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^ —H— ' Lake rnmi? m%m mm ends at the Basic MAgncsInm frojmt, on to Las Vegas, As you will recall, the Government made a re­connaissance of a similar proposal five or six years ago, the llaii then being to Bring Hi# water la. frcst Lake Meal for irri­gation of tfe* Lae Vegas Valley, But when it was found that this water would ©out $.'50.(30 per mere# the idem was abandoned. In the Chamber of Commerce ©ouaittee meeting last night, the engineers were none too happy aben t mooes® of Hie present plan, and in fast flatly stated it would not be practical frost a financial standpoint unless the Las Vega* Land and later Co*s system oould be taken Into the plan, mm so, the cost be of the Lake water delivered at Lae Vegas Wd*9AAAff per 1,0QG gallons or more than three times our cost* Ooasespently, Hie domestte rate for water to the consumer here would have to be 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 H Rancho between the Chamber of Oemmeree members and repre­sentative a of Hie Railroad Company, that the Railroad Company stated it would sell the water system to the City. 1m and t were both present at that meeting* and as I recall it your re­sponse was that you had no authority to answer that question as it would have to be passed upon by our executives in Osaha. In 1944, X scoured sous© figures on the cost of the Basic Magnesium Plant pipe line gad pimping system, which in­volved some IS miles of 40-lnch w.elded steel pipe, pumping plant, -®N*