The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-02
TENDER BANQUET
TO COL. PLACE

!
Silver State that Col f. r. Place has
( left Caldwell for Winnemucca, with a
j carload of furniture, and upon his ar
rival here he will make his home in
/ the NJ Reinhart residence on Railroad
street.
i On Monday evening, March 25, Col.
Place was rendered farewell ban
quet by the citizens of Caldwell, the
following account of which is taken
from the Tribune of the Goth inst:
The friends and former business as
sociates of Col. E. r. Place rendered
him banquet at the Saratoga hotel
/ Monday evening. Over fifty were
present to pay their respects to a man
who has done much for Caldwell and
promises to do great deal more
Col Place and family leave this week
for Winnemucca, where they will
make their home until the "Golden
Gate' railway connecting this city
with San Francisco via the Nevada
metropolis is built. After the com.
pletion Of this line they promise to re-
turn to this city.
The banquet at the Saratoga was a
most enjoyable affair. Those re-
spending to toasts took occasion in
every instance to note the respect in
which Col. Place and family were held
by this community; to express their
sorrow that he was leaving us; and to
wish him success in the utmost. Dr.
j. w. Cue, president of the CONNER
cial club, presided as POSTMASTER, and
/ did so in a most happy manner. In
introducing the guest of honor of the
evening, DR.. Cue said:
We have met here this evening to
speed our parting fellow citizen. IT
| is not for me on this occasion to en-
ter upon the career of our honored
guest, for his life has been with us
and of us for the past five years.
"Col. Place, your fellow citizens
have set aside this evening to show
you honor as you depart from our
midst to take up your abode in an
other location; they crowd round you
like brothers around a brother Others
who could not accept our invitation
are with as in spirit and possess in
common with us the same kindly feel
ing toward You.
eff you possess and trait of char
acter more than another that endears
you to rs it is your wonderful optimis
tic spirit; your ability to see the sill
yer lining to the black clouds and
your bulldog determination to accom-
plish your purpose.
''You know
The inner side of every cloud.
was always bright and shining;
You, therefore, turned your clouds
about
And always wore them inside out,
To show the lining
While is is with the greatest regret
we see you depart from our midst il
gives us the greatest JOY to know that
you are still at work upon the same
project on which you have been EN-
gagged while with us and the consum
nation of which will result in the same
benefit to our Magic city as it would
were the work projected from this
end. Hoping and believing that yor
will occasionally think of our little
city and its citizens with kindly
thoughts we bid you God speed. -
In responding Col. Place said that
he regretted leaving Caldwell more
than any place he had ever left in al
his ife. but expressed the hope that
within reasonable length of time he
could return into Caldwell in a Pull
man coach over the s.Golden Gate
railway. He paid tribute to the enter
prise, public spirit and broad minded
ness of the people of Caldwell, whom
he characterized as a "bunch of tn,
greatest boosters in the world.'' Hi
remarks We're listened to with rapt at
tention and loudly applauded
The other speakers and their sub
iects were: Hon. j. b. Gowan, +" Ben
efts to Caldwell of the Winnemucc;
railroad;' Judge II. A. Griffiths
"Where shall we build the next elec
trio line?'' b. M. Holt, "Our Mar
kets;' Judge Geo. II. Hardy, "Ou
Citizenship; Mr. Dickev, represen
tative of the Mainland interests, "Ou
Country;" DR.. F. M. Cole. "Caldwel
as Hospital Center;' s'Prof III. 7
French, "The Results of the Openin,
of the Panama Canal'
After the foregoing toasts were re
sponded to DIR. Cue stated that the pro
gram of the evening was over and tha
the guests could consider themselve
at liberty to leave There were s.
many present, however, who wished t.
pay tribute to Col. Place that anothe
hour was consumed in short and ap
propriate speeches. Among thos
speaking were Messrs. w. Fl. Redway
w. r. Sebree, J. H. Gipson, f. Fl
Plowhead, Curtis Hayden, w.
Lyons, J. J. Plowhead, s. d. Simpson
Walter Grifiths, Mr.. Richards an,
John G. Rice
Altogether it was most enjoyable
evening. Col. Place leaves Caldwell
with the respect and best wishes o
the entire community, and in the fon,
hope that it will not be for long.
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