The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 1, 1904, Page 39

Pages3 i THE | Pages 39t0 52 —_—— SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, MAY 1, -1904. CALIFORNIA PROMOTION COMMITTEE ENTERTAINS GREAT COMPANY OF LEADERS IN INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE AT NOTEWORTHY DINNER Ringing Speeches In Favor of Harmony. Golden Many Interests Discussed. d again at State the cities ered to oposed Cglifornia m a ! r all and 5 a e spirit of the fete—th was planned ied out to a splen- 400 men that mmittee’s the tables Fran- h and of the upport to viced by MEADOW IN dow. Down sug- State, garden had tables of the onstrate the f city and Promo- all boro i also and the grace- Association, Merchan the Rufus t of the mittee and representing seated he es. - Opposite to these gentlemen the members of the advisory com- fornia Promotion PLANNED FEAST. arrangements were ad- ved and perfectly car- nnovation that is worthy ted was the omiesion of £ble for the “dignitaries.” WELI the usual The speakers were scattered all over the ro: Men famous in professional, offictal mil reles rubbed el- | bows with mien who Jworld of © zens -of -Sa are powers In the erce and industry. Citl- ciséo sat side by side h men Trom the interior. All seats wese equally desi and every guest himself well placed. Among the guests. that attracted attention was ther - Burbgnk of Santa Rosa, the mous hybridist of plants in the The menu falled, howwver, to which of his species. or sub- wes «of potato was selected for the 1 n of the diners. This menu, to which every guest aid amplé justice, ¥vas as follows: . Del Norte Oysters on the Half Shell, DUiego Green Turtle Clear, Oroville Olives. ; isco Radishes. wenta Almonds. Bay Striped Bass, awn “Gate. 1as Potatoes. o Beef, with Ala Spring Vegetables. Petaluma Chicken Pate, Excelsior. Los Angeile: fled Squab, - . Giblet Sguse. - “Santa Ciara’ Pegs. » Toniatoes, with Hearts of San “Mateo Letfuce. Jbaguin Asparagus, Mount Shasta—with Florin 3 Stsawbernie Burlingame F Ventura Walnuts. * e Cafe Cresta Blanca Hamilton Riesling, Riesling: Crescent Chianti, Hiller gundy, Shas ’ Cakes. Fresno Raisins. r. auterne, Mount C2millon,” Cabinet idge, ~ Asti Tipo CHambertin Bur- Bartlett, Alhambra, State'’s] by | central | e Palace Hotel. | [ | come Chairman of California | california. | poetry i | [ | Utopia Gjnger Ale, Cooks’, Paul Mas- son Champagne. Sl SBARBORO'S OPENING. Promotion Committee Acts as Toastmaster. The dinner dispatched, Chairman Sbarboro rose to introduce the first speaker of the evening. In doing so | he took occasion to read from the of- | | fictal report of his Excellency Italian Embassador to the States, whose recent visit to San Fran- cisco ig still remembered with pleas- ure by all its citizens. sador’s praises of California were re- ceived with cheers, Mr. Sbarboro said in part “The California Promotion Commit- tee is highly pleased to see assembled this evening such a large number of representative citizens from all parts of the State, who have come to discuss at the festive board the welfare of As Italy is the garden of California is the The land of art, song and sustains over 33,000,000 in- habitants, while the Sta of Califor- nia, with one-third larger territory, with the same climate as that of Italy and producing every shrub, tree and flower t grows in that sunny land, Europe, of Amer | has as yet only 1.500,000 inhabitants. “The time will unquestionaly soon when this State will contdin more people than any other State in the Union. To expedite this event our Promotion Committee, which, by the way, was primarily organized by that excellent gentleman, General Green of { Colusa, is daily disseminating correct Chamber of Com- | adjoining | | fornia, George information to all parts of the world, showing the great advantages offered by California, both to the rich and to the poor. In order to obtain the best results from our work we require the co-operation of the public-spirited citizens and the people of every part of California. Let us work together. Let our moto be that which has kept nited for over 500 years the little re- | public of Switzerland: “‘ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR ONE. “The beautles, the opportunities and resources of California are ably de- scribed and {llustrated in the official report of his Excellency Mayor Ed. des Planches, Italian Embassador at Washington, and, it may be added, to such an extent, that some one might be induced to suspect exaggeration. However, any one who has visited even a small part of California must admit that, although such praise is great, seldom it overstates the facts, and no Gescription can convey an exact idea of what the country really is. “I now take pleasure in presenting to you our honored Governor of Cali- C. Pardee.” (Ap- \ plause.) AT EXEH PARDEE'S RINGING SPEECH. Governor of the State Speaks of Real | El Dorado. “Vhen the hearty cheers that greeted | Governor Pardee’s appearance had sub- eided, he spoke as follows, on “Cali- fornia, El Dorado of the Wes! “Mr. Toastmaster and Gentlemen: Feur hundred years ago, when the then recently discovered New World was be- ing adventured by those contemporary with Columbus, there was a well- authenticated story that somewhere in this terra incognita there was a realm so rich in precious stones and metals that the meanest utensils were of gold -and all the brooks were pebbléd thickly with glistening diamonds. It was re- lated by those who said they knew that it was the custom in that much- sought land to clothe its ruler in gar- ments soun from shining gold, and on that account its Prince was known among - the Spanish explorers as ‘El Dorado, the Gildéd One.” 2 the | United | The Embas- | garden | will-o’-the-wisp of .fabled riches, never | greed, unsatisfied, burned out the lives | of many men whose great resources of { head and heart turned into other and more pregnant lines-of thought and ac- tion would have made the New World sooner tr of the old. And soon, discouraged continued failures, it the world at large by was accepted by that El Dorado was a myth, his land figment of disordered brains, his ealth no better than a dream of ava- riciousness and greed. “Cabrillo, Viscaino and Sir Francie Drake came gallantly sailing up the ['eastern coast of the .mighty Pacific, a | landing here and there upon its shores. They had given up the hope of taking captive El Dorado and laying tribute his riches. And little did the great freebooter, Sir Francis, dream when he careened his ‘Golden Hind' to pre- pare her for the capture of the treasure laden galleons from Manila, but a few miles from where we sit to-night, that he had set foot upon the land so long gought, the realm of ‘El Dorado, the Gilded One.’ It remained for the hardy Marshall to unlock the secret place in which was stored the wealth that le- gend had placed in El Dorado’s hands. It remained for Sutter’s millwright to send abroad the message that brought to California the men of '49. (Applause.) It remained for him to open up to us the land we love so well, our Califor- nia, truly El Dorado's kingdom! “There is in all the history of the world no more curious verification of an apparent fable than that of El Do- rado and his kingdom—California. (Ap- plause.) King Solomon's fabled mines faded Into insignificance compared to the realized wealth of the discovered California—El Dorado’'s realm. Her fame, undying while the world shall stand, rested primarily upon the un- told golden millions she so freely gave to all the world from out the secret storehouses of her magic soil. But though she still pours out her annual millions of the yellow gold in quantities enough to make her, were that her only product, still El Dorado’s king- dom, her other wealth has paled to comparative insignificance the source of h¢r first name and fame. “No longer do the subjects of our EIl Dorado rely entirely for their support or wealth upon the gold that formerly was our only contribution to the wealth of nations. For while the patient miner wrests from the reluctant hills the | wealth that through him enriches all, our fertile acres, fattened by the ge- nial California sun, return us other millions and have made us famous in another way. “Hail California, modern and far out- shintng ancient fabled El Dorado! (Ap- plause.) — VALUE OF IRRIGATION. A. J. Pillsbury Tells of the Importance of State’'s Water Supply. A. J. Pillsbury of the San Joaquin Valley Commercial .ssociation was next listened to with great interest and warily applauded wkile he discussed “What Irrigation Has Done and Will Do for California.” Mr. Pilisbury said in part: Y & “If there be any good in the world that needs to be used with a wiser dis- found El Dorado nor his realm. Their " 57 N — — NN @) | | | {l TUFAUS P JENNINGS <Sov. GEO < PARDERE TOASTMASTER AND SPEAKERS AT THE CALIFORNIA PROMOFION COMMITTEE'S STATE DINNER, i than whisky that thing is water—and especially when used for irrigation. *“California must extend its irrigat- ed area indefinitely or soon become | agriculturally a finished common- | wealth. Agricultural progress is made in this State only as an additional acreage of arable land is brought un- der a certain, sufficient and definitely legalized supply of water for irriga- tion purposes. “It takes 400 tons of water holding in solution the earthy elements of plant food to be sucked from thel ground by the rootlets, pumped up through the stems and exuded through the myriad valves of the leaves to pro- duce a single ton of cured aifalfa hay. It takes more than 300 tons of water so utilized, without making allowance for evaporation from the ground or loss by percolation through the sands, to produce a single ton of cured bar- ley or wheat hay, and there are alfalfa growing districts in California where, to cover seepage and evaporation as well as plant requirements, an allow- ance is made of 1200 tons of water to each ton of cured hay. Thege are single elrps in New England that havé been estimated to have five acres of evaporating surface of leafage. I have no means of knowing what the leaf- age surface of evaporation 6f a San Joaquin Valley peach orchard would figure out to. be, but it is certainly many times the superficial area of the ground upon which the orchard stands. I have no means of knowing how much water orchard trees re- quire in order to produce a ton of cured fruit, but it must be enormous. Add to this the thought that, accord- ing to experiments that have been made, 90 per cent of the water that is poured on top of the ground by floodjng in summer time is evaporated without ever reaching the rootlets at all, and some idea can be formed of the tremendous drafts which irriga- | tion as now conducted is making upon the possible water supply which! grudging nature has made available for California.” TOWN AND COUNTY. i | { | Rural Prosperity Declared the Foun- dation of City’s Welfare. . Henry Weinstock of Sacramento, ho represented the Sacramento Valley elopment Associat’ n, made one of the most effective addresses of the evevring. He said among other things: “Modern great cities are, in ‘many ways, great blessings. They have be- come the centers of the highest civi- lization. Capital and brains are fochl- ized there and from thence send W] Witter, Jackson's Napa Soda, I-ador-a,' “The early explorers, following the' cretion and 'a sounder forbearance tortlg their influence in all directions. | ! i | 1 The great, populated centers are the market places where those meet who ha @ the'products of mind and muscle to exchange and to inteérchange. The teacher, for example, who has a new thought to impart; the moralist, who has a new message to preach; the in- ventor, who has a new device to in- troduce; the poet, who has a new song to sing; the author, who has a new story to tell; the merchant, who has new goods to sell; the manufacturer, who has a new product to market, all find the widest hearing and the broad- est opportunities in the great city. “Cities have done much to acceler- ate our civilization, to stimulate high thought, noble action and an unself- ish spirit. But how are the great ties aintained. Whence comes their support. What would be their fate if they should be cut off from all communication with the rest of the world? After all, are -they mot de- pendent, most dependent, upon the toilers living far from the city? De- stroy every great city within the land and the tillers of the soil would still live on in more or less comfort and decency. “Wipe out the farm and the orchard, the mine and the forest, the hamlet and village, an@ what becomes of your great cities? Must not the myriads of dwellers soon perish for want of bread and meat, fuel and raiment? Much as he who follows the plow may be de- pendent for profit and comfort and convenience upon those who live in great cities, how infinitely more de- pendent are those who live in the metropolitan centers upon him who tills the soil, digs in the mine and wields the ax.” (Applause,) o lpigs St ‘WORKING FOR THE STATE. Execative Officer Jennings Tells What " Promotion Committee Is Doing. “The Upbuilding of California” was the toast assigned to Rufus P. Jehnings, executive officer of the Promotion Com- mittee. In presenting him to the as- semblage, Toastmaster f'barboro said: “Here is the man that has made the Fromotion Committee the success that it is,” and the well-earned compliment was indorsed by ringing cheers,” Jen- nings said in part: “California has awakened to the im- portance of letting the world know of her resources and to the necessity of bringing to the State a desirable class of people. It is an undeniable fact that in the past two years California has been brought more ' prominently before the world than at any time dur- ing its history, with possibly the ex- ception of the time gold was discovered in the State. In the wupbuilding of a commonwegalth a healt and friendly rivairy between localiti€§ is desirable, but this rivalry need mot and should not be carried on in the spirit of dis- paragement. We need more men .in California who take an unselfish inter: est in matters pertaining to the public welfare. “If every citizen would devete even a small portion of his time and energy to the general goGd-outside of his own personal business. he should be amply repaid by the Im:mged' prosperity of the community and its reflection on himself. . 5 “During the last twenty menths the committee has received more than 40,- 000 letters, sent out 96,000 letters and distributed more than 800,000 pieces of literature. When the inquirer makes up his mind what section of the State he prefers he is placed in direct com- munication with the organization rep- | resenting that section. Thus you will see that the committee, in its work of developing the entire State, is effecting centralization of effort, yet the im- provement clubs’ of the several com- munities are left in a position to fur- ther the particular interests of those communities and they are all doing good work. “The demands on the committee are increasing all the time. The plans con- | template still more effective and far-| reaching work than has yet been done. | To carry out these plans still further ' | | | | | support is required. The benefit to every one in the commhnity can searcely be overestimated, and it Is hoped that moral and financial aid commensurate with these benefits will | be extended. What one man or one set | of men can do is insignificant compared | with what we can all do by working together and by a general spirit of co- operation.” (Prolonged applause.) By P BENEFITS OF ORGANIZATION. Editor Leake of Yolo County Pleads | for Unity of Action. | Edward E. Leake, representing the Yolo County Chamber of Commerce, spoke with his usual force and elo- quence in response to the toast “The Importance of Organized Effort in| State Development.” The Yolo editor said in part: | “The extraordinary development we | have witnessed in the southern part | of the State is the direct result of or- | ganized effort. The increase in wealth and population has been something | marvelous. Speaking for Yolo Coun-| ty, we do not envy the south for any | of the prosperity it has achieved. We | admire its pluck, its energy, its pro- gressiveness and its public spirit. In-| deed, we cannot afford to be sectional in our efforts_to develop the great| State we all love so well. We are ali Californians. We are animated by the. same purposeés and inspired by | the same motives. We should cultivaté closer social relations and more inti- mate business relations. Let us work | together in harmony and co-operation | in the development of California— this noble heritage that God has given us; this land where nature has been so prodigal with her favors and where there is so much to remind us of the | blessings that have been showered | upon us; where the skies overhead are ‘so blue; where the glowing summer sun lays such a rich sheen upon the grass beneath our feet; where the scenery is magnificent and matchless; where towering peaks make a profile against the skies as ¢lear and well de- fined as if cut with a Sculptor’s chisel; where a perfume as sweet and deli- | | cate as a breath from heaven per-| vades the: air; where the earth first dons her velvet and satin, then her gold lace, and svreads a feast of the {richest her fields, orchards and vine- their sweetest roundelays and the flowers shed their richest fragrance. Living in this land, warmed by the most genial sunshine that ever shone full from the face of heayen and cool- ed by the most délicious breezes that ever called into existence the flowers of a fair land, and surrounded by the plenteousness of God's bounty, let us pledge anew our fealty to the greatest State in the American Union.” (Ap- plause.) LSS SAN FRANCISCO EXPOSITION. Hale Advocates a Great 'Ofld'avl"flr All Se 1 yards can yield; where the birds sing | ctions of the Commonwealth Represented. Interesting Sub- jects Handled by Experts. DU 8 S A R W A frequently with intense interest and interrupted by demonstrations of the approval of the orator’s hearers., Mr. Hale's address was in part as follow: “We have heard it said that San Francisco would be sidetracked by the Panama canal—and so she may be, if we sluruber. The world will never know: unless we tell them of our natural re- sources and possibilities. It is all very well to sit back and say that prosperity has settled in San Fran- cisco and that she will make .it a great city in spite of us, but what the world dees not know she cannot use. The Pacific Ocean was discovgred- Jin 1513, but San Francisco Bay Wwas not entered until 1777, 264 years interven- ing. We may have an uncertain pros- perity, but to get the real, genuine ad- vancement which can have means tant effort and exploitation of our we natural advant “It is e for San Francisco to speak early if desires the honor of celebrating the opening of the Pan- ama canal, that all oth enterpris- ing cities may know that the occasion is spoken for. It is not best for us to take any chances of having some other city pluck the p mon while we are thinking about ow not of, he ills we fearing to attempt because of the un- known possibilities ond. We need more men who are ready to say ‘i will. full of men who know, want more men of action. stuff pros- perity made of must not be in the position the thinks too long bef when it is too late, sits down, and alone, to think what might have been and moan ‘Alas, y did I wait?™ “Financially San is just as able to _support ir as the city of St. Louis. (Applause.) “The estimated total expenditure for the St. Louis Expesition is $50,000,000, and the bulk of this will have spent in 'St. Louis before the expesition opens its doors. We cannot afford to miss an oppeortunity to have compara- y as much money spent in our midst, even if we have to subsecribe a substantial part: but it must be a movement of the whole people. About ,000 stockholders were numbered among the subscribers at St. Louis. I speak of this to show how general the subscription was and how the people rose to the oceasion. The city of St. Louis raised $5,000,000 by floating municipal bonds and $5,000,000 by pri- vate subscription. It may not be neces- sary for San Franecisco to raise as much money as St. Louis. She is pre- eminently located, and with a much smaller outlay can have an exposition so different, so uniqte and at the same time on so grand a sczle that it will be -heralded as a model for generations to come. “From $2,500,000 to 000,000 would be t'bmparatively easy to finance in San Francisco, providing it is practical te begin early and raise part each year, making it a graduating amount, so that the years deriving the greatest benefit can- pay their proportionate sharc. The State of California could well afford to put up as much more, and the United States Government could not consistently subscribe any less than she did for St. Louis, proyid- ing the exposition: is held in homor of the Panama canal and as an adver- tisement therefor.” (Applause.) i i REWARDS OF MERIT. Jennings and Antron Presented Witlt Mementoes of Recent Excursion. John McNaught, whose name was not placed on the list of spedehmakers, in order that his remarks might come as a happy surprise, was next intro- duced by Mr. Sbarboro. After a brief address, in which he sincerely praised Rufus P.,Jennings for the skillful and untiring ‘manner i which he managed the recent excursion of the Promo- tion Committee, he presented to him, on behalf of the committee, an oil painting by William Keith, Califor- nia’s greatest <landscape artist. Mr. McNaught also presented E. P. An- tron, Mr. Jennings’' able assistant, with a gold locket and - watch fob. The presentation remarks were as follows “Early in this - pleasant month of April a party of something more than a hundred men left San Francisco un- der the direction of the California Pro- motion Committee, making a four days’ excursion through the southern part of the State, as far as San Diego, and thence homeward with short visits of hospitality and-good cheer at the chiet cities of the coast counties. “The excursion was designed more for the purpose of promoting'a new enthusiasm of State patriotism among the people both north*and south, than { as a mere pleasure trip; but it proved that for Californians pleasure and pa- triotism are inseparably united when- ever any company of them visits any part of California’s vast wonderland to study the resources of its soil and the enterprise of its people. It was the | glad season of singing birds and | springing flowsr< and skies made beau- tiful by sun and cloud. = dght and Joveliness as of Eden was over all the land, and the company was responsive by the Golden Gate. “The Pacific. Ocean Exposition in 1913" was the subject of R. B. Hale's speech—a speech that was listned to to every influence of the seasom, for it Continued on Page 42, Column 1.