The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-06-11

me defeat OF the Spanish Springs
reservoir measure in the senate last
saturday, despite the fight put up by
Senator Pittman of Nevada, put this
matter over until the December term
of congress. While the Nevada an
preparation was lost at the same time
other appropriations were cut off. as
the Nevada senator held the floor
until the gavel called adjournment
With the defeat of the bill there q
much that can be gone over before
renewed action is taken. There Isl
low time for those interested in real
state development to get onto this
project and figure out some of its
losses and necessities before the re-
newal of activities start.
Already it is announced that the
Reno chamber of commerce will at
once relay plans for continuance of
fight for an appropriation, which
was anticipated, and shows the spirit
of organization ia that city which
has progressed through just such
concentration of force Governor
Scrugham has assured the people of
Reno and Sparks that he will assist
in fight for the construction of the
reservoir and former Governor Boyle
is of the same mind and opinion.
Fallon Should Act
During the recess of congress the
people of the Newlands project
should lay out program and Insist
on certain things before another
fight is started toward construction
Of Spanish Springs or i.ny other res
ervoir that will take water from the
rruckee, the Carson or any other
source that goes to supply this un-
finished government holding.
The Truckee-Carson water board
as a body should frame resolutions
demanding that adjudication of wat
ef rights be set up before any new
units are added. The county commits
| sioners and the Churchill county
chamber of commerce can take as
keen stand as does the Reno body.
insistance should be made that water
tights be made fast and that relief
1e given this end of the project be-
fore new lands are thrown open.
At the present time there are Over
one hundred abandoned homesteads
on this project which indicates that
here Is no need of any new expan-
sions before another can be opened
Dhis matter should be considered by
| the Nevada representatives in con
rress. and with the came kind of a
tight that Senator Pittman has put
up for the Reno end of the project
would get the desired results.
There has not been anything lost
Ay the defeat of the Spanieh Sprn~.
forage plant up to this time, in fae
there is a general belief on this end
of the project that much has beer
aimed. as 1t will give time for SOM
real investigation of both water re-
lourees and results.
People Not Opposed
The people of the Newlands prof
eet are not opposed to storage at
Spanish Springs under the right con
ditions. They are demanding that il
become a separate unit that 1t does
not interfere with the development
of this valley and unit and that be-
fore the millions are spent for new
sections of land that the government
finish this unit. They regard any
infringement on their water as unfair
at this time and the people as a
whole have witnessed so many gov
ernmental blunders on this first Ne
vada project that they naturally have
fear of any additional features being
added
1t has been pointed out that the
reclamation office in this city is hav.
ing a hard time holding homestead
ers on lands that are under contract,
and the same office admits that new
lands that would come under Span
ish Springs will cost a full third more
than the same character of land is
offered in this valley.
People who have kept tab on con
ditions over the project state that no
effort has been made on the part of
the government to bring In settlers.
TO the contrary reports have been
filed by Investigators that have been
discouraging
The vested right farmers and the
homesteaders are asking that before
any additions are made from the
same water shed that the project be
protected, which 1t is not at the
present moment. When such adjust
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