The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-06-23
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TAKEN OVER
PROJECT
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
VIEW RECLAMATION WORK
Water Users and Others Present
Views as to Needs of Settlers
In Valley.

an eaat>ts
Last Friday, according to schedule,
the committee on appropriations Of
the House of Representatives
reached the Truckee-C2rson project
in their tour which will include all
the reclamation districts in the West
and will consume six weeks of con-
stant travel The party left Chi
oago on June and will not disband
until July 18th, and consists of the
following members of the apprepria-
tion committee and the reclamation
commission with their clerks:
Members of Appropriation Com
mittee: John ]. Fitzgerald. chair
man. Brooklyn, n. Y, William p.
Boriand, Kansas City Mo-; Joseph
w. Byrns, Nashville, Tenn; Charles
r. Davis, St Peter, Mimi; Freder-
ick H. Gillett, Springfield, Mass;
rank w. Mondell Newcastle, Wyo. ;
James McAndrews, Chicago. Ill. !;
George w. Rauch, Marion, Ind. !;
Swagar Shirley. Louisville, Ky.
James c. Courts and X. +. Rea,
Clerks; NJ c. Shields, assistant
clerk; II. II. Weaver official stenog-
rapher.
Reclamation Commission: A. p.
Davis, director and chief engineer
chairman; viii r. King, chief
counsel; w. A. Ryan, comptroller;
s. B. Williamson. chief of construc-
ton; Joseph l.. Clancy and II. b.
Potter, clerks.
The party was joined at San
/ raneisco by u. S. Senator Francis
G. Newlands and j. M. Fulton, Dis
iict Freight and Passenger Agent
CT the Southern Pacific, who person
ally conducted them through the Ne
yada territory. At Reno they were
joined by Z. S. Senator Key Pittman,
Gov. E. d. Boyle, State Engineer w.
II. Kearney. U. S. Land Register
Shober j. Rogers,.L. III. Taylor, SUI
pervising Engineer E. G. Hopson and
Project Manager D. w. Cole.
Arrival At Lahontan
They arrived at Lahontan a few
minutes before 1 O'Clock, where an
elaborate luncheon mad been pre-
pared by Mr.. Tillinghast in the mess
eall of the Reclamation service, to
which the guests, augmented to the
number of forty or more by the con-
tingent from Failon that had driven
up to receive them. did ample JUS
tice.
After the luncheon the party was
taken to the dam, where a few min
utes were spent in inspecting the
reservoir and explaining the work
ings of the headgates, etc, to the
visitors. About a dozen automo-
hiles had been volunteered for the
purpose of conveying them over as
much of the project as possible in
the few hours at their disposal
Fulton H. Sears had charge of the
disposition of the distinguished yisi-
tors and performed his task of pro-
yiding all with a seat and in each
machine a local representative of
the water users who was familiar
with the situation in ell its phases
and who could explain the various
features of the country as 1t was
passed through. The following
gentlemen gave the use of their cars
and generally acted as chaffeurs for
the occasion: c. w. Foote, |. H.
Kent, Thos. Dolf, E. l.. Bingham, w.
d. Moody, ]. r. Post, John Aiken,
j. c. Coniff, c. w. Renfro, f. b.
iituuA3as " AiOASA anu OtAti .
who accompanied the party.
Taken Over the Project
The route selected was one we'll
calculated to show the various out
standing features of the project,
from the older settled districts, with
their shaded lanes and comfortable
homes surrounded with wide
stretches of heading grain and
blooming alfalfa on through to the
newer lands that are just in process
OF reclamation where the home
steader has builded his modest
shack that will later give way to the
more pretentious farmstead. 1t was
a trip of striking contrasts, running
the gamut through all the stages
that mark the progress of the early
settler who has reached the fruition
of his life's hopes To the humble be-
sinner, who, taking heart from the
success of his neighbor, seeks to
emulate his example and wrest from
the barren sand dunes that adjoin
and border the fat fields of the pio-
neers that reoompense that he knows
viii be his by concentrated effort
and determination.
proceeded down the river to the Nc
Lean ranch. thence southeast past
the Allen ranch, through st. Clair
district to the Beckstead store and
the Downs ranch. From here the
route left the more thickly settled
country and skirted the black alkaIi
ands to & 0 south of tSillwater dis
tgict. crossing over to the Harmon
district, the Sears and Taylor
ranches and back to Falon via the
sugar factory. In ali the trip COW
cred a stretch of about thirty-fiye
miles from the reservoir. While
perhaps covering as great a variety
OF country as Was possible in the al
otcd time, it is but small portion
of the val cy lands capable of culti-
yation. but it is to be presumed that
ihe visitors saw enough to convince
em Of the vastness of the territory
HAT viii eventually be reclaimed
snd OF the undouhted need of funds
to carry the great work on to COM
pletion.
Banquet at Pavilion
Arriving in Falon about 5 p. m.
they were escorted to the Pavilion,
where a bounteous repast had been
prepared for ter delectation by the
aides of the project Seven tables
had been prepared and handsomely
decorated, at two of which nearest
stage were Sc ted the Congress-
ional party and the visitors and re-
ception committee AT the head OF
Ona al tra nresidfnr officer Mr.