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Mr. Wm. Reinhardt 3 December 4» 1951 th e R a ilr o a d Company t o be a p u b lic u t i l i t y . I f t h e y w ere s u c c e s s fu l in h a vin g th e R a ilr o a d Company d e c la r e d a p u b lic u t i l i t y , th e y would then seek t o o b ta in an o r d e r to compel th e u t i l i t y t o expand i t s f a c i l i t i e s t o m eet th e demands f o r s e r v ic e made upon i t . We have a lw a ys m a in ta in ed t h a t th e R a ilr o a d Company was n o t a p u b lic u t i l i t y w ith r e s p e c t to th e p ro d u c tio n o f w a t e r , bu t I b e lie v e t h a t t h e r e I s r e a l d a n g er t h a t th e R a ilr o a d Company m ig h t be d e c la r e d a p u b lic u t i l i t y w it h r e s p e c t t o such o p e r a t io n s i f a s e r io u s a ttem p t was made to have i t so d e c la r e d . S e c t io n 6106 o f th e Nevada Com piled Laws p r o v id e s in p a r t t h a t th e term " p u b lic u t i l i t y " s h a l l "em brace e v e r y c o r p o r a t io n . . . . t h a t now o r h e r e a f t e r may own, o p e r a te o r c o n t r o l . . . . d i r e c t l y o r I n d i r e c t l y any p la n t o r e - q u ip a e n t w it h in th e s t a t e f o r p r o d u c tio n , d e l i v e r y o r f u r n is h in g f o r o r t o o t h e r p e r s o n s , fir m s , a s s o c ia t io n s o r c o r p o r a t io n s , p r iv a t e o r m u n ic ip a l, . . . . w a te r f o r b u sin ess m a n u fa c tu rin g , a g r ic u lt u r e o r household u s e ." S e c t io n 6138 o f th e Nevada C om piled Laws p r o v id e s as f o l lo w s : "W henever any p e rs o n , company, c o r p o r a t io n o r a s s o c ia t io n w h ich i s n o t engaged in b u sin ess as a p u b lic u t i l i t y as d e fin e d by t h i s a c t , and w h ich does n ot fu r n is h , s e l l , produce o r d e l i v e r t o o t h e r s , l i g h t , h e a t, power o r w a t e r , under a fr a n c h is e r e c e iv e d from th e s t a t e o r from any cou n ty o r m u n ic ip a lit y w it h in th e s t a t e , s h a ll be a b le from any s u rp lu s beyond th e needs o r r e q u irem en ts o f i t s b u s in e s s , and s h a l l d e s ir e t o s e l l , p rod u ce, fu r n is h and d e l i v e r t o any o t h e r p e rs o n , company, a s s o c ia t io n o r c o r p o r a t io n , any l i g h t , h e a t, power o r w a te r , such p e rs o n , company, a s s o c ia t io n o r c o r p o r a t io n , s h a ll a p p ly to th e p u b lic s e r v i c e com m ission f o r a u t h o r it y t o s e l l , p rod u ce, fu r n is h o r d e l i v e r any such su rp lu s l i g h t , h e a t, pow er o r w a t e r , and s h a l l subm it to th e com m ission th e proposed c o n t r a c t , by w hich such l i g h t , h e a t , power o r w a te r i s t o be s o ld , fu r n is h e d , produced o r d e l i v e r e d .