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lids Angeles, October 11, 1948. Grig GfA QnL A Omaha Cy AMS’ RAD Las Vegas Tour 75. X an sorry that Nr. Folger did se t disease with me M s P-100, of vhidh yon received copy, before he sent i t on as with the exception of the in it ia l statem ents haring to do with the P o litic a l situ a tio n , oa which X hare l i t t l e Infer* n ation , X disagree with a ll he says. While i t i s true that there i s no ianediate emergency in the water situ a tio n a l l o f the data we hare aecunulated orer the past ten years during which X hare been fam iliar with the operation, and the data of the Nerada State Engineer who has a lso watched the situ a tio n o lo sely , Indicate that we are producing water acre rapidly than the raaerrolr i s being replenished. I t must a lso be borne la mind that any additional water to be obtained from the proposed plan would not bo a v a ilable fo r a t le a s t four or fir # years. The statement that le a s water was withdrawn in 1947 than in 1946 has no on the water situ ation gen erally a s the withdrawals were en tirely a matter of the amount of water consumed. Wo know that the population, in 1947 was greater ***** in 1946 and consequently the reduced consumption in 1947 must hate been a fa cto r of reduced per capita consumption, probably due to e lis a t ie conditions. Unless i t can be shown that Union P a cific would bo damaged by completion o f the Water D istr ic t, X am opposed to our taking any p o sitio n in the matter a s i t i s my opinion that the value to Union P a c ific of a continuing development in the area would bo much greater than the revenue we are p resen tly earning from the water u t ilit y , and In any ease, even i f i t should la te r bo found necessary or advisable fo r us to oppose the development of the Water D istr ic t, X think th is could bo accomplished without our appearing too prominently in the n atter. \ -