The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1915-06-25

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automobiles and passing through
IGardneryille went ont on the Dress
Ter flat and to point where a view of
could be had of the location of the
damsite in Long Valley canyon. The
route led back to Minden, through the
East ranch and ont to Buckeye where
splendid view of the vast stretch OF
saeebrush land embracing some 20
900 acres of land, could be seen.
Standing on the edge of where cnlti-
vation stops for the want OF water
and sagebrush begins, gave the mem
bers of the committee a splendid op-
portunity OF what can be accomplish
ed by the Upper Carson project. In
each automobile was man who who
could explain local conditions and
ntelligently answer all questions put
10 them by the visitors. The auto
mobile owners who donated their ma
chimes were II. f. Danbgerg, u. W.
Park, VIM. Nelson, A. Jensen Wm
Settelmeyer. G. NJ. Henningsen. J. b.
Dangberg and others.
From Buckeye the party was taken
over the Haybourn tract, which has
been brought under cultivation with
in the past few years and which COM
prise a small portion of the large
area of land that can be brought
under cultivation through the aid of
government assistance in storage
system. AT nine o'clock the party re-
turned to Minden and before the
special pulled out for Fallon. diff
ferent members of the committee eX-
pressed themselves as being highly
pleased with what they had seen in
Carson Valley and paid "a high com
pliment to the farmers of this sec
tien who have been Instrumental in
making such a succes along agrieul-
tnral lines.
Those who made up thep arty are as
Follows:
Members of the Committee
John ]. Fitzgerald, chairman
Brooklyn, New York; William z.
Borland. Kansas City, Missouri;
1oseph w. Byrns. Nashville. Tenness-
ee Charles r. Davies. ST Peter. MINI; ;
Frederick II. Gillett. Springfield,
Mass; Frank W Mondell, Newcastle,
Myo. James McAndrews, Chicago,
ILL.,. George W Rauch, Marion. Ind. ;
Swaeer Sherley, Louisville, Ky.
Andrew RYAN, NJ C. Shields, X. f.
Rea, clerks. and II. b. Weaver, Of
fieial stenographer of congress hall
Reclamation Commission
4. p. Davis. director and chief
engineer; VIII r. knf. chief counsel; /;
W A. Ryan, comptroller, 5. r. Will
hanson. chief of construction. J. l..
Clancy. e. A. Carster. r. b. Potter
and II. T. Cowing.
Senator Francis G. Newlands, Sena-
tor Key Pittman. Governor Emmit d.
BOYLE Vim Kearney, state engineer;
u. W Cole. manager of Truckee-Car-
son project. Engineer Hopson and
other joined the party and accompan-
led them on their trip through Neva-
da.
At l.ahontan, the party inspected
the great dam which furnishes water
for the Truckee-Carson project An
auto trip through the Valley followed
and the visitors were given every op-
portunity to see what has been ac-
complished there. Al six o'clock
the ladies Of Fallon served dinner at
Clark's pavilion, after which short
speeches were made by members OF
the eommitte as well as by senator
NeWlands. Governor BOYLE and seHef-
al of the homesteaders, who expressed
their views on reclamation work.
The Fallon Eagle says that several
members of the appropriation COM
mittee expressed themselves very
favorably impressed with the possi-
biities of the west and especially
with the actual development in Car
on Valley and the conditions thus lar
attained ON the Truckee-Carson pro-
iect.