Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-07-21

A social was was given to Col. Alonzo
Trip, the retiring general manager OF
the Tonopah & Goldfield railroad, at the
rooms of the Mizpah Club last Tuesday
evening, at which he was made the re-
cipient of a costly solitaire diamond
ring, presented by the employees of the
company, in recognition of their esteem
and high appreciation of the kindly
treatment accorded them by the man
ager during the time from the building
of the road up to the date of the
Colonel's resignation a short time ago.
There were nearly a hundred people
present and Colonel Trip was also there,
but he had no inkling of what was to
transpire, aside from the social function,
until the presentation.
The chairman, r. P. Dunlap, in call
ing the meeting to order and addressing
the railroad employees spoke as follows:
"There is no characteristic of the
human race so pleasing as gratitude;
closely allied to this is appreciation of
true worth. Your action tonight in
presenting this beautiful gift to your
retiring chief, calls for the highest
commentator of this community. Mr.
Trip is truly deserving of any courtesy
or kindness you can bestow. When the
railroad was being built into Tonopah,
the members of the old REGIME were de-
crying them on all occasions and Col.
Trip was not spared from their ridi-
cule. Not once did he permit himself
to be drawn into their net of contro-
versy which had been set for him. OF
course people who had come into Tono'
} pah on the stage, who had subsisteC
upon meats and vegetables carteC
across 60 miles of alkali, and subjecteC
to many inconvenience and displeasine
experiences, painted for themselves tht
most glowing pictures of relief from
: all their ills. Then when these ex
travagant self-made promises were no
fulfilled Immediately m the completion
: of the railroad, an avalanche of abus'
was heaped upon the railroad, the man
. agement and upon Col. Trip as TIN
local representative. On he went il
e his every walk and conversation, per
suing the even tenure of his way al
e undisturbed-he knew he was doing no
s only his duty but all that any ma
e could do. His unrufled front, so lon
maintained, finally made an impressio
on the prejudiced mind and it began t
n understand and therefore to admir-
e Col. Trip. The owners and reignin
officials of the road did not carry an
# extra amount of popularity with tn
people of Tonopah, but much displea'
ure and friction was avoided by the
happy selection of Mr.. Trip as superb
tendent. His friendliness for the p;
irons of the road and his consumat
tact kept the waters smooth, where
II less competent diplomat might hay
L forced a most unpleasant condition
Although he has retired from the raj
road we are fortunate in keeping hi
n as a citizen of our town. In sayir
er these things | am sure | voice the sent
c. ment of this entire community, and
es you who were associated with him
mt every day life"
By reason of the absence of n
ne the railroad employees who had be-
s. selected to make the presentati'
o. speech, Key Pittman was requested
he the committee of employees of the Ton
We nopah & Galdfeld railroad to act
II, that capacity, and performed that du
in excellent style.
nd He spoke of the early days of the can
n before railroads were even thoughts
w and the hardships attending travelil
he to and from the camp; of the great e
ci- pense and inconvenience attending t
m procurement of the n~ecessaries of Iii
he and the requisites to proper mining.
he He referred to the crude systems
ey railroads at that time existing in \
lty vada, and their total incapacity to
en- in the development of a large mini
district. He stated that at the til
Mr.. Trip was appointed general m;
oyer of the proposed railroad, at
to time the sole responsibility vas plaC