The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-06-08
Nevada Will
Unite Efforts
Conference of Representatives of
Western Nevada Districts At
Fernley Sunday Success

ern Nevada's irrigation resources
The conference attracted a number
of the states leading men and the
counsel taken forms a basis for hope
that a movement is to be inaugur-
ated which will lead to the happy
ends projected.
1t remained for Reno's citizen
ship to sense the possibilities in
volved in the storage schemes that
abound within the basins of the
Truckee and Carson rivers and the
way was pointed by accomplishment
in the Fallon and Fernley units of
the Newlands project. Reno people
want the lands of Warm Springs
valley north of their city irrigated
and farmed and propose a joint
auspiee that will include their unit
within scheme which will be
known as the Greater Newlands
project within which water conser-
walton. intelligent water disburse-
ment and approved farming method
must combine.
A genuine community of interest
was emphasized by the speakers at
the conference. These speakers in
cluded Governor Emmett ID. Boyle,
Project Manager John +. Richard
son, State Engineer J. G. Scrugham,
c. S. Knight of the Reno chamber
of commerce. {. A. Norcross. of the
state farm extension organization
and l. II. Kent. of this city. What
seemed TO be conflicting purpose
when the Reno plan was first an
nouneed developed In sober counsel
into common aim and those who
attended at Fernley as Fallon repre-
sentatiyes are altogether sanguine
OF a great united effort by western
Nevada people that will broaden
the scope of the Newlands project
TO meet the conception of the late
United States Senator Francis G.
Newlands whose name was given to
this great federal irrigation system
to endure so long as canal and dam
structures survive.
Governor Boyle gave emphatic
approval TO the enlarged scheme
and pledged state aid to its fulfill
ment in a talk that was uniformly
commended. He spoke at consider
able length. He is technically COM
petent as a civil and irrigation en-
gineer to pass on the several phases
of the enterprise.
IL remained for Project Manager
John f. Richardson to allay misap-
he fnsa In "a 1f he
pie of Reno who have given espous-
al 10 the new and enlarged scheme
by suggesting that Reno diffidence
as to Spanish Springs may well give
way TO keen interest inasmuch as
federal reclamation plans for the
building of the Spanish Springs dam
anticipate an elevation that will ere
ate drop at the spillway of so feet
and make available a supply that will
serve the Warm Springs valley along
with the other units proposed as
well as create an artificial water
power site of the utmost value. II
will be remembered that hitherto
Reno partisans of an enlarged New
lands projeet scheme advanced sites
alternative to the Spanish Springs
in the belief that the development
of schemes in the upper Truckee
valley would be necessary II Washoe
lands are to be irrigated.
1t thus develops that engineering
notions have been in conflict Hap
PLY, the Fernley conference elari-
fed a situation IN which every loyal
NeVadan So interested.
Mr.. Richardson recited in the
course of his talk at Fernley that
the federal governments plans for
the maturing OF the enlarged pro
ject plan would bring a direct bens-
fit to the lands already irrigated
and gave it as his opinion that own
ers of present day water rights
should be called upon to discharge
a nominal share of the total cost OF
building the Spanish Springs reser-
voir Tho estimated cost of the
dam will approximate 100000
thinks Mr.. Richardson aud the
other members Of the board of gov
ernment engineers who have passed
on the enterprise. and of the total
cost IL Is proposed that existing wa
ter rights shall be charged $500
per acre. This would result in
levy of 100000, the remaining
s3,600,000 to be borne by the new
lands to be benefited.
Governor Boyle. State Engineer
Scrugham and Mr. Richardson ad-
vlsed the people of the Fernley dis
trict that precautionary measures
had been taken 10 prevent a recur-
rencN of last years water shortage
troubles and assured them that an
amplitude of irrigation water would
be available for their farms through
out the present and future seasons
Following talks resolution was
adopted without dissent, which Is
as follows:
ITO the Hon. Secretary of the
Interior. Washington, d. c.:
1.-THE undersigned representatives
of the State of Nevada and of the
several communities and districts
dependent upon the waters of the
Truekee and Carson rivers for
present irrigation and future irri-
cation expansion by the conserva-
tion of the waters of such streams
through reclamation enterprises. be-
lieving that the time Is come when