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Las Vegas - October 36, 1944 1 33-1-23 PERSONAL Mr. R. G. Greene 619 First Rational Bank Building \ Great Falla, Montana * Saar Soottyt Row would you like to spend a week or ten days in sunny southern Nevada sometime during the coming month? Considerable interest has been manifested reoently by the Chamber of Commerce, State Engineer, a$d others regarding the future of the artesian water supply in the fcaa Vegas basin. Bearing in mind your warning when you were last here that the under ground water supply should be conserved least the supply be so depleted that, extensive pumping would be necessary, we have formally protested the granting of additional permits to drill in the vicinity of cur holdings. A preliminary conference with the Chamber of Commerce, State, County, and City officials is scheduled here November 3, at which time we will discuss the subject in a general way. However, a formal hearing is to be set later on, at which time we would like to have the benefit of your advice and experience* le have a copy of the report you made a few years ago on the Las Vegas artesian supply and have brought our production and consumption up to date since that time, le feel that you are undoubtedly the best qualified to express an opinion on the subject. We would, of course, pay your personal expenses and would like to have you write me as to fee.