The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-03-19

mat tne NeWlanuS project may
suffer from the delay of a report
from the fact finding commission. is
tho latest turn in the much discussed
matter of financing the reclamation
projects over the United States.
It was anticipated that the COM
mission, that listened in Oh the COM
plants of the representatives from
all OF the projects at the Utah meet
ing, would by the middle of this
month have its report available for
congressional action. Instead word
has been given out that the report
will not be made until the fore part
of April, which will be too late for
congressional action at this term.
This would mean the delay of drain
age funds and other improvements
that were recommended at the Utah
meeting
With the knowledge that there was
to be this serious delay a meeting was
arranged with President Coolidge.
members of the federal departments
and a number of western senators.
Including Senators Pittman and Cd
die together with True VencilI, who
is in Washington in the interests of
the project
At this meeting Secretary Work
and Chief Commissioner d. w. Davis
were both closely questioned as to
the possibilities of federal relief for
this and other projects. Demands
were made that legislation be taken
up at this term of congress as it was
shown that relief must be extended
to the various projects to carry them
over this season, and that unless the
fact finders could report in time for
legislation that it should come from
recommendation by tho secretary.
Proposes New Law
Secretary Work following the con-
ference of last week, has proposed
the following, which while of a gem
eral nature, does not relieve the pres
ent situation:
Legislation to encourage new recla-
nation projects in the west was pro-
posed to congress Friday by Secre-
tary Work.
A draft of bill sent to the Capitol
by the secretary did not name any
proposed projects, however, but
merely laid down some general prin-
eiples on which future detailed legis-
lation should be undertaken. Its
principal provision is that no new
construction be undertaken until
there has been a thorough study of
all the facts involved.
It's Works Reply to West
The bill and an accompanying let
ter from Mr. Work were regarded
as his reply to the demands of a
large group of western senators that
specific legislation be considered at
once
The proposed measure, which has
the approval of the secretary's spe-
eial advisory committee on reclama-
ton tthe fact finding commission)
provides that hereafter no irriga-
tion project proposed for eonstruc-
tion under the act of June IT, 1902.
and acts amendatory thereof. or sup
Elementary thereto, and no extern
sion of an existing project shall be
approved or undertaken until infor-
, nation in detail has been secured
concerning its feasibility; its adapt
ability for actual settlement and farm
; homes, and the probable return of
the cost thereof to the United States.
Reports to Be Secured
r To this end the bill would direct
that in each proposed project before
approval or undertaking of such pro-
iect or extension of an existing pro-
jeet by the secretary of the interior.
reports shall be secured by him, in
detail, concerning water supply engi-
neering features, cost of eonstruc-
tion. land prices and probable acre
cost of development.
The secretary of the interior also
shall secure a report through the sec
: retary of agriculture, in detail, with
relation to the climate, soil kind of
: crops for which the project is adapt
ed, and probable production, and a
report from the secretary of CON-
meree, with respect to transportation
facilities, markets, and other econ.
omic factors.
Works Comment
In his letter transmitting the bill
the secretary declared he was very
,, much in favor of undertaking Inn
mediately some new and feasible ir-
rigation projects, but only after care