The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-01-11

rooms TO capacity last oatui oas a.
the mass meeting which had been
called for the purpose of discussing
the deferment of water payments
and other questions of Importance TO
the reclamation work ON the New
lands project.
The sentiment OF the meeting was
that many radical changes in the
manner of operating the service
were OF great necessity and several
speakers expressed bitter opposition
to the present management.
Manager Our Servant"
"Our project manager is only our
servant, he is not our lord and mas
ter" said +. w. SIGNALLING, MEM
ber OF the Newlands project irriga-
tion board of directors, in making a
their fight for deferment of pay
ments lie said that the project
manager, J. +. Richardson, has ap-
proved the kinkaid plan for defer
ment of water payments, which pro-
Yides that the matter shall be left
to the discretion of the secretary Of
the interior, because he wants to be
the big man on this project" and
could then say who shall meet their
payments and who should be ex-
cused
I'VE have got to fight for our
rights Sehmalling continued, IF
We are to get justice. we get the
..,,.., aony and danra fran Aaahfuo
ton down, we cannot stop lighting
our project manager is fighting us
behind our backs" he concluded.
Whistling. stamping OF feet and
hand clapping constituted the ap-
plause at the end of Schmalling's 8
remarks.
Swingle Presides
&. G.. Swingle was chosen chair
man OF the meeting that had been
called by the committee represent
ing the water users to take definite
action regarding the question of de-
ferment OF payments. II. 4. Beau
dreau was appointed secretary.
Daniel Evans. chairman of the
water users committee, opened the
discussion by explaining the purpose
of the meeting, and telling what the
committee had done. In speaking
of the petition that had been circu-
lated to obtain a deferment of pay
ments, he said that only three farm
ers on the project had refused to
sign IL. lie then read from the Fall
Ion Standard an article explaining
the action of the committee In re-
gard to the Kinkaid proposal.
Evans stated that the committee
had done all that was possible for
II to Go and requested that the farm
bureau be asked to take up the
fight.
Oddie Sends Telegram
w d. Moody and F. w Sehmall-
ing. other members OF the commit
tee. reported. Moody told OF the
manner In which the committee had
funetioned. and Schmalling read the
following telegram from Senator Cd
die:
Your letter OF the thirty-first re-
ceiyed this morning. As a result of
considerable study which l have
been giving the matter OF deferred
payments on construction charges |
yesterday introduced a bill to ex-
tend time of payment and authoriz-
ing transfer of additional money to
reclamation funds. Am writing to-
day and enclosing copy of bill"
At the close of the meeting the
following answer was written and
ordered sent to Senator Oddie:
'The ranehers of Newlands pro-
ject, in mass meeting assembled.
thank you for your telegram to Mr..
SIGNALLING and ask you to go to the
bat in our behalf"
Transfer Reclamation Service
SIGNALLING urged that the recla-
nation service be transferred from
the department OF the interior and
placed in charge of the secretary of
agriculture.
The report of the committee was
unanimously accepted and the mem
bers were given vote OF thanks and
the committee discharged.
Chairman Swingle eomplimented
VIZ eNhAhiAt'N' bh tHe NtTk tHdt Hdu
been accomplished under the cha
otto conditions" that prevailed. He
asked that the irrigation board CO.
operate more closely with the farm
efs in obtaining the things that were
of vital Importance to the commun-
ity.
In speaking later of the petition
to defer payments. w. ID. Moody
stated that the petition was sent to
the secretary of the interior and
that no answer had ever been re-
ceived, that the secretary had not
even acknowledged receipt OF 1t.
3 w. A. Hardy of Fernley asked that
some action be taken to show the
project manager that there was
strong sentiment for complete de-
ferment OF payments.
Project Manager Richardson stat
ed that there was no possibility of
the Borah bill being passed, In ac-
cordance with information that he
had received from Washington and
that the Kinkaid resolution was
substitute for 1t.
w. Prey of Fernley stated that he
favored blanket postponement of
all charges and that under no con-
ditions should the matter be left to