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tt /* A Los Angeles, February 11, 1942 Mr. WsJ.ter R. Bracken: In connection with the proposed publicity campaign in Las Vegas, I furnished Mr. Guild certain data with respect to the average dally consumption of water in certain cities in the state and the number of gallons furnished for $1.00 of revenue, this data being secured from exhibits furnished by Mr. Sexton during our recent investigation. tlon Commission to see if they had any publication which might furnish the same kind of information for Arizona cities which are notoriously dry (from a water standpoint). They advised that they did not have 8,ny publication but sent me a list of public water utilities in Arizona, which I am enclosing. it occurred to me you might secure further Information than I could and might desire to write a few of these companies and ascertain the average daily consumption and the number of gallons furnished per $1.00 revenue. I think both of these points are material and might be used if favorable in future publicity. these companies as some of them are individuals, but there seems to be a large number of small water com­panies serving in the vicinity of Phoenix from whom you may be able to secure this information which might be used as a comparison of the Nevada consumption in revenue. Improvement Company, whose headquarters are here, as you know, and am sending you a copy of my letter. Recently I wrote to the Arizona Corpora- As a representative of the water company, I am not suggesting that you write to all I have written to the Santa Fe Land and E. E. Bennett. Enel. EEB: d