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San Francisco, Gal .' Mar on 2.5, 19.05. SIBJFCT: Las Vegas tow nsite and lo t sales . Mr.J.Ross C lark, Second V ic e -P re s id e n t, San P ed ro,Los Angeles and S a lt Lake R .R .C o ., Lear S ir : - ? Your l e t t e r to M r B a n c r o f t and m y self, March 25rd,1905, is re c e iv e d w ith 'co p y o f l e t t e r to 'Committee from. Mr.T.E.Gibbon, March 22nd, ?nd I re p ly a t once, sending. M r.Bancroft a copy. The s itu a tio n seems to he p r a c t ic a lly 1 .- I t is a b s o lu tely necessary to at once g iv e possession o f p ro p erty to bona .fid e purchasers, and e s p e c ia lly to those d esirin g, to put up houses and places o f business, 2/- I t w i l l req u ire some time to go through the fo r m a litie s o f orga n izin g a tow n site company in shape fo r actu a l business. 3 . - The Pan Pedro.Los Angeles and Salt Lake R.R.Co. is now the owner o f the p rop erty. 4 . - In Nevada, as I remember i t , a tow nsite p la t can be f i l e d w i t l the CountyRecorder a t the request o f any one., fo r in s ta n c e ,. J.Ro:ss C lark, in d iv id u a lly , or at the request o f the Can P edro,Los Angeles and S a lt Lake - R a ilroa d Company by J.Ross C lark, Second V ic e -P re s id e n t. 5 . - Lots ean.be sold and described by referen ce to. th e ir lo t and b lock numbers according to said map as f i l e d at request of e tc , 6 . - I t is p e r fe c t ly fe a s ib le fo r the • San Pedro,Los Angeles’ and S alt Lake R.R.Oo. by an o f f i c e r iso authorized by, r e s o lu tio n , to