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Hi sa Linda MaKeen •* 2 During the early 194o»s, the Federal Govern^ ment| incident to its war production effort, constructed the Basic Magnesium plant for the production of magnesium for incendiary bombs and for use in the manufacture of lightweight metals for airplane construction. The Magnesium plant, at its peak, employed approximately 1^,000 men, a considerable portion of whom resided in Las fsgai, and in order to supply adequate water to the increased population, the Las Vegas Land and water Company drilled ten additional wells which increased the artesian flow to approximately fifteen million gallons daily. As the temperature in Las Vegas sometimes reaches 120° In iJuly and August, our dally per capita consumption of water reaches a maximum of ?QQ gallons, which is approximately four times the national average consumption. In order to produce sufficient water during these peak periods, we have installed pumps on some of the artesian wells by means of which we can increase the dally production approximately three million gallons per day, or to a total of eighteen million gallons per day* Trusting that the above information will be of some assistance to you, I am Very truly yours, Acting General Manager