Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-02-14
THE kODAC CRAZE
It Has Come Over Carson Like a
Swarm of locusts.

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the camera men have been rushed to
death with work.
The two leading houses charged
ten a day to 60 out and take views
and everything about the county was
photographed. One man with a pri-
vate camera outfit sailed in and hav-
ing a good eye for artistic effect is
averaging $50 a day hunting news
or newspaper correspondents.
One artist who is here from the east
to make views Of the big fight has a
very extensive outfit and can take the
largest sized plates.
When a newspaper correspondent
attempted to engage his services by
the day he placed his price at $50 and
would not receed an inch. He says he
is in no rush to take pictures and
that he will get these figures before
he unlimbers his machine. He can
take pictures "a inches square and
will take large views Of the tight for
an eastern house.
The high rates Of the photograph
ers caused the press correspondents to
wire to San Francisco for kedacs and
numbers OF amateur photographers
also got on deck with kOdacs which
ranged from the pocket variety, cost
ing but 80 so, to the most expensive
kinds and Dan Stuart could not move
about withot hearing the click, click.
OF the pnematic shutters from all
sides. Corbett's private secretary and
Billy Woods, the pugilist, are shot"
wherever they go and hundreds OF
views a day go out to familiarize the
outside world with Carson street
scenes.
No less than a hundred amateur
photographers are charging about
the country getting snap shots Of
everything and everybody and the
craze is spreading hourly. The ques-
ton OF feeding and housing the rest
less multitudes is agitatlng the people
more than anything but the enter
prIsing citizens are determined that
no q shall be houseless or hungry
Men with an eye to business are al
ready securing cots and blankets from
towns and will be prepared to shelter
the visitors in barns. sheds, tents and
all sorts OF temporary structures.
An Indiana firm has wired the re-
ception Committee that it will be on
nand randy RI ftirntch a~t, 80 ~
ding for ten thousand and upward.
Several San Francisco firms are max
Ing preparations to be on the ground
to provide visitors with sleeping ac-
comodations. People who have fol-
lowed these sort OF gatherings say
that the mass Of men who have the
sport don't care a rap where they
sleep ii they have plenty to eat and
drink. The excitement of the big
crowds keeps them up and they don't
think Of sleep if they can see plenty
Of life, movement and hilarity.
Gambling is licensed in Neveda aud
there VIII be games enough in full
blast to accumulate the men who like
to buck the tiger, in other localities,
but caanot without fear Of police 1ade
There will be no fear OF a food fa5nin
The finest cattle in the world are
now fat and sleek on the big ranches
OF Carson Valley Truckee Meadows
and Mason Valley all within a DAYS
drive Of Carson and it is proposed to
nave hundreds OF these beeves bar
bacued for the benefit Of the visitors.
They will be roasted in large %enclos-
ures and he a1mittance will he 81
cents. This will enable the vi sitors to
Tall on to the roast meat, eat all thew
and fall back to give others a
chance. Five thousand prime beef
cattle can be Sent into Carson on
notice and as many tons of the
choicest potatoes ever grown in and
about Dayton and Macon Valley. the
same sort OF potatoes that toOk the
first premium at the three last Worlds
fairs and there are three big -four
mills and half a dozen creameries
a radius OF fifty miles that can
furnish bread and gilt eyed butter by
the car load. The people OF Nevada
are determined not to let Il one who
comes to this fight go away hungry.
Several thousand will come in
Palace cars, remain in them and carry
heir " provisions. These people
give the Carsonites no concern. A
was made of the city yester-
lay by the Committee and they were
very much encouraged.
They say they will have plenty of
accommodations and noem ara