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LAS VSG-A5 R3VXEW-J0UBNAL Published NOV 1 7 1944 6* if* f t V w Water Wrangle Solution? D. G. Lorenzi, pioneer resident [ o f Las Vegas, in an open letter; 1 to the chamber of commerce, to­ll day offered suggestions for the : solution of the water j problem | in the Las Vegas valley. Declaring that “W e face a ' dangerous situation and we t must meet it with energy,” , |lt Lorenzi traced the questions 'i about water asked by possible i investors in this area, and de­clared that until these ques­tions could be answered with authority, the growth of Las Vegas would be stymied. Lorenzi, in offering his solu­tion, suggested a 60 inch pipeline from Lake Mead to a point where the water can be turned into two or more flumes and distributed l to parts of the valley to be zoned. He points out that 50,000 acres! | of tillable land can be supplied, s feaeh 10 acres of which will pro-;', ; duce enough food for one family’ | per year, or enough to -support f 10,000 families. He says fruits and vegetables I of unsurpassed quality can be . grown in the valley soil, if prop- ;; erly irrigated. The land is rich ? ’ in lime and the sun power ip the ' area would produce the finest grapes in the world, he says. ‘ “Water taken from Lake Mead, Kwherp it has been stored under the acton of the air and algae, is vastly1 more suitable for agri-| cultutal, purposes than artesian water/’ he says. Lorenzi says the whole prob­lem can be boiled down to a few words; “A pipe line from Lake Mead which will supply agriculture; and industry; ar­tesian wells must be capped for regulation and conservation of their flow for domestic use , only.” He declares that,.$5,000,000 qan I be borrowed from the RFG^to | finance the project and points j! out that the elimination of an ex- S pensive chlorination plant will » lower the cost of the water works | by 25 per -cent. -r* “When we have created a new (and efficient water system, then and then only can we feel, safe,” j Lorenzi declares. I _______ O FFICE OF EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT NOV 2 1 ^ 4 L0 6 #MtiiUe%CALir.