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I f th e townsite company should he asked to pay h a l f o f t h is , i t would -amount to a b u r s o f *$6200., o r say $1600. per y e a r f o r four y e a rs, the assumed t o t a l l i f e o f the s te e l p ip e . I b e lie v e , f a i r l y , the towns!to company oouTd he asked t o pay on o n e -h a lf o f 6/20 o f the sum o f |20#- 40 0,, o r the ooet o f the present 18 inch p ip e , a s the oost o f a 10” s to o l p ip e would have been about 6/10 o f that sum, as the pipe th e tow n site company would have put in , had not the railw ay company b u i lt .|-its l i n e , would p robably have been of sheet s t e e l 10 inches in diameter .at an expense o f about $6000. .' ;J|||§g||^ 1 fh e charge made by th e ra ilw a y company to the Armour ic e manufactory a t Las Vegas i s ten cents a thousand g a llo n s . Tours t r u ly . C h ief Engineer. CC.'Mr.* W. H. B an croft, j - - -- ‘ H. y. wells. EGT-LRT ? ? •• «TRO#0-. 1
