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Excerpt from Las Vegans, Nevada "AGE", Sept. 15, 1939. Editorial "LAS VEGAS WATER SUPPLY.- It seems to be the style, not in Las Vegas alone, but throughout the country,, to kick, the utilities every time there is the slightest excuse, mainly because they haye been successful enough to make money. The fact that most of those who put money into establishing such utilities either had to wait years before getting any return whatever on their investments or, in some cases, - lost their money entirely, is often ignored. The Las Vegas Land & Water Company, financed from the start by the Senator Wm. A. Clark interests and later by the Union Pacific, had for some years a large Investment which was not profitable and which, except for the railroad interest in Las Ve*gas, never would have been made. Yet Las Vegas from t.he very start enjoyed a fine water service with unrestricted use at prices lower than in any city i'n the arid Intermountain region. As'the city grew and demands upon its water system Increased, constantly increasing investment's of money were • necessary for replacements and-extensions and these extensions were often into portion's of the city which for years failed to return any substantial incdme. The water company, owned by a corporation with no more than a strictly btisiness interest in Las Vegas, often showed a disposition to avoid or delay extensions or improver ments long after the public were convinced they were necessary and that.disposition has served to create public criticism and distruct'. Nevertheless, Las Vegas always had and still has an excellent water service and that is one of the assets which has aided largely in attracting people to us. If extensions and betterments are now needed to serve the people, it is obvious that they should be*made by the .company with all reasonable promptness. On the other hand, it appears to The Age to be poor public policy to publicly critisize and condemn the very thing which we have always considered one of the principal assets of Las Vegas, its abundant supply of pure artesian water. Wouldn't it be better to wash our community linen quietly in our own back yard instead of airing our troubles all over the state? SEE PAGE 2