Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-17
THANKS RETURNED.

week, when the final revision will be
made.
THANKS RETURNED.
A Meeting OF the Excursionists to
San Diego.
The members of the excursion party
to San Diego over the California Central
"shore line" road, assembled at 8
O'Clock Wednesday evening, when Presi-
dent Germain called the meeting to
or der, and introduced Mr.. E. F. Spence,
who spoke as follows:
"Mr. ID. McCool, Manager, and Mr.. WI
hanson Dunn, General Agent of the
California Central Railroad Co.
GENTLEMEN To me tonight has been
assigned the pleasing duty to acknowl-
edge the courtesies extended to us from
you, upon the occasion OF our recent ex-
cursion to San Diego and National City,
upon the initial trip over what is known
as the surf (or short line from Los An
geles to San Diego, and to present to you
gentlemen small token of our apprecia-
ton of the many kindnesses re-
ceived at your hands and the
unalloyed pleasure enjoyed by us
upon that trip, as we'll as the
successful opening of your line. That
trip upon the 11th and 18th of August,
1888, will be long and pleasantly remem.
bered by all who participated therein !;
and as you are men of the world, en-
crossed in the active duties of life, full
of cares and business, and your line of
life is such that you can suddenly discern
| 1,o oho F froy,, xrhnof tho raa1 tLo
unreal, the false from the true, we do
| fulsome praise or etfeminate flattery, but
plainly say that in the name Of the Board
of Trade and business men of Los An
geles, we thank you, and We wish to ten
der through you to the great Santa Fe
Company you represent, our heart
felt wishes for its unbounded
success upon the Pacific coast; still we
will mildly inslnuate that the company
must be congratulated by us for placing
the management OF their great interests
here in such efficient hands, from the
| highest to the lowest. We find one and
all of the officials on the alert for the ad-
vancement of the company, and the pros
perity of the community and the coun-
tries that patronize them. And now
gentlemen, a word in regard to our mutu.
al relations, and the duties that we owe
one to the other. We stand here upon
the shore of the great Pacific, and
farther westward we cannot 60; we stand
here face to face, the old and the new
the big and the little, the chrysalis and
the butterfly, the forces of steam and the
dynamic subtleties of electricity side
by side with the Spanish plow
modelled hundreds of years ago;
we stand here confronting each other
the pioneer of '49 or the early sos, who
spent half year in reaching the coast
in toll and hardships, the story of which
will never be half told, and the Fastener
who left home less than a week ago,
making the journey upon downy pillows :;
we stand here, l say, confronting EACH
other, apparently wondering whittier
shall we 60. Northward we do not wish
to 60, southwark we cannot 60; then
where? Let me answer here-right here.
have wandered north, have wandered
south, / have travelled in many lands,
and my opinion is, this is the fairest and
best spot on Gods earth.
And now, gentlemen of the railroad
company, we would remind you of the
great responsibility that rests upon
you in assisting US to develop this
new and marvelously rich heri-
tage. You have been received here
with hearty welcome. Our cities
Of Los Angeles, San Diego and National
City, have been lavish with their gifts in
lands and money, they have almost given
you all things you asked for; we expect
fair and generous treatment at your
hands, and if you will prove your
selves our friends, wo assure you we are
quick to reciprocate favor and fair deal
ing, and quick to resent an injury.
| One thought and l have dons. On
the evening of the 10Th, as we were re.
turning home, l was dreamily looking
out OF the carriage window, the health
and life-giving gentle breeze from the
Pacific tanning my forehead, and the
faint murmur of the surf near by was as
sweet music to my ear all nature seemed
to rejoice, turned and looked to the
eastward, and our mountain tops
were tinged with gold; such a
picture can be seen nowhere
else on earth, and hardly could be repro
duced by human hands. Then remem-
bered an old question learned in early
youth, "What:hath God wrought" then
| considered the potencies of the present
time, and asked myself, "What hath
God wrought ?" 1 reflected what has
been done in San Diego, what has been
done in National City, and tried to
answer the question, "What can q man
with Gods help, do?" 1t can not be
answered; all We can say is, we will do
what We can to build up the grandest
empire on earth, and we want you,
gentlemen of the railroad company, to
help US.
And now, gentlemen, as you have re-
Gently come among us, representing all
the civilizing forces of this wonderful
age, l, as an individual, as a representa-.
tive Of a once grand army of hardy
pioneers, but which is now being sadly
decimated by the ruthless scythe of time,
take pleasure in taking you by the hand,
and in the name of Southern California
bid you God speed.
Santa Ana Hoard of Trade.
Santa Ana is to have Board of Trade,
and its articles of incorporation were
fled yesterday with the County Clerk.