The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-10-01

The uppermost theme In the minds
of the Fallon people Is lights and
power. For the past week this city
has been served with power from
G p. m. to 6 a. M, while Loyelock
takes over the load during the day.
time. This arrangement was formu.
lated by the power people and 1t was
TO serve Lovelock with some neees-
sary power that the division was
made.
As a result Of the night time ser.
vice many OF the small industrial
plants are now working night shifts.
This is true at the print shops, ga
RACES and cold storage plants, and
should power continue this city could
manage to get along with half ser
vice. The cutting out of street lights
took place two weeks ago and this
inconvenience Is notable among the
people OF this city.
Economy in the use of electricity
is necessary, as the current is not
ample to carry on a full load and
give the consumers all that they are
demanding.
Pressure Low
Measurements at Lahontan are not
assuring, as but eight pounds of pres
sure was recorded from that source.
II Is question of how long this
drain on the limited supply can con.
tinue. Predictions are made that the
entire service will be out OF commits.
sion within the next ten days, which
seems highly probable considering
the limited supply at the dam.
Looking TO Tahoe
Some people are looking to Lake
Tahoe and the pumping plants for
relief This is problem that is un-
solved. In the first place the con-
tract expires this Wednesday between
the reclamation bureau and the RI
parian owners. Reno Ia endeavoring
to take over the plants for municipal
use, and the latest word is to the
effect that the government plant will
be dismantled. leaving the Truckee
Meadows plant to supply water for
flushing the river. In other words
this will cut the present supply in
tion the Reno Journal of the 27th
ult. has the following which indi-
Gates that there can be no relief from
the reclamation pumping plant al
Tahoe City:
The cities OF Reno and Sparks last
night completed plans to take over
the two-pump unit operated by the
which for two months has been
throwing water over the rim of Lake
Tahoe To supply the shortage for lr-
rigatlon along the Truckee river.
The pumps will be operated to sup
ply water for domestic uses in Reno
and Sparks and to supply sufficient
water to flush the river through the
two cities
IL was announced following the
meeting of Truckee Meadows farm
era and representatives of the muni-
cipalities that the two pump unit in
stalled by the United States reclama-
ton service for pumping water to the
Fernley and Hazen bench lands will
be dismantled October In accord
ance with the terms of contract with
the riparian owners at Lake Tahoe
Under contracts signed by the two
parties last night the water users
association IL relieved of all respon-
sibilities in the pumping operations
and such as are left viii be assumed
by the cities.
Depend On Truekee Canal
The question OF water through the
Truckee canal Is now being agltaled
as the one means of saving the situa
tion. Ii is realized that untless therJ
In somo flow of water into the reser-
voir that there will be no power with.
In few weeks at the utmost Should
II be possible to secure water through
the Truckee canal following the close
of the irrigation season, which VIII
be- on and after October /, there is a
chance for some power from thai
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