The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1914-07-29
THE WATER USERS MEET
Votes to Postpone Steps To-
ward Organizing Water
Users Association.

A well attended meeting of the
water users was held at the Cour,
House on Saturday afternoon. The
meeting was of short duration and
nothing was accomplished toward
the formation of water users as
sociation. In fact resolution was
adopted which showed a majority of
those present to be opposed to pro-
ceeding at this time with the organ
lzation of an official water users as
sociation.
A plan was suggested for the ulti-
mate organization of a project as
sociation by delegates from local as
sociations organized. or to be organ
lied in the various districts. This
seemed to be the plan favored by
those residing in the Island district,
where a local producers and grow
ers association has been formed to
deal with all matters pertaining to
the welfare of that community.
We are advised by those who
have heretofore interested them
selves in the organization of a gem
eral project association, that their
efforts will not cease or lag. They
plan to make an active campaign to
secure subscribers to the regular
approved form of application for
membership in an official associa-
ton TO be recognized by the secre-
tary of the Interior, and they hope
to have a sufficient number within a
short time to enable them to form
ally organize.
Whatever plan of action is adopt
ed, II Is patent that sooner or later
the water users must organize in
order for taking over the business Of
the project which they can best per-
form, and for ultimately taking
over the management Of the entire
irrigation system. While this latter
step may be somewhat in the future.
IT viii be necessary TO take a great
many preliminary steps in the mean
time. and the sooner this work. Is
commenced. the better prepared will
the association be TO take over the
and handle the busi-
ness which is turned over to them
from time to time.
And then a we'll organized, ef-
ficient. and harmonious organization
can benefit the community in ways
that no other agency can approach.
There are problems to be met in the
of the project that will
take the united effort Of the whole
for their correct solution.
But before an association can be
successful and take its proper place
in the community, it must develop
to high state of efficiency, In which
the watehword of the members is
Cooperation and must train its
officers in the duties they will have
TO perform. These things can be
accomplished only after the assoeia-
ton is organized, so there are some
good reasons for tackling the prob
lem without delay.
We believe that a new spirit, a
toward a common pur-
pose is beginning to manifest itself
among the settlers on this project,
and that before long the time will
be ripe for them 10 reap the rewards
to which their individual efforts en-
title them.
We will welcome the day when
the spirit of cooperation and mutual
prevails from one end of
the project to the other; when our
people will confne their differences
to large questions of general well
fare. and let the trivial vexations go
by unnoticed. II is so often these
small insignificance differences that
play havoc with co-operation-en-
tire communities are sometimes dis
rupted over matters unworthy of a
second thought.
We have come to the Truckee-
Carson project from various parts
of this great country. We have had
nothing in common until within a