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Lake Mead, which mm aside at the Baaie Magnesium Project, on to Lae Veftae. Ae you will recall, the Government made a re­connaissance of a similar proposal fire or six years ago, the pi»n then being to bring the water in from Lake Head for irri­gation of the Las Vegas Valley, hut when it was found that this water would oost $30,00 per mere, the idea was abandoned. In the Chamber of Commerce committee meeting last night, the engineers were none too hapuy aha t success of the present plan, and in fast flatly stated it would not be practical from a financial standpoint unless the Las Vegas Land and Water Co1* system oould be taken into the plan. &r&n so, the oost of the Lake water delivered at Las Vegas would/ll^ per 1,000 gallons or more than three times our oost. Consequently, the domes tie rate far water to the eonsuaer her# would have to Ins increased, presenting an objectionable problem, to say nothing of the quality of the water. It was also stated in this private meeting of the committee last night that two years ago in a meeting held at the EL Rancho between the Chamber of Commerce members and repre­sentatives of the Railroad Company, that the Batlresd Company eta ted it would sell the water system to the City. lou and I were both present at that meeting, and as I recall it your re­sponse was that ycu had no authority to answer that question as it would have to be passed upon by our executives in Omaha. In 1944, 1 secured some figures on the cost of the Basic Magnesium Slant pipe line and pumping system, which In­volved some 15 miles of 40-lneh welded steel pipe, pumping plant, -8- **3—