The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1914-08-19
AN OPTIMISTIC OFFICIAL
{. j. Blanchard Talks Interestingly
About Our Manifold Advantages
Over Other Sections.

be properly represented at the Pana-
ma Pacific Exposition said Mr.. G. J.
| Blanchard, statistician of the Recla-
nation service who is in the valley
gathering data and photographs for
the government exhibit He is ae-
companied by II. T. Cowling, staff
photographer of the service, who Is
taking still and moving pictures IL
and crop scenes of the project. The
entire expense of the Photographic
work is being paid by contributions
from the various commercial organi-
cations on the projects and from the
allotment of the exposition fund.
"The service expects to make an
interesting exhibit of its projects at
San Francisco next year" said Mr..
Blanchard. I'm the space allotted
to it there will be installed a number
of working models of dams, head
gates and other structures. There
will be a panorama illustrating a
model irrigation project and show
ing the entire layout from the stor-
age reservoir in the mountains to
the actual application of water to
the land.
I'm addition to the regular ex-
hibit a daily illustrated lecture is te
be given in the hall provided for the
purpose. In this lecture colored
stereoptican views will be used as
well as moving pictures.
"In cooperation with the Fallon
chamber of commerce we are get
ting our subjects now for slides and
films. Since arriving we have made
about 40 negatives and several
hundred feet of film. 1t is pro-
posed to exhibit slides and films here
early in the winter and under the
auspices of the chamber of COM
merce the entertainer, will doubt
less be repeated in many parts of
the country
Certainly we have found no
shortage of subjects for our camera.
The valley never looked more at
traetive through a photographer
lens than it does right now and our
principal difficulty appears to be in
avoiding too much duplication. The
photographer is constantly stopping
the car to catch this and that crop
as we drive along and every mile
brings new and attractive pictures.
Since our departure from Washing
ton early in June we have covered
the southwest and | want to say /
have seen no finer hay than is be-
put in the stack in this valley. 1t
seems probable that nearly so, 900
tons will be put up before the season
closes. If a reasonable price can
be secured this fall and winter the
settlers are going to find their f.
nancial condition vastly improved.
The long struggle many of them
have made against severe odds will
be about ended 1t is a real mis-
fortune, however. in my opinion that
the valley should have to ship out a
single bale of hay. Every pound
should be fed right here, of course
later on this will be done.
There are many people in the
valley who think the general public
knows but little concerning this sec
tion. Uutil recently | too thought
there was altogether too much ig-
norance about the valley. | re-
ceived a different impression. how
ever. last month when | opened a
temporary Office in Los Angeles and
notified homeseekers that | would
furnish information concerning the
project. Nearly 1000 people called
upon me. They were apparently In
earnest about wanting a farm. The
surprising thing to me was the
knowledge they displayed of this
valley. A very large percentage of
my visitors were interested in the
section only and registered their
names in order to be advised at once
of the date of opening and method
of filing. Probably half dozen at
once started to look over the ground
and / am confident an increasing
number will arrive from now on.
"Many of these homeseekers have
used their homestead right and will
come to look over the offerings OF
railroad and private land and this
should mean the bringing in of con-
siderable new capital
"The government is watching the
results of this small opening with
much concern. If it is successful,
IL the lands are quickly settled and
homebulding commences, it will
furnish good argument for early and
larger additions to the project. |
sincerely trust there will be no evil