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Show But the organization's proudest achievement was Governor's Day in the fall of 1915. With the help of railroad executives who fostered activities along their line, we induced Governor William Spry to come from Salt Lake City, inspect the new community and the Experiment Farm, and address us. His Excellency accepted the invitation because he aided vigorously in advertising Utah's resources and colonization ventures. The Culmsees were fortunate one way as we prepared for the momentous occasion. We'd been embarrassed at the blank white two-story front of store and post office. A few days before the Governor arrived, a traveling sign-painter came by chance. A gray, thin little man, he trudged up the track lugging his black box of paints and brushes. Down on his luck, he'd stolen a ride on a freight out of Salt Lake City. When the train stopped at Thermo tank for water, the train crew "kicked off" the free riders. He was foot-blistered, weary and hungry-and we welcomed him with open arms. We fed him and gave him the job of painting the signs. The main one covered more than a hundred square feet of space: NADA GENERAL STORE Also we had him paint "Nada Post Office in arching caps and lower case in the appropriate window. He did a perfect job. He added flowing "grace notes" of pride to the post office designation. Thus we had large fresh signs, dark green in contrast to the white building, for Governor Spry and the assemblage to see on the epochal day. By the time the sign-artist had completed the jobs, his blisters were on the way to being healed and his body somewhat restored with good food. Then, listing to starboard to balance his box hanging from its shoulder strap, |