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I agree.Clark suggests that if the horse patrol was to continue, the company should buy their own horse to save money. Additionally, the long time between patrols would still afford many opportunities for a saboteur or striker to damage the water facilities.
hln001031. 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/d1xd0tx7s
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April 19, 1912. 59-PP Mr. R. E. Wells, General Manager. Dear Sir: Referring to your joint letter of February23rd, quoting one from Mr. Cullen relative to voucher covering hire of horse used in patrolling the water line from the spring to Las Vegas. I have today approved voucher covering the hire of this horse for the month of March amounting to $77.60. If this expense is going to he continued indefinitely I believe we could buy a horse for considerably less than $100, and its feed would not cost over $15 or $20 a month, and we could save the cost of the horse in hire bill of two months. However, my own idea of the matter is that if any striker or sympathizer wanted to damage the spring or pipe line he could find lots of opportunity to do so, as it is only patrolled by one horse which I do not suppose makes more than two trips per day between the town and the spring. Very truly yours, CC- Mr. W. H. Bancroft.