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Letter from Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce to R. H. Rutledge (Washington, D.C.), with petition by Moapa Valley residents, June 1939
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter from Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce to R. H. Rutledge (Washington, D.C.), with petition by Moapa Valley residents, June 1939 |
| Description | Letter dated June 27, 1939, from the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce supporting a petition date June 21, 1939, by property owners and taxpayers living in the Moapa Valley area of Clark County, Nevada. The petition requested that the area be placed under the control of the Division of Grazing. Such a designation would restrict the removal of timber from watershed areas and help prevent the effects of erosion due to flooding. According to the Bureau of Land Management, Grazing District No. 5 is... |
| Source | Box 4 Folder 52 Soil Conservation for Moapa Valley: Purpose and Formation, 1937-1949 + Reports + Maps + U. S. Agriculture Reports John Wittwer Collection; |
| Date | 1939-06 |
| Coverage | Moapa Valley; Meadow Valley Wash; Las Vegas; Moapa; Clark; Nevada; United States; |
| Subject | Erosion--Prevention; Flood control; Nevada--Moapa Valley; Erosion--Costs; Floods--Environmental aspects; Flood damage prevention--Citizen participation; |
| Type | Text |
| Language | eng |
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| Format | application/pdf 8.55 x 13.19 inches |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries |
| Identifier | http://digital.library.unlv.edu:81/u?/hln,811 |
