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Pf-# ft* loan 2* feeeewber Z X t IfIX than its tariff chargee* Section 41X$ of th« -evade Ooas- Laws dees provide as follows? *nothing ie I M s fee® sfe&ll fee construed to prevent eoneentreiloa, e©wc©difey, transit and other special contract r $ t ®&, feat ell such rates shall hi op®a to nil shippers of a like kind of traffic under ala&lar elreuneteneea tions, i M shall fe# subject to the psraodv iscioonndsi­of this net »e to the p r i n t i n g sad filing of the ?ais®l provided* all such rates shall fee un­der I s sup«V vlai on and regulatioa of the e@a- ninoioa** M l appears to relate prltiriljr to transportation, hot if It i& m relate to taster utilities, I do not feelieva that the Public Carries Io k r IbsIc b would approve a 8p®« aial ttstrifl rat# with the Railroad Ckwipasy at cost* 1 think the practical difficulties involved would ha in­creased at the list# the water distrlfeatlon eengaay m ® sold to the Leo feg&s Water Utility District or other, fiiillf body which tight distribute water to the eltlsens of Las ?#ges* 1 believe that all concerned hope that the distrlfeution company will «ventaaXly fee taken over fey « public body and for that reason f believe It ia da-airafela far the Railroad to develop its own separata aap­ply if it is possible to do so* An 1 have already stat­ed, say view* are partly tentative and I will give farther consideration to the suggestions contained la your letter and aw asking Pr# Oery to do a© in the light of the Ne­vada law* The Railroad does own a water well In the shop grounds at tea Vegas which is separate end apart fro* the wells located in the water field* It is ay under­standing that none of the water froa this well is de­livered to the Las fetes Land end water Seespa&y# I al­so understand that the present production froa this well Is Halted, but it may fee that this wall' could fee recon­stituted so that it would fee able to produce all of the ggllroad requirements• vinca this well is ssparste froa those located in the water field, it will undoubtedly not fee conveyed to the distribution esopany or to any public body distributing water in late Vegas • It was drilled is Iftl, but no appropriation was ever sad® m