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i N M C N E I L C O N S T R U C T I O N C O . L a s V e g a s , N e v a d a February 16, 1942 Mr. W. H. Guild Union Pacific Railroad Co. 422 lest Sixth Street Los Angeles, California Dear Bills I am, of course, familiar with the program under way to water in the Las Vegas area, and as I have heartily in accord with the movement to eliminate connection with the use of water. In connection with the construction or the magnesium plant, we do have a problem} in fact a dangapdus one in the terrific dust constantly in the air, most of whiehNis caused by trucks and cars operating over dirt roads within the pSUmt. / During the cold weather wef nave beehsunaoSfe to utilize oil to hold the dust down, but we plan to use oii\on the main traveled roads throughout the plant a/ soon as the first wsn® days will permit its use. I J y I understand there has\been some criticism for having lawns planted in the courts-*®^ area-ways of our main office building, but I want to assure'you that this wfeta^not?dojae to beautify the place but as you might guess to keep downtKiT'great swirling dust clouds which just apout suffocated everyone in the offices before the grass was planted, j The use of water for t/his plant is something that I personally watchedk from the beginning and, if for no other reason than the cost of getting w^ter here, I have plenty of incentive to see to it that not omTarrop is wasted. I understand that the big pipeline will have water in the reservoir from Lake Mead by approximately April 1st, which will, of course, eliminate any necessity for obtaining water by the present method, but until that time I trust that you will not slacken your efforts to give us the water which we so desperately need. Yours very truly L. 0. McNeil LGMcN:ob