The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15

but we are not unmindful of the adj
vantages of our sister cities or of the other
splendid counties which with ours COM
prise the principality EN- braced within it.
We know that you have the same pride in
your own homes that we possess in ours.
1t is pardonable and proper spirit. Few,
if any of the boundless resources of the
State, or of the soil, are lacking in this
valley or even in this county. The giant
redwood forests of Humboldt and Marin,
of San Mateo and Santa Cruz are pygmies
beside -the groves of seouoia gigantic
within our borders and the millions of
feet OF redwood, spruce and sugar pine cut
annually in our mountains, find market
throughout all the western States and
Territories. Our herds of cattle, our
droves of horses and hocks OF sheep are
surpassed nowhere in the State and in the
production of pork and poultry, of butter
and eggs, our possibilities are linn
tied only by the demand. Los
Angeles or Ventura cannot surpass
US in petroleum products; natural gas is
found here in abundance. and our asphalt
tum beds, though not go extensive as those
of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara, are
not behind them in quality. Deposits of
chalk and limestone, with abundant fuel,
await only the impetus OF demand to
enable US to rival Santa Cruz and San Ber-
nardino in the produc ion OF lime. Vast
mountains of gypsum and great beds of
asbestos will some day add greatly to our
wealth, and while our coal deposits are in
ferior to those of Contra Costa, they excel
the coal OF Amador. The Sierras, which
wall our eastern border, possess their
share of the precious me tals-of the iron,
copper and other mineral products
which seam the mountains of this
State from Siskiyou to San Diego.
The grainfelds of Butte and Colusa
robed in golden garments like q royal
bride, have their counterparLs here. Corn
can be produced in abundance, and no.
where else does alfalfa flourish as luxuri-
antly or reward so bounteously the hus-
bandman. The sugar beet can be grown
here with less expense and is richer in
saccharine products than at Chino or
jacksonville. No longer may Radlands
and Riverside, Los Angeles and San Diego
claim a monopoly of the production OF
citrus fruits. Our prunes rival the fam
GUS products OF Santa Clara. The valleys
of Napa, Sonoma and Livermore no longer
hold the palm for he production of wines
and brandies. Our olive groves will soon
equal those of Santa Barbara, and for raj
sins and dried fruits we have no rival
The vine and fig flourish here as nowhere
else. Our mountains and foothills pro-
duce apples equal to those of Santa Cruz
and San Mateo, of Ell Dorado and Tuol-
umne, ana IN our valleys the pe&cn ana
the apricot, the pear and nectarine, the
pommegranate and almond flourish be-
yond comparison, and even the banana
has been grown and ripened within our
city. All berries and vegetable products
yield amazing returns.
again and on behalf of our citizens, l
bid you thrice welcome to our midst"
Judge Carter's address was heartily APP
plauded. Colonel 81. G. Shaw of Stock
ton, representing San Joaquin Valley and
the Stockton Commercial Associations
exhibit, delivered an extemporaneou re-
Spouse on behalf of The other counties of
the valley represented at the fair. Colonel
Shaw said he knew they were welcome
before Judge Carter said so.
1--WE could read kind welcome in the
cheerful Fresno eye and the warm shake
of the hand,'' he said. Though / was
notified only a short time ago that was
to reply to the address of welcome, it re-
uuires no preparation to make response.
The heart IL always ready to make reply
on such an occasion as this. We are with
you and all the counties of the valley in
the spirit of this fair. We are proud and
glad to see you take this leadership. What
we need in Central California is to stand
together. We have a State that needs
only the hand and the genius OF tn ehu-
man race to restore the garden of Eden.