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Letter from Ralph E. Wells to J.Ross Clark, January 23, 1904

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Creator
Creator: Wells, Ralph E.
Date
1904-01-23
Description
Letter deals with confusion over the proper spelling of Las Vegas.
Digital ID
snv002384
Physical Identifier
97 19--File 60A Part III
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1125qq58
Details
Subject
Clark, J. Ross (James Ross), 1850-1927
Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company
Railroad companies
Place
Las Vegas
Resource Type
Text
Material Type
correspondence
Digital Project
Southern Nevada The Boomtown Years 1900-1925
Citation

snv002384. Union Pacific Railroad Collection. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1125qq58

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Date Digitized
2009-03-25
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Language

English

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SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES AND SALT LAKE RAILROAD COMPANY. R. E. WELLS, General Manager. OFFICE OF THE GENERAL MANAGER ...Spelling of "Las Vegas"... Salt Lake City, Utah, January 23, 1904. Mr. J. Ross Clark, Vice President, Los Angeles, Cal. Dear Sir:-For your information will say that I took up with the Post Office Department some time ago the question of changing the spelling of the name of post office at Los Vegas to "Las Vegas," and have recently received advice to the effect that same has been done, so that in future the spelling of that name should be in accordance therewith. Very respectfully, R.E. Wells I am not much of a Spanish scholar, but a masculine adjective in connection with a feminine noun seemed absolutely immoral to me! R.E.W.