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, «*? 3 „ and i s carrying away water t o such m exten t that I t is Impossible to even estirrat© m ou n t o f lin e lo s s where lin e s are covered over, Replacement o f present 16” wooden stave pipe li n e w i l l a s s is tn in a lle v ia t in g these con d ition s, hat whether or net th is w i l l s u ffic e i s proolftinatical • E s tlm t e o f fu tu re requirements is rath er d i f f i c u l t do© to wmsmA con dition s p r e m ilin g on account o f the con stru ct! on o f Boulder Baa. B rdln & rily, spies estim ate can be made based on growth during number o f past years or on the growth of other c i t i e s having s im ila r con d ition s. In the present instance, there has been a f a i r l y steady growth sine© the rath er abnormal con d ition s in 1931, due to commencing of la r g e s c a le ©par&ti js a t Boulder dais, con stru ction o f r a ilr o a d branch and other work in cid en ta l th ereto , fhe present exten sive b u ild in g a c t i v i t y la minimised some'-diat, as i t i s undoubtedly due to Sorer nmectal loa n s. I t so eras to be the consensu© o f opinion here that there w i l l be a continued sn a il but steady growth, '2here seems l i t t l e to support th is view , takin g In to con sid eration the la r g e number o f resid en ts as compared to com paratively © m il number os in d u s tr ia l p a y ro ll* I t is our understanding that there are only 400 men liv in g in la s Vegas on the r a ilr o a d p a y ro ll* ^h© c it y is apparen tly la r g e ly supported by to u r is ts , and th is w i l l probably f a l l o f f soraewhat as In te r e s t in Boulder Bass commences to subside, m axe advised th at, with the advert o f cheaper power th ere Is a p o s s ib ilit y o f a sm elter’ s being lo ca ted a t Las Vegas, which would a s s is t m a te ria lly in adding to a more permanent growth*