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/ Mr. C alvin M. Cory * 5* December 21, 1951 V Mr. Rouse*s l e t t e r t o Mr. S toddard r e l a t e s to a l e t t e r w hich I w rote to Mr. R e in h ard t on December 4» 1951» recommending t h a t a l l in te r e s te d d ep a rtm en ts give con­s id e r a tio n to th e a d v i s i b i l i t y o f tr a n s f e r r i n g th e wa­t e r p ro d u c tio n f a c i l i t i e s o f th e R a ilro a d Company to th e Las Vegas Land and W ater Company and t h a t th e Las Vegas Land and W ater Company d -is s a s s o c ia te i t s w ater p ro d u c tio n and d i s t r i b u t i o n o p e r a tio n s from a l l o th e r o p e r a tio n s . I fin d t h a t I d id n o t send you a copy o f th e l e t t e r and I do n o t have an e x tr a copy*to send you. However th e re a s o n in g was based upon th e f a c t t h a t i t was p o s s ib le th e R a ilro a d Company m ight be h eld to be a p u b lic u t i l i t y a t th e p re s e n t tim e because such a la r g e p a r t o f i t s p ro d u c tio n was b e in g s o ld to o th e r s , in c lu d in g th e LVL&WCompany. I c i te d s e v e r a l c a se s in which w h o lesale d i s t r i b u t o r s o f w a te r, gas and e l e c ­t r i c power had been h e ld to be p u b lic u t i l i t i e s . I a ls o recommended i t f o r th e re a s o n th a t i t sh ould h elp us in our r a t e tr o u b le s w ith th e P u b lic Service'C om m is s io n . I sh o u ld lik e to have your views on th e q u e s tio n s r a is e d by Mr. R ouse. E. S. B ennett ECR:MSB • . > fill a/ illS 11 !1|§|||1§I