The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-09-12

| cal reclamation bureau leli on the
9th inst. when John F. Richardson
received word from Director Davis
to eliminate a number of the en-
ployes in the local office.
Armijo Recommendations
1t is supposed that the cut of force
in the local office is the result of
| the recent visit of Mr.. Armijo, and
the later one-day inspection of Miles
Cannon, special project investigator.
! The two took many notes and the
recommendations or orders of dis
missal came following their trans
mission of letters to the higher ups
t Washington.
During the time that Armijo was
here he visited practically every sec
ton or district of the project, even
to Lake Tahoe, where 1t is stated he
had quite a vacation. 1t is evident
hat he investigated at that point, as
| n the letter of dismissal Smith, the
gate tender at Tahoe City, is to go.
Office Force Changes
The orders received from Mr.
Davis to the project manager cites
/ the dismissal of the purchasing
gent, Mr. Knoblock, it being sug-
| yested that this section of the office
e taken over by reorganization. The
lbolishment of office engineer, now
occupied by d. S. Stuver and the
duties be taken up by the chief clerk.
The abolishment of water master,
occupied by w. A. Simmons, and a
Consolidation be made to take care
Of this position. 1t is also ordered
that the position of master mechanic
1t the shops be abolished This posi-
ton is filled by A. B. Gale. 1t is
urther stated that all such changes
3e made Immediately and that a re
organization be affected to take up
the work.
On top of the general and sweep
ing order, news comes that Ferd
| 3onestead, one of the best known
engineers in the entire service and
who has had charge of the Spanish
Springs survey and adjustments, has
thrown up his job.
homestead, who has been long iu
| the service, and who was the engin
eer who built the sewerage system
of Havana for this government, grew
tired of the series of petty orders
from Washington and only waiting
to sign the incomplete report of the
Spanish Springs project, handed in
his resignation and left the job. His
action has left the work in the hands
| of John Richardson. local project
manager, who has been depending
on Mr.. Stuver to a large extent to
help get this matter rounded into
form for work this fall.
Richardson Protests
Following the receipt of the letter
ordering the wholesale dismissals
from his office in this city. j. F.
Richardson has taken up the matter
with Mr.. Davis and has explained
the situation in hopes that some
notifications will be granted, as he
explains that 1t comes at a period
when it is necessary to finish the
work.
In the case of Mr.. Smith at Tahoe
gate tender, he states that he is not
only an efficient man but is under
civil service and that he will un-
doubtedly fight the proposition. He
has a long record in the lighthouse
service and came onto the project by
appointment from the east.
Stuyer Necessary
In his letter relative to Mr.. Stuver,
Mr. Richardson points out that with
: the leaving of homestead that 1t is
neeessasy that Mr.. Stuyer be re
tainod. He has been with the ser
vice since it first opened in Nevada
and has all of the data at his finger
ends. His efficiency is regarded as
/ one of the assets of the local bureau
Regarding the water tender, this
, position requires night and day ser
vice, as reports are made twice {
day from the ditch tenders to thii
officer. To make a change in the
midst of the irrigation season, Mr.
Richardson believes is a mistake. A
such a change is necessary 1t shoul'
be made during the period when tn
J water master is not an absolute nee
: essity.
Drainage Effected
7 The dismissal of the master mech
! anic is threatened by the resignation
: of all the drag line men. Mr. Rich
! ardson states that Mr.. Gale as maste
!. mechanic should be retained unit
! the finish of the contract, whicl
J will conclude during January. III
: points out that this branch of tn
J service has rendered a worlds rec
ord, as approximately 140 miles o
J drainage has resulted with the ex
I penditure of $500, 600, which is ap
J proximately 80 per cent more thai
: the engineering estimates. He state
J that automatically the pay roll o
7 the drainage construction will e.
! out of force with the shut down OF
7 this part of the project work.
Spanish Springs
The resignation of homestead an,
! the dismissal of Stuyer at this tim
II is feared will materially interfer
! with the progress of the Spanis
Springs program. Both men hav
I been on this work and to start ova