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Mr. Wo R. Rouse 4 December 21, 1951 S ta te e n g in e e r would be and I am a s k in g M r. Gory t o g iv e us h is v ie w s as t o th e p r a c t i c a b i l i t y o f t r a n s f e r r i n g our e x i s t i n g a p p r o p r ia t io n t o a w e l l w hich w ould in d e ­p e n d e n tly p r o v id e th e R a ilr o a d w ith an a ssu red s u p p ly . I b e l i e v e I am c o r r e c t in s t a t in g t h a t th e Las Ve­g a s Land and W ater Company does n ot now ta k e more w a te r from th e w a te r f i e l d th an i s j u s t i f i e d by i t s e x i s t i n g a p p r o p r ia t io n s so th e t r a n s f e r o f th e R a ilr o a d a p p r o p r i­a t io n t o a n o th e r w e l l sh ou ld n o t c u r t a i l i t s s u p p ly . I would s u g g e s t th a t th e D iv is io n o f f i c e r s and th e In d u s­t r i a l E n g in eer a t Los A n g e le s , who a re f a m i l i a r w ith th e R a ilr o a d re q u irem e n ts a t Las Vegas and th e p o t e n t i a l i t i e s o f th e shop grou n d s, g iv e c o n s id e r a t io n t o th e most p ra c ­t i c a l manner o f d e v e lo p in g an in d ep en d en t su p p ly f o r th e R a ilr o a d Company. I f th e R a ilr o a d had an in d ep en d en t su p p ly in ex ces s o f i t s im m ediate n e ed s , i t appears t o me t h a t i t would be f e a s i b l e t o co n tin u e th e p r e s e n t c o n tr a c t b etw een th e R a ilr o a d Company and th e P .F .E . on th e t h e o r y t h a t th e w a te r fu r n is h e d t o th e P .F .E . was su rp lu s w a te r o n ly . The amount o f w a te r fu r n is h e d t o o th e r s as s u rp lu s w a ter would n ot th en be so d is p r o p o r t io n a t e t o th e R a ilr o a d use as i t i s a t p r e s e n t. I can see no re a s o n from a l e g a l s ta n d p o in t t o p r e ­v e n t th e d o m e s tic a tio n o f th e Union Land Company and th e t r a n s f e r o f th e p r e s e n t r e a l e s t a t e h o ld in g s o f th e Las Vegas Land and W ater Company in t h a t s t a t e t o th e Union Land Company. I do n ot b e l i e v e th a t t h e r e should be any t r o u b le in th e S ta te o f N evada. I am a s k in g M r. Cory t o g iv e us h is v ie w s on t h a t q u e s tio n . E. E. B en n ett b cc - Mr. Wm, R e in h a rd t M r. C a lv in M. Cory I am handing you h e re w ith copy o f Mr. R o u se’ s l e t ­t e r t o M r. Stoddard d a ted December I S , 1951.