Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-23
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CARSON SHOULD HELP.
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Opening Of Nevada's q reat Canal
System IN important Event.

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Opening Of Nevada's q reat Canal
System an important Event.
Reno has taken hold Of the propos-
ed entertainment of the visiting repre-
sentatives will come to Nevada to
formerly open tn egreet irrigation
canal in Churchill county.
Carson has taken NO step to have |
q representative on the ground and
has made no attempt to call the inves |
tigators to this section. Reno on the |
other hand has set a program which |
Is about as follows and win not over |
look the chance to hold the representa- |
tive men who are in the party. The
Journal states:
Reno is to do its share in receiving
and entertaining the Congressional
visitors who are expected to arrive in
Nevada on June 18th The guests are
to take part in the formal opening of
the great reclamation work now near
ing completion in Churchill county. An
enthusiastic mass meeting was held
at the Court house last evening. Many
of Reno's most prominent citizens
were in attendance The meeting was
! organized by the election of Hon. =.
R. Dodge as President and w. L. Cox
as secretary.
! Many suggestions were offered all
tending to one pOint-to ankle the
visitors fell at home and show them
that Nevada is one Of the greatest
States in the Union.
The plan finally agreed upon was
to hold a reception in Reno on the
evening of May 18th. 1t will be diff
cult to make the affair public one.
AS a result it is probable the recep-
ton will be in the nature of private
the most prominent residents of the
State A banquet will be the feature.
1t will be served at the Riverside no.
tel. To complete all plans an execu-
sive committee was appointed last
night. The committee is as follows
Hon. f. r. Dodge,H. E. Reid. W. j..
Cox, o. r. Morgan, H j Darling. H.
B. MaXon, z. w, Perry and E L. Bling
ham
The committee will meet at the Of
flee of Mr.. Dodge at o'clock this af-
ternoon to complete the plans and
make all arrangements for the ap-
pointment of subcommittee.
L. H. Taylor engineer in charge of
the reclamation work in Nevada was
. present. Mr.. Taylor announced the
itinerary of the visiting congressman
The party will arrive from Sacramer-
to on No. II on the morning of June
, 18th. This train will probably contin.
ue as a special on 10 Cabal Switch. or
the Derby Dam It will remain there
until the closing of the food gates ana
t the turning of the water into the great
canal
From there Derby. Gilpen and Hazen
t will be visited. From Hazen the party
t will be driven across the country 3
; distance of six miles to the Carson
D.. river project. Returning. the part,
! will arrive in Reno about O'clock or
. the evening Of June 18th Colona
! Maxson has taken great interest Il
? the present work and who was one O
E the hardest workers in the task G
4 having it started. was present. H
c. win accompany the party from Lo
' Angeles
T. The party viii consist of about TWEEN
II ty-fve persons including wives an
relatives of the Senators and Repre-
santatives. The Senators who will b
in the party are: Senators Warrer
q Hansbrough Aakinney, Bailey, Pa
g terson, Newlands. Fulton and Gormal
1t flThe Congressmen will be: Mondel
lie Reeder, Tyrrel, Dwight Marshal
Y Cooper, Williamson. Underwood
~ Hitchcock and Van Duzer
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.-. Flowers for Decoration Ddv.