Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-17

incoming Governor. IElS has been done
without any political distinction. There
have been reasons which will readily APP
pear to all why the formality of this well
come has not been before extended 10
the present Governor. / beg to assure YOU,
sir, that If this welcome has been DELAYED,
and for reasons which you fully appreciate,
ii is not less genuine and hearty. Gentle
| men, present to you our Governor, r. w.
| Waterman. Long continued applause
Governor Waterman i'll responding said:
Mr.. President and Ftll0W Citizens: thank YOU
| for this splendid reception and banquet II is
| gratifying to me to know that SO far my admin
| lstration meets your approval. | shall endeavor
| TO continue 1t TO the end OF my term as have
| commenced, making OF it a thoroughly bust
| ness administration. Sacramento already
seems TO me like home. ] came 10 your city
| the first time in September, 1850. California
| only few days prior TO that time had been
admitted as a state into the Union and the re-
| mains of The bonfires burned in your streets to
celebrate that event were still 10 be seen. /
voted here, think, for our first Governor. I
well remember my efforts to get my mail from
the Postoilice. There were but two deliv ~
windows | ascertainc1 the one that delivered
my name and found q string of anxious men
over half mile in length. Twas quite an
effort, but finally received my letters, some
eight or ten, and went into the Suffer House
| next door to the Postofice, and read them. one
was from my bother, who was engaged in min
ing ON the Middle Feather.
From Sacramento ! took the steamer for
Marysytlle, where ! found several old acQnaint-
| ances. Cutter Arnold, now of Ventura, was one
OF them. No stages or teams were running to
points on the Feather that l could hear Of
lett my baggage with Arnold aud started out on
foot, walking fifty miles. The first day made
String Town, the next day at noon, and the
Middle Feather in the afternoon of the second
day, where found my BROTHER. 1 went to work
IN the mines the next morning and
Kept 1t up for two weeks or more and did very
Wen. l then returned to this city, where pur-
chased fonr mu es from Jake Muse, who Kept
the fountain House, on street. l bought a
wagon and four set of harness and started for
the Feather river Then Sacramento was in its
infancy. Houses were contributed of wood
canvas, zinc and everything and anything that
would afford shelter The river. i'll those days
was broad and deep and clear. Ocean steamers
drawing eighteen and twenty feet of water piled
between here and the Bay. | wen remember
the steamers Senator and New World Fare
was 81. and both steamers crowded. The first
restaurant to put meals down to " four bits "
was the " Hive on J street. and this eat
ing-houSe fed 800 men at every meal On my
second trip bought Il cook stove 1t was a very
small affair, but paid $50 for it. 1 made many
trips afterwards.
| see for Sacramento brilliant future and
there is no reason in the world why she should
not grow to city of 100. 600 or more in the next
ten years You have one of the finest countries
surrounding your city the sun ever shone upon.
All the northern portion of this State will be
settled up in the next ten years, and must do
her business with you. 1t is the natural center
for her to come and do her trading. Let these
large ranches be suDdivided so that there will be
family in every five or ten acres for ten acres
well cared for is enough for any one man to attend
10 IN frult. sacramento in addition to her MANY
commercial advantages, is Il truly beautiful city,
She has wide streets, beautiful driveways ele-
CANT public and private buildings. and in her
door-yards the fora of every cline grows and
blooms to perfection. Our State as general
proposition, was never more prosperous than il
Is to-day, and its great advantages are becom-
ing more and more apparent not only to the
people OF our country, but of the world, for |
doubt very much if there is another section of
the habitable globe that attracts so much atten-
ton, or offers SO many advantages as the Pa
cihc coast-an interest based upon true merit
ana the magnificent surroundings which it pre-
SCENTS. we have been CHARGED with Dragging
100 much of California and its inherent values
but my fellow citizens. to tell you the truth we
nave not Dragged hundredth part as much as
our State is entitled TO from us. Here we are. in
the middle OF cold and icy winter elsewhere
enjoying all the glorious genaity and beauty of
Il tropical Indian summer, where in February
overcoats may be discarded during the day and
blankets used more as matter of form than for
warmth. This lovely atmosphere, these bright
skies and sunny days, are not edualed else
where on earth.
There is not a part nor parcel OF this splendid
domain, including Sacramento and the extreme
north, that is not susceptible of being utilized
and made fit for the habitatiou OF man Yes,
Ihey say we Drag on our climate and what we
can produce. Well, we may do so. You 90
East of the Rockies strike Illinois, iowa Wis
consin or any of the Western States then Won
Will hear them brag on the amount of corn
wheat, oats and other grains, large squashes
and pumpkins, but they will end up by saving:
!" We have such Il wretched climate; no one can
i've IN It. 60 on farther East to New York
pennsylvania, and the New England States.
there It's the same, "Oh J our horrible climate
Cross the line iuto Canada; they will brap of
their ice palaces. toboggan slides, sleigh rides
etc, OUT On our AWFUL cold climate" Here
however. in California we saw we can rais,. the
oranges, lemons, lines, peaches apricots, pears
nectarlneS, pomegranates, figs, grapes, olives
almonds English walnuts and other fruits ana
nuts, produce the finest wines aud raisins the
best wheat, oats, barley, rye and corn; the finest
horses and cattle. Now we say and know we
can produce all the above and that no country
IN the world has so fine climate sneh lovely
women as California. Applause Italy. Spain.
fortnSal ana France are second class as com
pared to California. Now this is the plain,
solid, unvarnished truth, and | challenge
any one to prove to the contrary IApplaustsi
On this northwest coast there is room enorsph
ior one hundred million of people. Thiu+Sof
it. | know tbs hard to realize YET ef1i
estimates viii show that / am correct and /
hope to live to see the day when California will
OF herself be able TO say that her population
numbers number one twentieth of that massive compu-
tallon. Why shouldn't it be so? Every thing
points TO realization of the nope I have ex-
pressed, and the emigration that is now turning
its face towards the Pacific Slope is but a
shadow to that that viii follow in its wake. |
look upon California to-day as the leading State
in the galaxy that constitutes the Union of
States. In my judgment she is absolutely more
selfsustaining than any oiher for there is not
an article used by man, woman or child
that cannot be produced within its borders, and
to the very best advantage. As / have often
sad, there Is but one California, but it does
seem to me the longer | live under her balmv
skies and enjoy the climate she pos, csses I
become more and more infatuated with her
II viii be my pride and honor to endeavor to 90
all in my power to enhance her interests in every
way. Applause.
The next on the programme was either
solo by Professor j. Lennep. The Professor
Is master of the instrument, but the room
was so large, and the clatter of glasses and
the shutting of the feet of the walters de-
stroyed the beauty of the music.
Hon. r. ID. Stephens responded to the
toast of Our National Government" Mr..
Stephens was in one of his usual iollv
moods, and kept the audience in roars of
laughter from the time he arc Sc until he
took his seat. He said he was glad to be
with those who extended their respects to
K. w. Waterman, Governor of the State
AS ex Senator Booth had said, it matters
not to what political organization Gov
ernOr belongs, he was always welcomed
most heartily by the citizens of Sacramento
We fight for all that is in us until the sun
goes down on election day, but on
the day following all party feel
ing is thing of the past all dwell in
perfect unity-chidren of one family
ana the Governor of one is Governor of
all never had the pleasure of knowing
Governor Waterman until tonight, but as
the representative of a great party l hail
him here tonight our Governor, and an
honest and honorable man. | hail him
tonight as citizen whom we all respect
and honor, and | am glad to join you in
extending the courtesies tonight The
Governor In mis- address referred to the
climate. Now, | heard the Republicans
saying that we had cold spell in January.
The Democrats never feel cold in Deem
Der. Their cold spell in Sacramento comes
in September and November, when they
are usually showed under. Laughter
The Republicans are usually frost-bitten
in March and December.
He closed his speech by paying high
tribute TO the national Government, and
compared her free institutions to the mon
arches of Europe.
Professor Hand sang a song, The Army
and Navy"
Mayor Gregory was called upon to re-
spond to the toast, The City of Sacra-
mento."
In responding Mayor Gregory spoke as
follows:
In oommemoration of time-honored custom,
this occasion has been selected as a proper