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is® ¥<t§5&.a * September 1944 i 33-1-.33 (PTOOttU,) Hr* Psaifr Strong* Con-fireilag m r ©-onferen©© sMa yon wore' last 1b Lae Vegse©* S4 Clark., of the Southern Hewa-ciat Power Comn&ny, advised .that at the last Kiwanis moating propoael had been made that the City, County, or State acquire. the pipe lino at present serving Baal© Magnesite* from Lake lead, with a wise to bring the water into has* ¥#f|38* Our thought i© that. eueh a more would probably destroy the'last ohanoo to put the Basic Plant to acme praetieabl© no© for the benefit off Lee Vegws and this territory sine® m y industry operating those facilities would neocssarlly hay® to tev® a largo supply of water* 1 n m enclose clipping from last Bight® lee Vegas' paper indicating thie proposal also referred to the City Conrniseiooers, and after due Consideration it m e filed with no action taken* My thought is that to put' the pip® line into la© Vegas would require ouch a terge inveotaent that water omiM not be sold for i3*OD per vontfw In addition to the invest­ment there would be ©ontloual oharrae for pumping, treatment, ©to* An- exhaustive survey- by the united State# Bureau, off Reclamation © few yaar-i ago developed that this project would not be practicable for irrigation because the cost coald n m about, |S0*O© per acre* Hi® first time you and Mr, Bennett t h a w an -opportunity would lit© to disease this with you further at La© Vspia* V oo? Mr, §. E, Bennett Mr. L* A. MoSame©