The morning call., 1894-01-21

on the date or the opening. il is with pride
| therefore that we open our doors 10 the public
/ today. Our people and active workers are tC
| be congratulated upon the energy that has thu.
enabled them 10 place in position an exhibit
/ mat Will. we sincerely hope, merit the approval
/ OF The general management of the MldwinteI
Fair. and contribute to its success by pleasing
! and lnstruelng its many yisi' ors.
| In conjunction with the permanent exhibits In
! TINS building we have the State Citrus FAIR OF
! the northern district which, as you see con.
/ tributes largely TO the splendor OF the whole
/ Magnificent as is this display OF golden fruit,
| can assure you had il been possible to allOt To
! the Northern Citrus Fair Association all the
/ space It asked for, there would have been
placed 10 this building an exhibit of the golden
beauties OF our SOIL Tar grander and more mag.
nlhcent than was ever before made.
A word of well-merIted appreciation is due TO
the counties OF the northern and central por-
lions OF the Stale who co-operated I'm The cree.
tlon OF ms pavilion, and the promoters Of the
enterprise are 20 be cordially commended for
their efforts and patriotism. That The section
here represent ed Will profit by the Efforts made
ana mus having the attention OF so many
strangers called to its possible and gener al de-
Velopments, goes without saying.
In doing this much we have but done our
duty IN connection with the MIdwinter Exposi-
ZION as Wnoie, an enterprise at once heroic
ana far-reachlng in its results. But IL is neither
my province nor desire to make speech at this
time, Tor there are those especially detailed for
lnlS pleasant duty, who p0essss every quaifca-
ton 10 please andIinstruct you. and 1t Will be my
pleasure TO present them IN due time.
MS vast tXpostion, growing as u has from
what was originally a less pretentiOus enter
prise than it bias developed to be, is only typical
OF the man in whose fertile brains IL orr gina ted.
Ii required even more than an active br ain nd
strong heart TO carry on this great ent prise.
1t required man OF indomtaDle wi II and cour-
age, OF perseverance and activity. Part lcularly
ala 1t require the personality OF one who is de-
voted 10 the material prosperity OF this gfea
ate. That all OF these qualifications were
centered in one individual and were brought 10
bear upon the object Is matter of congratula-
ZION, and should be one OF bride to our people.
You VIII have anticipated he name of the per-
son whom I have IN mind and whose chaTac-
teristics have thus already been described, so
that ii VIII be scarcely necessary for me 10
formally present him in the person OF Director
General M. Ii. de Young, whom now Intro
duce TO you.
Director General de Young spoke briefly
but to the point, and his friends afterward
declared that it was the best i'm promptu
effort of his life. He was we'll received
and spoke as follows:
MIR. President and ladies and gentlemen: 1t
seems o me that you residents and producers
OF Northern and Central California must have
an air OF eXultatioD and pride when you enter
this MISREPRESENTATION over the happy and
wonderful exerprise of both yourselves and
the commissioners that you have appointed.
~nen you come 10 think that In the short sDace
OF Two months you have erected this build ing
ana installed these beautiful exhibits; pride
when you look around you. as / do and as do
the others who are assembled here, to see the
evidence yor have here accumulated iu favor
OF the fertility Of your section, and when you
contemplate that these came from Northern
California. [Applause.1
The word northern" Is SORT OF 4 handicap
citrus fruits and the climate which usually pro-
duces them are. as a rule, associated with an
other point OF the compass, and for that reason
II beh0oves you to seek every opportunity to
demonstrate TO the outside world that Northern
and Central California produce trOpic fruits.
lApplanse.l There Is peculiar feature about
your section OF the State. 1t was one of the
first TO be populated in the days of old, the DAYS
of gold. Those who came here in the early
days and who bull up towns In a single night
passed on 10 other valleys and built other towns,
and there came to be located in that section an
other people who discovered other sources of
wealth In the bosom Of he earth, in the fertile
valleys and on the mountain side. They ex-
changed the golden nugget for the golden Or
ange, and the results of this substitution we see
here to-day spread in profusion all around US.
This display is one in which we all have a
right to take pride, and /, as the chief eXecu-
tive OF this commission, now take pleasure IN de-
claring your exposition open. your building open
10 the public, aud ! also take pleasure In con-
graduating you that this Is the first building on
the grounds that has been formally and off,
cialy opened, fully installed with all its exhib-
It's and ready for the inspection OF the public.
lApplause.l
And, Mir. President, for the many kind
things that you have said In your remarks,
allow me to thank you, and on behalf OF the
executive committee / want 10 congratulate
you, and through you your commission and
the people OF Northern and Central California
On this beautiful addition which you have made