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A p r il 2, 1924 Mr. Arthur M aguire, * A sst. Engineer, i*&s Vegas Land & W ater Company, Los Angeles, C a lifo r n ia * Dear S i r ! * R e fe rrin g to raailgram tinder date o f A p r il le t , from Mr. Comstock to you, w ith referen ce to p rep aratio n o f estim ate covering f i f t y room a d d itio n to the rooming house. B efore th is estim ate i s prepared I would lik e v e ry much i f you w i l l come to la s Vegae between tra in s , and go over the s itu a tio n p e rso n a lly * There is no doubt in my mind but th at we can save at le a s t f i f t y percent on the a d d itio n to the rooming house, as compared w ith the amount spent by Engineer T ild en when con stru ctin g the rooming house some years ago* For example, there i s no need f o r tw elve inch s o lid concrete w a lls f o r any b u ild in g in th is t r o p ic a l country, and th e re are many other th in gs that can be ©iim i* nated which w i l l g r e a t ly reduce the estimated c o st. Yours v e ry t r u ly . V ic e -P re sid e n t & Agent. CG - ?•* H. Comstock