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MN W. S'.- HAWKINS County Assessor, Clark County LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. A p r il 16, 1924 Las Vegas Land & Water Company Las Vegas, 1 gvada. Dear Mr. Bracken: R e la tiv e to the s a le o f the 126.4 acres o f land south o f C lark’ s Las Vegas Townsite to Hawkins Land & Water Company, w i l l say th at we have been disappointed in r a is in g the f u l l amount o f the purchase p ric e , owing to the unfavorable newspaper reports during th e past two or th ree weeks as to an ap p rop riation f o r the b u ild in g o f the Dam at Boulder Canyon, and the stock quarantine against C a lifo r n ia . Business has slowed up here very m a te ria lly , and to such an extent that one o f the sources from which we expected to obtain the greater, part o f the purchase p r ic e has asked us to d elay our request f o r the time bein g. a t th is time to have to r a is e the f u l l amount o f the p ric e and w h ile we know conditions w i l l be b e tte r here as soon as the quarantine is l i f t e d and as soon as the P r e s id e n tia l E lectio n is over, we a re a t the present time unable without considerable lo s s , to r a is e the f u l l amount o f the purchase p r ic e . the tr a c t a t th e purchase p r ic e mentioned f o r one year and would pay $1,000.00 th e re fo r, and guarantee to pay the taxes assessed again st said p ro p erty f o r the Year 1924, or during the l i f e o f the option, and we would ap p reciate i t i f you w i l l take th is up with your Board and ad vise i f i t is w illin g to g iv e us a y ea r’ s option f o r $1,000.00, we to pay the taxes during the l i f e o f the op tion . Consequently i t would embarrass us considerable However, we would lik e to obtain an option on V ery tr u ly yours HAWKIBS LAND & WATER COMPANY By W, E. HAWKINS Presiden t