The herald., 1893-06-20
CALIFORNIA AT THE FAIR
Continued from psge one.l

selVeu IN Lnua D6lng permitted TO JOIN
the great sisterhood of states, desire to
briefly mention what California has
done and what she bids fair to do in re-
turn for this exalted privilege OF state
hood.
Forty-three years ago she was admitted
into the union, and today she has less
than million and a half of inhabitants.
Yet when l tell you what her
handful OF people have accom-
plished, not only for Californis, but
for the whole country, l am sure you will
concede that che has justly earned her
high position among The newer states of
the union and will command the respect
and confidence of the whole country.
Those who know her beat love her most
and appreciate most highly the thrift,
energy, enterprise and intelligence of
her people. / can say, without offense,
that they are in truth the most enter
prising people OF any state in the union,
for California numbers among her in
habitants persons from nearly every pre-
cinctin the United States and from almost
every country under the SIM, and l
think little reflection upon the part OF
each will convince you that those who
have emigrated from your immediate
neighborhoods to California are some
what above the average OF citizens. AS
80 many OF our people have emigrated
from other states il is only fair to say
that what faults they have should be
charged rather to their early education
than to California, for we know our
native sons and daughters are perfec-
ton.
DIFFICULTIES OVERCOME.
California is 1000 miles by road from
north to south, and in many places more
than $50 miles by road from east to west
Immense mountain ranges have been
overcome; 80 to 40 rivers and hundreds
of mountain streams have been nridged
and protected great valleys, deserts,
and plains converted into farms, or
chards and gardens; denae forests pene
trated and subdued 5000 miles separat-
ing us from our extreme eastern markets
overcome; railroads have been con-
structed and supported wagon
roads have been built in
every direction; fences, school
houses, towns, villages and cities have
been built; immense irrigation works
constructed new enterprises OF every
description created and cared for; and
all this accomplished within the last
43 years by population averaging for
that time less than 700 900 people.
These fects demonstrate two truths;
first, that the people Of the state must
be all | have said of them, and second,
that che possesses resources beyond the
conception of the ordinary man. Other
wise, such results in 60 short period OF
time, with 30 limited population,
could never have been accomplished.
THE GOLD OF CALIFORNIA.
While we are ali proud of the financial
standing of this nation, California must
be credited with furnishing the gold
that saved this country in her direst
need. And, sir, let re say right here
that three-fourths OF that gold was taken
away without leaving to California 8
fsrthing to chow for it, go fsr as her
internal welfare was concerned; in
fact, but @ small portion of it
was left to California for the ex-
elusive use of CsIifornisna. Yet it
saved the financial credit OF the nation
and placed her in the prosperous condi-
ton che occupies today. The nation is
welcome to it, for California can still
keep house" without it, and she is
able to continue doing these charitable
acts with her usual becoming nodesty.
California produced for the use OF
this country 81, 1856, $50, 900 in gold, and
eince 1878, $220. 900, 900. In addition
to this che has produced many milliona
in silver, ali OF which she has con-
tributed to the financial intereste of the
whole country. 1t is saie to say, that
locked up III our bills today, awaiting
the action of the federal government to
aid in it's extraction, We have as much
gold as has already been taken out; and
l am convinced that this government can
resort to no means SO certain. so speedy
and go economical for furnishing it with
gold to restore ito depleted treasury as
to permit hydraulic mining, now en-
! Joined by the federal courts, to be car
| RED on in such manner aa not to de-
atroy agricultural and horticultural in
terests. IL can be done, end it will be
done, and this country must soon earn
estly undertake the work as national
enterprise and carry it to successful
conclusion.
CALIFORNIA AS A STATE.
So much for what California has done
for the nation. Let me now briefly state
what she has done toward making her
self worthy sister, an important factor
in the great combination of states, &
component psrt OF this great republic.
Gut of all Communication with the out
side world and, owing to our geograph-
ical and Typographical position, we could
still live upon our own resources aud
enjoy all the necessities as we'll as the
Injuries of life.
To cay nothing of the scientific ;nven-
tions with which she hae enriched man
kind, she has taught the world advanced
lessons in mining and the laws govern
ing it. She has invented and put into
practical use thu most successful mining
machinery ever constructed, thus cav
ing the mining industries OF this coun-
try milliona upon millions OF dollars an
nually. She has taught the people that
dangers, hard5hipl privations, suifer-
ings and toll can be endured if only he
individual wills it. She has furnished
the men and the brains that conceived,
planned and carried to successful tor
mination the scheme of binding this
country together with tie and rail, maxi
ing it possible for me in less than four
days to sweep across the great expense
OF country separating San Francisco
from Chicago 1t may seem easy now,
but how wRs it when the idea originated
with these men?
HORTICULTURE, VtTICULTURE, ETC.
She has taken the lead in horticulture
and viticulture, and stands prominent
ly today as the great fruit garden of the