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/* 2_ las Vegas Land and Water company J. ROSS CLARK, President, Los Angeles, Cal. C. C. BARRY. Auditor, Los Angeles, Cal. C. P. SMITH, Secretary, Los Angeles, Cal. W. H. LEETE, Treasurer, Los Angeles, Cal. OFFICES PACIFIC ELECTRIC BUILDING LOS ANGELES, CAL. F. A. WATERS, AGENT, LOS ANGELES, CAL. WALTER R. BRACKEN, VlCE-PRES. and AGT., LAS VEGAS, NEV. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA Los Angeles, March 3f* 19SI* 139-C CONFIDENTIAL. Mr. Walter R. Bracken, Las Vegas, Nevada* Dear Sir:- I am in receipt of your lersonal note of Mhrch 1st in regard to the sale of the unplatted area contiguous to the townsite. Please understand that in "bringing this matter up, it is not desired to cast any reflections or intimate any tendency to do anything which might he off-color or inimi cab left o the company's interests so far as you are concerned* The whole thought was that hy reason of your official connection with the company, it would be inadvisable to also negot­iate with other interests with which you are connected looking toward a disposal of properties of the company. There is, as you know, always an element ready and anxious to make capital out of a situation such as would be present were you to identify yourself with the pur­chasers of this property, and at the same time maintain your connection with the Land and Water Company. I am writing you this simply that there ma ^ a ^ standing on your part. Yours truly,