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/Of F ile ; 49-1 Las Vegas, Movember 30, 1955 | W p iVf - Los Angeles I » ;t Today I attended a luncheon, hosted by Mr, Harold Laub, President o f Las Vegas Gas Comapny. Those present, in addition to Mr, Laub and myself, were: Reid Gardner, President o f Southern Nevada Power Co.; Harry Manete, F irst National Rank o f Nevada; Dwight Gravett, F irst C a lif. Co.; Tom Campbell, Campbell Realty; Spence B u tterfield , T resident .Rank o f Nevada; Lorin Ronnow, Clark County Wholesale Mercantile Co.; Robert Laub, Las Vegas Gas Co,; Joe Wells, Wells Cargo; Ray Thorn, Manager Sears Roebuck Co.; Fred Gibson, OK, //EC00; and Howard Cannon, President Las Vegas Chamber o f Commerce. indexed Mr. Laub stated that the rurpose o f the luncheon was to see what could be done to further indu strial development in th is area. He f e l t that a group o f business men could band together and form a board, who co ild gather the necessary s ta tis tic a l information, put i t together in a package, and launch a campaign to attract industries. A committee was formed, composed o f Mr, Laub, Fred Gibson, Reid Gardner, Tom Campbell and Spence B u tterfield , who w ill meet at 3:30 p.m. Monday, December 5th, in the Board o f Directors Room, Bank o f Nevada, to discuss preliminary plans.