The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-02-15
May Designate
Lincoln Route
/. II. Kent Reports On Work of Ag-
riculturaI Conference at Cham
ber OF Commerce Meeting
SAYS CHANCE FOR DEFERMENT
OF WATER CHARGES Is SMALL
Resolution OF Committee Will Aid
Passage of Pittman Bill; Body
Favors Compensation Act

That nothing definite has yet
been done regarding the primary
road systems through Nevada, Cali
fornia and Utah and that there is
a good possibility that the Lincoln
highway will be placed on the first
system, is the opinion of |. II. Kent
as expressed Monday night in his
report to the Churchill county
chamber of commerce. following his
return from the agricultural confer
ence in Washington. Kent also rep
resented the Newlands irrigation
district and was requested to wo, k
in behalf of the Lincoln highway
during his stay in Washington.
Kent stated that United States
Highway Commissioner Mcdonald
had served on the same committee
with him at the agricultural confer
ence, the transportation committee,
and that he had become well ac-
quainted with him. He said that
Mcdonald had stated that nothing
has yet been decided on as to what
roads would be put on the primary
system and that 1t Is possible that
there will be a delay of two or three
months before any permanent decis-
ion will be made.
Mcdonald stated that a disinter-
ested group of engineers would sur
vey the routes and that final deeis-
ion would be based on their reports.
Kent added that the Lincoln high
way people did not seem to think il
settled that the Lincoln highway
should not be placed on the primary
system.
Kent expressed the opinion that
the Wendover cutoff is not practi-
cal on account of natural obstacles,
consequently the Utah interests wish
TO have IL adopted in order that in
time they could divert all travel
from that road through southern
Utah, TO Los Angeles.
Speaks of Railroad Rates
I'M speaking of the work done by
the transportation committee of the
conference, Kent told of getting his
resolution through the committee
and finally through the conference.
He explained that section four of
the interstate commerce commission
act provides that no railroad shall
charge more for short hauls than
for long hauls over the same road,
except as IL is necessary TO meet wa
ter competition.
The Pittman bill. he said. would
wipe out the last part of the sec
tion and his resolution was in sup
port of the bill. Kent added that
Senator Pittman is of the opinion
that he can get the western men,
bers of the agricultural bloc behind
him and have the bill passed.
Had Deficit Cut
1--WE met with a cold reception at
the reclamation service headquar-
ters," Kent said, In speaking of the
work done there. He stated that
the committee, consisting of True
Vencill, Attorney Roy W. Stoddard
and himself, had succeeded In hay-
ing the deficit cut to $4,000 from
100000. The $4,000 he added
would be- paid by the land owners
after the district had taken control
of the project and that the pay
ments would extend over period
Of fifteen years. AS a result ii was
estimated that the charges would be
OF a rate of about one dollar an
acre or S2.75 every six months on
an eighty acre tract He added
that it would be necessary for the
agreement to be accepted by vote
of two-thirds of the water users of
the district.
other projects are in exactly the
same condition as the Newlands
project. Kent stated, and that there
are twenty-eight others. most of
which want deferment of charges.
He added that he considered the
chances Of getting a bill through
congress to provide for deferment
of water charges TO be very slight
He explained that bills, which made
Il optional with the secretary of the
interior as to what charges should
be postponed, had failed to pass and
that he thought that bills which
made it compulsory to extend the
time of payments had even small
er chance of passage, considering
the opposition to the reclamation
service that exists in congress.
Support Compensation Bill
Secretary A. ] Reed announced
that the weekly luncheon last We'd
nesday had been a success and that
twenty-seven members of the cham
ber of commerce had been present.
He stated that the ladies of the
Methodist church would prepare and
serve the dinner today In the cham
ber of commerce rooms.
The Churchill county chamber OF
commerce went on record as favor
ing all five phases of the adjusted
compensation bill. A committee,
consisting of Fred Grob, Ira Kent
and Harold Bellinger reported on
the referendum, as submitted by the
national chamber of commerce. The
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