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I agree.Letter from Jeffers calling attention to serious accounting problems with the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and asking for these matters to be investigated and rectified
hln000979. Union Pacific Railroad Collection, 1828-1995. MS-00397. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1ws8mm1w
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Omaha, May 17, 1942 199 Mr. W. R. Bracken: I was astounded to learn from report made by Mr. Wipprecht that from a check of receipts for water sold by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company it has been ascertained that there were four consumers against whom bills ware not being rendered and that there were 371 consumers against whom the monthly charges were incorrect and that the net undercharge per month amounted to $833.50. It was a surprise to me to learn that these accounts were not being currently checked by the Accounting Department or that you did not insist upon such checking in order to protect yourself. These disclosures are so disturbing that I would like to have your complete explanation of them and an estimate of what the retroactive under-charges from the inception might amount to. This is a serious situation and one which I want thoroughly and promptly investigated. cc - Mr. W. H. Guild Mr. Frank Strong Mr. W. H. Hulsizer Mr. R. Wipprecht