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Telegram from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to William Reinhardt (Los Angeles), October 10, 1948

Date

1948-10-10

Archival Collection

Description

The Chamber of Commerce had been trying to push people into voting for the creation of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, but considerable opposition had been forming. Folger asks for permission to present true facts about the issue to people through radio and the press.

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Personal letter from A. M. Folger (Las Vegas) to G. F. Ashby, October 11, 1948

Date

1948-10-11

Archival Collection

Description

Folger contacted Mayor Cragin to see, once the water district was created, if there was any way to ensure that the water from the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. springs and well field was not piped beyond the city limits.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), September 27, 1939

Date

1939-09-27

Archival Collection

Description

Letter stating status of the work and cost of well drilling on the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Letter from Tiza and Mina Stewart and Evaline Stewart Stay (Las Vegas) to Leo McNamee (Las Vegas), December 6, 1939

Date

1939-12-06

Archival Collection

Description

Copy of the letter from the Stewart family demanding reparations for damages caused by the lack of water which should have been delivered to them by the Union Pacific Railroad Company.

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Letter from Alfred Merritt Smith (Carson City) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), July 9, 1941

Date

1941-07-09

Archival Collection

Description

Smith explaining to Bracken exactly how the state measures water, and that a miner's inch is a very imprecise measurement.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to F. R. McNamee (Los Angeles), August 29, 1913

Date

1913-08-29

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken reporting his visit to Buol's well and recommending a report from an engineer before the Las Vegas Land and Water Company purchases any additional land to protect their water rights.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles), December 11, 1919

Date

1919-12-11

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken flooded the town with posters warning residents that in order to repair a burst pipeline from the springs to the town, water service, including that for fire protection, would be off for 24 hours.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles), May 21, 1927

Date

1927-07-29

Archival Collection

Description

Discussion of running a pipeline from the small spring to the reservoir supplying water to Las Vegas.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to C. C. Barry (Los Angeles), February 7, 1930

Date

1930-02-07

Archival Collection

Description

Response for request for information needed to report to the Nevada Public Service Commission regarding electricity used and details of water users and sales in 1929.

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Howard C. Mann (Omaha), November 27, 1935

Date

1935-11-27

Archival Collection

Description

Letter from Bracken explaining the water situation on the Las Vegas Ranch to the chief engineer of the Union Pacific system.

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