Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-12

comes a matter of necessity. What on,
forefathers rightly regarded as luxuries
and INDUCED in sparingly or only occa.
sionally, belong to our every. day lives
and to do without which would occasion
US grave discomfort il not absolute un.
happiness. Once community imports
oranges, you may be sure it will continue
to do so.
The enterprise of this age has possibly
the highest expression in railroad build
ing. Each day new lines are projected,
and before you know it they are built
and completed. Sections removed thou
sands of miles from all centers of trade
and commerce, in fact beyond the outly-
ing lines of civilization, are fast becom.
ing united by lines of roads to some of
The great national systems, and hence
forming important factors as consumers
of our productions. Railroads and quick
dispatch make near markets OF regions
far removed in miles. Hthey would only
lessen their charges in the proportion
that they furnish new markets, would
feel better pleased with the railroad
managers.
therefore think, taking all these fac
tors into consideration, we may have no
grounds for the fear of over production.
It may not be that we will always en-
joy 80 great an income from our orchards
as we do now, but we can afford to have
our return per acre very materially re-
duced and still make more money than
any other class of farmers in any obter
portion of the Union.
Our producers should learn one lesson,
and the sooner it is learned the better for
their happiness and that Of the State.
They rnust look about them and consider
how they can make living, and not be
indulgingin idle day dreams of how to
make fortune ia anything. An honest
competency, or living without the ne-
csssity ofiexcessive or grinding worR is,
after all, the greatest measure of success
that most of as are capable'of accom-
plishing; and, this achieved, it should
very few secure in the race of life, nor is
greatest happiness.
The so-called boom was an unqualified
curse to our section and people. From
producers we soon became speculators
and promoters; we forgot that labor, and
persistent labor, is the only reliable
source of comfort and independence, and
that the solid wealth of all countries is
confined to itsg productions and their
profitable sale Of exchange.
1t may be hoped the sad lesson we
have learned will not be forgotten; that
sur people will 60 to work again earnestly
and, producing within themselves most
of what they consume and selling all they
can, soon repair all the evils of the past.
But surely the "times are out of Joint"
and something must be radically wrong
when San Francisco is compelled to pur-
chase, out of the State, between two and
three million dollars of eggs to satisfy
her annual consumption, and Los Ange-
les and Pasadena import their Irish
potatoes and fowls from Iowa and
Kansas.
While an earnest friend and strong ad--
vocate in claiming for our country all it
may justly be proud of; while have no
fear Of it's ultimate great destiny; yet it
must not be forgotten, with all our great
natural advantages. that much depends
upon ourselves. One might live in a.
cabin, built on mineral ledge in sight
bristling with gold and of inestimable
value, and unless he used some means
OF extracting the precious metal he might
die of want of the necessaries Of life.
History has taught US one lesson-that'
the success and glory of an age OF people
depends more on the use the human
mind makes of the resources that SUBJ
eerve the ENDS of civilization than upon the
abundance Of the resources themselves.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Shorb's
speech there was loud applause. Mr.. @.
M. Wells then introduced Governor
Waterman, who spoke for few minutes
Of California and her fruit products. At
the conclusion of his remarks he de-
clared the citrus fair open to the public.
Canton No. IL OF Pstriarchs Militant
attended the fair in full dress and occu-
pied seats on the platform.
Arend's orchestra, which was in at
tendance in the psgoda, rendered the
following programme of music: Waltz,
Santiago" "a. Cor5in); Selection,
"Erminie," (Jakabowski) Patrol, ''Brit-
ish,," (Ferd ter Linden) Overture, "The
Belle of the Village" (P. Bouillon);
Polka, "Friandises," (F. Wohanka):
Selection, "The Marquis" Lacome);
Medley, Taps" (Humphreys.)
The judges worked steadily all the
afternoon inspecting the exhibits. The
announcement of the awards will be
made next Thursday evening.
Today is Santa Barbara and Orange
county day. 1t is also to be devoted to
the school children, and until 6 O'Clock
an admission fee of 10 cents will let them
in. In the evening the Los Angeles
Athletic Club will give an entertainment,
under the lead of Prof. Th. Bessing.