The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-02-02
MANY CHANGES TAKE PLACE
IN RECLAMATION SERVICE
ID. W. Cole Leaves Fallon for Boise
@F. G. Hough VIII be in Charge
of Local Project

! ment or the Denver headquarters of
the reclamation service following
the resignation of s. b. Williamson
as Chief of Construction, comes
several changes in the rules govern
ing the conduct of affairs on the
various projects that will be well
coined by water users and entry
men. Among these are the cancel
lation of the recent order requiring
the payment of all water charges at
Denver instead of at the local office
as had long been the practice
While the Denver office will con-
tinue to handle the monthly ac-
counts, payrolls, etc, and make the
principal purchases. the individual
accounts of water users will be kept
at the local office, which will be in
a position now, as heretofore to
furnish full information on all pro-
jects. Some member of the local
force will be designated and bonded
as a special fiscal agent to take
charge of water collections. receipt
for same, and make payment of
emergency accounts that require
prompt payment
Project Manager Cole returned
last Wednesday after about three
months spent in the East, principal
ly in Washington. On bis way west
he attended the conference of the
reclamation officials at Denver.
where project matters were discuss
ed with the heads of the various
departments which will probably
bear fruit in better cooperation
and more intimate relations as a
result of the policies of Secretary
Lane in the management of the var
ious reclamation districts
1t has been announced that Mr.
Cole will take charge of the Boise
project to succeed F. E. Weymouth
who goes to the Denver Office as
chief of construction. Fallon will
sincerely regret his departure from
this project which has grown up
under his able management, but we
have the assurance that he will not
be entirely divorced from his work
here and in any event we can feel
: assured that in case of need the
Truekee-Carson project will always
have a friend at court-one who
J understands the innermost needs OF
the people here as no one else can
know them. 1t is more than prob
able that he will make occasional
visits here to keep in touch with
the progress of affairs.
Following our announcement of
two weeks ago, we have learned that
the resignation of S. B. Williamson
las Chief of Construction of the U. s.
Reclamation service at Denver, Colo
RADIO, has brought about a number
of changes in management of the
Reclamation Service.
Incidentally. 1t seems that Mr..
Williamson resigned to accept n
much more lucrative position with
the Guggenheim interests who have
decided to carry on much of their
large construction and mining oper-
ations by day labor instead of con-
tract work. And they have secured
the service of Mr.. Williamson, who
is recognized as an able organizer of
construction work, to direct opera
tions of this sort in all parts of the
world from his headquarters in New
York City. The first great construc-
tion Job undertaken under Mr.. Will
liamson's management is understood
to be in Chilli in connection with
large copper mines. Mr.. William
sons chief clerk in the Denver office,
Mr.. Kellar, has resigned to take eff
feet February 1st to go with Mr..
Williamson, who left for his new
duties on January 18th.
The Secretary of the Interior in
pursuance of the new policy of cen
tralizing the management of the
Reclamation Service in the field has
authorized Mr.. A. p. Davis, Director
land Chief Engineer, to undertake
the reorganization of the Denver of
fee and to introduce a number of
changes in methods of doing busi-
ness so as to effect greater efficiency
and economy.
1t is understood that the new
Chief of Construction under Mr..
Davis will be f. e. Weymouth, who
has been Project Manager and Sup
ervising Engineer at Boise, Idaho.
and under whose direction the
famous Arrowrock dam was recently
completed. Mr.. Weymouth has re-
Gently been seriously i'll with pneu-
monia but is now rapidly recovering
and expects to be able to take charge
at Denver within a few weeks. He
will be assisted by +. l.. Cavis as
chief accountant, who will take the
place of Mr.. Mccoy, the incumbent
of the position under the Williamson
administration.
A general revival of the coopera-
tive spirit in the Service appears to
have been brought about by a con-
ference of project managers and
others in the Service at Denver dur