The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-11-28
Reclamation Problems
Gives Plenty of Publicity
Departments Giving Ear to Com.
plants; Cannon Suggests Extensions

With the issuance OF an injunction
by Judge Bartlett, acting for Judge
Hart. restraining the reclamation bu-
reau from using $4,000 for rights
OF way through government land,
and subtracting the same from the
drainage fund, work on drainage
continues, and while the work Is lin
tied and will probably be finished
within the next month, the move or
the part Of the water board in asking
for the injunction. made it possible
to finish some of the details on the
drain lines.
Following the order of the board
two petitions were sent out, one ap
proving the action of the board and
the other signifying approval of gog-
ernment action. OF the first one hun
dred signatures but two approved the
action of the bureau department and
two were non-committal. The petit
tions show the general trend of
thought on the part of the project
settlers, who regard the order from
Washington as without reason and
one that is not in accord with the
purpose of drainage.
Getting Publicity
The action on the part of the local
water and drainage board together
with the many orders that have ro
Gently issued from the department
and the several visits OF inspectors,
officials and politicians, has resulted
In more publicity being given this
and other projects than in a number
Of years.
Secretary Work has defined a num-
br OF policies that have met approv-
al; others that have not and the rec
concentrations of the several inspec
tion parties have so far not brought
forth any outstanding results.
The recent appointment OF Miles
Cannon as general manager OF all of
the projects may have the effect OF
promoting some reforms that have
been asked for by the people here
and elsewhere who have complaint
to make on many matters in connec-
tion with the federal actions or rather
lack of them.
Ask for Extension
The Soda Lake district was the
first on this project to formulate and
submit TO the bureau at Washington
a petition asking for an extension OF
time on payments. They are asking
for a new contract extending the
time twenty years. Other districts
will take the same action and it IS
probable that when the federal party,
that is expected here early in Decem-
Der arrives, that the request together
with numerous complaints will be
formally filed
The Caldwell Tribune of Idaho
states that Miles Cannon has out
lined a new contract substantially
ON the same basis as that drawn by
the Soda Lake people. Under his
plan Il would result In the twenty
year extension that has been general
ly asked for by this and other pro-
iects
When the commissioner arrives in
this city the question will be put up
squarely to him in hopes that he will
make the same request for the New
lands project that he has announced
for the Idaho project.
Asks More Money
AT a recent session of the Western
States Reclamation Association held
In Salt Lake City and attended Dy
representatives from many sections
a resolution asks that congress he
requested TO appropriate at an EARL
date the sum OF $3.50. 100000 or
more for expenditure under the rec
lamation law as promptly as such
money can be wisely expended was
aaentad.
Brings Attention 10 Conditions
All of the above together with
what has happened in the past sew
eraI months has brought the ques-
ton of relief TO project settlers more
direct TO congress and the bureau
heads than anything that has hap
pened in many years. Several writ
ers have openly stated that unless
reforms and concessions were made
on the part of the reclamation de-
partment that all OF the projects
would be financial failures. None OF
the projects have advanced as they
were anticipated. and II is to make
direct inquiry into the defects that
the department heads and others are
taking this means of publicity.
II is within the power of the sec
retary at Washington to make relief
suggestions and in some instances to
order them into effect. The visits OF
the inspectors and others Indicate
that something is to be done to re-
I,eye agricultural interests and while
all of the project people on all of the
nroiects have been treated as chill