Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
w. C. PATTERSON, WHO 1PoKE
AT THE BANQUET OF THE MIN
ING EXCHANGE ON PRINCIPLES
OF MINING AND BANKING

in the bowels of the EARTH and bring
forth the millions in value of the prec-
| ious metal
Hits Key
| Dana E. Monnette was happy toast
master, eloquent in his opening address
and happy in striking the key of the
speakers he introduced.
| In welcoming the men of Nevada
Mayor Harper paid tribute TO the
share that state has played In the up
| building of California.
Flood, Fair and others found there the
gold with which they enriched their own
section this side of the mountains ana
today we are again bound to you OF the
mineral land by our Monnette and your
Monnette,' he said.
In the absence of Lewis H. Rogers,
secretary of the Goldf1eld exchange X.
L. Colburn one of the original owners
of Red Top, responded to the toast, me
vada, the Land of Promise"
His description of how the boys trekked
over to Goldfield from Tonopah and made
this discovery which gave to the world
its most famous camp was well turned
in an illustration of how to make the
new mining exchange success.
1.-THE fastener inquired what the hang
ing wall in mining meant and was told
that it was the place where the tender
foot was hanged when he bought promo
tion stock-sometimes," he said.
Let the new exchange place it's clients
upon the foot wall rather"
"a lawyer is not supposed" said United
States District Attorney Lawler, ito be
conversant with angels, much less city
of angels
The orator turned to eulogy of the
city. picturing 1t in it's early history and
painting in glowing colors its present emf
nence.
"The Worlds Center"
1t fell to r. P. Dunlap, vice president
of the Montana-Tonopah Mining COM
pany at Tonopah, the, necessity OF re-
spending to the topic, "Goldheld, the
Center of the World"
He paid impartial tribute to his neigh
boring camp without failing to win the
plaudits of his hearers for his own camp.
proctor Knott" he said, "on being
asked where he was reared replied In
lebanon. Kentucky Where is Leba-
non?" 'In the center of the universe.
And 1 know it, because when / go back
there I can see the sky line equally dis
tant at every point You can see the
same in Goldfield. Tonopah is the mother
of Goldfield and takes pride in her Off
spring and pride in her motherly rela-
ton. She is equal to the duties of care"
PRESIDENT stephens VI lilc CIdipSi VI
commerce told of the work of that body.
ut has made Los Angeles the best
| known city on the map" he declared.
at has neglected the people at her
very doors, but now she seeks the ac-
ouaintance of her neighbors and will
welcome them with the heartiness for
which she is noted, believing that she
has much to give them as well as much
to receive"
No Rivals
| Leonard Merrill of the Los Angeles
stock exchange could find no place for
the word rivals" in his vocabulary.
Competition lifts the two bodies to a
higher plane, on which am glad to ex-
tend the hand Of warmest friendship"
declared the speaker 1.-THE fairest treat
ment and squarest deal is what the old
exchange expects and what it shall be
pround to grant"
The POSTMASTER read congratula-
| tory telegram from Editor Dunn of the
| Goldfield Chronicle
Toastmaster Monnette also brought
forth a round of cheers by reading a
letter from Governor Sparks of Ne
vada.