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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Hulsizer (Omaha, Neb.), July 16, 1940

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Creator
Creator: Bracken, Walter R., 1870-1950, Esq.
Date
1940-07-16
Description

Table showing gallons and percentage of water used by The Las Vegas Land & Water Co. in Las Vegas, and used and sold by the Union Pacific Railroad Co. in 1937, 1938, and 1939.

Digital ID
hln000895
Physical Identifier
Box 13 Folder W23-3-3 LVL&WC (Report of R. G. Greene, Geologist)(re: water situation in LV Valley)
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http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d12f7nr3s
Details
Subject
Water consumption
Water-supply
Public utilities
Time Period
1940s (1940 - 1949)
Place
Las Vegas Valley
Clark County
Resource Type
Text
Material Type
correspondence
Digital Project
The Historic Landscape of Nevada: Development, Water and Natural Environment
Citation

hln000895. Union Pacific Railroad Collection, 1828-1995. MS-00397. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d12f7nr3s

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Manual transcription
Language

English

Format
application/pdf

Las Vegas - July 16, 1940 W 23-3-3 Mr. W. H. Hulsizer, Valuation, Land, and Tax Officer, Omaha, Nebraska. Dear Sir; As requested in your letter July 11th, File 203.10-1 LA, I am showing below statement of water used at Las Vegas by the Water Company and used and sold by the Railroad Company for 1937, 1938, and 1939: 1937 U.P.R.R.Co. 225,463,637 Gals. 19.37% L.V.L.&W. Co. 938,702,963 Gals. 80.63% Total 1,164,166,600 Gals. 100.00% 1938 U.P.R.R.Co. 186,795,341 Gals.15.27% L.V.L.&W. Co. 1,036,143,300 Gals. Total 1,122,939,241 Gals. 100.00% 1939 U.P.R.R.Co. 218,731,848 Gals. 18.43% L.V.L.&W.Co. 968,071,100 Gals. Total 100.00% Very truly yours, WALTER R. BRACKEN Vice President and Agent.