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\ Las ?JgaS| Nevada December 6, 1939 I # Mr. Leo McNamee ; Attorney fqr U.P.R.R. Co* Las Vegas, Nevada * d* IdMr HP Lear Sirs SP . • , ; • • • _ ! This letter is in.nsfer pertaining to ihe> Stewart* < f|?u:f,a We have witnesses that thirty-six fruit trees still in forty-one planted. Now, we have these are in vdry bad shape. We States Department of Agriculture is that lack of water during the them to dry out} that when fall and still warm weather, there is the trees, and making It very ea that may be around. U m m m. egce4t$ our many conversations c^re, iater dispute and damage* vf It* * five years ago, there were the orchard out of a total of l only four trees standing, and have had a man from the United pass on them, and his report six months of summer has caused comes, due to plenty, of water caused a false growth, choking sy for them to take any disease He also stated that the bermuda grass in the pasture would stay dorment during the dry season, but that the foxtails would still seed and grow. f As you know, bermuda grass Is good pasture nine months of the year, and foxtails are 'only good for about six weeks before they head, then they are dangerous to horses and cattle. There were also lots of roses that were completely destroyed. j g m The average value of fruit trees in California is $100.00 par#tree} .seven months*^loss of pasture would be figured Oli .-A basis Of approximately $25$#30 ’per year^ and our bermuda pasture is ruined. ;. * f fy" * - cr>,.,? , -L., !T T . We demand a settlement on this, and also something definite about the water question. fours very truly,