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LAS VEGAS LAND AND WATER COMPANY Los Angeles, July 31, 1919, Pile 1199 Mr. J. Ross Clark, Butte, Montana. Dear Mr. Clark The attached from Walter R. Bracken in re­gard to increase in wages of his help at Las Vegas lodging house is a matter which I feel should he brought to your attention before being disposed of, particularly as his recommendation also involves a permanent increase in charges for room rental. I do not see how we can avoid increasing the wa&es as suggested. It is a marvel to me that he has been able to keep help at all at the rates he has been pay­ing, in view of the very high rates of pay which are in effect all around him. It seems that we should increase room rental also in order to offset what raises in wages are grant­ed. The only thing I fear is a possible boycott of the lodg­ing house if we do this. Perhaps, however, Mr. Bracken has taken this into consideration. We had an experience of this kind at Las Vegas with the eating house at which rates were raised some time ago, and Mr. Seeman tells me that the place g has been almost entirely boycotted by the employes upon whom he depended for his principal revenues. I enclose another letter from Mi*. Bracken in regard to reduction in rental of the cottages. I do not see how we can afford to have these buildings idle for the sake of the small amount of additional revenue derived from the present rates. We really lose in the end. My judgment is that we should reduce the rental, but I would very much prefer to have you know of the situation before any move is made in respect thereto. Yours very truly, Enel.