The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-02-13

PROJECT MANAGERS HOLD
CONFERENCE AT DENVER
Topics of Vital Concern to Farmers
Discussed by Experts in
Farm Management

The conference of Project mana
gers and chief clerks held at Den
yer from January % to February 2,
was one of the most interesting and
instructive conferences ever held by
that body, according to Project Man
ager j. f. Richardson.
He states that in spite of the Sc
verify of the weather the attendance
Exceeded their expectations, and the
interest was keen throughout the
entire week.
Topics of vital concern to the
farmer were discussed and of these
were matters of prime Importance
to the farmers of this project.
The most vitally important ad-
dress of the entire meeting was that
of I<irt Gruenwald, Secretary of the
National Irrigation Congress whose
theoretical knowledge has been put
to a practical test in the conduct OF
farm near Denver on which he HIS
achieved great success.
The theme of his address was per-
manent agriculture. and the point
on which he laid chief stress was the
necessity OF rotation in crops as the
key to the largest returns from farm
ing.
The speaker instanced the success
in European countries wlese the
farmer in many cases labors under
great disadvantages but who through
following the rotation method have
achieved the very highest results.
The sugar beet in those countries
he stated was the staple or basis for
permanent success in agriculture,
and where the cultivation OF the SUI
gar beet was followed by that of
wheat the yield of the latter was
enormous.
The Truckee-Carson project was
referred to by one of the experts
present who declared that IL held
advantages for beet culture beyond
that of any known irrigation district
and that it would be wisdom for the
producer to consider the future of
his farm rather than be swayed by
the present abnormal prices for al
falfa which must, he declared, suffer
reaction leaving the farmer with
out an alternative crop to depend
upon
The hope is expressed by Project
Manager Richardson that ii may be
possible in the near future to have
the benefit of the presence here for
few days Of Mr.. Gruenwald that he
may meet the farmers of this pro-
ject in conference.
Prior to adjournment the meeting
adopted a set of resolutions address
ed and later forwarded to the Secre-
tary of the Interior requesting him,
under agreement with the Secretar-
les of War and Navy, to secure a
classification of the civil service en-
ployees of the Reclamation service
outside of the drafted age, and
ing the period of the war to continue
in the reclamation service so long
as required by the Secretary of the
Interior or with his permission per-
form services in accordance with re-
suit of classification
The resolution was signed by ev-
cry project manager, chief clerk and
other employee of the service who
attended the conference.
Records of draft boards thus far
indicate that officials and other EN-
ployees of the Reclamation Service
have not, by reason of such connec-
tion. been shown special considera-
tion, those of draft age being classi-
fed even as are those outside of gov
ernment service, although the loss of
these men may cripple the work of
the offices it is not possible at all
times to secure men trained for such
field of service.