The San Francisco call., 1899-07-09
VISIT THE PARK
AND UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA
AgricuIturists Begin
Their Inspection.
STATE TO BE BENEFITED
]. E. STUBBS EXPLAINS HOW IT
WILL COME ABOUT.
The Association viii Be the Means of
Directing Many Young Men
Who Will Make Their
Homes Here.
STATE TO BE BENEFITED
J. E. STUBBS EXPLAINS HOW IT
WILL COME ABOUT.

The delegates of the American Assoca-
ton of Agricultural Colleges and Expert
ment Stations practically began their Of
fetal inspection of California yesterday.
In the morning they visited the Cliff
House, after which they went to the park.
Their especial interest was ceAtered in the
conservatory. Here the section on agri-
culture and botany spent several hours
making .thorouhg investigation Of every
thing that was shown them. The dele
gates were loud in their praise of the
wonderful floral and horticultural beauty
of the park. Many of them had never
seen anything Ike 1t, and when they were
informed that the park had been made
upon ground that was once formerly a
mass of sand hills they were almost in
credulous in their expressions.
In the afternoon the delegates went to
Berkeley, where they were shown the Uni
versity of California. the various build
ings and different departments. Every
facility was extended the delegates for
seeing the work that is being done by the
University. {. B. Williams, chemist of
North Carolina said that the chemical
department and laboratory was one of the
best equipped in the United States. He is
a graduate of Johns Hopkins University,
which is held to have one of the best
chemical departments of any college in
this country He said that he had also
inspected the department at Harvard. but
- that the one at the 1 nlNerSltN or Odl1Or-
MIA was finer than either of those that he
mentioned. The major portion of the
afternoon was spent by the delegates at
the University. They greatly admired the
grounds and the trees, while the garden,
where are raised the many varieties Of
rare floral plants, excited their chief in
terest.
j. Z. Stubbs, who was recently elected
president Of the association, in speaking
of the manner in which California Will
be benefited by the inspection that Will
J. u nv dole faC CaiH
There are two very decided ways in
which this State will reap a benefit. First
let me say that every man VINO has visited
California as q member OF this association
will be talking and writing about the
State continually for the next six months.
3 This Will mean extensive advertising for
California in every State in the Union.
Next when you consider the influence of
the members of the association it is easy
TO see where the benefit VIII come in. All
of them are either presidents OF agrlcui
tural colleges or else directors of expert
ment stations. As such they WELD a wide
influence. for they are III close touch with
three-fOurthS OF the people Of this cOun-
try. They are frequently appeale~ 20 for
information regarding the interests of the
different States and the best place for
people TO settle. AS the heads of colleges
they will direct here many young men
who will make California their home. The
influx Of young men who come here to
engage in agricultural pursuits will mean
the gradual breaking up of your large
ranches, which, ! think, will Deneht the
State for where tAe farms are smaller
the demand for transportation makes bet
ter railway facilities, and this in itself
means the opening and upbuilding of any
State AS a result of the trip of the as
sociaton to this State many young men,
who are now in agricultural colleges. VIII
be persuaded TO come direct 10 california
TO settle.
The delegates viii be able to benefit
California in the matter Of appropriations.
They will see the many ways in which the
science of agriculture and botany and
horticulture can be advanced by this
h.az- laT q q
with this association behind it any de-
mand that the State may maAe Congress
will not be long in granting"
The delegates leave at 1880 o'clock to-
morrow morning for Ukiah on a special
train rendered them by President Foster
of the California Northwestern Railroad