The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-14
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orchestra.
The afternoon programme was long
one. Fritz Scheel's orchestra of thirty
pieces seated on the stage opened the ex-
ercises with an exquisite rendition of
Schleicher's ''March of Progress" COM
position dedicated by the author to the in
stitute, and then President Hallidie de-
livered an address of welcome. He referred
briefly to the persistent, unselfsh labors of
the institute in encouraging local manu-
facturers and the development of home
industry. He alluded to the Manufactur-
ers' and Producers Association and pro-
claimed the sympathy with such organiza-
tions that the institute fostered, and ex-
planned the objects of its fairs. Continu-
ing he said:
In bringing together the results of mans in
dustry and intelligence under the broad roof of
the Mechanics Pavilion, this society is practi-
cally carrying into effect the injunction of its
constitution, which requires devotion to
progress in the economic industries" and it is
practical illustration through the exhibition
now being opened, of the force and truth of the
ideas at this time being advocated by the asso-
Citations of citizens that have organized to de-
velop the manufacturing and producing inter-
ests of this State, to better the City govern
ment, and to give legitimate and healthy i'm
petus to needed improvements in this City. In
all these movements the Mechanics Institute
is heartily in sympathy.
The present industrial exhibition the citizens
of California can take pride in because, i'm
perfect as it may be, 1t is based upon the idea
OF developing the manufacturing capacity of
the State by an exposition of the product OF the
mechanical industries, and of demonstrating
the originality and genius of her artists.
The trustees have vigorously excluded the
army of foreign agencies, except where novel
and attractive exhibit of educational value has
been offered.
The purpose of this exhibition has been
principally educational In its preparation
the management has endeavored to provide
space for the representation of all the local in
dustries, but many may have been unable to
obtain space from the late hour of their appli-
cation and from the lack of available room
AS there has been an interruption in the
regular industrial eXpositions OF the Mechan-
les Institute since the fall of 1891, recrgani-
zation of the administration became necessary
and many new features have been ingrafted
which will be improved in the future, the in
tention being to hold these expositions annual
ly hereafter, and during this interregnum this
State and City have gone through period of
remarkable depression and lethargy. This de-
preston and this lethargy are passing away.
The people of the City and State are awaking
to the fact that as individual success depends
upon the personal efforts of the individual, SO
the success of community depends on the
efforts of the community, and that those efforts
must be devoted to developing the resources
God has given to man and Nature to the SOIL
Mr.. Hallidie alluded, also, to the good
record made by San Francisco in that the
City had maintained its relative position
toward other cities of the United States in
population in the number of its shops aud
manufactures and in the number of men
employed therein, while the value of the
raw material used in its manufactures had
greatly increased.
Following President Hallidie's address
came a recitation by Carroll Smith-an
amusing morsel, something about a chip
munk and a dog. Ferris Hartman was
down on the programme for comic song,
but ne failed to put in an appearance, so
the orator of the day, Hon. James G. Ma
guire, was next introduced.
Judge Maguire's speech was long, inter