UNLV Special Collections provides copies of materials to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. Material not in the public domain may be used according to fair use of copyrighted materials as defined by copyright law. Please cite us.
Please note that UNLV may not own the copyright to these materials and cannot provide permission to publish or distribute materials when UNLV is not the copyright holder. The user is solely responsible for determining the copyright status of materials and obtaining permission to use material from the copyright holder and for determining whether any permissions relating to any other rights are necessary for the intended use, and for obtaining all required permissions beyond that allowed by fair use.
This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. It may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproduction and use (https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/research_and_services/reproductions) or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Transcription
^ WAR PRODUCTION BOARD General Salvage Office q275 So. Virginia St. Reno, Nevada IN REPLY REFER TO: May 22, 1943 Walter R. Bracken Union Pacific Railway Company Las Vegas, Nevada Dear Mr. Bracken* We have been advised through Washington that it will be impossible for them to continue sending us details on the volume of railroad scrap originating in the State of Nevada. Apparently a personnel reduction policy has resulted in a discontinuance of this service. We: are extremely anxious to obtain figures on Nevada, however, and wish that you would procure this information for us at monthly intervals. This can be done by your central office, merely by prorating the amount of scrap turned in during each thirty day period, i.e., crediting each State with a volume of scrap based on the mileage of rails in said State. During the past several months we have, found that the volume of railroad scrap has averaged around 1,500 tons per month,' (this volume includes the main lines - Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and Western Pacific), and we feel that this amount will probably persist during the coming summer months. I know that we have approached you on this matter during previous periods, but feel that a renewed effort at this time is quite essential. Thanks very much for your help in this instance. Very truly yours,
