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m tarn Vegas «* October- 19, 1939 W 18-6-2 l'i% R. A. Tolaiiti Cener&l Auditor, Omaha, Sebraska Bear Sir* Your letter of September 8th, file BB 1-8 regarding annual' re-port of water utility to Publics Service Commission of $evade* i regret the delay its ftMVfliti'iig, Ofe.iefc was due, to oor waiting .for m reply fr^m the Division a# to female for estimating Reduction of open opring in the. 1937 :I;^J report. Sue-lesod ie copy of my letter to Superintendent Larson under date of September 10 th. In the abnonce of any statement from’the Division w* must ajrettte that the quantity eetloate# for.the open spring productton was too high and this in turn.distorted our figures fox the total production from all sour00s, making it appear on the amvu&i report to- the Commission that the larger portion of water produced was'not put .to beneficial uaoj that Is, sold for domestic use in the,olty* This., of csonrae is the wrong im pression’ me-my pergonal observation (confirm ed by w e ir »e&auremente) baa been th a t - fey f a r the la rg e r #u»ei*ht of w ater produced "ie need fey the ' C it y and In faint d u r in g ? the whole summer months 'no water runs down th-e creek to the ranch. However* t i l t I a im m aterial e© fa r *• the 1937 re p o rt is concerned a e .'f o t ' haw $iyea&y been rendered to the Commission-} the 1939 fig u re s w i l l r e f le c t the proper d is t r ib u t io n . fe concur with the sample report submitted with your latter covering page 1$ with the following,-exceptionat