The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-13
mr. ram .OS CCEsS

The following was printed in a recent
issue OF the Stockton Evening Mail. IL
is a part of the regular weekly letter
published In that paper from the pen OF
l.. Clare Davis, one of the most b.ill ant
newspaper writer's of California.
AS 1t happens. she was a childhood
friend of tion. George S. Nixon. and II
is the struggle of a young man to sue
cess which she writes of: a brief pen
get on in America. The writer says:
II notice that the Nevada Republicans
have done themselves proud by nominal
ing for United States senator my GA
friend George s. Nixon. a banker of Win
nemucca.
I'm the halcyon days of youth we both
dwelt In Placer county. where Mr.. Nixon
was born. and though we didn't exactly
make mud pies together we swung on the
garden gate. roamed over the Placer hills
gathering wild flowers and told each 9TH
err our dreams.
THE dreams of youth are long. long
dreams.' but | doubt If Mr.. Nixon 5 lons,
est dream at that tine encompassed any
thing so far away as a United States SEN
atoiship. For George was not a banker
nor any of the Kings the San Francisco
papers call him when. as often happens.
he drops into the city for a few days.
His capital was al contained inside Ia
dome that even then supported a good
sized hat. He was serving an apprentice
ship in the railroad station at lie
under good n jolly Dan Rice, sizing
In the office at the telegraph late o
nights and wondering how long 1t wouio
b. before the company would give him
a s,ation of his own.
last the summons came. lie was
to report for duty at Browns. New. And
Browns locke a good deal b gge: In III.
distance TO George than Washington, -.
c.. looks to the Hon. George S. Nixon
I'm very sure. l don't know
Browns is like now. but at that time
George Nixon. the new agent and oper-
ator. but rather homesiek boy. described
1t as containing the railroad station am
100000 900 hungry gnats.'
Later he was transferred to Humbo.d,
and eventually was offered a position b,
the First Nat onal bank at Reno. Then
nemucca, where he has resided eve
since and where he became owner ana
editor of the Nevada Silver State. Hav
\ Ing a shrewd business head and no bad
habits. he saved his money. invested l.
judiciously, was fortunate in nearly
everything he touched. including mines.
stock raising. etc, and that's how he
earned the various titles that are tackled
after his name.
AS a youth he was scrupulousiy hon.
est and held the finest ideals. He has
brains and he has used them freely. not
only for himself. but for Nevada. hrs
success has been almost phenomenal. but
he Is in every sense a man of the people
who has earned every good thing tina
has come TO him by his own efforts.
Here's hoping the people of Nevad
may put the browning touch to his we'll
earned honors by sending him to the
United States senate
IF they do. their interests will be look
ed after by one of the brainiest n
shrewdest men OF the west. and one VINO
knows the needs as a wise mother knows
the eeds of her ch Ia. Nevada win please
remember thhat California horned he,
brightest man ard feels an interest II
his success that is not bound by any pc
liticai lines or party alliances. 'Rah fog
Nixon, He's all right"
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