The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-12-17

number of engineers, lot OF inyesti-
/ gators, the difficulties could have
been ironed out. No concessions have
been granted this project and inroads
on rights are threatened.
The cold blooded fact is that the
proposed reservoir is not storage
reservoir for this project as it con-
templates irrigation on new lands
outside of this valley. This would
and could be granted by the water
users but they were not consulted.
1t is an absolute fact that the present.
Truckee canal is entirely inadequate
to carry flood waters from the True
kee river and this could have been
/ corrected. Had the promoters em-
braced within their plans immediate
or beforehand enlargement of the
Truckee canal to at least 1900 feet
such as would accommodate flood
waters, and thus assure the filling OF
/ the Lahontan reservoir 1t would have
wiped out the greatest part of the
opposition.
Had the people who have insisted
on Spanish Springs reservoir made
/ on iron clad agreement that the new
or proposed unit did not tax the
Newlands project people an addition
al one cent they would have won
their victory. Had the promoters
i taken the time to consult the water
users and guaranteed that their wat-
er rights would be adjudicated and
protected they would have met a
friendly accord.
Had there been on effort made TO
show the project settlers that the
electric power now created on the
project, was theirs and not a power
company's, it would have helped. DR.
Mead tells the project people that
they should use electric power Great
ed on their own project. yet neither
the government nor the leasers of
the lines have strung a mile of this
labor saving necessity.
The mistake may yet be corrected
in all of the above statements. II
the people who are insistalt on Span.
ish Springs really want state and
local development it can be shown
by some of the concessions that are
cited As it stands today there is u
/ proposal TO open a new unit with this
! half occupied, with a canal that does
not take care of the flood waters.
and a question as te costs to those
row burdened and development Of
bench lands that will cost nearly
double the price of that In the valley
that needs settlement
Demand Protection First
The water users and settlers of
this project demand protection first
II is admitted that the future Of
water with the present supply canal
is preearious. A guaranteeypf its en-
largment should be first made and
the other items as enumerated con-
eeded.
Nearly every man in this valley
stands for state and local develop
ment, but they do insist that they
are first given the protection that
should have been conceded before the
first step was taken by those who
have fostered the Spanish Springs
movement.
Up Stream Storage
Engineers of repute early in the
history of this project urged up
stream or flood water storage. and
while the people of this project still
insist that it is the only safe method
Of assurance, this would have been
passed had they been given the guar,
ontees that the work would be fin
ished or appropriations made for it,
II is matter of self preservation in
stead of state or local development
1t can still be done.
The Bench
The farmers below the bench sec
ton have no fight with their neigh
bors on the bench. On the contrary
they believe that they should be pro
tected by the federal government and
that storage for them should be pro
vided In case they elect to become a
port of new unit the disposition is
let them so do. but the land holders
below the bench line decline to az
sumo the burden of debt on this ac-
count.
The reclamation bureau, through
the federal action, has caused men
and women to settle on the bench
section and has not kept its word
with them. Every farmer in this val.
ley openly states that they favor pro
visions for water for the bench peo-
pie, but 1t is not their duty to pay
the price for the broken word OF
the government
The Fernley and bench section oi
the project is one of the most prolific
in crops of any portion of the prof.
ect. The men and women who have
given their toll and life to its de-
velopment are entitled to a consd.
Grafton before any new unit Is con-
sidered, and yet no plan has so far
shown that offers such relief 1t Is
argued that Spanish Springs would
solve the trouble, yet 1t is not a
storage system for the bench section
that is to be taxed to bring it into
existanee. A guarantee of certain
amount of this water should be ex
acted from the promoters before A
dollar is signed up, and this should
be embraced in the compromise con
ditions before any concessions are
made by any man or woman on the
bench.
When this is done together Will
tho cnncacaiona that ara euVgaofad