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January 15, 1926. Re- Sale o f Acreage South o f Tow nsite, t o f# E. Hawkins* Mr. E. E. C alvin , President Las Vegas Land & Water Co. Omaha, Nebraska Dear Sirs Kindly be r e fe r r e d to your l e t t e r o f April- the 20th, 1925, above subject. Mr. Hawkins i s now q u ite anxious to s ta r t something in the way o f an a d d itio n t o C la rk 's Las Vegas Townsite e a r ly t h le sp rin g and i s v e ry anxious t o secure t h is p lo t o f ground as described in copy o f deed made t o Mr. Hawkins under date o f A p ril 7, 1924, purchase p ric e §40,000,00 cash. I t i s going t o req u ire a ra th er heavy expenditure to c le a r , l e v e l and la y t h is acreage o f f in to tow nsite lo t s and ca rry the water system through th e same, Mr. Hawkins has made a request through me, to purchase same at p ric e o f §40,000.00 under agreement such as we have sold other l o t s to other p a r tie s . That i s , one-fourth in cash upon d e liv e r y o f agreement, and the balance t o runt fo r one yea r, bearin g a r a te o f 7f> in te r e s t. I f you deem i t a d v is a b le, I would h e a r t ily recommend that we dispose o f th is acreage t o Mr. Hawkins under agreement, inasmuch as i t w i l l be g r e a tly t o our b e n e fit t o have th at p arcel o f ground south o f town opened up f o r r e s id e n tia l d i s t r i c t . W ill you k in d ly advise? Very t r u ly yours, V ice-Presiden t & Agent WRB/MC