Las Vegas times. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1906, 1905-05-27
HONORABLE c. 0. yHITTEN0RE TALKS


OTHER ELOQUENT ADDRESSES MADE
{ On Thursday evening thsrs assembled
In the spacious dinning room OF the
Hotel Las Vegas, as jolly a crowd Of good
fellows a. ever assembled around fes
tive board in the state of Nevada. 1t
was the first tocial session Of the b. p. D
E or good social time meeting OF the
Elks. 1t was the bringing together Of
many of these genial and wholesouled
spirits and SONS Of their frfends, from
every section and source of our common
country.
II war an evening in which wit, humor
hilaritg stories and ramenisrcsncas.- Las
Vegas organization of government,
sewerage. sanitation sndwhat is bsst for
our g7Owing city, played a part. Ii was
also ordanined that committee OF three,
Bntler, Bnsteed=and srelfesd nsaltss ar
engagements for permanent head
quarters for an Elk club. Opportunity
for the full expression Of the social and
Waugh and the world laughs with yong
side: of the Llis and their friends.
The post prand.al talks we're full Of
inspiring and encouraging sentiments.
The Elka as whole ars bright, alert,
able and sloquant representatives.. This
forceful feature was pres emit Thursday
night In all its radiauce. Good spUecnes
entertaining recitations aud songs that
were aa sweet'and chimicas that Of the
nightsngale RECALLED and enthussd the
narticlpators. Refreshments too eonsoi
cd and pleased the assembled guests.
Everything done was in line with
good fellowship and the fraternity EN-.
blematiC Of such an occasion, The most
notable talk was that of {. q. white
more. This was Ia the nature of assur-
anees az to the future OF Vegas; Ii assurs
ed the citizens that the streets would be
cnrbsd and graded that a good natar
system would be introduced; ttat the
railroad company would not destroy
composition or interfere with Individual
enterprise; that mac hinery would bs in
trodHeed to test the water Of the valley
Ier bora for an artesian flow; that the
fertility Of the soil Is such as to make our
eultivable resources equal to- any in the
world; that we sfs III the richest mineral
belt Of the universe that the townsite
canpeny win spray the stgsets With oil /
and that Las Ve9ss wiz be city Of great
and prosperous proportions enFiehing
those who are wise enough to IooiE Into
tho future. he also lesrne1ly disooused
upon oraani1ation Of town government
and the hesz and manner to bring about
sYsseaaasie regulations In sa,e stsrnpg of
a legeliy crganized municipality. Time
and again 40 these words flowed from the
sage of vegas the crowd ch6srsd ahd APP
piauaed him. iii realize that they VsFe
the woTda Of the man from the inrida.
A. u. sJcnea, also discussed Sewerage
and sanitation. T'hsy we're scisaisIic.
observations, worth liHtsnlne to, aud if1
the people pre- wise. viii ts adopted and
applies At once.
G. D. Armstsad wau master e. csrerao-
uies and Or. u. ]. Davis did the history;
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