The herald., 1893-06-20

has made moet wonderful advance in
! our state during the same period. But
the money, enterprise and intelligence
engaged in these pursuits have had to
contend with the difficulties incident to
competition with countries whose in
habitants have profted by the accumu-
lated experience which generation after
generation engaged in these pursuits
has conferred. They have likewise been
brought into competition with the
cheapest of labor, which California can
not and will not tolerate in any branch
OF her industries, believing az she does
that we'll paid labor is the cheapest and
most beneficial in the world.
Our raisins and prunes are sure TO dis
place all foreign importations, and our
field. | may mention that the gross
yield of fruits, nuts, raisins, wines, etc,
aggregated last year almost $33 600 000
our wheat crop was 40. 900, 900 bushels and
other grains were in proportion. Our in
exhaustible supply of redwood lumber,
found nowhere else in the world, 10
called for by every country under the
sun. But | might talk to you for hours
and then could not enumerate all the
resources. advantages, and enterprises
imperfectly mentioned here. l have
trespassed upon the good nature of
those present, simply to let you know
in my imperfect way that we have
earned our position among the states OF
the union.
POLICY OF CALIFORNIA.
Let me speak a word in regard to the
policy of Californians. Her people
have always appreciated the fact that
every person and every state should con-
tribute something toward the gem
eral welfare of the race, and
accordingly California began early to
care for her poor, her orphans, and every
class OF urfortunates within her borders,
until today no state in the Union is so
liberal. She early took upon herself
the education OF her children, and hef
public and normal schools and state
university are the pride OF our people.
FINANCES.
Notwithstanding this great liberality
in public affairs, the state is out of
debt, owing not dollar except to her.
self. She has a small bonded indebted
ness, but it 10 for school and university
purposes, and therefore she owes it to,
her own especial wards. Her public
buildings are all modern, con-
venient, substantial and complete in
their appointments, and our public
school buildings are endeed credit to
any state or credit to any community,
Her taxes are promptly paid and her
appropriations liberal. She does moth
ing she cannot do we'll. We have in our
eavinge banks about $133, 900, 900, and
the bank commissioners estimate that
two-thirds of this amount belongs to the
laboring classes. Our banks, with very
few exceptions, are in splendid
condition, and our building and
loan associations have at least
$50 900, 900, which also belongs largely
to laboring people. These items GER
tainly show that ouEstate is in a most
excellent financial condition.
WORLDS FAIR APPROPRIATION.
l believe that the bill which passed
the Legislature appropriate $500, 900 for
scented properly at this time, was the
frat appropriation passed by any ct ate
in the union, and that no state in the
union except the great state OF Illinois
has appropriated larger sum. 1t was
than million and half of people to
Presi dent, at your request / am here
today to find out what you have done,
what you propose to do, and to accept
from you this building on behalf Of our
state.
THE STATE COMMISSION.
The bill creating this commission pro-
vided among other things that the gov
ernor should appoint q commissioner
from each OF the seven congressional
districts of the state, divided between.
the two great political parties. In COM
pliance with these provisions | appoint
ed this commission and selected, as |
believe, the very best man for the posi-
ton in each district, and turned the
whole management over to them, be-
lieying that the interests OF the people
would be better Eubserved by placing
the management absolutely in their
hsnde, untrammeled in any manner. 1t
has been to you, gentlemen of the COM
mission, a thankless tack, without
pay, but full OF annoyances and
difficulties, and will 80 continue
to the end; yet your patriotic devotion
to the interests of our state should
stimulate you, Notwithstanding all these
difficulties, to bend every energy in the
direction OF absolute, unqualified sue
cess. You are Californians and repre-
cent people and state that will toler-
ate nothing less than unqualified sue
cesa and if to accomplish this you are
obliged to die in the harness, we will
mourn your loss, erect suitable monu-
ments to your memories, and at once
make preparations for the next worlds
fair.
CUR BUILDING.
This building is indeed typical Cali
fornis building, and as marked in every
feature as California itself. Unlike Cali
forniafn one particular, it h as been a
little slow. This building, to have
been thoroughly Californian should
have been completed at least q
month ahead Of all other buildings on
these grounds. | am satisfied, how
ever, that you have done your best, I'M
der all the circumstances, and the peo-
pie will, when fully advised, be content,
provided thet from this time on Califor-
MAS real worth and Importance are
properly presented to the visiting world.
/ Let us hope that you have selected
J thoroughly informed attendants, who
| are familiar with every detail under
their charge. They should be instruct
ed that their statements to strangers
must be candid, conservative and truth
full, and that at ali times their atten-
tons to visitors must be courteous.