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Question^Ho^^an^w^^xptect to get cheaper rates in view pf the -necessary expense required for pipe lines, etc., and installa­tion? . . Answer: No one has suggested that rates for water would be cheaper than at present. The fact; is the r?tes of the Las Vegas Land & Water Company, have,; through the years, been about the cheapest, in the United States.. It would be . folly to suggest they might be lowered still more. The? question is n'ot ftie Pf raising or lowering rates, however, but whether of not Las Vegas is to make, provision for a badly need­ed additional water supply to serve the army air field and in-; sure' the added water needed to take care of future growth in the .valley. mhi. water district will be a municipal corporation, operat- I ed by elected directors responsi­ble to the voters of the district, and dedicated to, meet the most critical problem facing the com­munity today—an ample ? water . supply. " i Question: What happens if a wa.er system should be installed at Pittman, Nevada? Answer: The local water district would be sold water by the dis­trict at wholesale rates based on 50 cents an acre'foot cost at Basic Magnesium plaint. Question: How will water j be measured,.distributed and deliv­ered to consumers including acreage land owners? Answer: For domestic use, dis­tribution would be on the same (Continued on Page 2)