The record-union., 1896-04-16

were the fathers of Nevada. They were
bound by ties Of blood, for the young
men Of Nevada carried away the falr-
est daughters of California, and the
young men of California the fa1rest
daughters of Nevada. Lake Tahoe dl-
V1deS its waters between the States ana
pours down it's waters upon the sage
brush plains. The birds fly from one
State to the other, and the States are
bound together by iron rails. He had
desired to see the New Sacramento. Not
long ago it was slow and plodding. Now
| 1t is a metropolis, setting an example
OF progress to both the States. The
association was glad to meet its clt1-
zens, for it was the key to the State in
enterprise. In short time it will set
the pace for the other cities to follow.
He could not but speak kindly of it, for
he felt kindly
| President Kelly responded to "The
Nevada Press Association" saying that
he could say for all that they were
| pleased to be so welcomed. They We're
nearer to heaven at home-about 4, 800
feet nearer-and Of course were purer,
but had come down to the level Of the
valley. There were no flowers there, as
! the thermometer was near zero last
| night; now they were in the land Of
| flowers.
He was an old Californian and had
mined in this State where brother Mont
gomery, who claimed to be Nevada
pioneer, was born, long before the latter
was ever thought of. Unless times
/ change they would soon have to slice
| Nevada in two, however, and let Cali
| ia rob ho1f rr;x ha bar
to the land of Brigham. It's resources are
magnificent. 1t has some of the finest
deserts in the world, great silver mines
and the finest women in the world.
The President then called on Sam
Davis of Washoe."
Mr.. Davis said he should take the
President to task for mixing him up
with Washoe, for he belonged to Es-
rneralda. He did not feel about Ne
We da like brother Kelly did. The latter
could go to Salt Lake if he wanted to,
but, as for himself he would stay in Ne
Tada- His idea was to annex Cali
| fornia, and make Carson the Capital
Brother Kelly overlooked the fact that
at the Columbian Exposition Nevada
| had thirty-siX, entries and captured
thirty-six gold medals. She beat Cali
| fornia on everything--howers, fruits,
wheat, and everything else. The hos
| pitality shown them reminded him of
| the practice of the Indians in times
PAST. The plains Indians would come
III body to pay visit to those of the
| mountains, and whatever property of
! their hosts they admired was given to
tf en- and they would clean the tribe out
of everything
Then the mountain tribe would pay
visit in return and clean out the valley
tribe, and it got SO bad that they feared
each others friendship worse than their
war raids. When the California Asso-
ciation came to Nevada, they did the in
babitants up in pretty good shape, and
| this raid was organized to get even
They would leave behind them a swath
of destitution and hunger, and finish up
the people on their way back The Ne
Vada Association was originally organ
lied on the basis of business. There is
no business now, SO it goes in for pleas
ure. They suspend publication of their
papers while they are absent When he
spoke of going on this trip his friends
asked him how the paper would get
along without him, and he told them he
NOoio SuSptilu II uuLll he came back.
they told him to go right along. and if
1t cost anything they would furnish the
money.
He wound up his speech with an
amusing account of politician named
Gallagher, who said he could get along
without the papers, and how the papers
got even.
r. M. Folgerof the Bridgeport "Chron-
lcle- Union" said he wished to correct
statement of Mr.. Davis The marble on
which Nevada took gold medal came
from California, and was taken out
close to his Office in Mono County. He
did not propose to let Nevada claim. the
credit of it,
Mr. Davis retorted that that was so.
The inhabitants of Nevada had to go
| to Mono for their tombstones
After the breakfast was over the visit
ors took vehicles and electric cars and
viewed Sutter Fort, the Capitol and
other points of interest, and returned to
the depot to take the south bound train
The members of the California Associa-
tion were there to bid them good-by and
Godspeed, and before the cars pulled out
| the visitors gave three cheers and a
| tiger" for the California Association,
which was returned by the members of
the association with the same salute for
the visitors.