The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-13

excess of the average for the country We are
! citizens, therefore, OF no mean State, and
although only twenty-second in population.
| compared with the other forty-eight States and
! Territories land we expect shortly to bring in
| Hawaii, the Republic of the Isles, to round out
! the even half century,, we are tenth in farm
products, first in wine, first in raisins, first in
| wool, first in barley, first in beet sugar, third
| in wheat, third in hops, fourth in hay-and all
this has been accomplished in the short period
! OF forty-five years.
| In some recent figures worked out by Vice
| President Towne of the Southern Pacific Rail
| road Company and furnished TO Governor
| Budd, the phenomenal growth of this State in
| irrigation and horticulture is pointed out.
This State OF ours contains 101 900, 600 acres,
| 4O,0OO,OO0 of which are arabic lands easily
! cultivated. 1t is not too much to expect that
| where large ranches are being cut up and good
| lands with plenty OF water placed upon the
market at low prices, the phenomenal growth
referred TO by Mr.. Towne will continue, and
| with improved methods of fruit preservation,
rapid transportation and cheap distribution,
the capacity of our State in horticultural pro-
auctions is only limited by the ability of the
consumer to purchase.
Last year there was shipped from the southern
| portion OF the State 10000 carloads OF
fruit, and from the northern portion of the
State "a, 600 carloads of fruit. together valued
at $50 100000. 1t can be readily seen that if
profitable markets can be found for these
products, the increase of our population will
be OF very superior character; the farms
small in area; and we can anticipate to a
certain extent that wonderful prophecy of Will
liam H. Seward when he said he was of the
opinion that time would show the greatest de-
velopment of the Anglo-Saxon race upon the
American shores of the Pacific Ocean.
In recent report upon the population of the
State by John 2. Irish and E. ". Masin, tax
ing the population of 1890 at 100000 and
| figuring the increase on the basis of five per-
sons to the voter at the last election for Gov
ernor-and that appears TO be a reasonable
basls-they estimate the population at the end
of 1894 at l ,42o 900. Figuring upon the same
animal increase will have at ap6 Of
the century one million and three-Quarters If,
| however, We put our shoulders to the wheel,
working tremendously, spreading information
as to the capabilities of our State and the
availability OF its land for small FARMS we
may reasonably expect this number to be
Largely increased, and probably reach
100000.
l hear some one say ''What has all this to do
with the Manufacturers and Producers Asso-
ciation?" / wish to show you that we are justi-
hed IN preparing for large increase in our
population, and, If the signs be reliable. these
horticultural and agricultural industries are
IN their infancy only. With the population
east OF the Rocky Mountains of something like
oS,O0O,0OO, hungering and thirsting for our
green and preserved fruits, with cheap trans
portation and cheaper fuel these must surely
De followed be large increase OF our country
population, making customers ana additional
demands upon our manufacturers north and
south.
Upon recent visit to Los Angeles I was
much impressed with the growth of manufac-
!
OIL has been discovered within the boundaries
OF the city and was delivered to manufacturers
Tor fuel at 40 cents per barrel
! 1t is reasonable also, and proper, to ask upon
| what lines this Manufacturers and Producers
Association has been working since its organic
alton; what it has accomplished with $50
members up to date, and what NAV be ex-
pected OF 1t by those who are asked to affiliate
with 1t, with the hope that their interests NAV
| be advanced. Secretary Meade has furnished
me with number of items, only few OF which
can be referred to in the short time at nv dis
| posal. The Parrott block, as you are aware
upon Market street is becoming o feature in
our street architecture, covering ground area
OF two and quarter acres. Making all allow
ances for light, wells and central court it is
estimated there will be floor area to let al
some thing like ten acres.
will venture TO say that nowhere in the
United States in city with population of
say $40, 600 can be found more extensive or
handsomer piece ofconstructiye work than can
be seen in this building. There is to be a grand
entrance with yestibule and staircase OF mol
ished marble, much in the style of that of the
Mills building. This, as you know, was fur
nished by Eastern contractors and is imported
marble. The same men expected TO secure the
work for the Parrott block The officers of this
association took the matter up and represented
to Mrs. Parrott that California marble supe-
rlor In quality, was available, that marble