The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-03
SANTA ROSA is AROUSED.
Enthusiastic Mass-Meeting of
.-..=. Citizens Held on:
S. ".. {. Monday. f:
Addressed zbyW: M. Bunker-ALocal
s.: improvements. Club Is s. =
IS: s.: Formed. Z:

/ :. Excellent missionary work is: being done
by prominentme mbers the Half-million
Club by.sending public speakers to some.of
the principal towns and cities of the State.
/. Last Monday night William NJ. Bunker,
editor Of thesSan Francisco Daily. Report,
visited Santa Rosa: as representative of the
citizens excursion committee and Half
million Club. !. He addressed a mass meet
! ing of the citizens Of that thriving place:on
the importance of the movement now on
foot to:increase the prosperity OF the State.
Mr.. Bunker,s remarks were received with
applause. ..,.;. IS, -.
E. Mr.. Bunker began his address with. a
description Of the Half-million Club, W hieh
he declared feared no foe, as the. press and
people We're with the.association. =. n:
:: "The competing railroad enterprise .
+ said Mr.. Bunker, has created new condi-
tions, with which the people of the State
are brought face to. face for the first time
Thewhole State; for the first time in its
history,'is moving for common purpose
f.. The speaker :sketched the origin of the
cluband its purpose to increase the popu-
latien of the city to- a half Million: =: =.
r The club, said he, lis in favorof end
ing sectional sfeuds. In uniting city and
Country it is simply bringing old friends
I together. We OF the city will graphic you,
and. by our good work for your welfare sat
Elsty you and the State IN general that our
tender of aid is no mere lip service.
I Within tile last ten days San Fran
/ cisco s.: sentiment has wholly changed.
Ten|days ago. she was the trunk of the tree,
and the towns of the interior were the
branches. Now the interior is the trunk.
and she is simply the largest branch. She
has lost no pride. She IS prouder than
ever. She is drawer and. truer than ever:
But she: has seen the error of her ways and
had the courage to. repent. Better still,
she does not care who knows it. She has
I done the goat act. A darky led goat to
q Mississippi landing and was asked by
the freight clerk where the goat was going.
II don't know said the darky, The don't
know, nobody don't know. He done eat
the tag. =.
I. .'San Francisco has eaten the tag OF
silurianism, She forgets her: false pride
and stands for. State unity. Having met
+ the new conditions herself she wants other
sections of the State to do the same thing.
She sees that State unity is inseparable
from State success, and, impressed by this
/ fact; she calls on all sections and all neigh
.borhoods to bury past difficulties beyond
resurrection and substitute generous
rivalry for internecine strife" -,
/ Mr.. Bunker spoke of the interest which.
San Francisco would show in the Santa
Rosa Flower Festival.
The people of Santa Rosa were fayorably
impressed with Mr.. Bunker's remarks
and decided to entertain visiting excur-
sionists from the east and south and also
began the organization of Local Inn
provement Club, which it is. intended
shall work in cooperation with the, Half
million Club, the Manufacturers Associa-
ton and the Merchants improvement
Association, of this city, toward advancing
the general interests of the whole State.