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lias Vega© - 3%me 25 th, 1335* W 23-3-5 Mr# V#'B» Jeffers, Bresident, La© Vega© land acd ti&Ufr Co# | Omha, Nebraska. Dear dir: Referring t© your telegram B-92 of Jane Slot concerning proposed municipal ewnership of public utilities In Da® Vegas: 111 matter of maniclpel ownership is of great iMpcrt&na© not only to us, trot also the local power distributing eorapany, which, secure© Its electrical energy from the Railroad power plant In the shop yard©. Mr# M * ?f* Clarkf president of the First State Rani: here, 1® also president of the power cospany# He luv&lso Ratioiml Commit tesmac representing the Democratic party in Serada and' carries a great deal of influence -with our senators and congressman, in. Washington, especially Senator Pittman# ?Recently# Mr# Clark wrote Senator Httman, .asking fear direct information concerning an application hy the City-of Dae f f # f for a PlA loan for chase of power and mter facilities In s matlhle ciinttieensd,e d apnudrSenator Hitman forwarded Mr# Clerk's Inquiry: to Mr# Ickea. Federal Hteergency Administrator of Public $ex9ta# I am enclosing copy of Mr# I ekes* reply, for your information. As 1 understand from Hr# lakes' letter, the ?M will not grant such; loans for the ©ole purpose of permitting ram lei politics to acquire existing facilities. the real purpose of the SKA is to provide useful projects and principally to provide employment during their construction# the reason I am writing you on this subject is to make it clear that the present facilities we have in las Vegas are ample to rovlde for the need© of this city, or in feet far & city with twice our present population. 7