Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-17

fully prepared, setting forth the present state
and condition of special industries with all at
tsinable statistics. Your annual report should
be compendium of facts relating to all matters
in your fostering care. The great difficulty I
have experienced in terrifying or establishing
any fact bearing upon our resources and their
proper development has made this suggestion
seem TO me OF great importance.
With q wider scope to your reports comes the
demand for greater appropriations to carry out
your useful purpose, ana wider distribution OF
the valuable material you are annually gather
ing. Every farmer and fruit grower in the state
should have these annual reports on his shelf.
Ii these papers should crowd cut or compel You
TO condense the detailed reports of premium
lists and races, there would be no great loss.
am not a Prohibitiouist, and hold to no very
austere notions on the temperance question. l
am not II shouting Evangelist nor yet / fear,
even a good Christian: but as bearing directly
upon the future welfare Of this people, I cannot
be blind or Indifferent TO the debasing influence
of the unrestricted liquor traffic and the prac-
teal abolition of the Sabbath as a day of rest
and worship. We showed ourselves wanting in
any high degree OF civilization when we failed
TO enforce the Sunday law, nut we removed all
doubt of the fact when we repealed the law.
am not here 10 moraGze on these subjects;
1t would be lnap9roprlate-posslbly indicate {;
but as bearing directly upon our desire 10 null
tiply our population aud increase the number of
! homes; as bearing directly upon the class of
peODie-Ge invite to come among us F; is bearing
directly upon the elevation and amelioration
OF the condition OF those already here is it not
a matter of pressing concern to US all? The
farmers and laboring classes are the chief sJlf-
ferers from a low state of morals and habits :;
andsit has seemed to me that the members OF
this Society cannot permit themselves to be in
different to Influences which, all must concede,
ale greatly and seriously retaTding our progress.
LELAND STANFORD JR. UNIVERSITY.
Much as has been done to develop the won
derful and varied resources of this favored land
of ours, there is one noble contribution which
should sindle sense OF pride in the heart of
every Californian, as it has challenged the ad-
uliratiOn of mansiud throughout the civilized
world refer to the founding and endowment
OF the Leland Stanford Jr. University. The
great heart that inspired this beneGcept design
was guided by profound appreciation of the
value of practical knowledge as contradistin-
guished from the technical curriculum which
| leaves so many ripe scholars stranded at the
very outset of their voyage in life.
The deed declares as follows: " IT'S nature that
Of a University. with such seminaries OF learn
ing shall make it of the highest Grade includ
ing mechanical institutes, museums galleries
Of art, Laboratories and Conservatives, together
Nth al Htgs necessary for the study Of agriculture
N all lis branches and for aechqHicdt training, and
the study and exeIc seS directed to the oultiva-
ton and enlargement of the mind. Its object,
to QuatLy is students Jor personal dad direct aSefi
ness in {i}e."
Aside from that personal interest which all
must feel III the establishment of gTear Univer-
sity Of learning in our midst, the toiling farmer
and fruit grower, the men engaged III the
mechanic arts. the miner delyiDg into the hid
den mysteries OF the concealed gravel and
! quaTz. may take fresh hope that higher
plane of knowledge is soon to be opened 10 him !:
| inst his s~ns may be mducted into the higher
walks Of his calling and be made 10 feel that Il
man Is 70 be valued henceorth-ln this State Mt
! least, and We may well hope cYeryWhere-in
proportion to the practical utility of his knowl-
! edge, and in ratio with his personal and direct
usefulness in Ii e.
This is to be the GROWING glory of agriculture
| in taliiornia. rs il is the crOWning glory OF II
| phenomCaally successful career.