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Letter from W. R. Rouse (Omaha) to A. E. Stoddard, December 18, 1951

Date
1951-12-18
Description

Suggestions that the Railroad should develop its own water so that it will not be subject to rationing as experienced by other water districts. Dividing the water production from all other assets of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company may be the best option for the Railroad to protect its water rights.

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Letter from E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles) to William Reinhardt, December 4, 1951

Date
1951-12-04
Description

Detailed discussion of the UP divesting itself of water production facilities to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company. Written in red pencil at the top of the page: "4705-11-22" and "80-Gen."

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Letter from W. D. Johnston (Los Angeles) to A. Maguire, regarding water supply at Las Vegas, June 12, 1924

Date
1924-06-19
Description

Details some of the struggles the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. was having in an attempt to increase production in the midst of a water shortage.

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Letter from H. I. Bettis (Los Angeles) to J. Ross Clark, October 17, 1906

Date
1906-10-17
Description

Discussion of the financial aspects of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company in relation to the Railroad.

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Agreement for the delivery of water and power to be sold in Las Vegas, March 22, 1921

Date
1921-06-21
Description

Agreement for the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company to deliver water and power for the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to sell in Las Vegas.

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Letter from F. H. Knickerbocker and R. B. Robertson (Los Angeles) to C. R. Gray (Omaha), April 20, 1931

Date
1931-04-20
Description

Request for permission to begin construction on a water line to support Industrial Unit No. 1.

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Work orders for additional pipelines to increase existing water supply line, Las Vegas, April -May 1931

Date
1931-04
1931-05
Description

The first sheet, form 30, a work order authority for extensions and additions to the water supply line on the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company's property, includes a description of the work and the necessity for the work, with a total estimated expenditure. The second sheet, form 30-1, a work order authority with detailed estimated expenditures, includes an itemized list of the quantity and cost of parts and labor. Forms are accompanied by a map, referenced below, that includes colored outlines of existing and proposed facilities.

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Aerial photograph of Las Vegas, 1920s

Date
1920 (year uncertain)
Description

Aerial view of Las Vegas looking northwest over the Union Pacific Railroad yards.

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Order presented at a general session of the Public Service Commission of Nevada (Carson City) regarding the furnishing of surplus water, December 3, 1952

Date
1929-12-03
Description

The Nevada Public Service Commission grants approval of the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company selling water to the Pacific Fruit Company with the expressed understanding that this does not make the railroad company a public utility within the meaning of the Public Service Commission Act.

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Letter from William Reinhardt (Los Angeles) to A. E. Stoddard, February 11, 1952

Date
1952-02-11
Description

Discussion of the advisability of the railroad developing its own water source if the Water District purchases Las Vegas water production.

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