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\ if C F. G. Martin: <3) (CC- Hr. Ha. Reinhardt X Mr. A. c. Ritter* Ti«# President Lynch under data of Fabryary 11th watt General Manager Hanson* Chief Engineer Perkins* General Superintendent of Motive Fever Keuhart and Aset. General Manager Larsen* latter of the R.F.S. Company* with copy to Meters. ’*». Reinhardt and A. C. Ritter as follows: •For your full Information* 1 am quoting Mr. Stoddard’s letter of Feb. bth relative t© developing an independent supply of water for the Railroad and the PFE Company at Lae Vegas: ’Xn connection with oonsideratlon which is being given to trPRRCo. and LVLftWCo. disposing of their water production and distribution facilities at Las Vegas* Nevada* General Solicitor Bennett has suggested that an Investigation be made ae to the feasibility ©f the Railroad developing its own Water supply at that point. ’Mr. Bennett states the Railroad already owns a water well in the shop grounds at Las Vegas which is separate and apart from the wells located in the water field* and that he understands none of the water from this well is dsllversd to LVL&MCo. While it i s his understanding that the present production from this well is limited* he suggests that possibly it could be reconditioned so that it would be able to produce all of the Railroad*s requirements. However* he points out that while the well was drilled in 1921* no appropriation was ever made on aeoount of the water produced from it. He thinks it possible that the Railroad’s 2.5 cubic feet per second appropriation relating to well No. 1 in the water field* which is part of the water production facilities to be disposed of* might be transferred to the well In the shop grounds or to a new well in another suitable location. ’In this connection* the following additional comment is made by Mr. Rouse: