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Agreement for the delivery of water and power to be sold in Las Vegas, March 22, 1921
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Archival Collection
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Agreement for the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company to deliver water and power for the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to sell in Las Vegas.
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Letter from R. L. Adamson (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker, August 18, 1931
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Archival Collection
Description
Letter refers to Las Vegas Land and Water Company map, referenced below, showing proposed earthen dam near the Old Mormon Fort. Letter includes estimated construction costs. Mr. Adamson, Chief Engineer of the Union Pacific Railroad, advised against the spending of company money on the project.
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Letter from W. R. Rouse (Omaha) to A. E. Stoddard, December 18, 1951
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Archival Collection
Description
Suggestions that the Railroad should develop its own water so that it will not be subject to rationing as experienced by other water districts. Dividing the water production from all other assets of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company may be the best option for the Railroad to protect its water rights.
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Letter from H. I. Bettis (Los Angeles) to J. Ross Clark, October 17, 1906
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Archival Collection
Description
Discussion of the financial aspects of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company in relation to the Railroad.
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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to William Reinhardt, December 4, 1951
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Archival Collection
Description
Detailed discussion of the UP divesting itself of water production facilities to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company. Written in red pencil at the top of the page: "4705-11-22" and "80-Gen."
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Work orders for additional pipelines to increase existing water supply line, Las Vegas, April -May 1931
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Archival Collection
Description
The first sheet, form 30, a work order authority for extensions and additions to the water supply line on the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company's property, includes a description of the work and the necessity for the work, with a total estimated expenditure. The second sheet, form 30-1, a work order authority with detailed estimated expenditures, includes an itemized list of the quantity and cost of parts and labor. Forms are accompanied by a map, referenced below, that includes colored outlines of existing and proposed facilities.
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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker and R. B. Robertson (Los Angeles) to C. R. Gray (Omaha), April 20, 1931
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Archival Collection
Description
Request for permission to begin construction on a water line to support Industrial Unit No. 1.
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Letter from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to A. E. Stoddard, February 11, 1952
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Archival Collection
Description
Discussion of the advisability of the railroad developing its own water source if the Water District purchases Las Vegas water production.
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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles) to W. R. Armstrong, August 18, 1928
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Archival Collection
Description
Knickerbocker (Union Pacific Railroad) approved of providing Earl with a limited amount of water for an emergency situation.
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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to F. H. Knickerbocker (Los Angeles), August 5, 1935
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Archival Collection
Description
By virtue of having used it for decades, the Las Vegas Land and Water Company acquired the right to the water it used on the Las Vegas Ranch, independent of any deed.
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