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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Los Angeles) to E. E. Calvin (Los Angeles), March 9, 1926

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Title Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Los Angeles) to E. E. Calvin (Los Angeles), March 9, 1926
Creator Bracken, Walter R.;
Description Letter to the Las Vegas Land and Water Company president about the cost of turning the Las Vegas Ranch into a demonstration ranch. The letter makes it very clear that the primary motivation in creating a demonstration ranch is the protection of their water rights.
Source Box 10 Folder W18-1-1 Las Vegas Ranch - General 1919-1926 Model Ranch/Demonstration Ranch Union Pacific Railroad Manuscript Collection
Date 1926-03-09
Coverage Las Vegas Clark Nevada United States
Subject Water rights; Ranches--Cost of Operation; Railroads; Irrigation; Water--Waste; Water use; Electric power
Type Text;
Language eng
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Format application/pdf 8.35 x 10.83 inches
Publisher University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries
Identifier http://digital.library.unlv.edu:81/u?/hln,758

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