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L«b vega® - N o v em b e r 1 0 , 1944 (Personal) Mr. if. U. Jeff ere? Referring to telephone conversation date with hr. Cope regarding dismission of the water situation here with the Chamber of Commerce November Z. 1 understand Mr. Guild furnished you with details under date of Kove&ber Q, and ,l*r. strong sent me copy of HXs letter Boyember 7 to I r . Ashby, which cpotalng a very good report of the discussion at the meeting. however I wished to advise you the background and reason lor the meeting, anti that is to it&ke the public conscious of the necessity for conserving the underground. wafer supply In this basin. In 1940 we discussed fclUi the State kaglueer the possibility of seriously depleting the supply of underground water by promiscuous issuance of drilling permits in the |ptf Vegas valley where wore than 400 wells now exist. He advised that the policy of hie office was to issue erwits, and in the absence of any protest he had in fact no other, course. However recognizing the seriousness of the threat to the underground supply, he suggested the organization of a Water Conservation District In this Valley. This was d.?ne and the City of has Vegas, County of Clark and our Company became members. A water Supervisor was employed, working under the direction of the State^Engineer ana his salary was paid' through donations fro® the above named members until such time as authority could be received to pay his from the State T »x Payroll. He Is so employed at present end his duties are to close In those well® which are not being.put to beneficial use. In May of this year we n ted an unusual decline in the production of our wells, end at the same time two o f the land owners located in the immediate vicinity of the water supply filed an application to drill an additional well on their land, W® felt that this would deplete the supply of water to the Railroad and City, and therefore filed a protest with the State Engineer. The two land owners above referred to were members of the local Chamber of Commerce and felt that we were trying to monopolize the water In the underground channel.