Las Vegas times. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-25

some brass bed. washstand and ward
robe. In the dining room are desks.
including the senator's private one and
handsome sideboard. The observa-
tion apartment will comfortably ac-
commodate eight to ten persons. On
either side of the car is the senator's
monogram. "W. A. c." The crew con.
sists of three servants-cook, porter
and valet.
There is nothing gaudy or peacock
like about this notable piece OF work.
1t has an air of splendid and refined
taste. The senator was practically his
own architect in this great conception
of art and pleasure on wheels.
Senator Clark and party made quite
a stop at Las Vegas and the senator
expressed himself as greatly pleased
with what had been accomplished by
the railroad. the Land and Water COM
pany and the citizens themselves. He
spoke enthusiastically of the future of
Las Vegas. and, with the renewed
health and strength he Is enjoying
since his late operation and long con-
finement in the hospital. promised to
give much more of his time to the
welfare and development of this, his
favorite city, The new railroad to
Tonopah will be pushed to completion
as rapidly as possible and the very
capable and energetic general mana
ger. Mr.. Frank Grace, will have free
hand
The senator, when asked as to his
plans regarding 40 sanitarium. laugh.
ingly replied, as his eyes lighted up
with their old-time twinkle, why,
| only gave those Los Angeles news
paper chaps two minutes for an inter-
view and here we have been talking
Las Vegas for nearly two hours. You
may say for me that personally | will
myself no personal effort to do all that
lies within my power TO foster and en-
courage the growth and development
of Las Vegas. and that | take the live
liest interest in everything concerning
the welfare of her and her citizens,
many of whom. | am proud to CON
slider, are my personal friends The
sanitarium Is a matter in which |
am greatly interested, but, of course.
the railroad is of vastly more import
ance, must have first consideration.
When asked as to his opinion on
life insurance matters, the senator ex-
pressed in the strongest manner his
condemnation of the methods which
have been in vogue among the-officers
OF certain eastern companies, and
which are now the subject of judicial
and legislative investigation, and said
that while such things were extremely
unfortunate. in the end he hopes they
would ali work for the good of the
people generally, and that valuable
lessons would be taught not alone to
the public at large. but to those who
The senator said, when questioned
concerning the affairs of the Salt Lake
railway, that that company was In the
most prosperous and satisfactory con-
dition in all its departments. and that
its arrangements with other trunk
lines regarding exchange of facilities.
etc, were all that could be desired.
By May 1st he hopes to have trains
transporting commerce to and from
Bullfrog.
To such men as Senator Clark, with
the energy and courage to invade the
desert and turn its waste places into
thriving cities surrounded by pros
porous communities. may well be Civ
en- the proud title of empire builders,
and all the southland, especially south
ern Nevada, will some day more fully
appreciate the debt she owes to him.
The incalculable benefit that the
Clarks. with their vim and energy and
courage and wise, statesman-like sa-
gacity, have bestowed upon the west
ern half of the United States is such as
to entitle them to that meet of praise
that history accords a Carson, Cecil
Rhodes and that class of great men
who have been the forerunners of
great events and the trail blazers in
what is known as the march of pro-
gress and the pathfinders OF our mod
ern scientific civilization.
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