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The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1912-05-24
LOCAL POWER
COMPANY
Douglas Roller Mills to Be Moved
TO GardneryiIle and Will Sup.
ply Lights and Power

A plan which F. w. Sarman, of
the Douglas Flour Mill, has been
figurlng on for the past three years,
erystalized into shape this week
and 1t is announced that the flour
mill will be moved from the Sarman
ranch to Gardnervile. This move
is made in order that the mill may
be more centrally located and near
er the hub of commercial business
of this county.
The mill was built in its present
location principally because the site
offered the advantage of cheap
power, the Carson river being
harnessed. In moving the mill to
Gardnerville none of the advantages
of the cheap power Of the present
site will be lost, since it has been de-
clded to transform the water power
into electrical energy and transmit
it to Gardnerville, a distanc of a.
bout six miles. Not only will power
be furnished the mill but to other
lines of local industry. Lights will
also be furnished to all who desire.
Associated with Mr.. Sarman in
this enterprise, is j. Anderson, who
came here from Mono county. They
have already circulated a petition
which will be presented to the board
of county commissioner at their next
regular meeting asking for a
franchise to build and maintain an
electric light and power line within
this county.
The promoters of this enterprise
are receiving the hearty support and
encouragement of practically every
person in this community. There is
now question about the enterprise
being a success since the people here
are strong in their support of local
enterprises, realizing that money
spent with home concerns is dis
tributed into the channels of home
trade, while money taken out by
outside concerns is gone, never to
return.
The Carson river offers every in
ducement for furnishing electrical
and the Record-Courier, at different
times during the past ten years, has
called attention to this neglected
possibility. Now that local people
and local capital has decided to de-
velop the latent possibilities at our
very door, which have gone unnotic-
ed these many years, it is the duty
of every derson in the community to
we've their support to the enterpriz-
ing citizens who are backing this
proposition.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1912-05-24

water is rapidly passing and the
day of economy in this line is here.
There is lot of work to be done
at the manufacturing plant as
side track is to be run across the
field by the railroad. Schutes are
to be built and lot of drying sheds
will have to be built. Brown is
good contractor and knows what
material and men should cost. He
Is willing to as heretofore to pay
what is right, but there will be no
hold-up any where and they hope to
start things going with Carson ma
terial and help. This manufactur-
ing scheme is destined to be one of
the largest in Nevada and the first
installation of machinery is but a
starter of what is contemplated in
the future.
The reason that Carson was select
ed by Mr.. Luhrs for the tile plant
is that the clay deposit at the Gard
ner place is far superior to any like
deposit in this section of Nevada.
In fact sample of the clay taken
East by Mr.. Brown was pronounced
by experts in the tile making busi-
ness, to be of better quality than
anything they had yet seen. Since
the manufacture of tile calls for
good material as we'll as skilled
handling, the Luhrs plant should
turn out an article far superior to
the material now being shipped to
this section from outside points.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1912-05-24
TELEPHONE
CONNECTIONS

In a recent order the Washington
state Public Service Commission
directs physical connection between
the Benton County Independent
Telephone Co, and the Sunnyside
Telephone Co. at Grandview. in
Yakima county, within thirty DAYS.
so that messages may be transferred
between the patrons of both lines.
This order is the first of its kind,
directing physical onnection of tele-
phone lines, since telephones were
placed under the direction of
the commission, and it is of great
interest throughout the state. The
commission in its findings states
that there is a contract existing be-
tween the Pacific Telephone q Tele-
graph Co. and the Benton County
company, entered into October /.
1909, which precluded the latter
company from making physical con-
nection with the Sunnyside company
but the says in its order that the
connection is desired as a public ne
eessity and must therefore be made.
Joint rates and charges for the
double service will be put forward
shortly .--Telephany.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1912-05-24
THE LUHRS
Tile PLANT
Will Be Equipped With Modern
Machinery, and Only the
Best Tile to be Made.

George Brown, who recently re-
turned from Ohio where he pur-
chased machinery for the tile and
brick plant to be established at the
Gardner place near Carson by H.
Luhrs, came down from Gardner
vile Tuesday, says the Appeal, and
got busy on the site. He was en-
deavoring to hire several men and a
couple teams, but they both seemed
to be scarce.
The first work to be done at the
proposed site is to to level it off and
prepare for laying off the concrete
foundations. Mr.. Brown hopes to
hurry this building along, as he
realizes that there is a short season
ahead, and the bricks do not dry or
ripen well in frosty weather. In
order to have everything ready the
minute the machinery arrives from
the East the foundations will be set,
as blue prints and all necessary blue
prints are at hand.
The more this matter is talked
over and thought over the better it
sounds. The freight saved alone as
against the price of the California
tiling is better than a twenty Der
cent profit, which is some, and then
there is the profits that the Califor-
mans tack on to it must also be con-
sidered.
The Simpson ranch in Smith Val
ley was tiled several years ago. 1t
has proven an economic problem in
the the end. Portions of the Huss-
man ranch, M. Jacobsen's, d. Wink
elman's and other ranches in Carson
Vale have been tiled within the
past few months and already the
improvement in the land is remark
able. The result of the experiment
has spread and much land that is
now too moist for the production of
good crops is to be tiled. The farm
ers along the streams are asking for
a more economic use of water, and
Uncle Sam is also investigating the
same. If twenty per cent of the
water can be saved and given to
others by this method of irrigation
it alone will more than pay for the
tiling. 1t means more acreage for
a riparian right and it also means
better distribution of water.
1t has been estimated that at least
one million dollars worth of tiling
will be used in Western Nevada in
the next five years. The benefits of
irrigation tiles are becoming known.
The day of the wilful waste of
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1912-05-24
Application No. 2f30
Notice of Application for Permiss-
ion Ito Appropriate the Public
Waters OF the State of Nevada

Notice Is hereby given that on the 20th
day of May, 1912, In accordance with
Section 5. Chapter NNXI, of the Stat.
utes ofl9O9, one F.W. Sarman of Gardner
Vile. Go. OF Douglas. and State of Nevada
made application 10 the State Engineer
OF Nevada for permission to appropriate
the public waters Of the State of Nevada
Such appropriation is to be made from
the East Fork of the Carson river, at
points from which the Heitman Mill
Ditch comes from and meets the East
Fork Of the Carson river, in Douglas
county, Nevada. The water is to he
taken through the lieitman Mill Ditch
IN the SEA Of \ VA sec. 25 +. 4 y "a
T., NJ. d. Il. a NJ. by means.of a dam.and
ten cub feet per second Is b. be convey
ed to points in N si of \ NEI of Sec. % r.
u y X 20 f., NJ. u. b. and NJ. by means
of pipes, fumes audiditches. and there
used for power purposes. Water TO be
returned TO stream At point i'm SWl OF
sEl Sec. q T. II y x 20 f.. NJ. u. b. Il M,
Date of first puhlieation. May u, 1912.
Date oflast publication. June 2lst. 1912
WM kEARNEy, State Engineer
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Buick, besides being marvelously
well constructed and able to with
stand most severe abuse, has one of
the most powerful engines ever
placed in an automobile that sells
for the same price.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1912-05-24
ALFRED CHARTZ DISCUSSES
WATER QUESTION

Editor Record-Courier: A mass
meeting of representative water
users of the West and East Forks of
the Carson river and their tributar-
les was recently held in Gardnerville.
The object of the meeting was to
protest against the appropriation
made by the United States about
ten years ago Of all surplus waters
of said rivers and their tributaries,
and divert the same to a different
watershed, and store the same either
in Alkali Lake, below Dayton, or in
Lahontan Lake, believed to be an
ancient arm of the Pacific Ocean.
The settlements of the lands through
which said rivers and tributaries
course began as early as 1850, and
have been improved and extended
with wonderful rapidity without any
assistance from the general govern
ment. Storage reservoirs have been
constructed at the upper reaches of
said streams, and also along the
course of said streams from head
waters to sink. | estimate roughly
that that there are over 10000 acres
of land in Alpine county now under
private ownership, and likely as
much more that is not yet located
all of which can be irrigated, and
will be brought under cultivation
with reasonable diligence, if our
paternal government will permit us
to use the waters that naturally
arise from SHOWS deposited on our
own watershed. In Douglas county
| roughly estimate that there are at
least $4,000 acres of land similarly
situated, about 10000 of which are
now under private ownership and
unserved, but being opened and
served with water as rapidly as cir
cumstances permit, and in Lyon
county probably 10000 acres--all of
which work is being done without
Federal assistance. This figures at
least 1000 acres of land upon which
the SHOWS and rain fall, which can
be brought under profitable cultiva-
ton, in our own water shed. Our
ancestors, predecessors in interest
and grantors began this work in
about 1850, induced so to do by the
waters mentioned. They expended
their life's work in their endeavors
to build homes, rear families, build
churches, school houses and places
of amusement. They succeeded re-
markably well.
In opposition to my contention as
above outlined, and the contention
of Geo. Springmeyer, State Engi-
neer Kearney gave US some very
valuable data, but claim that such
data is only theoretical, and un-
reliable in actual practice. His
figures show that the flow of water
from all said sources are very vari-
able, running from 10000 acre feet
to 400, 900 acre feet, and he admits
that it takes acre feet to properly
irrigate one acre of land. The
average flow of the Liver would
therefore be aoout $50, 900 acre feet,
which would properly irrigate 49,
600 acres of land, and we have 90,-
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1912-05-24
FOR SALE

Twelve well bred Missouri bulls.
The can be seen at NJ. Jepsen' S
fee1a yard. For sale single or by
the lot. C. II. MEANS, or NJ. Jep-
sen, agent.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1912-05-24

Anyone desiring to purchase the
best kind of alfalfa land in farms of
20 acres and up at prices from s65 to
500 per acre will do we'll to see n. f..
Wyatt at Valley Springs. Land
at Dixon, Solano county, California.
Mr.. Wyatt has also for sale some
choice lots at Richmond.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1912-05-24
NOTICE.

The members of the Cemetery
Association are requested 10 NEE
at the cemetery on Decoration
Day 10 attend meeting.
All those owning lots in Garden
Cemetery are kindly asked to clean
up their lots before that date.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1912-05-24

900 which can be brought under
irrigation in the three counties
named. But, mind, this acre feet
of water is water delivered upon the
land, and does not take into account
seepage, percolation or evaporation,
which will average at least 80 per
cent loss, the deduction of which
would not permit us to irrigate only
little over 60, 900 acres of our lands
first entitled to the water, out of
our 10000 acres.
Mr.. Kearney well stated the law
to the effects that prior rights
could not be disturbed, and that the
Government having located all the
surplus waters about ten years ago,
held prior right to the same, legal
ly. This is true but claim that the
government cannot afford to enforce
its legal right if it is not equitable
and, therefor further claim that the
government should at all times leave
us enough water to irrigate all r.
rigable lands that can be profftably
irrigated situate in the counties
named, and particularly the lands
already purchased or contracted FOR.
1t must be born in mind tat
every additional acre of land that
We bring into cultivation adds value
to our already cultivated land, and
that if we are deprived of the ability
to bring any new land under culti-
walton it will reduce the value of
our already cultivated lands, and in
measure deprive us of the COM
forts and enjoyments of modern
society, such as are afforded by
schools, churches and places of
amusement and recreation.
This is not a lawyers case, and in
no sense can it ever be. 1t is a case
requiring a proper presentation of
Iacts, and the history of the settle
ments upon the stream named, i'm
provements made, acreage under
cultivation, acreage under purchase
or contract which can be placed
under cultivation not yet under
purchase or contract, and also aver
age flow of water available for the
purposes. Proper protest should
be made against the diversion of
any water belonging to our water
shed.
AT the mass meeting Mr.. Kearney
informed the water users that an
agent of the government would be
in Carson Valley sometime in June
to investigate facts. A committee
of five was appointed to act in the
premises according to their best
judgment, and Presiding Chairman
c. M. Henningsen, was added to the
committee. Under the evident
feeling expressed by the water
users, my resolutions as drawn and
proposed were not adopted, but the
matter was left to the committee for
amendment, and following the evi-
dent sense of the water users, the
committee has agreed to wait until
they can meet the agent of the
Government. and also Mr.. Kearney,
before amending or adopting reso-
lutions. ALFRED CHARTZ.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1912-05-24

Sawmill for Sale-Complete in every
respect; also shingle mill, planer and
other machinery. For further infor-
nation inquire of G. w. Koenig,
Markleeville, Alpine county, Cali
fornia. jun15.
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Wanted-Sewing by the day or
week. Will accept appointments in
any part of the valley. Mrs. Navace-
vieh, Ritchford Hotel.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1912-05-24

Thoroughbred Rhode Island red
eggs, 81 for 10. Apply to George
Hanlon, near Douglas Station. junl2
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1912-05-24

Howard Bros. have just receives
several new patterns in dinner sets.
The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1912-05-24

Remember the pi.ture show Satur-
day and Sunday night.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-09

"Growlers" the Chief Oanger-They
Are Suhn- sreed, Hard IS 9,-' ~
Take tho Color Of the Water About
Them-Opinion Of an Expert.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-09

Miss Myra Lee, comely Chinese
girl, Is the first woman Of the orient
to register as a voter In this country.
Miss Lee is an ardent suffragist and
will make teaching her life work.
First she will teach In a Los Angeles
school and later will 60 to China, prob
ably to Canton. where she will incul-
cate the principles of woman suffrage,
as well as English and literature, into
the minds Of Chinese children.
Miss Lee, after graduating with hon.
ors from the grammar schools Of Los
Angeles, received diploma from the
Polytechnic high school. specializing in
literature. Her father. Lee Kwai Sing,
is a wealthy resident of Los Angeles
and is on intimate terms with many
of the republican leaders in China.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-09
vessel in distress.

vessel in distress.
The change of course from the dan.
gerous northern route to one south of
the iceberg belt came almost simulta-
neously with the first definite report Of
the disaster. Ship owner and agent
got into communication with each 9TH
Ell and with the United States hydro
graphic office. as a result Of which it
was agreed to instruct all captains to
proceed west by n great circle to lati-
tude 80 degrees north and longitude As
degrees west, then to 80 degrees north
latitude and longitude so west. Going
east captains are to steer to 3S degrees
and 20 minutes north and so degrees
west longitude and thence along 50 de.
grees and 20 minutes north latitude to
AS degrees west longitude; thence by
great circle to destination.
Out Of Iceberg Region.
The original routes called for the
crossing Of westbound liners at the
danger point Of the banks at much
higher latitude and in a longitude that
Is now the very heart of the iceberg re-
gion-that is. at latitude AZ degrees,
longitude Al degrees. The original
eastbound course called for the cross
ing Of longitude AZ degrees at latitude
Al degrees. These routes have been
fixtures for many years. and, although
there have been several collisions and
narrow escapes on the part Of some Of
the crack ships, there never has been a
serious effort to shift the courses be-
low the fog and ice limit.
The final and what are regarded as
the absolutely safe lanes. eastbound
and westbound, are far out Of the re.
gion where icebergs have been seen
even in the record years for soft and
comparatively harmless bergs and far
from the region of frequent fog. The
westbound point in the danger zone
under the new regulation is 100 miles
to the south of the old course and
about 40 miles to west Of it. This
means the adding of more than 200
miles to the long southerly course In
use in the season Of Ice and fog. from
Jan. Is to Aug. %.
Every boat builder along the Atlantlc
coast within reach Of the port Of New
York has been working overtime since
the Titanic went down.
Maritime Congress Likely.
When 1t comes to the wireless serv-
ice Of the ships the larger liners which
go out of New York were unable to add
anything to the precautions heretofore
taken. Every big boat going out OF
New York either across the Atlantic or
down It's coast carries a double shift Of
operators. One man Is supposed to
have the telephone to his ears all the
time, while his apparatus has not only
a main power furnished by the dyna-
mos, but storage batteries for emer-
eencies as well.
But one obstacle to uniform life saw
ing appliances on all ships remains, and
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-09
ADMIRAL PEhRY
WRITES ON ICE
Says Search|ig|t Will Find Bergs
on a Clear Night.
BUT NOT WHEN THERE IS FOG

"Growlers" tho Chief Oanger-They
Are Submerged, Hard IS 7,-' ~
Take tho Color Of the Water About
Them-Opinion Of an Expert.
One of the best Of authorities on the
subject Of arctic icebergs and the use
of searchlights for their discovery is
undoubtedly Robert Il leary. In re-
spouse to request Admiral Peary has
written for the Army and Navy Jour.
nal a statement of his expert opinion
on this subject. He says:
"A powerful searchlight would be Of
great assistance in determining the
presence Of icebergs in ships course
In clear weather. In dense fog it would
be useless except at such short range
as to be of no value. There Is no rea-
son why a searchlight on transatlan.
tic liner should not be equally as eft.
fective in determining the presence Of
icebergs or field Ice in any direction
as the searchlight on a battleship or
cruiser in determining the presence Of
torpedo boats or other craft. And the
same conditions which would affect the
usefulness of the searchlight in the one
case would also affect it In the other.
Large eergs Least Dangerous.
Large bergs. with their marble-like
sides and towering pinnacles, are the
least dangerous Of all, as they are most
easily located and avoided. Under GER
tain atmospheric conditions the pres
ence Of these bergs can be detected
even while below the horizon, some
times by the reflection upon the sky
above them. sometimes by the little
cloud Of condensed moisture lowering
over them.
"At closer range air temperature
water temperatures. the whistle and
megaphone, the sound of breaking seas
and the searchlight may all be of as
sistance in detecting the danger, and
on the other hand, under adverse con
ditions all these may be useless in Civ.
ing warning in sufficient time to pre-
vent disaster
"The value of all these methods is
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-09

that is the maritime laws. Every coun-
try has a different law, and by a con-
vention the United States is required
to recognize and pass without inspec
ton vessel of a country which has
laws approaching those Of the United
States. Doubtless out of this conflict
will come maritime congress of the
powers or a convention at The Hague
which will make regulations uniform
and effective.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-09

Such a bathing suit as this would
hardly stand Il daily dip in salt water
and keep its festive appearance ali
summer, but every woman who spends
the summer at the seashore likes to
own one attractive suit, keeping a sim
pier model Of mohair for ordinary &C.
casions.
The pretty suit illustrated is made of
satin foulard in a pattern of brilliant
red shades. and the tucked bodice
gives length to the waist, while the
sleeves protect the upper arm from tan,
freckles and other blemishes caused by
sun and wind.
The model is a good one to carry out
In less expensive materials.