The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-01-04
Committee Favors
Kinkaid Proposal
Would Leave Water Charges in
Hands of Secretary of Interior;
Representatives Approve
PLAN TO ADMINISTER LAW
SUGGESTED BY COMMITTEE
Meeting of Water Users Called for
Next Saturday; Richardson TO
Address Farmers

The committee representing the
water users OF the Newlands irriga-
ton project have definitely decided
to support the Kinkaid resolution
for deferment of water payments,
Daniel Evans, chairman of the COM
mittee has announced.
The resolution as introduced by
Congressman Kinkaid provides that
the matter OF deferment of payments
shall be left to the discretion of the
secretary OF the interior. The first
sentence of the resolution is, BE it
enacted by the senate and house of
representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled,
that the secretary of the interior is
hereby authorized, in his discretion
after due investigation, TO extend
the time for payments of all con-
struction, operation, and mainte-
nance charges falling due and pay
able on December l of the years
1921, 1922 and 1923, upon govern
ment reclamation projects, units of
such projects, or individual cases, to
water-right applicants or entrymen
who are in arrears for more than
one calendar year for the payment
of any charge for construction.
Suggest Change
The committee, in a letter of en-
dorsement to Congressman Kinkaid,
suggested that the resolution be
changed to read, 'in the years of
1921, 1922 and 1928" instead of
December l OF those years. IL was
stated by Evans that that was done
due to the fact that many payments
become due in March and that they
should be included.
The letter to Congressman II. ].
Kinkaid is as follows:
a copy Of II. X. 9606, intro
dueed by you, was forwarded to the
committee OF farmers on the New
lands irrigation project for oonsid-
Grafton.
we favor the passage of that
resolution with a few minor chang
es. indicated on enclosed copy. The
only other question in our minds
was. whether IL would not be best
to add that the repayment of the
deferred payments granted should
not be placed at the end of the 20
years period or a graduated tax each
year until paid. If the repayment
would come in large sums In future
years the farmers would not be able
to meet their obligations Or. do
you think that the repayment should
be left to the discretion of the secre-
tary of the interior?
I'VE have been working very
hard to get congress to give the re-
lief and we have decided that your
resolution should be supported We
will communicate with our repre-
sentatives from this state to that eff
feet"
Write TO Representatives
The committee also sent letters to
the Nevada representatives in the
senate and congress stating that the
resolution meets with their approval
The letter TO Senator Pittman fol-
lows:
"A copy OF II. r. 9e06 by the
Honorable Kinkaid was forwarded
to the committee of farmers of the
Newlands project for consideration
1t is the only bill that has been pre-
sented to us for consideration cover
ing the relief that the farmers of
this project have been seeking.
We have decided that this resolu-
tion should have the full support of
our representatives In congress. We
have communicated with Mr. Kin
kaid suggesting a few minor chang
es. indicated on copy of resolution.
and possible additional ones. If he
thought IL necessary.
Thanking you in advance with
the compliments of the season, we
are, Yours truly.
DANIEL EVANS.
w. ID. MOODY,
f. w. SIGNALLING.
In speaking OF the resolution,
Evans stated that it is not yet
known what method the secretary of
the interior will adopt in determin-
Ing which water payments shall be
postponed. He added that the com
mittee of farmers would wish TO
have a committee appointed by the
secretary, composed os representa-
tives OF the government and of the
farmers to decide locally.
A convention of water users of
the project will be held on Saturday,
Evans announced, at which time
many important questions relative
to local conditions will be discussed.
Project Manager Richardson, ac-
cording to Evans, has announced his
desire to appear before the farmers
at that time.