The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1914-01-23

To act, and co-operte with the Re
clamation Service for the further
ance and completion of the reclama-
tion project.
VIM. Hussman then offered the
following resolutions which were
adopted copy of which was order
ed sent to the Secretary of the In
terror, to our Senators and Repre-
sentative in Congress, and to the
local newspaper for publication:
Whereas, in pursuance of a reso-
luton passed in mass meeting of the
water users and land holders of the
Carson Valley, in Douglas county.
Nevada. on August 81. 1912, and
forwarded to the Secretary of the
Interior. instructions were issued
by the Secretary to the Director of
the Reclamation Service, to investi-
gate the feasibility and economic
value of cooperation between the
United States Reclamation Service
and the people of said Carson
Valley, in the more complete utili-
ziation of the waters of Carson river
by storage. for the irrigation of
lands in that Valley. and
Whereas, the engineers of the
Reclamation Service, in pursuance
of said instructions, have now COM
pleted the service Investigations
and preliminary estimates of cost
as a basis for their report to the
department: and
Whereas a committe of Carson
Valley irrigators and land owners
has from time to time conferred
with the engineers for the purpose
of assisting them so far as possible
in their study of the situation, and
the said committee has recently, on,
towit: January 9th, 1914, conferred
with said engineers and learned that
they are practically prepared to re-
port their conclusions; and
Whereas, from the general in
formation conveyed at said confer
ence. of January 9Th, it appears
that feasible and economical plan
can be worked out at a reasonable
cost for the great immediate bet
terment and future development Of
the entire Carson Valley community;
and
Whereas; it appears that there is
"a considerable area of vacant public
land of high fertility which can be
fruitful under the provisions of the
Reclamation Act by inclusion within
this project; and
Whereas, there are other large
areas of vacant, arid. but potential
ly fertile lands under this project
now held in private owne ship,
which are available by subdivision
for the creation of many homes in
conformity with the spirit of the
Reclamation Act; and
Whereas, in furtherence of this
most desirable project, the owners
of land now under irrigation are
ready to form an organization for
the Improvement of irrigation facili
ties and practices, and are desirous
of pledging a portion of the fund
necessary for the construction of an
adequate storage reservoir, while
the owners of other arid lands are
ready, willing and anxious to sub
nit their holding to the require
ments of the Secretary under the
Reclamation Act, this pur )ose to be
effected by forming a suitable or
ganization for business relations
with the Department; now therefore
be it
Resolved. that we place our posi-
ton before the Secretary of the In
terror, with the urgent request that
he take the same under early ad-
visement to the end that stipula-
tions may be drawn to inform this
community specifically as to what
further steps it should take, and
what form of organization it should
perfect in order to bring about the
earliest and most advantageous CO.
operation with the Reclamation
Service for the completion of this