Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-03
COLLIS P. HUNGTINGT0N.
His Cordial Appreciation OF
California.
.'FEW RIVALS, ,ANDNOsUPERlOR." +"
The Only Thing Necessary is to Have
its Merits Made Known.
State Arid Lands.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HEBALD.l
SAN Francisco, April 2.-It is probable
that the rooms of the State Board of
Trade never held SO many people before
as it did this afternoon. A number of
delegates from the different counties of
the State were present. The rooms were
handsomely decorated.
After preliminary remarks, A. F.
Hatch, presiding officer, introduced C.P.
Huntington, who delivered an address
in relation to what the railroads will do
to bring people to this State. He said
there is no divided council in any of the
companies in which he is a director.
They are for low fares, but the other
roads have to be consolidated. Califor-
MIA has secured in all cases the lowest
in all cases the lowest fares that the
other lines would agree to. California
lines can do no more in the future than
in the past unless the price of labor is
reduced.
Continuing, he said "The soil of Cal
ifornia is not excelled by that of any
country, and equalled by few. Let the
people of the world understand that the
United States stands in the front rank
in protecting the rights OF all men and
that California leads all the sister
States, and good people will come here
from tie foursquarters OF the earth, un-
til there is no more room for them.
State Engineer Hill addressed the
Board Oh the subject of the irrigation OF
the arid lands, and gave an outline of
what is being done to reclaim them. He
commented on the fact that the repre-
sentatives of Nevada, New Mexico and
the Western Territories have been ur-
gent in claiming part of the $3.50, 900
Congressional appropriation, and the
services of the assigned engineers, but
that California had done very little.
He urged the need of the State Board,
or some other body, taking the matter
up.
Vice. President Mills stated that he
had called the attention of the Geological
Survey to the needs of California in the
matter of irrigation, and that on March
oath Mr.. Huntington had sent dispatches
to Major Powell, of the Survey, and to
Senator Stewart, setting forth the needs of
the mountainous region OF the west side
of the San Joaquin Valley, which, it WEE
said, was of little or no value, owing to
lack OF water. General Chapman offered
resolutions which were adopted request
ing the California delegation in Congress
to exert its influence toward secur-
ing complete examination of the
State with reference to general system
Of irrigation, and the selection of some
person thoroughly familiar with the
typographical resources and needs of the
State to represent the region west of the
Rocky Mountains and conduct the sur
yey of that region,
Cadwalader, of San Jose, presented a
memorial adopted by the Santa Clara
Board Of Trade, calling for material re-
duction in overland freight rates on
fruits. Weinstock, of Sacramento,
argued that unless lower rates could
be secured it was mere waste of time for
people go into fruit-raising. General
Chapman and Mr.. Mills expressed the
belief that no other section could ever
rival California's fruit-raising capabilities
and these advantages must assert them
selves, rendering the adjustment Of
transportation matters easy in time.