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Mr* S & t f & t & 't S m w 39, 1938* 1# m&ci® a number of measurements, with' l~yailen cans, of the amount of w&tor consumed by coolers of various types, and f incl that the i*&aufaetut ai type with 1/4* inlet, but no recapture pump, usee 9 gallons-per- hour However* these are not ordinarily operate! at night, sad' filling a maximum of 1C. hours ope rat 1 on. would amount to 144 • alio--a per cay The home-made .type uses 33 ?2&i ona per hour and ?on the snr.a if-hour basis would use .358 gallons por day. At the present time, we are veins? about 3,500,-* 000 gallons of water per day to supply 'the city of fc«e Vegas, or a$>pr ~ xlmatsly 475 gallons per capita, based on an estimated population of S,0€G people* If each family use ! 353 .gallons per day for the water cooler (which, however* then-'do Slot,- m the majority of the machine# are manufactured and consume much lass than that) , each family to contain five members, would result -in a per capita. consumption for cooling p*r~ poses of 36 gallons, or less thaix 10'per cent, of the total If I can furnish any additional information on • this subject,' ple&ae write me-and w# will get right after it* * Tours very truly, m^s'a h , fenAc&ik, Vioa-Pre @ident. oc - Mr, 1, H, Guild, (with copy of statement*)