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Show ROOSEVELT'S DEMOCRATIC WAYS WIN HEARTS OF STURDY PEOPLE OF NEVADA - ' - - . - . ! - ' ; ' 1 .was circled with rifles, forming an arch over the desk from which' the President spoke. Over this was stretched a banner' ban-ner' with the-words "Nevada Honors he .Hero of San Juan." Among . the decorations were two fine mounted specimen's of buffalo heads raised on the farm of Gov. Sparks. The .half-mile drive from the depot to the capltol was a solid mass of humanity human-ity and it is calculated that fully 15,000 people gave the President welcome as he drove down the street leading to the capltol park. In his speech the Presl- dent dwelt long on ' the possibilities of Irrigation and forestry. This feature of the speech was received with deafening deafen-ing applause,' as was his plain explanation explana-tion of the proposed work to be done under the national Irrigation law. He also congratulated Nevada on her State law regarding irrigation. ' After the speech the President and party were given a short ride about the city and-.wlth a very short wait at the depot the train, consisting of six cars, was pulled by three locomotives over, the steep grade leading from this city. RENO, Nev., May 19. The. Presidential Presiden-tial party 'arrived -at Reno at- 7:30 o'clock this morning and ten minutes later was on the main line of the Virginia Vir-ginia & Truckee road on their way to Carson. While the President's train stopped here he came out oh the. back platform of his car and pleasantly greeted the immense throng that had assembled to give him a true Nevada welcome. " . i 5 The crowd cheered -and cheered and was kept in good humor by the President Presi-dent talking to them. .The President did not attempt to . make a speech, but talked, first to One, then another. When his train started he kept waving his hand and saying "Good-bye. Good-bye," which little acts won the people to him in one solid mass. . . His train returned from Carson at 11:10 o'clock. His party were soon seated In carriages and driven to the courthouse court-house where the President spoke. After he had spoken at the courthouse he was driven about tosrnfor about ten minutes, spent ten minutes in the Chamber of Commerae- and was then driven to the State 'University, where he spoke to four hundred- students. He was driven to his train and was off for the West again. " - " ' Among the pleasant incidents of - his visit to Reno was when H. J. Barto of Battle Mountain, one of the Roosevelt rough riders who smelt smoke with the President in his famous charge up San Juan hill, sent his card Into the President Presi-dent . . , . "Show him in, was the President's command. . ' On Barto'a appearing, the President greeted him cordially and asked him several questions. The President was presented 'with a string of Truckee river trout, fresh from their mountain home, and a case of Nevada honey, when his train passed through on its way to Carson. - a-"--i-w PRESIDENT WELCOMED TO NEVADA'S CAPITAL ' BY THRONG OF PEOPLE. - r ;. CARSON, Nev..' May 19. President Roosevelt reached here.at o'clock this morning. The city was n gala atUre. Gov. John Sparks and Mayor Mackey met the President at the State line and accompanied the party to this city. Car- rlases were waiting at the train and the entire party was driven to the State capltol bu!! .:r.'. a rhitforrrj l-ni fr:" !. ' i '. t '? c - |