Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-21
surplus water annually Sowing i!

This amount. allowing the same
quantity of water per acre the Pa
'ci6c Re clamation Company must
furnish its colonists on the land ad-
joining, is sufficient for the irriga.
ton of 28,60O acres Of land. The
company asked for the segregation
of 5000 acres.
The estimate o. cost of proposed
works, submitted by the company
in February, 1912, and approved
by the State Engineer at that time,
showed the project to be feasible
one, on a $4,000 acre segregation.
Nov. IS, the State Engineer had
his clerk file his report on the pro-
ject, having left Carson City, to
be gone till after the time had ex
PRED for filing application for seq
regation in the U. S. Land Office.
In this report he finds:-
After allowing one acre foot per
acre for irrigation from the wat lrs
of Mary's River above Deeth, there
is only sufficient surplus waters
for the irrigation of 1900 acres
of land.
Revising the estimated cost of
the works-previously approved by
him. he shows it will amount to
$500 an acre to construct the
works.
Cutting down the size of works
to agree with decreased acreage
and the cost will be S65.25 per
acre.
Having placed the project in
good shape to be carried along and
started, stock selling campaign
that was putting money into the
treasury of the company, in Febru-
airy, 1918, the Executive Commit
tee informed me they could carry
the business along without my as
sistance.
About Oct. 1st, 1913, not being
satisfied with the outlook, l secur-
ed a meeting Of the Board of Dr.
rectors, and urged them to take
steps that l was positive must be
taken to force segregation of the
lands against the opposition of the
State Engineer and his hackers;
but without success.
About Nov. Is, 1918, 1 received
letter from the President of the
company instructing me to take no
action for the company before the
State Land Offices.
Nov. 10Th, attended the meet
ing of the Commission of industry
Agriculture and Irrigation, having
charge Of Carey Act projects, when
the report of the State Engineer
came before ii. AS was positive
that the State Engineers report
would b of such a character the
Commission could not ask for a
segrea alton of the lands of the
United States, | was prepared for
the result and Immediately took
steps to save the project from be-
ing lost to the county, and try to
secure the innocent stockholders
from the result of the State Engl-
neer's hostility, and the hostility
of those opposed to Advancement.
AS lar as the Carey Act Recla-
nation Association is concerned
the project is dead and buried; but
it is now owned by the GREATER
HUMBOLDT. CORPORATION, and
| have arranged that, upon the
transfer to that corporation of the
few assets the Carey Act Reclama.
ton Association is the owner. of,
capital stock of that corporation
will be issued to stockholders of
the Carey Act Reclamation Assoc
iation at par for every dollar paid
into the Association by them. The
GREATER HUMBOLDT. CORPOR-
ALTON quit begging for justice at
the hands of the State Engineer
year ago, and is now demanding
it, and is going to get it. 1t is the
first to bring suit against him for
high handed proceedings and is fol.