The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-06-04
Some Facts In Connection With the Newlands
Project That Should Become knowledge to
DR.. Mead Before His Plans of Success Can
Be Put to the Acid Test

one else suggests other units or ex-
pansions they should demand an In
vestigation, establish what rights are
allowed this project and settle the
water question for all time.
Use of Electricity
Dr. Mead suggests in his interview
that electricity created on the prof.
ects should be made to help pay the
way; that 1t should be the housemaid
and servant to the farmers wife,
| that the farmer should use it to
tighten burdens and that 1t should
be generally applicable. This is
agreed to, but DR.. Mead and the
others interested in the furtherance
| of this and other projects should
realize that the power created on this
/ project does not do what he suggests.
1t Was traded for a visionary site on
the Truckee and for the next nine
years is tied up to another power
concern and that valleys outside of
the Lahontan are better lighted with
this power, and that II is CONNER
eially used for grinding out silver
bullion in a mining camp. This is q
matter that the reclamation bureau
should look into. If electric power
Is to be the servant of the people on
the projects then let the bureau so
order It. DR.. Mead is invited to look
into the bargain made and make sug-
gestions to relieve the situation
Farmers at present cannot supply
electricity to their holdings owing to
the excessive cost of construction. II
Is beyond their means.
Water According TO Land
DR.. Mead thoughtfully recon-
mends that a change be made in the
Payment for water and land; that II
be rated according to Its productive
power, and there is no question but
that this is the right track. Should
such a course be instituted on this
project hundreds of acres of land
would be eliminated from the high
tax of water charge, while the most
productive would pay what II should
proportionately A land supervisor is
his suggestion, and no ono objects to
such an appointent. II would save q
lot of grief to the new conner and be
a benefit to those now on the project.
Expert Manager
Possibly the most interesting fea-
ture OF DR.. Mead's interview is his
suggestion that an expert manager is
the first need of the projects He
suggests that 1t needs one who can
a do
help in selection OF stock. In fact
cooperative manager who has his
finger on the pulse of the people
No such man has ever been on this
project. OF all the managers each
has had his own theory. The rich
and the poor have suffered through
mistakes of project managers. men
Of theories and not practice and un
less there is a change In this char
aeter of work no progress will be
made. DR. Mead is right, the wrong
sort of men have filled the bill and
they come and go, leaving their half
unfinished job for the next man to
pick up.
Several of the farmers of this PROF.
eet have discussed freely the recent
interview with DR.. Mead I. II. Kent,
one of the largest interested farmers
and property owners of this valley,
stated that he believed that DR.. Mead
had lot of right track plans and
that when east this summer he would
take some of them up with him,
which all goes to show that the prof.
ect people are willing to listen to
reason, but they want things in
black and white this year and not a
rainbow of promises.
A Recent Mistake
One of the most glaring recent
mistakes was made during the past
winter where instead OF storing wat
or to the capacity of Lahontan dam
II was alloed to go down the Truckee
river The season starts with the
dam seven feet short of being at the
spillways and there is a consequent
shortage of power and water facing
the people. 1t is set up that 1t would
interfere with the new penstock, but
other engineers maintain that the
work could have been done and the
storage maintained. 1t Is simply one
of the many mistakes that is forever
rolling over the people who pay for
them.
Another charge that Is being paid
for by the people of this project is
the survey at Spanish Springs. Many
maintain that the $4,000 that went
into this survey should have been
applied to this end of the project
and not a new one.
Favors New Plans
DR.. Mead favors new plans over
the projects, such as the reduction
of interest, the wiping off of mistake