Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1884-10-15
4. .. nosE,s Address
To the sixth District Agrieui-
furai Assoefation.

turaI Assecfation.
LADIES Arp GENTLEMEN: I have been
amongst you many years more than care
10 remember. Have seen the great changes
that have taken place In these Southern
| counties forming this District; helped 10 or
ganize this Association. and from small be
Einnings have seen II grow 10 what u now IA.
| When ! frst came 70 Los Angeles county
there was no general settlement about the
| Mission San Gabriel. There was no Pasa-
| dena, no Alhambra, no Riverside, Pomona,
| Ontario. These were waste places and I'M
occupied, where sleek cattle and fleet wild
| horses roamed at Will. The pillow had not
| then broken the virgin soil nor destroyed
the natural beauty Of the flowers which an.
nually reproduced themselves with renewed
beauty and perfume our mountain streams,
| now iinpartlng the loyeliness TO these colo
MES, then tumblcd and foamed over boulders
aud distractions ia solitary canyons, unused
aud almost unknown, until drank up In the
| sands Of the plains Springs sent forth their
| menndering limped riyulets through the
| shade Of trees, or flashed In the sunlight Of
the plains, being visited now and then by
| coyles Of quail TO quench their thirst, or
| locks OF birds, who In huttering delight
would take their evening bath. Then all
| was quiet and hushed In the oak-grown
| slopes next TO the Sierra Madre mountains,
| and only broken by the varied notes of the
| mocking bird rs he sent forth his mimic
| medley from the tops OF n hundred trees or
by the loud beating on some decayed tree Of
| the woOdpecker, which, In the weird still
ness, required no very vivid Imagination to
believe Il the call Of some gem Of the woods.
what great change has taken place. In
stead OF all this qiet, perchance broken by
| some lone yaquero, now we have colonies OF
Thousand happy homes. each one vleing
| with the other In Its beauty OF surroundings.
| Where there grew wild flowers now are
| reared by the hand OF loved woman the ylo-
| let, the mignonette, the rose, the lily and all
the various flora Of the world Where form
| erly were uncultivated plains, where Po-
mona was only represented by the prickly
| cactus, man now grows In profusfon and
beauty the apple, the pear, the grape. the or
| ange, the olive. the fg-in short almost
every variety OF fruit grown in the tropics
or temperate zone 1t is transformation
scene. which can not be realized or believed
except 1t Is seen, and even then each year
makes changes that fill even us with
| wonder.
We, OF Southern California, have much to
be proud OF, and we may be excused II we
| are elated. There Ia no portion of this State
"a state which Is the brightest jewel In the
diadem of our Union-which excels us In
| any OF the beautiful productions about
which all Californians boast. werase more
corn than the balance OF the State; our
wheat will fairly average, when compared
| with the whole State; we excel in the raising
Of barley, and we are the peer In grapes, in
mitted superior in semi,tro Semitic, i pro prod a
| lions. Norris our livestock department suf-
| fering In comparison. Take our sheep and
wool clip; take our Jerseys. Durham and
| Polled Angus cattle, and when critic lily
| compared with stock from other portions Of
the State, many blue ribbons are brought
home. Take our horses for the last year,
| and they have created quite q ripple of ad-
miratioh, both nome and abroad, and our
| small ventures In the breeding line indie ate
! with much certainty that we will be the
favored section for producing rs fleet and
| as beautiful animals as can be produced in
the world In view OF all these varied In
dustries, exceling in all, can II be otherwise
than that we must and will be prosperous
/ people2 We are only ON the threshold of
our growth and development. see fair
young faces and brave youth who will see
ana help make changes in this beautiful
country that will be the marvel of coming
generations, Our whole country will be
what now Is seen In some bright spot, made
beautiful by the hand of man. All of our
soil Is fertile and adapted to some kind of
ity may not be adapted to every variety Of
fruit culture. nor is this necessary. nor even
desirable.
We want varied industries to suit the vari
Gus tastes, inclinations and desires of ALL
Nor Ii there any poverty of choice. The
wide range OF productions OF fruits, of farm
products and of the garden, that can he
and ease; the variety and choice Of occupt.
ton that can be chosen and done well
are almost confusing. 1t is not what can he
done, but what shall be his specially, that
troubles the beginner.
The growing Of grapes for wine will no
doubt be one of the leading industries; the
raising OF grapes for raisins, in favorable
|
growing of the orange, the lemon and the
lime will, In localities favorable to their
culture, be always specially confined to this
district. The growing of the various fruits,
ike the pear, the peach, the apricot etc.
Is n growing Industry, and such fruits will
be used for canning, for shipping in their
natural state or for drying. The drying of
fruits, no doubt, will in the near future
assume large proportions, for 1t is especially
adabted to every family home: Tor the
young and the old, all can do some part OF
the easy, task. learning the boys. and girls
habits of industry and making all feel that
they are sharing responsibilities and labor
for the benefit OF the household. Then there
Is the olive, which In time will be grown ON
our hill sides and waste places, and make
employment for young and old, and yield
ing good profits and making new export
The growing OF seeds, both for the vegetable
and iower garden, should be an industry
that would pay well. California now i'm
ports mt least three-fourths of her wants
The making of perfumes, no doubt, will in
time attract the attention of some specialist
and | know no country that would have
superior advantages for either.
Our moist land will, too play an import
ant role In this general and diversified pros
perity. Such loo ,lities are especially
pigs, for the growing Of hops, corn, alfalfa,
potatoes and thousand other productions
In fact, there are so many industries, AL
promising fair returns for light and pies SAINT
labor, that It would be firing ior you
to listen to their enumeration, for al
these things are known and suggested
to you daily In this favored land
| of grand and varied resources. As yet little
has been done, we are as yet only pioneers
in working out these diversified Industries,
growing out OF our unequaled climate and
| fertility of our soil
would most respectfully urge the people
of these Southern counties to attend the
anual reunions OF these meetings, and |
especially ask the attendance of the ladies,
for wherever they are, you will find order
refinement and pleasure. Wherever you
find them you will find man with his best
behavior, with desire toappear at his best,
ton in whatever department he may have
articles competing. He wishes the approval
and smile of his sweetheart, even II that
sweetheart is his wife. Bring too your
young folks for fairsare great educators for
the young. 1t teaches them to acquire
correct judgement of the forms of animals
what Is the best form or breed for a cow for
milk or for beef, what is the best form for
horse for draft, for light work aud for speed
II brings beautiful animals with lines for
utility and beauty to his notice, and he will
learn to compare one breed and form with
another breed and by hearing them dis
cused, will learn what is the best. Thus
he will form the determination to raise such
stock, and this universal education of our
youth, creating desires, will In turn, stock
your country with the best and make your
country rich. Your young ladies will see
the various productions OF the house wife,
learning how such beautiful preserves,
seeing the fairy productions of other maid
ems in some fancy needle work or some
beautiful painting, or the exhibition OF
beautiful flowers, either cut or growing,
will go home with new desire to beautify
the house with like work, and will train the
rose, the hunysuckle and the jasmine,
making shade, fragrance and beauty to your
cottage, fitting it for the abode, where re-
| inement, love and contentment dwells.
Recreation is too what is needed at times
to all, All work and no play makes Jack a
dull boy. This continually strife and worry
for the dollar, wears you out prematurely,
and makes you an animal that has a
tread mill path. which is neither full
of JOY to yourself and certainly not
to your friends or your families. In fairs,
like in everything else, to accomplish the
greatest good or make 1t the most enjoyable,
you want boom. You want to see every
body and his neighbor in order to have
good time generally and talk over all the
| various productions that are exhibited and
| when this interest is once awakened war
rant you mex, year you WI, VIII too have some
Dor to see There Is as yet too little enthusi-
asm in these matters, and in the Eastern
States, with less TO exhibit, attendance is al
most universal A short time ago read that
in Kansas City there were 1900 people at
tended the fair I'm one day, and fifteen or
| twenty thousand people is common occur
| renee at these district gatherings, whereas
take st. Louis and n hundred thousand peo-
| pie would not be uncommon. This want of
| attendance is unfortunate, for your directors
of this association cannot make II as useful
and attractive as they desire, and although
the citizens of Los Angeles city may be lib
| eral in subscribing money, they could
| do much better by retaining their
| money and by going and inducing the ut
| tendance of all, for then money need not be
| subscribed by any one. Take St Louis
| Louisville and other places, and these cities
will choose one day in fair week and close
| up all places of business, making it holi
day, and everybody has a general day of en-
| joyment.
But will not detain you much longer II
| Is ever a pleasure, yes my very nature i'm
| peis me to sing the praise of our favored To-
| cality. We have climate which Is as per
| feet as can be found on earth, imparting
| health and buoyant spirits. To feel full OF
| energy and full of life, to accomplish ends
| with ease Is common to us all. We have a
generous soil yielding abundance with
| scarcely failure whenever a call is made
| upon it, We have an ocean at our doors
| which rolls its pacific waves against our
| coast which by its trade winds tempers the
| heat ~ simmer and IL is highway for yes