Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-01-10
Hon. Horace Maynard Addresses the
Board Of Trade.

According TO previous announcement, and
upon invitation of the Board of Trade, Hon.
Horace Maynard addressed a large number of
ladies and gentlement at the Board e Trade
Rooms yesterday evening. We have never |
seen so many persons assembled at these rooms |
on any previous occasion. The Board was call,
ed TO order by Col. j. w. Gaut, who introduced |
the distinguished speaker.
He announced his subject TO be tho re- |
suit of his observation during two
trips TO the Pacific coast. lie proceeded
to state something of the extent of our
possessions on the coast and alluded TO the title
by which we hold those possessions, giving an
interesting historical sketch of early discoveries
in the far West He spoke of the success of
certain gentlemen who went to the coast soon
after our requirement of California in lsiS, and
alluded to the discovery of gold. He spoke at
Some length of the growth of the Pacific States,
giving interesting statistics.
Pacific possessions n few years ago with our
present facilities, reviewing somewhat in detail
| the construction of the Pacific road and the
! causes which led TO and encouraged such an en-
! terprisc lie thought that but for the war many
| years must have elapsed before our Pacific road
| could have been constructed. Under the old
! order of things, it would have been very diff
cult to procure the necessary aid iorsuch an en-
lie alluded to the population of the Pacific
coast. The people of the Western coast are
peculiarly a live people They were indus
| trious and intelligent, and while he much ad-
| mired them. he confessed that he had no par
ticular desire to trade with them. He gave
the different classes oil people tRere' ma
tves Scandinavians Chinese, &c. lie
| thought the last mentioned were very valuable
as a laboring class. They were engaged in al.
most every occupation except preaching and
practicing law, but they seemed peculiarly la
boring class. lie thought as political element
the Chinaman will give us no trouble. None
of these contemplate becoming permanent citi-
zens of America. Among the Mexican popu-
lation are men of culture and education, one of
whom is the present Lieutenant governor OF
California. As q mass however, they seemed to
be race without future. He gave some in
terestng observations relative TO the civilization
of the ancient Mexican population. The In,
dians there are represented TO be reliable and
, trustworthy laborers but as q class, like tho
rest of the race, they seem to be doomed, and
are rapidly dying out and fading away. lie
was struck with il as an agricultural country.
He thought that Utah, portions OF 1t, was the
most God-abandoned country in the world
Yet by an admirable system OF irrigation
and by superior energy, the Mormons have
made the wilderness blossom as the rose; ~
= man in many respects The wheat crop in Gal
1 ifornia is very valuable A farmer expressed
S himself that his wheat crop was hardly wortl
= cutting. When asked how much It would pro
dUce, said, "Oh, l suppose % or 30 bushels pc
acre" The average yield of wheat in the Stat
is 49, bushels per acre. He had heard of a sin
i gle farm producing 800 bushels. lie spoke o
n the fruits of which all have heard. The woo
If said his wool crop for 1871 would yield hin
it 10000. One grape vine had been represente
IS to yield five tons of grapes The vine wa
2. about II inches in diameter and was sad by
papal Nuncio, who has made the matter
d study, to be the most remarkable vine eve
e known He made n passing alluson 10 IN
manufactures, the fisheries, the lumber trad
and various other branches of industry, &c.
o. The big Trees of that country are sourt
Or of curiosity, and one Of the wonders OF II
ry world. They occur in nine different localitl
d. in small groups
ne In the Mariposa grove there are about, q
t. trees. all of these very large, some of the
G. measuring over $50 feet high and six feet fro
rs the ground about twenty-five TO twenty-eigl
is feet in diameter
es The famed Yosemite Valley was alluded
e in n very interesting manner, its picturesgl
or waterfalls and other natural scenery being bro
ly described. He had intended to speak OF u
Commerce Of the country, but for want Of TN
- He lie ''c Concluded his remarks in 81
quent illusions TO the manner in viii
American commerce IS being ,pus
ed into the Eastern countries, and t
H. intimate relations that exist between our pc
yn pie and the inhabitants Of China and Japo
az ! Their inhabitants are studying our customs a
cit our habits; as an Instance of which Col I
70 pron, late Commissioner Of Agriculture, h
e, been invited to visit Japan and give the peoI
there the benefit of his knowledge m that i
col pOrtant branch of Industry. He could not
M. hold all the great wonders of this country
ITO ours without thanking God that he had Great
nd him and kept him an American citizen. =,
on On motion of Capt. w. W. woodruff I
no thanks of the meeting were rendered Mr.. Ma
nard for his very Interesting address.
Mr.. MAYNARD occupied nearly two hours
the delivery of his address, but was listened
for throughout with marked attention.