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\ MEMBER OF CHAMBER OF COMMERC OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA October 18, 1944, Mr* E* E. Bennett, General S o l i c i t o r , Union P a c ific R ailroad Union P a c ific R a ilroa d Building Los A ngeles, C a lifo r n ia Dear Mr. Bennett* At the su ggestion o f Mr. W alter Bracken o f the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, the Board o f D irectors o f the Chamber o f Commerce ex­tend an in v ita tio n t o you, Mr, W, H» Guild and Mr* Frank Strong, t o meet w ith them on November 3rd t o d iscu ss the water s itu a tio n in the Las Veeas Val l e y . The Chamber o f Commeroe wishes t o determine whether or not the a rte sia n source o f water supply is adequate f o r the present and p o te n tia l needs o f the community. We are undertaking an exten sive promotion and development program f o r Southern Nevada, and b e fo re we can encourage new commercial and in d u s tria l en terp rises t o oome in to the area, we must know whether there is ample water t o supply th e ir needs. Wfe have o u tlin e d , f o r your b e n e fit , a few o f the questions which the Board o f D irectors would lik e t o have answered. A copy is e n clo s e d . A d d ition a l questions may be asked as the d iscu ssion a t the m eeting p rog resses. We are extending t h is in v ita tio n t o the State E ngineer, Mr, A. M. Stoith, and the A ssista n t E ngineer, Mr* Hugh Shamberger, as w e ll as our c i t y and county o f f i c i a l s . This in v ita tio n t o meet was unanimously voted by the Board o f D ire cto rs o f the Las Vegas Nevada Chamber o f Commerce at a s p e c ia l m eeting c a lle d f o r th at purpose on O ctober 17th, 1944. I t is our s in ce re hope th a t you w i l l accept th is in v ita tio n and arrange t o be in Las Vegas on November 3rd , S in ce re ly you rs, LAS VEGAS NEVADA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ‘JtfciMZuuj (Jj j Maxwell K elch, P resident