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The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-01-11
Prevent Transfer
of Surplus; Order
Board OF Directors of Project Au-
thorize Steps to Prevent Use of
Money To Meet Deficit
STODDARD HOLDS SERVICE
CANNOT MAKE COLLECTION
Petitions From Various Communi-
ties Presented at Meeting, Night
Session Is Held

The attorneys for the NeWlands
irrigation project were authorized
by the board of directors of the pro-
ject Monday evening to take steps TO
prevent the transfer of surplus of
$4,000, which occurred in the op-
GRAFTON and maintenance charges
last year, to the deficit OF 100000
in charges from 1907.
Attorney Roy w. Stoddard, repre-
senting the firm of Cooke, French
and Stoddard of Reno, was present
at the meeting. He stated that he
did not consider it legally possible
for the reclamation service to make
the present water users of the pro-
ject pay the old deficit and that un-
less some action was taken in the
near future the service would mere
ly transfer the surplus that occurred
last year to the deficit.
Stoddard added that If the matter
was taken to court it would almost
certainly be fought through three
federal courts before either side
would relinquish claims.
The secretary of the board was
authorized to request the Nevada
representatives In congress To take
up the matter as committee from
the project and to confer with Sec
retary Fall of the department Of the
interior TO ascertain If 1t was not
possible to arbitrate the matter.
The attorneys were also authorized
to 20 to Washington to obtain a
CONTINUED on page two.g
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-01-11
Mead Says Plan Applicable to Nevada
tremely good

That DR.. Elwood Mead, said to be
the leading irrigation expert of the
world, considers that the colonial
ton scheme as introduced by him in
Australia and later in California is
applicable to Nevada, is the state
ment OF A. j. Reed, county agricul-
tural agent who returned last Sat
urday night from a trip to San Fran
cisco and Davis, California.
While in California Reed heard
DR.. Mead lecture ON three occasions
and had a lengthy talk with him
concerning the feasibility of intro
duoing the Mead colonization plan
into this state. He says that DR.
Mead considers the Newlands project
well adapted for colonization in such
a manner.
The things that must be consider
ed Reed said are land, water and
climate. The conditions must be
suitable for intensive cultivation of
crops. Domestic grapes, fruit, veg
etables and live stock can all be pro-
duced on the Newlands project and
in Mead's opinion, Reed said, the
project is ideally suited for such in
tensive cultivation.
1t is the usual idea among agri-
eulturists that an individual must
hold a large acreage in order to
make a living but that is not true,
he continued II has been shown in
the two colonies now existing in Cal
ifornia that farmers can support
themselves and families on far less
acreage. Farmers. generally speak
ing, take far more land than they
can cultivate.
On the two projects in California
it has been found that tracts of five,
ten, fifteen or twenty acres were the
most profitable, is Reeds statement.
That fact is illustrated on this pro-
ject where some men are making
good profits by cultivating only ten
acres intensiyely.
DR.. Mead emphasized the fact,
Reed continued, that irrigation pro-
jects such as this one, where farm
ers were turned loose on barren land
even though there is plenty OF water
fail because of unavoidable hard
ships and difficulties encountered.
The familiar project saying that, 'it
takes three crops of settlers to bring
a piece of land under cultivation,
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-01-11

bears out the contention of DR..
Mead, Reed continued.
The underlying idea of the plan is
to the effect that the farmers must
subsidize by long time loans. These
loans run for a period of thirty to
forty years at five per cent interest.
The interest also amortizes the prin-
eipal. Reed added.
To any one who is familiar with
agricultural principles this is a very
practicable and much needed meas
ure. and would be of great benefit
to the project and would do what
nothing else could do to bring peo-
pie to the state of Nevada, in Reed s
opinion.
DR.. Mead was first called to Aus
tralia to take charge of their coloni-
cation when 1t was shown that the
reclamation plan in use then was
not feasible. The farmers were in
debt to such an extent that it seem
ed impossible that they could sur
vive. DR.. Mead was given entire
charge and told to put the plan on
paying basis. by inaugurating the
plan that is now well known, the
Australian colonies yere put on a
paying basis, he said.
The land, according to Reed,
should be bought by the state after
it is under cultivation and five men
could then make living, by inten-
siye cultivation, where one gets a
living now. The project has reach
ed a stage now where it is suitable
for intensive cultivation.
Some of the advantages of inten-
siye cultivation, as stated by Reed,
are that more profits can be obtain
ed for smaller investments and that
it requires less capital to commence
operations and the cost of labor is
much smaller, less water is also
used.
The Mead colonization plan would
require state legislature and the ere
alton of colonization board would
also be a necessity, according to
Reed The plan as now being prac-
ticed in California calls for the pur-
chase of the land by the state and
in turn selling 1t to the farmers on
long term, easy payments. The
prospective settlers are also requir-
ed to invest some of their own mon
ey on the land.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-01-11
Community Pasture
Bill Opposed; Says
Senator Pittman Sends Communica-
tion from Secretary OF Interior;
Passage Not Probable

That there is little possibility of
the passage of the bill authorizing
the secretary of the interior to
transfer, to the Newlands irrigation
project, the land being used as COM
munity pasture is shown by COM
munications received from Senator
Pittman, by the Standard
The following is a letter from the
acting secretary of the interior SEN
ator Charles l.. McNary, chairman
of the senate committee on irriga-
tion and reclamation.
Reference is made to your letter
of November 4, 1921, and Depart
mental reply of November s, 1921,
concerning S. 2670, "A bill to au-
thorize the Secretary of the Interior
to convey certain lands in the New
lands reclamation project to the
Truckee-Carson Irrigation District. y
The Newlands project is a Fed
eral irrigation project established in
the state of Nevada under the act
of June II, 1902 (32 Stat, 1881,
and the Truekee-Carson Irrigation
District is an irrigation district or
ganized under State law, embracing
a portion of the irrigable area of
said project. The lands described
in S. 2670 amount to about 1900
acres and are desired by the irriga-
tion district for use as pasture for
the stock of water users within the
district and others.
The Reclamation Service has a
net investment in these lands of ap-
proximately $4,000, and is plan
ming to furnish a water supply from
said project for about. 1900 acres
of the same under a possible con-
struction charge of $50 per irrigable
acre. Becaune of this fact, it seems
Incompatible with the public inter-
este to permit the lands to be trans
ferred to an irrigation district to be
used for pasture purposes.
Accordingly it is suggested that
S. 267O should not be enacted into
law"
Senator Pittman writes, "In my
opinion, it would be impossible to
pass the bill through congress in
the face OF so strong and adverse
report"
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-01-11
Legion Men Install
Officers for Year
reed and Planning for Future
Constitute Program; to Under
take Many Progressive Steps

Installation OF officers, making
plans Tor the present year and eat
ing constituted the program at the
meeting of the Churchill post No. 16
oil the American Legion held Tues
day evening.
The officers OF the present year
are. A. }. Reed, commander; II. r.
scott, vice commander, Edgar Mau-
pin, adjutant; Lester Moody, finance
oihcer; Walter Mccall, sergeant-at-
arms, Stanley Bailey, post histor-
ian The outgoing officers we're:
Harold Bellnger, commander; Dr..
W. c. Lucas, vice commander; J. b.
Layeaga, adjutant; Edgar Maupin,
finance officer, l.. w. Crehore, his
torian.
Prior TO the installation of Off
GERS a business meeting was held.
II was announced that the Masons
mad donated 500 toward the Legion
cemetery fund and that there is now
$50 due on bills contracted in con-
neetion with the cemetery.
Walter Mccall announced that
the play committee had decided to
produce, Nothing But the Truth. .
The play will be staged by the post
in February, he announced.
LaYeaga announced that it is
necessary for the Legion members
to sell $40 worth of tickets to the
lyeeum il the post is not to go in
debt.
The adjutant's report for the past
year was read. 1t was composed of
the reports OF the various officers
and activities during the past year.
A lengthy discussion relative to
the soldiers land settlement act was
held. The committee that conferred
with j. G. Scrugham explained the
recommendation of that commit
tee No action was taken by the
post in regard to the proposed bill.
Following the installation of Off
GERS the meeting adjourned to the
Mission cafe for a feed" The new
commander, Reed, appointed the
standing committees for the year.
The ehairmen. of the committees
were called upon for talks. All ex-
pressed a desire to cooperate with
the organization and other civic or
gaDizations of the community to OBJ
tain results beneficial to Fallon and
the county.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-01-11
lBy l. II. kentl

Like a thunderbolt out of the sky
comes the news that we are in dan
ger of losing our Lincoln Highway
| place it in the possessive sense be-
cause it is our most valued treasure,
most liquid asset-next to our wa
ter-and our only possession that
links us to the outside world, as you
might say, as first class power
The information first came in a tel
egram from Detroit signed by Mr.
Hoag, general field secretary of the
Lincoln Highway Association, and
was later confirmed by our state
consul, Senator Harrington, of Car
son City.
We were urged to use every in
fuence to have the Lincoln Highway
made primary road across Nevada,
and in the same message were told
the state of Utah refused to make
the necessary connections to make
the primary road a continuous route,
even ii We succeeded. The first
thought of the average human mind
upon being stricken fatally is to
look for tile cause. We search in
vain for an adequate reason. Have
We not always worked and Loyalty
supported the Lincoln highway as
sociation? Haven't We contributed
by our money and labor to its sup.
port far more than our limited re-
sources justified? We acknowledge
that the road across what is known
as the Sand Springs Mud Flats, q
stretch OF about 2 miles within oui
territory on the Lincoln Highway
has always been known far and wide
as the worst portion of the highway
between New York and San Fran.
cisco. and has been most extensive.
ly advertised as such.
We are proud to say that through
the loyal support of the state high
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-01-11
Commissioners Give
Contracts for Year
Receive bids and Name Officials at
First Regular Meeting; Appoint
Telephone Manager Later

The opening of bids and awarding
OF contracts was the principal busi-
ness of the county commissioners at
their first regular meeting of the
present year, held last Friday.
In the absence of Chairman l.. l..
Allen. Shober ]. Rogers WAS select
ed to preside.
DR.. G. l.. Dempsey was appoint
ed county physician at the salary of
$40 per month with bond of ST.
600. He was also appointed county
health officer with the additional
pay of s25 per month. Other bids
were received from DR.. c. Il. Pier
sail and Dr. J. c. Ferrell, also for
S75 per month.
Bid for Telephone Job
Bids for manager of the county
telephone system we're received
from Glen Il. Richards at $3.50,
Frank e. Anderson at s240, William
Altman at 5000, j. w. Smitten at
S210, G. b. McFarlin at s225, e. p.
Mclean at $500. 1t was decided to
delay definite action until the return
OF Chairman Allen. +. E. Anderson
will continue to serve In the mean
time.
l.. Il. Kendriek was named as
janitor OF the court house and tele-
phone building for the coming year
at the salary of 500 per month.
other bids received we're: j. p Con-
ner. s75; Clinton Adams, 800; A.
Corbeil, $50. A. l.. Mcdaniel, SEQ,
Kendrick Will furnish bond for
$1,000.
The Roe & Kaiser undertaking
company submitted the only bid for
burial of the county paupers. The
bid called for s45 for each burial
and an additional twenty-five cents
per mile one way beyond a radius of
five miles from Fallon. The bid
was accepted and bond fixed at
$1,000.
j. II. Miller submitted bid for
care of the county INDECENT as fol-
lows; S1.10 per day per person;
$2.22 per day per person for tuber-
cular and venereal cases or cases
requiring treatment; $3.50 per day
per person for cases where n night
nurse is required, II continued for
seven days or more; II the average
number of persons requiring no at
tention exceeds five at any time a
refund OF twenty-five cents per per-
son per day will be made for each
additional person.
The contract with Percy e. Mills
for loading gravel at Hazen was
signed
1t was ordered that s570 should
be transferred from the telephone to
the general fund. The usual claims
against the county were allowed.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-01-11
Elect Officers
for Civic Body
Chamber of Commerce Members
Chose Leaders for Year; Outgoing
Directors Are Reelected
CLARK CHOSEN PRESIDENT
By BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Treasurer j. Ii. Laveaga Submits
Report of Clubs Finances; Mayor
Announces Meeting Tuesday


The election of ten members OF
the board of directors of the Church
i'll county chamber of commerce and
the subsequent election by them OF
officers for the present year was the
principal business of the regular
meeting of that body last Monday
night.
Under the constitution of the
chamber of commerce the directors
are elected for three year periods
with a group of seven to be elected
each year. The seven retiring di-
rectors were unanimously reelected
and three additional ones were chos-
en- to fill vacancies.
l.. W. Crehore, j. p Eldredge, c.
L. Benadum, II. Bellinger, G. w
Likes, J. b. Layeaga and n. Jesch
were the directors reelected. G. J.
Kenny was chosen to fill the vacancy
left by w. K. Davis and f. W. Dud.
ley was chosen to fill the vacancy
left by the death of Ex-senator Ked-
die, and &. E. Wood to succeed J
X. Hall.
H. A Clark was chosen to sue
ceed himself as president of the or
ganization at a meeting of the di-
rectors held after the regular meet
ing. G. j. Kenny was elected vice
president and ]. B. Laveaga was re-
elected treasurer. The appointment
of a secretary was left open until
another meeting of the board.
The directors who will retire in
1923 are: e. H. Hursh, A. d.
Drumm, IL. A. Clark, Thomas Dolf
w. d. Moody, G. j. Kenny and F.
w. Dudley. The directors who have
two more years to serve are, ]. f
Milton, w. E. Barney, ]. F. Lehners
G. w. Coverston, True Veneill, w
A. Harmon and L. Z. Woods.
Talks About Highway
l. II. Kent gave a talk concerning
the Lincoln highway and its advan'
tages to Nevada and Churchill coun
ty. He said that it was of as much
pOi ldICC " DO G
trans-continental railroad would be
and that no one thing could do as
much damage to the county as the
loss of the highway. He urged the
chamber of commerce to take action
to prevent the threatened loss. l.
w. Crehore and G. j. Kenny were
appointed committee to confer
with Kent in the matter.
Treasurer Makes Report
Treasurer j. B. Laveaga submit
ted a report of the clubs finances
He said that s2,S1S had been pait
in as dues and that the club now hat
balance of SIG. He stated thai
$6SS had been paid out in salarie.
and more than three hundred dol
lars in advertising. There are now
$1,000 in unpaid dues, he added
L. w. Crehore recommended thai
the county commissioners obtain 6
map the roads in Churchill coun
ty.
To Discuss Pavement
Mayor Clark announced that or
Tuesday evening the city council
will hold a meeting for the primary
purpose of discussing the paving O.
the streets of Fallon. He said tha
three routes have been proposed anC
he invited the people of the town tC
appear before that body and express
opinions regarding the propositions
City Engineer Crehore will have al
estimate of cost of construction o
the three routes and other data per
tinent TO the question, he announc
ed.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-01-11
COMMISSIONERS DRAW JURY
LIST AT REGULAR MEETING

The county jury list was drawn
by the county commissioners at their
regular meeting last Friday. The
list includes approximately one hun
dred and thirty names. The pros
pective jurors are to be called to try
cases In the district court and the
grand jury will be selected from
among them, according to County
Clerk Howard.
The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-01-11
Farmers Express Bitter Opposition
to NewIands Project MANAGEMENT
at Mass Meeting Held Saturday
MANY RADICAL CHANGES METHOD OF OPERATION SUGGEST
ED ny WATER UsE.s WOULD PLACE RECLAMATION DE-
pARTMENT UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

in the hands of the secretary OF the
interior as the secretary would then
leave the matter to the discretion
OF the project manager.
Williamson speaks
Thomas Williamson, director OF
tne project, stated tnat the PROPOSE
ton OF maKmg the reclamation ser
wee self supporting was not feasible.
1T Ia only justice tnat the United
states as wnole should bear por-
ton OF the expense OF reclaimins
ard lands" he added. lie explained
that the reclamation work eventual
~ Denentted the entire country and
tnat IL ID impossible for the farmers
TO pay the entire amount of main
tanning the bureau and OF operating
and construction work.
W. q. Rawles another represents
tive from Fernley, stated that the
reclamation service has built up a
tremendous autoeracy" and that II
is impossible to obtain action
through the secretary and under
secretaries. THE reclamation ser
vice has entirely lost sight Of the
agricultural side OF the reclamation
work" he added in urging that the
department be transferred TO the de-
partment OF agriculture. Director
Davis il entirely bound up in engi-
neering work. Let US stop engi-
neering for while and get little
agriculture in the project" he con-
cluded.
Favor blanket Postponement
a vote was taken and the senti-
ment of the meeting was for the
blanket postponement OF all charges
aad failing that to secure the pass
age OF the Kinkaid resolution.
Project Manager Richardson stat
ed that the reclamation service il
Continued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1922-10-06
Constitutional Amendment
July 2S-14t

IAN ACT proposing an Amendment to
Article is of the Constitution of the
State OF Delaware, and providing that no
disqualified to hold and enjoy any --Si ONCE
or public trust, under the laws of this
State, by reason of sex.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE SENATE
AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MET 1.-TWO
THIRDS OF ALL THE MEMBERS
ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE CONCUR
Section 1. That Article Is of the Con-
stitution of the State of Delaware be and
the same is hereby amended by adding
Immediately after Section 9 thereof the
following new Section to be known as
Section 10;
Section 10. No citizen of the State of
Delaware shall be disqualified to hold and
the laws of this State, by reason of sex.
WALLACE S. HANDY,
President Pro Tenn of the Senate
WALTER J. PASKEY,
Speaker of the House.
Approved April 4, A. d. 1921.
VIM D DENNEY.
I, A. r, Benson, Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a true
and correct copy of Senate Bill No. &c
entitled "An Act proposing an Amend
ment to Article is of the Constitution of
the State of Delaware, and providing
that no citizen of the State Of Delaware
shall be disqualified to hold and enjoy
any office, or public trust, under the laws
of this State by reason of SEX" as the
same appears on the enrolled bill filed in
the office of the Secretary of State and
approved by the Governor, April 4, A. D.
1921, which said Bill proposing such
Amendment to the Constitution of this
State ispublished in accordance with the
requirements of the Constitution Of the
State.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
SA:x S:;g;,s,:A:s:x hereunto set my hand and
x e official seal at Dover, this
g SEAL e twenty-flrst day of July, in
" x the year Of our Lord one
ESssesEKk thousand nine hundred and
twenty-five.
A. r. BENSON,
Secretary of State.
July 2S-14t
Milford chronicle., 1922-10-06
BUSY DAYS

The sexton views the rows Of tOmbs
with pride, because he planned them;
he says, "These little quiet rooms!
All sorts of folks demand them. Few
wish to sleep beneath the grass in
robes that have no pouches; and yet
they will step on the gas, and pre-
pare their cOuches. One sees rail-
way train approach, the dust and
gravel tossing, and he should halt his
choo-choo coach, and not attempt the
crossing; but fOolishly he thinks to
pass, and save a half a minute, and
fiercely steps upon the gas-mark
yonder grave; he's in it. One would
enjoy an evening jaunt, a harmless
sort of reVel he takes his wife and
maiden aunt to hold the rear level.
Another auto would pass by; it honks
and seems to worry; and why not let
it do so-why? He's in no earthly
hurry. But he's sport, and naught
shall pass, no boat can beat his Lizzie;
he steps down hard upon the gas
and so they keep me busy. One jour
neys sadly while it rains, and signs, 1
know I'd ought to, but how 1 hate to
put on chains! "Take chances" is my
motto. I hate to kneel in dirty grass,
in mud and slime to wallow, and so
I'll feed the old bus gas"-he rests In
yonder hollow" The sexton often
sighs, "Alas My lot is hard and 1reary,
but while the boys step on the gas
there's no rest for the weary"
WALT MASON