The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-10-08

Bon USAGE, anu lNO VI tiiS lleIipciS .
attended the session OF Monday
Should their demands be conceded
any water that comes to the reser-
voir after the close of the irrigation
season, which may be extended until
the 1st of November, will be stored,
which would preclude any electric
power from this source.
To Decide Wednesday
At the Monday session OF the water
board a resolution was adopted and a
telegram is prepared to be forwarded
to the secretary of the interior and to
Dr. Mead. setting forth that the use
of the Trnckee canal water or a por-
tion of it for power purposes will
deprive the bench section of water
for needed fall irrigation. In the
telegram ii is stated that water be
low the dam is being supplied to
farms that are not suffering for wat
er and that 1T is the demand that
waters coming through the canal be
diverted solely for irrigation. This
resolution, while it met the approval
of the water board, has been held up
until today, Wednesday, in order
that a more thorough investigation
may be made of conditions. An engl-
neer is expected from Reno today
and it is pi obable that some modifi-
cation may be rendered.
The water now available in the
Truekee canal is In reality paid for
by the Truekee River General Elee-
trio Power Company and 1t is also
possible that should an order issue
from Washington directing this wat
er be used entirely for irrigation pur
poses. which violates the agreement
with the riparian owners of Lake
Tahoe, that an order will issue di-
reeting the suspension of all pumping
from Lake Tahoe. This would have
the effect of automatically stopping
all power and irrigation until the
spring runoff.
II was shown at the water board
hearing of Monday that there was
.t12 feet of water flowing through
the canal and that the power plant
was receiving but 80 feet. Since the
meeting of Monday the water flow
into the Derby dam from the Truckee
has increased considerably owing to
the upriyer storm. and IL is antiei-
pated that this flow will gradually
increase under the present weather
conditions.
Eallon Asks Its Share
AS the people of Fallon have as
sisted in every way to econOmize on
water. have and are bearing their
portion of the costs OF pumping at
Tahoe, which relieved the bench peo-
pie during the late summer, the peo-
pie naturally anticipate some assist
ance on the power situation. Unless
there is some such granting of relief
II will be necessary for this city to
figure some means of lights and
power, and this seems unreasonable
under the circumstance.
Bearing On Election
The question of municipal owned
electric power is to be voted on By
the people of Fallon on the 16th of
this month. II this city is a depend
ent on the conditions of the dam and
Truckee canal then it seems that the
only outlet will be = municipality
owned and operated plant. such as
would end for all times such eondi-
tions and controversies as now con
front the people of this city.
The few weeks of street darkness.
the lack of power for industrial SER
vice in this city and the domestic
lighting that has been wanting, has
shown that there is necessity for a
more substantial power base for this
community. Should the use of water
from the Truekee be denied for power
service Fallon will OF necessity be
compelled TO protect the invested In
terests by setting up her own plant.
Ely-Special train of 2S cars
shipped to Denver with 4047 lambs.