Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-03
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE STATE
BOARD OF TRADE.
Address by G. p. neutrality-suspicious.
is Needed to Advance Home
Interests.

ramento took the palm and is thus de.
scribed by the San Francisco Bulletin:
sACRAMENTo's CONTRIBUTION.
The last, and what may be regarded as
the handsomest contribution, came from
Sacramento county. 1t is a large piece
about five feet long and two and one-halt
feet high, formed of small white flowers
Around the edge is border of vari-colored
flowers, in which the deep purple of the
pansy predominates. Across the middle is
the word wv elcome" in letters little over
q foot high, which are made out of red
pinks. The piece is at the end OF the long
room, in full sight of every one who steps
inside the door, and attracted a great deal
OF attention from the delegates of other
counties. while the representatives of Sac
ramento smiled complacently when they
compared it with the other contributions. -
ADDRESS OF c. P. HUNTINGTON.
After the usual preliminary business of a
routine character Mr.. Huntington was in.
troduced and spoke as follows:
To the California State Board of lyade-GF,rr r
MEN: thank you for the honor you have done
NE by your invitation TO meet YOU here. and
only regret that | have not the language or
words az my command suited to convey to you
the sentiments that are, so to speak, now muir
muTlng IN my head and heart and so will only
say again that thank you not only for this in.
vltation, but for the great work that your organ
lZation is doing and has done, not onlv for the
STATE but for the tens of thousands of people 10
whom you are sending the glad tidings OF the
good eheer prepared TOR them and how happy
they can be in the new homes that are avg ling
their coming il the beautiful valleys and SUNNI
slopes of this wonderful State
bul II Is net so essential that should find
words to thank you, as it is that we should find
ways and means whereby the best resources of
our State Can be developed and vet thai sbould
not be difficult thing 10 do, as am sure there
Is no better climate to be found on the earth's
ifornis.
Some Of you may wish to know what the rail-
road viii co TO help bring the many thousands
that we want here and that wish to come. l will
OF the companies of which am Director We
one and all, have been for low fares-so low that
almost any one could come here if he wished !:
bus DINERS nave 1nterests-other railroad lines
nave TO be consulted We, of California | think
nave, IN all cases, got the lowest fares that we
could get other lines to agree to.
you can see by the reports that the California
ROADS are worked on the smallest possible mar
gin; that they can do no more in the future than
they nave IN the past, unless they reduce the
price OF labor which, if in their power, they are
nor disposed to Go. We, who own the equities
OF the Central and Southern Pacific road and
thelE constituent companies, are nearly all Cal.
lfornlans. some having been born in The State
ana others having spent the best years of their
lives here.
LOOKING AHEAD.
came to this State in the summer of 1s49
ana believe no one has done more hours work
IN the last forty years than myself or have stood
Ter the rights OF all the people of the State more
than have. But why speak of what Dessed .
Why speak of the things that are behind ms ,
Ihey are not to be changed, SO let US press ON
70 the things that are before, for in that direc-
non me possibility OF doing good to the State,
and all people that come to sojourn with US. is
very great. If we all do the best we can. Who
should complain? No one can do better.
ne SOIL OF California is not excelled by any
otner country and Is equaled by but few; but
let Us not forget that climate and soil are not ali
that are needed to attract people here and make
them HAPPY after their arrival. They must feel
assured assn that lie and property are safe here;
tnat they VIII ma good schools where their
chlldren can be educated; that they will find
churches that each may worship according 10
ms own belief; that the marriage relations will
be Kept pure and untainted that ali labor
shall be respected, and all honest labor he
counted honorable labor. Those who come
mere, II they do, must know all this and more.
Iney must know that they will be taken by the
right hand OF fellowship and assisted at least
by moral support, to stand in the ranks of the
great army that is struggling on to reach the
front OF material and moral greatness. II does
NOT neeu money, Tor the places demanding ma
terial aid are few compared TO those that need
moral support. These words that often heard
when Child have helped so many:
''One little word in kindness spoken.
token or tear
Have Oft times healed a heart most hrolen
And made friend sincere
How sweet are the words of sympathy when
one Is lar away fro N the land OF his nativity I
tell You, my friends, when people IN other
amos i, near OF your beautiful climate, your rich
soli ana last, but not least, your educational
ana moral institutions, and are told that the
moral atmosphere is as pure as the air of yonr
mountains, that the rights of all the children of
Goa are protected here, and that all those who
obey the laws and earn their bread nv ,be
sweat OF their brows will be received and hon
ored and the right hand of fellowship extended
10 tnem; let the people of the world understand
all this-that the United States OF America
stand In the front rank in so far as protecting
al the rights OF all men is concerned and thar
california leads all her sister States in this
out the world, good people viii come from the
tolr quarters OF the earth until YOU VIII be com
PEELED to call halt for the reason that Won will
nave no more room in which to give them an
abiding place.
IRRIGATION OF ARID LANDS
On motion Of General Chapman a vote
Oh thanks was rendered Mr. Huntington.
me vote was expressed by the company
rising.
VII. Mills referred to the recent Arid
Land and Irrigation Act of Congress. which
provides for surveys, ETC., leading to the
redemption of the arid regions of the
Western States and Territories. He spoke
OF the appropriation of some $1,000 600
ioT TINS work and of its great value 10 all
tne west, as well as to the entire country.
Inc land policy of the country was consid-
cred briefly, and the speaker closed bv in
State Engineer Hail.
Mr.. Hall hiss been in Washington lately
and has interested himself in this arid land
survey project. He gave history of the
6l1i ana commented upon the value to the
Territory interested. He spoke of the i'm
portance of the work about to be under
TAKEN ten outline OF this work was given in
this journal few days ago.. The project,
IN tue Judgment of the speaker, is the be-
ginning IN carrying out the new land
policy demanded by the necessities of the
country at present. While in Washington
he learned that the unappropriaied Govern
ment land now remaining is surprisingly
small. ADMINISTRATIONS have shown him
that the arid regions OF the United States
amount to fully 100000 square miles. OIL
this fully ID per cent, is mountainous and
not irrigsble. a large part of the remainder
can be irrigated By arrangement of proper
and systematic storage reservoir system.
The committee on the new public land
policy appointed by Congress, is regarded
as one OF the mostimportanta appointed since
the war. Senator Stewart is Chairman,
o1N ScHabOao hAliSOu. I1lSCDCh, UOT0a0
and Plumb are members of the committee.
The speaker commented on the fact that
representatives of New Mexico. Nevada
and the western Territories have been urg-
ent in claiming part of the appropriation
and the services of the assigned engineers,
but that California had done yery little.
He urged the need of the State Board or
some other body taking the matter up.
FRUIT RATES.
Mr.. Huntington said that he was very
busy with work that had 10 be done, but he
declared himself ready at all times to CO.
operate in any work looking toward the
advancement of the State.
The question of fruit rates was then
taken up and discussed.
Mr.. Cadwalader of San Jose presented
memorial adopted by the Santa Cruz Board
OF Trade, which called for material re-
dGction in overland freight rates on green
fruits. saying that by such reduction the
fruit interests of California would be greatly
benefited.
PISCAT0RIAL PUZZLES.
Natures Curious Freaks Among the