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Public Service Commission 3 - 5/1/43 i. It must b® obvious to the Commission that as these MeKeil employees are released, they will seek employment elsewhere in the country, increasing to that extent the availability of housing accommodations In Las Yegas. 9. We further attach copies of letters from Basic Magnesium, Inc., dated February 20, 1943, and March 10 , 1943, respectively, showing the number of its employ­ees on those dates; the approximate number of permanent employees after completion of plant; where their said em­ployees live; the housing facilities now available; and the projected housing developments at Basic. 10. It will be noted that the approximate maxi­mum number of employees at Basic when the plant is in full operation is expected to be 5500 and that of the 4300 now employed, S00 at present reside in Las Yegas and presum­ably have satisfactory living accommodations. It will be further noted from an analysis of the letter of February 20, 1943, that, excluding trailer accommodations, housing facilities now exist or are in the course of construction or projected for future construction at Basic townsite for 2319 employees. 1000 houses are now occupied; 75 units, each accommodating four families, are under con­struction which will handle 300 additional families. Pro­jected future construction at Basic will take care of 1019 employees {assuming only on® employee per family). Obviously, there will be little demand by employees at Basic for living eceo«odations at Las ¥egae when they are more conveniently available at Basic. 11. On or about May 1, 1942; the Federal Govern­ment completed 125 houses at Las Vegas, for-the married non­commissioned officers at the Gunnery School, and now has under construction's project for 168 additional housing units In Las Yogas, for married non-commissioned officers. 12. We respectfully contend that in view of the factual situation shown above, the emergency housing situa­tion in Las Yegas no longer exists. That any further hous­ing development can be readily served under the provisions of Rule 9A and that the Las Yega® Land end later Company should be permitted to cancel Rule 90, effective June 3, 1943.