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\ $ 4 Las V egas, Nevada, F eb ru ary 4, 19 2 3 . Mr. W.H.Cometook, G eneral Manager Los A n g e le s & S a lt Lake R. R. Co/ Los A n g e le s , C a l i f o r n i a . / D ear S ir : As s p r in g i s approach in g and our w a te r su p p ly i s a ga in under th e f i r e o if th e p u b lic , as you w i l l n o te from th e e d i t o r i a l in a r e c e n t is s u e o f one o f our pap ers, I w ish to c a l l you r a t t e n t io n to my correspon den ce w ith you under d a te o f June 17, 1922; a ls o , a d v is e th a t we have had th e m a tte r up/w ith th e P a c i f i c F r u it E xpress Company in r e fe r e n c e to e x c e s s iv e use o f w a te r on t h e i r p a r t and I am h e re w ith e n c lo s in g a copy o f a l e t t e r w r i t ­te n t h is day t o t h e i r C h ie f E n g in e e r. d om estic uses in Lae V egas i f th e same i s p r o p e r ly handled and I would l i k e to recommend th a t we pump th e sand from a t l e a s t one o f our th r e e s p rin g e s u p p ly in g th e tow n. I ranch, which has i t s w a te r su p p ly from l i k e s p r in g e and i s now owned by Mr. P a rk , bad one s p r in g which was flo w ­in g a!?out 1 0 -in ch es .in rl 'wmr pumped o u t, i n c r e a s i n g th e flo w 200/O ® ore than a y e a r ago and i s s t i l l flo w in g a t th e r a t e o f in c r e a s e . I b e lie v e th a t we cou ld in c re a s e our w a te r su pp ly from e it h e r one o r a l l o f our s p rin g s by c le a n in g th e sand cut o f th e same. and C it y Com m issioners, I am v e r y anaious th a t we have our w a te r su p p ly w e ll under hand b e fo r e th e summer season s e ts in . W ill you k in d ly a d v is e me co n ce rn in g th e s e m a tte r s . f e have an adequ ate su p p ly o f w a te r f o r a l l To a v o id our usual t r o u b le w ith th e towns p e o p le Yours t r u ly , B/E V ic e - P r e s id e n t & Agent C C --A .M agu ire C .F .M ille r .