The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-08-16
Oppose Canyon
Power Contract
Prominent Water Users of Project
Register Protest At Action of
Irrigation Board
DENY POWER COMPANY'S
TITLE TO WATER RIGHTS
Ask Secretary of Interior to Post.
pone Action Until Title Is
Established

The contract that has been drawn
up between the Canyon Power Com
pany, a subsidiary of the Nevada
Valleys Power Company, and the u.
8. government is again the subject
of a bitter controversy The con-
pany a ten-year lease on the Lahon-
tan power plant in consideration of
the relinquishing of their claim to a
dam site and water rights on the
Truckee river.
Ii is understood that the contract
is approved by the power company
and IL has been sent to Washington
for the signature of Secretary of the
Interior Fall.
At meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Truckee-Carson Irri-
cation District held August 18th, a
resolution was passed that the board
of directors of the Truekee-Carson
Irrigation District approve of the
proposed contract between the
United States and the Canyon City
Power Company, with the suggestion
that the following modification Of
the proposed contract would be an
Improvement:
First-To increase the proposed
reserve from one hundred kilowatts
to two hundred killowatts.
Second-To permit the resale of
power by the United States from
lines constructed and operated un-
der the authority OF the United
States. Directors Kent and Harmon
not voting on the resolution.
At a meeting OF the board of di-
rectors of the Truckee-Carson Irri-
cation District held August 14th, 1t
was moved by c. E. Kent and sec
onded by W. A Harmon that the
board of directors reconsider the
resolution passed at the meeting of
August 9TH referring TO contract be-
tween the United States and the
Canyon City Power Company. Mr..
Kent and Mr. Harmon voted yes at
the roll call. c. f. Coe, c. G.
Swingle. w. A. Pray and True Ven
ell voted no
Failing 10 get reconsideration
of their move from the board Of di-
reetors. water users are taking the
matter up directly with the Secre-
tary of the Interior asking him to
postpone action on the contract.
Their request was sent by telegram
which is quoted as follows:
Hon. Albert Fall.
Secretary of Interior,
Washington, d. C.
The undersigned representing
more than thirty thousand acres of
water right under the Newlands Pro-
jeet do not favor and urge you to
postpone final action on proposed
contract with Canyon Power Com
pany until hearing can be held and
expression of opinion of water users
of project be obtained.
(Signed)
/. II. KENT
+. NJ WIGHTMAN
JOE JARVIS
X. l.. DOUGLASS
FREEMAN ESTATE co.
THOS. DOLF
SHOBER ]. ROGERS
In defense of the contract Pro-
ject Manager Richardson pointed
out the advantages that would be
gained by the irrigation district II
the contract were accepted. The
first consideration would be the re-
linquishment to the u. S. govern
ment of the power rights now claim
ed by the Canyon Power Co. on the
Truekee river. The contract would
yield to the reclamation service
$4,000 per annum besides paying
into the operation and maintenance
fund from $4,000 to $4,000 per year,
and at the expiration of the ten-year
leasing period would leave the pro-
ject with a better plant than they
now have.
The secretary of the interior has
already indicated that as soon as
the water right claims of the Can
yon Power Co. on the Truckee have
been settled the work of building
Spanish Springs reservoir will be
started. An allotment of 100000
has already been made for this pur-
pose.
Those who object TO the contract
claim that the Canyon Power Co. has
no title to any water rights on the
Truckee river and are merely hold
ing the threat of long drawn out lit
igation over the Truckee-Carson r.
rigation district to compel them to
grant a renewal for ten years Of
their lease on the Lahontan Power
plant.
That as a matter of fact the con-
tract states, "All rights the Canyon
Power Company claim" and not
"All rights that they own" but more
particularly they object on the
ground that II is only the water us
ers that are supplied with water
from the Lahontan reservoir that are
giving a portion of their most valu-
able asset for the benefit of other
localities included In the project and
without any recompense whatever,
to them.
A woman's organization against