The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-12-10
TALKED TO AND VISITED
WITH fALLON PEOPLE
United States Senator Henderson
Made Interesting Talk and
Met People

United States Senator Charles b.
Henderson spent last Saturday after
noon in Fallon on his way to his
home at Elko from trip to Carson
City. Meeting with the people of
Fallon at the Court House in this
city, Senator Henderson discussed In
an intimate way questions that
relate to the advancement of the in
terests of this town and county. He
also spoke briefly on national issues
and his frank engaging manner won
for him many friends in this COM
munity who had not previously met
the junior Nevada United States SEN
ator. 80
THE settlement of the Lake Ia
hoe question:" said Senator Hender-
son, certainly bears a very vital re-
lation to the further development of
the Newlands project, for the COM
pletion of proposed extensions to this
federal government irrigation under
taking Is entirely dependent upon an
increased water supply, which cam
not be had from Lake Tahoe storage.
according to late ruling of Attor-
ney-General Palmer, who has decid-
ed that the government cannot legal
~ PioSttd sS thC Ilpdildn onh-
ers of Tahoe rights. For 16 years
desultory attempts have been made
by governmental departments to ac-
quire Tahoe rights for beneficial
uses within the Newlands project
and the attorney-general's ruling
must stop further effort in this di-
rection.
However. there still remains the
expedient of securing storage for the
surplus waters of the Tahoe and
Truckee water sheds and future ac-
tivities of the reclamation depart
ment of the government. calculated
for the continued development of
choice Newlands project lands must
be thus directed. Churchill county's
agriculture is rapidly assuming
preeminenee at home and Is arousing
an interest in the minds of those at
distance that combine to form an
augury of the greatest promise for
Nevada, the people of whom, no mat
ter where they may reside, may be
pardoned for taking commendable
pride in farming achievement in this
district.
"Fallon's growth is indicative of
the most rapid agricultural advance
ment within its contributing terri
tory. ! found, upon investigation
that postal conditions are congested
not through any fault of the postal
employees here, but altogether be-
cause the population served is more
rapid growing than are the provis-
ions for its care. Just now this post
office, much TO my amazement,
serves no less than $500 patrons.
and ways must be provided to meet
the unusual exigencies arising from
serving an increasing population.
Amongst these will be the erection of
federal building which will serve,
upon completion, vital need In
making available roomy and modern
post Office quarters in your little
city. AS the people here know, $780,
900 was appropriated some years
ago for the Fallon federal building
project and the members of the Ne
vada delegation in congress some
time ago agreed that $S5,000 would
be required to complete the under
taking. My observations here at
this time give rise TO the belief that
the original amount should be fur
ther augmented and l shall try to
have the appropriation doubled, as
100000 will be required to com
plete a federal building ample to
serve existing and assured future
needs in Fallon.
Another innovation needed here
Is further Improvement of the rural
mail service which is single route
so miles In length, Like the loca
post Office, this route is congested
the volume of mail matter, including
parcel post, being altogether too
great TO allow of expeditions hand.
ling ard an effort will be made to
divide the route into two distinct
routes. each of approximately S0
miles In length.
1T is the earnest hope of every
western representative in congress
that the soldier settlement propose
put forward by the administration
shall be passed during the present
session OF congress and that 1t may
carry the most liberal homebuilding
provisions for the veterans of the
ountry.
Drainage for the farming lands
of the Newlands project is generally
considered vital not only to- the fur
ther development of this great irri-
CATION scheme, but to the continued
successful farming OF the lands al
re- dy under cultivation in many in
stances. There Is now available for
use on this project approximately
s130.000, while $S00,Oo0 Is needed
and II the project is to be completed
as contemplated by the engineering
program, grand total of s2,900.-
600 is needed for expenditure here
This sum will allow of the inclusion
of a storage reservoir on the Truck
ee river in the general plan for 3
greater Newlands project which In
its finanlity will include irrigation
facilities for the Pyramid, Wads-
worth and Fernley benches, as wei
as much fertile acreage that will be
served from the Carson watershed.
There is actually needed about three
quarters of million dollars for
drainage purposes In this project
and the need may properly be said
to be the most imperative OF any ex-
isting here"
Referring to his activities In the
national capital having TO do with
policies Of countrywide interest,
Senator Henderson said:
1T Is now generally realized that
the presidents previously expressed
intention of returning the railways
of the country to private control on
January 1st OF the new year cannot
Re accomplished at so early date.
10 would ha unfair M