The morning call., 1893-06-20
Dedication of California S
Building.
THE GOVERNORS SPEECH.
Alameda County Dispenses Wine to
the Thirsty Denizens of the City
by the Great Lake.
Special to THE MoRSINs CALL

badges shaped ike grizzly bear. and
talked of Gods country and para
disc" aud had a jolly good time. They
made their guests have jolly good time
too. The occasion of their gathering was
the formal dedication Of the California
State building, ana they celebrated the
event with that free and easy grace for
which Californians are famous.
The big building was lavishly decorated
outside and in with flags, flowers and
plants rare and beautiful from the Golden
State. and from end to end, from top to
bottom, the huge structure presented a
picture pleasing to the eye. No less than
10000 people had assem- bled when the
hour for the formal ceremonies to begin
arrived. They were not all Californians,
to be sure. but they all admired the build
ing and the gorgeous display of fruit,
flowers, gold and other products of the
State.
The building had been cleared up early
in the morning and bunting was to be seen
in graceful festoons on every hand. Only
Californians or those who possessed lnvi-
tations were admitted to the gallery, and
they came early. At Q o'clock the Second
Regiment Band took the place assigned to
full serenade. At Governor Mark ham
and the invited guests were escorted to
the stage and were cheered by ten thou
sand voices. Those on the platform were
the Governor and Mrs. Markham, Vice
President Phelan. Mr.. and Mrs. de Young,
Commissioner and Mrs. McMurray. Secre-
tary and Mrs. Wells. Mrs. Lizzie Hastings,
Mrs. Dean. Mrs. Requa, Mrs. Smith, Mrs.
Bradley. Mrs Marcellus. Mrs. Cummings.
DR.. aud Mrs. Bird. Mesdames Castle and
Frazen, Miss Kate Field, Fred Douglass.
Marie Burroughs, President Thomas W.
Palmer, Chief Samuels, Chief La Rue.
Judge W. I. Wallace, Mark Mcdonald
and others.
The ceremonies opened with a concert
by the Second Regiment band OF the Illi-
nois National Guard. Then Hon. James
D. Phelan, vice-president of the California
Worlds Fair Commission. spoke OF the
work done by California toward making
the great Exposition a success. lie praised
The IiberaIity of the State in approprating
an amount sufficient to enable the State.
so famous for its wealth, its gold and fruit,
to be creditaby represented. As he con-
cluded he turned TO Governor II. II. Mark
ham and formally delivered to him the
keys Oh Ine DuliulnR.
Tie Governor then, In the name of the
people of California. declared the building
open to the public.
In the course of his remarks the Gov
ernor said. speaking of California;:
"Forty-three years ago she was admitted
into the Union. and to-day she has less
than a million and half OF inhabitants.
Yet when tell you what her handful of
people have accomplished, not only for
California but for the whole country, | am
sure that you will concede that she has
justly earned her high position among the
newer States of the Union, and will CON-
mand the respect and confidence of the
whole country. Those who know her best
love her most and appreciate most highly
the thrift, energy, enterprise and inteli-
gence OF her people l can say, without
offense, that they are in truth the most
enterprising people of any State in the
Union, for California numbers among her
inhabitants persons from nearly every pre-
cinct in the United States. and from almost
every country under The sun, and / think
little reflection upon ths part of each
will convince you that those who have
emigrated from your immediate neiehbor-
hoods to California are somewhat above
the average of citizens. AS so many of
our people have emigrated from other
States 1t 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 perfection.
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 over
come; thirty to forty rivers and hun
dreds of mountain streams have been
bridged and protected; great valleys. des-
erts aud plains converted into farms,
orchards and gardens; dense forests pene-
trated and subdued; the three thousand
miles separating us from our extreme East
ern markets overcome; railroads have
been constructed 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
torty-tbree years by a population averag-
ing for that time less than 100000 people.
"These facts demonstrate two truths;
first, that the people of the State must be
all l have said of them. and second, that
she possesses resources beyond the con-
ception of The ordinary man. Otherwise,
such results in so short period of time.
with so limited population, could never
have been accomplished"
Director General Davis spoke in behalf
Of the exposition officials. He said much
of the success of the fair was due to the
energy and enterprise of California.
Hon. Nj. II. de Young. National Com
missioner for California. responded to
Director General Davis remarks.
Speeches were also made by j. NJ. Sam
aels, chief of the horticultural depart
ment. State Commissioner S. w. ferguson
and others.
Kate Field made one of her characteris-
tic addresses. in which she said that the
typical American had not yet been born,
but that she prophesied that 200 years
hence he wonld be born in the greatest
State in the Unon-Callforna
Loud calls were made for Fred Douglass
and he made few remarks. after which
all those who had invitations were taken
to the art gallery and official rooms, where
fruits and wines were served. On the