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INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS tubing, strip, extrusions and other forms. The finished products are sold through various TMCA sales of- fices, and are used largely for missiles, space vehicles, military and commercial aircraft anl^SmSBBSnS cal industry. Titanium from the Henderson plant is used in the astronaut space capsules. ?╟÷ SNIF ?╟÷ U. S. LIME PRODUCTS DIVISION plants in Southern Nevada located at located at the latter two. Its quarries provide the basic raw materials, dolomite and high-calcium lime- stone, which are sold as crushed I imestone, high caIcium quicklime, dolomitic quicklime, and hydrated lime, as well as Miracle Lime used as a masonry and finish plastering lime. The company is the largst pro- ducer of lime products in the eleven western states, and also serves Alaska, British Columbia and Hawaii. a wide field of application. ^eet su9ar refining, glass manufacturing, chemical, and const, uction industries. A completely new calcining plant went into operation at Apex in May, 1958. Employment in the various operations numbers 130. - SNIF - U. S. SILICA SANDS, SIMPLOT SILICA PRODUCTS, INC., WEST COAST SILICA COMPANY AND SNOREE^ AND SON are producing silica sand from deposits in the vicinity of Overton in the Moapa Valley, about 60 for use in glass manufacturing, foundries and other specialized purposes. - SNIF - Page Twenty-six INDUSTRIAL PLANT SITE FACILITIES igreoR^ETi^l^^^QliMS!:&>T h e primary Las Vegas marketing area includes all western states ?╟÷ the fastest major cities of Eastern and Central United States Basin. Nearly 20,000,000 people live in the four-state region comprised of Nevada, Arizona, Utah and California, the most po^M^a^ge in the growth. Las Vegas is only 289 miles from Los Angeles and is on the new Federal Interstate High- way 15 with Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Denver and other major cities. The area is served by the main Iine of the Union Pacific R Pa eite r or most of the population of the United States. Non-stop jet service is available to Chicago, Los Angeles, San lent highway transportation facilities serve the area. Nine major truck lines maintain terminals here ?╟÷ IgjffirMlISIcaht Lines, Interstate Motor Lines, Navajo Freight Lines, Pacific Intermountain Express, Ringsby Truck Lines, Milne Truck Lines, Las Vegas Service Freightways, lnc.( Wells Cargo Inc., and Belnap Freight Lines, Inc. FREEPORT ADVANTAGE: Nevada's liberal "freeport" law, now a part of the State's constitution, permits the Costs of storage and distribution are thus in many cases reduced or eliminated. an inheritance, estate or real ancK AVAILABILITY OF LABOR: The Nevada State Employment Service in Las Vegas reports a total civilian labor 7.4 per cent. The males. Historically, Southern Nevada opportunities information on the aya ployment Service are at the disposal AVAILABILITY OF LfflEppSffialfI industrial acreage is also available in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas. Large tracts of industrial land within Unlimited acreage in Eldorado Valley is being prepared for industry under the direction of the Colorado addition, numerous privately owned sites are available. 000 acre feet (97.7 billion gallons) of which 43,000 acre feet are presently allocated to the Las Vegas Valley Lake Mead Power Company, respectively. flagstone, crushed building rock, lead, expanded perlite, silica sand, titanium, limestone, quicklime, hydrated metals in any county in the United States. during 1962, and forwarded air express increased 10.4 per cen. Airmail showed an average 40 per cent Page Twenty-seven