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2 \ Company, operator.of watesr production and transmission properties P M w the % M i M M XX- History 1* Histories! Background Angolas & Salt Laics Railroad Company t t ± ^ x ^ s ^ . ^ i r r : apr e ht o d V . M n p i first deveXojtasnt of ground water resources near the original Los Vegas town* ito was undertaken in connec­tion with the coiwtructlon of the dan Pedro, Los Aiagele# & dalt Lake Railroad. At the completion if railroad construction the water facilities consisted chiefly of springs, a redwood-stave pips line and a locomotive water station. On May 3| 1905, the Las Togas Land and Water Company was incorporated under the genera! laws of the State of Nevada. Shortly after the data of ineorporation, the property known as Clark's Las Vegas fowoslte was conveyed to the Land end later Company and placed upon the market as t o m lots# A water distribution system of redwood-stave pipes was installed to serve residents of the new t o m . then* as now# water served through the distribution system wss obtained from the railroad-owned production and transmission facilities * fhe Las Togas Land and tfctsr Company is controlled by the Los Angeles & Celt Like Railroad Company through etock ownership* the railroad properties (including water produc­tion and transmission faeillties at Las Vegas) are owned b“Vy> the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company .and are operated by the Vhion Pacif ic Railroad Company as lessee of the entire Los Angeles A Salt Lake Railroad, t/* Los \fJtrrguooin i s A| jcji l/ulircl.isk * RaUroad^Ceopaiiy win sometimes be - spoken o f as "Production Cenpsaay**