The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-07-13
Primary Plans
Being Made
Plans Are Being Made for the Conn
mencement Of Work on
Drainage System


manding the keenest interest of the
people of the Newlands project and
very earnest hopes are entertained
that official plans will be fulfilled
within the period prescribed by the
authorities having the matter in
hand. John l.. Burkholder, drain
age engineer with the Denver re-
clamation service office, arrived in
Fallon Friday and will be here
throughout the week laying ulans
for the institution Of work, and on
Saturday he was joined by A. w.
Walker. who only recently completed
a task similar to the one In prospect
here. In the Grand River project at
Grand Junction, Colo.
Final estimates are In course of
preparation at this time and 1t is
believed that department Off
cials at Washington will give the
needed sanction within the next few
DAYS. Other formalities will be COM
pleted and the organization that will
do the work established.
When work is in full swing three
crews of about ten each will be at
work in as many different project
neighborhoods operating drag line
excavators as they dig big open
drains. and other forces do associ-
ated tasks involved in the drainage
job.
1t is asserted that the two big
92-ton excavating machines now In
the project machine shops are the
largest ever built and have only five
contemporaries, all at work for Un-
Gle Sans reclamation department.
Nothing like them was ever mounted
on a caterpillar truck before and
they are driven by distillate engines
or l75 horsepower. They represent
distinct accomplishment in the con-
struction of dragline excavators.
II is asserted that reclamation SER
vice authorities will meet with the
members of the district irrigation
board at an early date and confer
in maturing plans for the big organi-
zation that will put the drainage
over for the people of this valley.
Emphasis is placed upon the fact
that the authorities who will do
this desire the closest possible
working relations with the project
water users and will submit data
from time to time showing unit costs
entailed in the work and will other
wise strive for harmonious contact
with the property owners to be
served.
Mr.. Walker comes from a district
that needed drainage in the same
urgent sense that it is needed here
Grand Junction lies within one of
the great fruit belts of the west and
general irrigation of the lands there
brought about condition of seepage
and alkali accompaniment that seri-
ously threatened property values,
killing orchard growths in some in
stances. Uncle Sam stepped in and
expended 100000 in the construc-
tion of a primary drainage system
which is to be supplemented by ad-
ditional construction under the aus
pices of the land owners who will
be expected to run many miles of
small drains to correct obviously
harmful conditions.
Mr.. Walker calls attention to the
fact that the government Us pro-
posing to go much further here and
a drainage system is to be So planned
and constructed that individual out
lays will be infrequent.
1t is doubtless a fact that many
prospective land investors, now res
idents of other sections, are watch
Ing the progress of events here and
will cast their lots in this valley
by substantial investments when
ever adequate drainage is assured