The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-11-24
F. c. HOUCH RETURNS
FROM CONFERENCE
Meeting of Board of Review at San
Francisco Considers Matters of
Project Cost Distribution.

r. u. 1OuSH TeluTueu feCently
from Berkeley and San Francisco
after a week S absence. He was
called to Berkeley in his capaciey as
Acting Project Manager to render
assistance to the general board of
cost reviews of the Reclamation Ser
vice in their consideration of the
cost distribution of the Truckee-Car-
son project. The members of the
board present were Mr.. Elwood
Mead and General Marshall. These
gentlemen departed Saturday for
Denver where the first of this week
they were to meet with Mr. /. d.
O'Donnell, the third member of the
board
The general board is meeting with
considerable difficulty in their at
tempts to reach conclusions from
the various reports of the project
boards that viii enable them to rec
ommend adjustments for the differ
ent projects which will be uniform,
just, and fair to all concerned. Nat
uTally the reports from the local
boards differ greatly in the method
of handling the costs. and in their
recommendations so it will be read
ily seen that to reconcile these
divergent views and arrive at equit-
able adjustments is no small task.
The members expressed high re-
gard for the excellent work of the
.Truckee-Carson board. 1t is evident
that the general board is giving
painstaking, broad-minded consider
alton to all the problems presented
to them by the project boards, and
if it is possible to reach satisfactory
and equitable conclusions from the
reports of the various boards, the
general board may we'll be expected
to accomplish the task.
While on the trip, Mr.. Hough en-
braeed the opportunity to attend to
various business matters in San
Francisco, and to get a glimpse at
the exposition. Matters regarding
project settlement were discussed
with Mr.. c. ] Blanchard in charge
of the Reclamation exhibit in the
Liberal Arts building. and with Mes
srs Leo. Pinger and Lloyd B. Pat
ricA svho are connected with the Ne
vade mining aud agricultural ex-
hibits.
All of these gentlemen testify to
the widespread interest visitors have
exhibited concerning Nevada, and
particularly the Truckee-Carson
project, and there is no doubt but
that this section Will profit greatly
from the good work being done by
these gentlemen.
In connection with the agricultu-
raj exhibit it is interesting to note
that a good deal of apathy has been
shown by Nevada people in the mat
ter of supplying products, and con-
sequently the exhibit has not always
been what it should have been.
However, it contains many interest
ing features and it is gratifying to
learn that Churchill county people
have given the best support that the
agricultural exhibits have received
from any county in the state.
With regard to furnishing settlers
for the project, our representatives
at the exposition complain of lack
of proper cooperation on the part of
local people. Mr.. Hough was told of
a number of cases in which people
with sufficient means to succeed,
people who would be valuable assets
to the community and add materially
to its Advancement and prosperity,
returned to the fair after visiting the
project, greatly disappointed with
the outlook here. not because they
were displeased with the land, cli-
mate or prospects for the project,
but because OF the Indifferent treat
ment they claimed to have received
at the hands of local people, both
farmers and business men.
Plans looking to a general i'm
provement and enliyening of settle
ment conditions were discussed at
some length with Mr.. Blanchard.
and it is to be hoped that good re-
suits will follow. 1t is planned for
Mr.. Blanchard to visit the project
after the exposition closes. and with
the local management, take up with
water users and business men plans
for furthering settlement. We must
not only advertise the excellent op-
portunities we have to offer the
homesteader, but must also give the
necessary attention to ways and
means of locating him on a piece of
land, whether homestead or for sale
by private owner, once his interest
is aroused and our natural advanta-
ges in climate. soil, and water are