The San Francisco call., 1896-08-04
President Nelson Welcomes the
Visitors in the Name of
the Directorate.
MANY NOVELTIES EXHIBITED
The Second Industrial County ExpoSi
ton Is Started Under Most
Favorable Circumstances.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
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The second lnQustr1al Exposition OF
Alameda County was opened to the public
this morning, and was formally declared
open this evening.
Promptly at 10 O'Clock this morning the
promised lnharmony of steam whistles
rang out all over the length and breadth
of the city. Thomas Prather, the we'll
known banker, purchased the first ticket
as the whistles were blowing, and there
was good attendance during the day and
q big crowd at night.
Many novelties seemed to have sprung
into existence during the night, and
during the morning most of the exhibitors
were busy putting on the finishing touches
To the visitors, the exposition Is reve-
lation, and few people have any adequate
idea of the manufactures that are flourish
ing in this county. Alameda County was
80 long regarded as an adjunct to San
Francisco and as beautiful place to pro-
duce large carrots and fine grain that the
progress in the past ten years in the indus
trial line has not been even partially ex-
plotted.
The exposition has removed this idea
and the tens of thousands of people who
will visit it during the next two weeks
and the many troops of school children
who have been invited will have far more
pride in their county when they have
reaped the full benefit of the complete OBJ
ject lesson of the tabernacle and grounds
President J. w. Nelson deli vered an in
teresting speech at the ope ming exercises.
II SAID: Nearly year ago we made an
ex pertinent and it was success. Once
again the industrial progress in this city
has been set in motion by the opening OF
the expos ition. What you see here is the
result of intelligent cooperation on the
part of the ladies', the daily press, and
many other good people. All who nave
participated in or contributed toward
making this exposition what it is have
done so for the public good. AS citizen
OF Oakland, L experience tonight par
donAble feeling of pride in presiding at
the opening of this splendid display of the
efforts of Oakland and Alameda County in
the industrial field.
"I have had, as you know, some ac-
quaintance with the industries of our city
and county, bat confess that l am sur
prised at the number, the variety and the
excellence of the display made under this
roof and which plainly demonstrates that
the majority OF our own people know very
little of what is going on in our midst or
of the extent and importance of our home
industries. And 1t is with this very OBJ
jeCt in view that the promoters OF this eX-
position have labored so industriously.
They wish to give the people OF Alameda
County information, as it were, as to what
our home manufacturers and producers
are doing; to let them know of the work
going on, and so bring it into review that
it may be known by every body at home
as well as to attract the attention of people
abroad.
mo city in the State has greater ad-
vantages for manufacturing than Oakland.
Let each of use our best endeavors to gain
more of these industrial enterprises for
Oakland, to the end that our growing
boys and girls may find employment and
that even greater degree of prosperity
may bless our city. May this second in
dustrial exposition be productive of
great deal of good to ourselves and to our
State, and may the time soon come when
we shall have one grand industrial exhibi-
tion of manufactures and products of the
State of California under one roof ana
supported by State aid"
Mayor DAVE was the next speaker. He
said:
"As Mayor of Oakland I welcome you
here tonight. There can be none of you
more surprised than / to witness the pro-
portions of this great fair. An awaken
ing of this sort is all that we need to give
Oakland a population greater than that of
San Francisco in thirty years. Patronize
your own industries ana awaken your
civic pride. | hope also to live to see the
day when we shall have permanent ex-
hibition resem bling what we have here to-
night but in building which shall cover
an entirs block and which shall be filled
with the products of our city and county,"
Senator Perkins also made a short
speech and impressed upon the audience
the necessity of patronizing home indus
tries.
Last year. he said, "California pro.
duced 1000, 600 in gold, and our other
great interests, such as wheat and lumber,
are correspondingly important. These
being the facts, it is unfortunate that
Eastern made goods are dumped upon us
to the vast extent that they are. 1t is
possible that the convicts of San Quentin
are sleeping tonight under Eastern con-
yict.made blankets. We Californians
ought to be opposed to convict labor and
convict-made goods OF any sort.
Julius Sonntag OF San francisco made
stirring speech in favor of California prod
ucts and industries, and gave some figures
that astonished his listeners.
There was an enormous crowd in the
various buildings, and the exposition will
undoubtedly be marked success in every
way.
The programme of concerts by the Oak
land Exposition Band, Alex L. Stewart
director, for Tuesday, August 4, Is as fol
lows:
AFrERxooN AT o'cIocK-PART L
March. "First Brigade" ....;;.......-. Weldon
Overture, "HuDt in the Ardennes" "......... Marie
Selection. sIsie of Champagne" ~; Furst
Duo for cornets II Would That My Love-.
Gavotte, ;irrue Love' LIE There
PART IL
Reel, alive and aria, bohemian Girl" f"s... Balfe
'Spanish Fandango" o"-..-.-.....-.. imam q
Waltz, 'Doris" may wood
edley, "Pete oIanhin
March, king Cotton"
EVENING AT o'cLocK-PABT
March, .sHandcap" hosey
Overture .sBarber Of SevlIe' ............ Rossn
Selection, "The Army Chaplain" ........ Millocker
Boero for clarIonet solo. ;rariner
tPatrol ComlqHe" hihoiey
PART H.
presidential Poonaise" ...-. sousa
Cornet solo, magnolia Serenade" Missud
Waltz "Dream ON the Ocean .-.....--...... .Ounsl
Medley, last OF the Hozans".. ...........,. Branam
March, "Oritania". ..............--- ... founglng
Pioneers Funeral.
OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 3.-The funeral
OF Andrew Jackson Mckee, pioneer OF