The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-10-21
TAFT PLEASED
With RECEPTION
Especial to the Silver state.)


that ground has been broken for the
Panama Pacific International exposi-
tion and President Taft, who took
a prominent part in the ceremonies,
has departed, the directors of the ex-
position company are once more at
work planning for the great world 8
fair of 1915.
The arrangements Off the ground
breaking ceremonies, and other func-
tions given in honor of the president
were so complete that there was not a
hitch in the entire program. This was
due to the splendid cooperation of
the committees appointed by President
Chas. C. Moore and the thoroughness
of the arrangements for the great
event. Before departing, President
Taft expressed himself as follows:
q can't tell you how much l ap-
preciate the reception | got in San
Francisco. The scene at the Stadium
was magnifcent-onc of the prettiest
have ever seen, and the weather has
been delightful while | have been here.
/ have enjoyed myself hugely while /
nave been here, and j wish / could
thank the citizens of the city and
state for their cordiality and hospitali-
/ ty. | only intended to make two hun
pred speeches when | started, but
have made double that number, SO it
has been quite strenuous trip, and /
have enjoyed my stay in San Fran
cisco beyond expression
At the luncheon rendered President
Taft on Sunday at the Cliff house,
President Moore presented a replica
of the flag that Taft hoisted at the
Stadium to the chief executive of the
nation. Describing the flag, President
Moore said:
'sThis flag is replica OF the large
one you hoisted during the ceremonies
at Golden Gate park. 1t was especially
designed and adopted as the exposi-
tion official colors for this particular
occasion and embodies the following:
| : National colors of the United States.
Blue and gold-colors of the State
University of California. Bear flag
the California republic. Emblem of
the Panama Pacific International ex-
position. Thirty gold stars, represent
ing the thirty states preceding Cali
fornia into the Union. The red star
in the bear flag represents California,
the thirty first state.
President Taft, in accepting the
flag, spoke in part as follows:
81 am delighted to receive the re-
plica of the flag / had the honor to
raise, and ! hope and | am sure it will
fly over the most successfully exposi-
tion in the world. 1t is great honor
to have taken part in it, and / want
the exposition commissioners to know
that l 60 back full of gratitude, full
of them and full of pleasure, and full
of thought of the good fortune that
inspired me to come out here and see
the beginning of this great work that
is to be crowned with final success in
the commemoration of the greatest
work of five, ten and fifteen cnturies,
and / have said before why it ought to
some here-I can only repeat-it is i.
San Francisco because she knows
how
In his speech at the banquet Satur-
day night, President Taft said:
g Now | am glad to come here to
take part in the celebration of your
exposition which is to commemorate
the completion of the Panama canal.
lam glad to have had something to
The canal means more to the west coast
of America than to any other part of
this country or any other part of the
world, and San Francisco probably rep
resents the whole west coast. The
flavor of San Francisco, with its cos
mopolitan tendencies, its Bohemian
disposition and its desire to make ev-
erybody that comes within its gates
realize what royal body of good rel
lows make up it's citizenship, fit it
above every other city to give a
world s exposition to rejoice over an
event in which the world takes such
an interest. And then, if nothing else
entitled it above any other city of the
country for such recognition, it was
the nerve and courage with which it
met destruction and built itself in a
way that no other city in the world
could -
Following are excerpts from speech
delivered by Chas. c. Moore, president
of the exposition, at the banquet ten
dered President Taft:
"The western shore of our country
is destined to be an even greater fac
tor in the development of commerce,
trade aud intercourse between nations
of the east and west.
/ "Oour exposition will be unusual in
that it will celebrate vital living is
sue as contrasted with the purpose of
commemorating some event of long
ago, however commendable the purpose
or important the event in American
history.
"We therefore propose our exposi-
tion to have in mind the sentimental
purpose and not overdo it; to have con
stantly with up the commercial adj
vantages of our sister states and for
eign countries, and not undo it. Rea-
lizing that such declaration or princi-
pie calls for high order of patriotism,
enthusiasm, energy, patience, constant
ort--determination to be fair and
| liberal minded
e'This will be the first international
exposition ever held west of the Rocky
mountains.
"We have assumed our responsible
ty with determination to make good