The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1917-05-23
.LEVELINC PROJECT LANDS
With AID OF GOVERNMENT
New Tractors Now Engaged in Work
On Beach Lands Near the
Grimes Ranch

The Holt land Ieveling machin-
cry purchased by the Reclamation
Service arrived during the past week
and by Saturday night was COM
pletely set up and ready to take the
road. The equipment consists of
two IS h. p. Caterpillar Farm Trac-
tors, complete with lighting system,
| five gang heavy disk plows, two land
Jewelers. equipped with eleven and
half foot blades. four heavy engine
| type double action cutaway disk har-
rows, ten foot cut, four engine type
| spike tooth harrows, and one three
! hundred gallon distillate storage
tank wagon. In addition to the
above, a Reclamation Ditcher is be-
ing secured by transfer from a re-
clamation project in Colorado. This
machine is similar to a road grader,
! but is adjustable in such manner
as to adapt it for use in building
| ullCntb anu SldlION
On Monday the entire outfit was
moved to the tract of land lying
south of the Grimes ranch, on which
the first leveling operations will be
undertaken. The area In this locality
comprises about fifteen hundred
acres between the Grimes ranch and
I > ka I'D -
Lake, and in general is tie same
character of soil as that in the
Grimes ranch and in the Gibbs and
Philips ranch. 1t is planned to fully
prepare this land for settlers, includ-
ing, ii necessary the seeding of the
crop; and in all probability this land
ment or lease, during the coming
fall.
Two or three weeks ago an ar
rangement was suggested for CO.
operation between the Reclamation
Service and the University of Me-
vada on a plan for seeding a crop on
some of the Carson lake land this
year. The matter was referred to
the Department of Agriculture by
the University. but to date no def
mite action has been taken and in
view of the fact that the season is
we'll advanced it is unlikely that any
attempt will be made to harvest
crop this year. The work now start
ed will, however, insure a consider
able increase in the production next
year.
The Reclamation Service Is receiv-
ing numerous inquiries regarding
possible arrangements that may be
made for the leveling of land by the
government for settlers Plans are
being considered for entering into
this work, but to date have not de-
veloped TO a sufficient extent to en-
able any definite information to be
given regarding when such work will
be undertaken or under what plan.
A bill now pending in Congress,
known as H. r. 2913, provides for
an appropriation of 5000, 600 to be
used on Reclamation Projects for
increasing crop production, and 1t
IL generally understood that the Re-
large proportion of this fund to
aid the settlers in bringing all of the
land under cultivation. This bill
has not yet passed, however and its
passage seems to be pretty much in
doubt. Considerable opposition has
developed in Congress and 1t is pos
sible that the bill will fail. Due to
these uncertainties it is impossible
for the officers of the Government to
make any definite plans for proceed
/ ing with this work. 1t is possible,
however, that way may be found
whereby this work, at least to
limited extent, may be undertaken,
even though the S5,000,000 fund is
not appropriated
In view Of the opposition in Con-
/ gress to the passage of this bill,
there is considerable activity on the
part of those in favor of the measure
on behalf of the bill This is a mea-
sure of utmost importance to the
Truckee-Ca Project and our peo-
pie should leave nothing undone that
will aid in securing the passage of
the bill. 1t will not only accomplish
its object of Immediately increasing
the food supply as a necessary war
measure but will also greatly accel-
crate the permanent development of
the project and will advance the
community from five to ten years
over what might be expected under
old methods and normal conditions.
Doubtless our senator's are heartily
in favor of the bill, but 1t would
greatly strengthen their position to
be able to present a strong demand
from the epople of the project and
no time should be lost in expressing
our sentiments to them In the
strongest terms.
ELKO BOYS EXPECT TO BE
SENT TO THE FRONT