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(COPY) LETTERHEAD OF BASIC MAGNESIUM INCORPORATED P.O.BOX 1150 Las Vegas, Nevada March 10, 1943 Mr. 1. E. Bennett General Solicitor Union Pacific RR. Co. Los Angeles, Calif. Dear Mr. Bennett: This refers to your letter of February 8th, re­garding certain statistics in connection with your Water Com­pany facilities at Las Vegas, involving the housing situation here at our plant. While these statistics were being prepared, I learned that our Mr. *T. D. Schulman wrote to your Mr. Walter R. Braeken at Las Vegas on February 20th, as per copy of let­ter attaced which appears to cover questions numbers one and two in your letter of February 8th. Answering the re­maining three questions in your letter, we advise as follows: -3- Number of EMI employes at present - 4300 -4- Approximate number of permanent hmt employes upon completion of plant — 5500 -5- Estimated number of BMI employes living in: Basic Townsite 880 Trailer Park 270 Andersonfs Camp 1600 Boulder City 450 Midway - Pittman 300 Las Vegas 800 I sincerely regret the delay which occured in furnishing you this Information, due in part to my absence from the office for a period of ten days, and trust that the information will be of assistance to you in solving your problem. With kindest personal regards, I am Very truly yours, BASIC MAGNESIUM, INCORPORATED James 2 , Broz Traffic Supervisor