The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-01-04

'DlScord Is The curse OIL Nevada,
said State Engineer j. G.. Scrugham
in speaking at the chamber OF COM
merce New Year celebration held in
the club rooms last Monday night.
Scrugham made plea for closer CO.
operation on the part OF the people
OF the state and especially of those
on the Newlands project
The speaker said that during the
latter part of this month he will be
in Washington to confer with Secre-
tary Hoover and Secretary Fall con-
cerning the Boulder canyon project.
Monday afternoon, he stated, lie had
visited Project Manager j. +. Rich
ardson to obtain facts concerning the
miliar with local conditions when
advocating the passage Of the soldier
land settlement act.
Nevada has not been prosperous
during the past, according to
Scrugham, the population OF the
state has decreased during the past
decade. There is reason for it."
The people of the state must work
together. Thousands of dollars are
lost each year on the project because
there is no definite policy for hand
ling the project, there is too much
contention among the people, he
added. A definite policy must be
adopted and the people of the pro-
ject get behind it and boost. I'VE
must depend on our own efforts, we
Will get nothing for nothing" the
speaker continued.
Scrugham then spoke of the bene-
fits of the soldier land settlement
act to Churchill county, if it is pass
ed. He said that President Harding
agreed in his message to favor the
passage of that act. The Legion men
now have something definite to work
on and it is very probable, he said,
that the bill will be passed.
The middle west was built up by
land grants to the soldiers of preyi-
Gus wars and it is now proposed to
give the soldiers of the last war the
same opportunity. The federal act
provides that the state must also
aid, and, he announced, that Nevada
has already passed a law providing
for its share of money. The plan
was drafted two years ago, said
Scrugham, and was coldly received
by some residents of the project, but
the act will tend to bring men to the
project and more water will, of
course, have TO be supplied. In
Scrugham's opinion, it is practically
certain that other steps win then be
taken to- increase the water supply
for the project.
There are a million feet of water
going to waste in the Truckee river
each year." he added. We have got
to get together and present a united
front if we are to obtain anything
Other states that have prospered
generations, let us improve condi-
tions and whoever else wished to
join. AS the chamber of commerce
improves conditions for the future
in the past have done so without any
greater resources than Nevada,
through a better spirit of coopera-
tion. 'The future is full of hope
but We must have cooperation" he
concluded.
The Boy Problem
President II. A. Clarke, of the
chamber of commerce presided at
the meeting. Reverend p E. Peter
sen spoke on the boy Problem. .
There are three forces for good in
every community" he said, "the
church, the school and the home. y
But the boy learns evil on the street
in his idle hours, he added. The
great question, the speaker added, Is
how to counteract that influence
and the best method appears to be
to organize the boys in clubs. Lei
the boys run the club" should be the
policy, the older folks can suggest
but let the boys decide what they
want.
The club would not be affiliated
with any church or organization, he
stated, but would be composed OF
embers from all of the organiza-
tions for the boys of today" he con-
cluded
Kent Tells OF Highway
"A confirmed booster of the pro-
ject," l. II. Kent, was next introdue-
ed hv the nraeadant Lyant toia -