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Lake Mead, which now ends at the Basic Magnesium Project, on to Las Vegas, As you will recall, the Government made a re­connaissance of a similar proposal five or six years ago, the plan then being to bring the water in from Lake Mead for irri­gation of the Las Vegas Valley, but when it was found that this water would cost $30*00 per acre, the idea was abandoned* In the Ghamber of Commerce committee meeting last night, the engineers were none too happy about success of the present plan, and in fact flatly stated it would not be practical from a financial standpoint unless the Las Vegas Land and Water Co*s system could be taken into the plan* Evenb eso, the cost of the Lake water delivered at Las Vegas would/llS* per 1,000 gallons or more than three times our cost* Consequently, the domestic rate for water to the consumer here would have to be increased, presenting an objectionable problem, to say nothing of the quality of the water* It was also stated in this private meeting of the committee last night that two years ago in a meeting held at the EL Rancho between the Chamber of Commerce members and repre­sentatives of the Railroad Company, that the Railroad Company stated it would sell the water system to the City* You and I were both present at that meeting, and as I recall it your re­sponse was that you had no authority to answer that question as it would have to be passed upon by our executives in Omaha* In 1944, I secured some figures on the cost of the Basic Magnesium Plant pipe line and pumping system, which in­volved some 15 miles of 40—inch welded steel pipe, pumping plant,