be CLASH
fed, e%atalogued and indexed In such
manner as to make Information on
any subject easily available for the
study and investigation of visitors
and the use of the commission.
Second-Said commissioner shall,
under direction of the commission
navy pei tIdl &c VI Sdlu DuItdu,
and as truly and accurately as may
be, answer all reasonable inquiries of
visitors and correspondents. and
through written and printed letters.
bulletins, documents, and magazine
and newspaper articles, make such in
formation serve in every way posi-
BILE the %upbuilding of the state.
"Third-said commission shall in
itate an exhaustive study of indus
trial, agricultural, irrigation and rec
lamation problems within the state,
may designate any of its members
to visit any section of the state to
gather information and conduct in
quiries may lend its support, en-
couragement and advice in aid of all
Legitimate enterprises within the
scope of its work. and may assist in
organizing cooperative enterprises of
benefit to the public or to any COM
munity, provided, hat nothing in this
act shall be construed as authorizing
or permitting said commission to adj
vertise, organize, promote, furnish
special information, issue any opinion
concerning any particular mine or
mining property or mining enter
prise, but all information issued rela-
tive TO the mining industry shall be
general in terms and restricted to the
character of ores and actual produc-
ton of the state and of the several
mining districts.
Fourth-Said commission NAV
undertake and conduct reasonable
and practicable explorations and ex-
periments to determine the feasibil-
ity of retaining favorable portions
of the state by utilizing the subsur-
face waters, may lease or purchase
well-drilling machinery and equip
ment; drill, or cause to be drilled.
test wells, equip the same with
pumping machinery and determine
the cost of pumping water for irriga-
tion. But no exploration or expert
ments, authorized by this paragraph,
shall be conducted on any land tenn
porarily withdrawn from the public
domain or segregated by the selec-
ton of this state and the approval OF
the secretary of the interior from the
public domain. under the provisions
of the Carey act, unless the state it.
self be exclusively interested in and
conducting the project for the public
benefit and the states profit, and
which Is hereby authorized.
Fifth-Said commission shall have
control of the selection, Management
and disposal of all lands granted the
state under the Drovisions of tho oo+