The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-07-14
A. D. DRUNM REPLIES TO
{. P. OSCOOD'S CRITICISMS
Says Committee In Charge Acted in
Accordance With Wishes of
Project Water Users.

Ed. Standard: Mr. E. p. Osgood
makes several erroneous statements
in his communication of last week
censuring the action of the water
users in presenting any dissatisfac-
tion as to the present or past man
agement of project affairs to the
Congressional committee when visit
ing this project. The object of the
committee, as stated by them in pri-
vate, was largely to see at first hand
how much confidence could be placed
in the reports of the Reclamation
Service. as much; 70 see how wise
ly they had spent the money which
the settlers are called upon to re-
turn, and to come to some under
standing as to the wisdom of entrust-
ing still more money to them to
spend and expect the people to re-
pay it.
Mr.. Osgood proceeds TO belittle
the matter of darinage. which was
held up before us as of such great
Importance that rush vote must be
taken upon it, and he was very
much disappointed that it did not
pass, giving as his main reason that
he wanted to make good and get out.
OF course we know for rich COM
munity like ours to refuse to vote
trivial sum like three hundred
thousand dollars so that Mr.. Osgood
could make good and get out seems
mean indeed, and at that it might
have been cheap way of encourag-
ing his departure, for now we know
he is out for three million dollars,
or was when before the committee
of which he complains, but his wants
shrunk some before he could write
his statement, as one million would
do according to it.
1t must indeed he a warped mind
that could construe anything said
at the time in question as asking
aims, and at that any right minded
person would prefer to obtain a
livelihood by asking aims IN prefer
ence to the process of legal extor
tion as practiced by the Reclamation
Service in every community invaded
by them.
The Irrigation Age was brought
in for its quota abuse. I know
nothing of it, and do not read it, but
il is at least legitimate, not a per-
sonal organ published at the public
expense.
Now, Mr.. Osgood you should not
become unduly alarmed about the
future of the present ''retinue," as
you style yourselves. Do not accuse
any member of the committee, which
seems to be the source of your
crouch, of contemplating anything
so cruel as turning you out in the
cold, cold world without making
some provision for food and raiment
for you.
One word for the committees:
They performed the duties imposed
upon them, each and every one, as
nearly in accordance with the de-
sires of the people upon whose
shoulders the burden of making this
project a success rest, and have no
apologies or excuses to make.
Whatever else the Reclamation
Service may be, it is a financial fail
ure except for those who are eating
up the fund, and it is up to Congress
to crack the nut.
Secretary Lane has ordered the
wind-up in his review board propo-
sition, after which there will be no
mavericks. All will be branded on
one side or the other. Mr.. Osgood
has placed the iron upon himself.
Go to it. We will not ask you to sit
down, you are too light to rock the
boat A. d. DRUMM