The herald., 1894-01-01

an invitation to your banquet on to-
morrow evening.
1t would be very gratifying TO me 10
be with you on that occasion, out the
medical prescriptions which brought me
here forbid such indulgence. You are
the representatives OF the commerce OF
q CITY of IS, 900 inhabitants now dwelling
and doing business ineelegant and SUD-
stantial modern houses and stores,
where, in April, 1866, when l first saw
IL. there seemed not to be more tnan
5000 or 1000 people, dwelling aud doing
business in one-Gtory adobe ana 10"
two story plain brick and frame housea.
A brief statement OF the views and I'M
pressions l had on April 10, 1856, when
| first saw Los Angeles, might be OF IN
terest to you. My views have not ait
cred and they are confirmed by the sup-
staptial prosperity now manifested IN
the numerous hourishing, we'll bullt
towns, villages and plantatlons sur,
rounding your city. l should De giao
to thus interest you, but the doctors
and prudence forbid
/ cannot refrain, however, ffona sagg
ing some words to chow my appreciation
of the contrast between the month OF
January in the east and the same month
in this favored state. In the esst, the
Thermometer below zero, the country
covered with snow, thu rivers an d lakes
frozen while in and around Los Angeles
we had 80 days of balmy sunshine, with
flowers of every description blooming In
open air. In the. midst OF q thousand
square miles OF tillable land, demon
strated to be productive of all grains
and fruits, both of temperate and seml-
tropical climes, with an intelligent pop
ulation, under the Stars and Stripes,
the progress of Los Angeles, the me-
tropolis of Southern California, to
wealth and refinement is assured.
Very sincerely yours,
w. S. RosECRANs.
FROM GEORGE c. MAGoUN.
BosToN, Mass.
feel greatly honored at the kind in
yitation which / have just received
through you from the banquet commit
tee to attend the annual dinner OF the
chamber OF commerce at Redondo
Beach. When l think OF the deep in
terest which l shall ever feel in the
great empire of Southern California.
with its fast growing prosperity, and as
| recall the warm kindness and hospi-
tality which have received from lead
ing members of your body, l am
tempted to cross the continent and to
be present with you on the interesting
occasion, sNt imperative duties here
prevent, and L must Reluctantly decline
your kind invitation.
In expressing my salutation to the
chamber OF commerce, and my con-
gratulations on the results which they
10, ~lot rf hni loh
be permitted to add that your great
state, in the judgment OF all in posi-
ton to express an opinion, is only en-
tering on mighty career of prosperity
and usefulness, OF which the past is
only suggestion and prophecy.
Thanking you, sir, for your kindness
in conveying this invitation to me, | am
Very sincerely yours,
GEORGE @. MAGoUN.
FROM G. p. HUNTINGTON.
New YORK, N. Y.
am in receipt of the very courteous
invitation of the Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce to be present at its annual
dinner, and beg to thank you for the
compliment.
l regret sincerely that it is not in my
mower to accept it, but in sending my
declinstion permit me to say that if l
cannot enjoy the pleasure of meeting
personally the best citizens of Los
Angeles on 80 delightful an occasion, l
may at least express the good will that
makes me wish for you all good appe-
tites and the enjoy ment OF good speeches
afterwards.
There is 30 much to say about our
glorious California that one need not be
at loss to respond to any toast that
has for it's sentiment the past, or the
present, or the future of the Golden
state. believe even l myself, unac-
customed though | am to public speak
ing, could find among Californians
enough to talk about on such theme;
and, as mental vision carries me over
and beyond her lofty, snow-clad mount
aims, and lock down on her broad and
charming valleys, cannot but exclaim
"How grand How beautiful!" Surely
the people who have such an abundance
from which to satisfy their physical
needs, and such an overflow of beauty
from which to crafty their intellectual
longings. ought to be most truly happy,
and l often ask my friends from the
cold and inhospitabe countryside land
of the blizzard-that we call the far
northwest: why do you not come to
that most beautiful OF all countries
California, queen OF all the states?
Many tell me that they intend to go
when they get money enough for the
purpose, but that land ia dear there;
and / hsve been amused to hear them
say, also, that information reaches them
through the San Francisco newspapers
that the railroad takes so much that
they are afraid to cast their chances
there. So tell them little story about
a farmer in the San Joaquin valley who
had friend iron the east visiting him
and to whom he was showing his we'll
cultivated acres. Fhe farmer wac telling
his friend what high freight rates he had
TO pay to get his product to market, and
re marked with bitterness that the rail-
road was very hard upon the poor
farmer; and as they walked along they
came to thriving peach orchard OF 20
scres, and the farmer stopped to say,
with pride: That orchard yielded me
S400 net per acre on my last crop !"
Passing 1t they entered magnificent
vineyard OF over 40 atres. His friend
axcIAimod with wouda~ eft tha siohf ro