The herald., 1893-02-26

cepting your kindly invitation.
Mayor Sherman OF San Diego-Allow
me TO offer for the occasion this eenti-
ment: Los Angeles, the Queen City OF
Southern California; may it coon become
the Capital City.
Kindly expressions were also received
from Eugene J. Gregory, president OF
the state board OF trade; the mayor OF
San Francisco Frank Pixley, editor of
the Argonaut; John P. Irish, D. O..
Mills, @. P. Holder, editor of the Cali
fornian; M. r. Higgins, Fovernor Col
cord Of Nevada and Congressman Bow.
era, Cutting.
The toastmaster stated that in the
absence of Mr.. H. E. Huntington, who
was to have replied to the toat, The
Commerce of the Pacific, he would call
upon Mr.. W. III. Mills to incorporate it
with the toast, Our Fruit Interests, to
which he was to have replied later in
the evening.
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: /
bring you a message from Mr.. Fl. E.
Huntington, who came to this place
with me, and in whose company / have
been visiting Southern California for
the past IL days. Mr.. H. E. Hunting
ton is the assistant of his uncle, the
president of the Southern Pacific COM
pany, and more nearly than any other
man now in California represents that
great system of railways. He is vis-
iting the southern portion of the
state with reference to the i'm
proved railroad facilities of this
part of the country, and the lowering OF
rates of transportation. Applause J
He would have been here to respond to
this toast in person, but for over six
weeks he has been confined to his bed
with an attack of lung fever and is now
only convalencing. He requested me to
say to you, however, that whatever
plans you may have for the commercial
and industrial development of this part
of the state, you have the very hearty
sympathy and shall have the co-opera-
tion of the Southern Pacific company.
Applause.l
MIR. L. j. Rose-Would you kindly
give us some information with reference
to the building of the harbor at Santa
Monica?
Mr.. Mills--I am mot authorized by
Mr.. II. E. Huntington to disclose any
of the secrets of the Southern Pacific
company. [Laughter.l You will under
stand that, although member of its
board OF directors, am not directly
connected with its operating depart
ment. have been student
of the industrial development of
California for 80 years, and es such
have always perceived that the shortest
line of communication between tide
water on the Atlantic and on the Pacific
seaboards was at some point near Los
Angeles. Since railroad communication
has been developed we know that Gal
ya ho MT hn e
lantic, and there has been a frst-class
harbor constructed at that place. But
the commerce will not go there,
because it is law Of railroad trans
portation that cars must seek their
terminal point to receive their return
freight, and that point is New Orleans,
at the mouth Of the Mississippi river.
1t will be the eastern terminal point,
and Santa Monica will be the western
I would not have spoken Of this matter
but for the request of my friend Mr..
Rose, and don't want to raise any local
question. These local differences are
due to the newness of the country,
and 1 believe will disappear with
its development. Somewhere on your
borders there is to be harbor. And
| in answer to Mr.. Roses question l would
say the intentions of the Southern Pa
cifc company seem apparent. There is
| a necessity for deep-water harbor at
Santa Monica, and 1t will be built. Mr..
Huntington, the president of the COM
pany, owns the largest shipyard in the
world, and has put outof thatyard three
of the largest freight vessels ever con-
structedi At present there is vast
tonnage comes west over the Sunset
line, and the cars are many of them
hauled back empty. l can put these
things altogether, and it is no breach of
confidence to say that the commerce of
the southwest coast of America, and
even the coffee from Central America
may be brought to Santa Monica harbor
and there reshipped to the interior.
| [Applause.I When the commercial
lines have asserted themselves upon the
commercial geography OF this country,
what necessity will thefe be for shipping
material for Arizona to San Francisco, to
be hauled back down to that territory.
The Nicaragua canal will be built, and
I announce myself here and everywhere
as its friend. [Applause.] The map
shows it to be due south of Virginia
City, and it will naturally get this trade
by reason of being the western sea ter
minus OF the shortest line between the
two oceans.
Now, as to the fruit industry, think
the time will come when each section
will raise the class OF produce for which
it is best adapted, and that the valuable
space for citrus fruit in Southern Cali
fornia will not be devoted to growing
deciduous fruits that can be more ad
vantageously raised in the enorthern part
of the state.
There is considerable talk about
over production, and yet there
arrived in America in the year 1892
$4,000 able bodied immigrants from
the old world. England is offering 91
or $5 to ship captains for every emil
grant carried from that country. And
with this vast increase in population in
addition to the natural increase, the
United States will probably have 100,-
600 coo inhabitants before the or
ange orchards now being plant
ed reach full bearing. And
when you consider that of this number
of immigrants $4,000 go to what is
spoken OF as the frozen north, where
there are already 40,000,000 of people,
and only %, 900 to the southern part of
the union, where the crops might be
similar to ours, the prospect of over
production is not alarming.
Some Observations, poem, was con-
tributed by Mr.. L. E. Mosher. 1t was
in humorous vein, and vividly por-
trayed the brassy days of the past boom.
1t closed with brief sketch Of the pres
an+ hrioht dova and tho fntt1ra hrillia II