The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-02-19
GOVERNOR B0lH Greatly
ENCOURAGES HOMESTEADFRS
Farmers Confer with Governor On
Plans for State Loan for land
Leyeling


Governor Emmett D. Boyle and
legislative party were greeted by
good sized audience in the High
School Auditorium last Saturday at
ternoon, the meeting having been
called by the governor for the pur-
pose of adopting some workable plan
for state aid in land leveline
In the party were Assem- bymen
Clayton. Ferguson and Hill and our
own representatives Senator G. E.
Kent and AssembIyman e. S. Berney.
The meeting was called to order
by l. H Kent who expressed the
hope that some means of relief for
the farmers and prospective settlers
would be the outcome of the meet
ing.
Governor Boyle on being present.
ed to the gathering at once declared
his entire sympathy with the wishes
of the homesteaders on the project
and drew applause when he further
stated his intention to urge the in
PRODUCTION of a suitable bill for an
appropriation that will assist in the
development of the uncultivated
lands of the valley.
Governor Boyle was then handed
by Secretary II. L. Beaudreau set
of resolutions passed at the meeting
of the Water Users and Homestead
ers last Thursday afternoon and
which the governor after perusal
highly complimented as being an in
telligent outline of the needs of the
settlers and of the methods by which
the much sought relief might be OBJ
tanned.
The governor handled the meeting
admirably exercising tact and skill
that resulted in spirit of harmony
that finally effected a unanimous
endorsement of his suggestions as to
the proper steps to be taken to se-
cure an appropriation from the pres
ent legislature.
II was stated that there are con-
stitutional obstacles in the way OF sc
curing school funds but it was be-
lieved that bin could be drawn by
which loan of 100000 for land
preparation could be secured, and 1t
was to such bill that the governor
committed himself.
Whatever the outcome of the
present efforts to secure such an APP
preparation from the State Governor
Boyle has endeared himself to the
settlers of this project by his thor
ough understanding of their needs
and his expressed willingness to aid
them to the extent of his power.
Later in the day accompanied by
few members of the committee the
governor called upon e. L. Bingham
at the home of the latter and during
an extended discussion demonstrated
that he had an unusually clear con-
ception of the land Ieveling program
and also of the best method of Sc
curing prompt relief.
In connection with the proposed
legislative bill Attorney A. l.. Haight
left for Carson City Monday after
noon, as a representative of the Wa
ter Users and Homesteaders and will
draft a bill which 1t is believed will
overcome all legal objections, and
before returning viii request one of
our representatives to introduce IT
for early adoption.
The following are the resolutions
adopted by the Water Users and
which were approved by Governor
Boyle:
We in meeting duly assembled do
unanimously urge that you support
with all your power these following
proposals.
l. That the Reclamation Service
enter into direct contracts with the
Homesteaders, Water Users and re-
turning soldiers themselves. for the
preparation and seeding OF their
own places at an average cost of
about fifty dollars per acre or at not
to exceed two-thirds the estimated
cost If done by present methods en-
ployed by the Service itself as now
tentatively authorized.
2. To furnish adequate funds for
this method that the Service, State,
Churchill and Lyon counties cooper