New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-29

Is
r.. hold as ours the great ocean that SO lately
80 in solitary grandeur from the Equator to
pols In the changes certain to be effected
- = currents OF finance Of exchange and Of
- hv the telegraph and the railroads. bring
- financial centres Of Eu.O pe and OF the
--,.e6 states By v-ay of San Francisco within
esv- weeks % the ports Of China and OF the
RS, san francisco must become at no distant
- he banker. The factor and the carrier Of the
- IF Eastern Asia and the Pacific TO an ex-
.s,t n which II is difficult TO assign limits
AZ the people now lacking in the enterprise
- ,fear which Mr. Casserly claimed Tor themE
IJ.re tbe limits he scorned been since assigned.
ed do The Callf0rnians Of to-day assent 10 the
restricticn'
~ roll Of CaTforna's most worthy servants.
a,c,r4r Democrat Governor Haight, only a
A. IF 2 century ago. said: I see in the near
- q vast commerce springing up between
=. chinese Empire and the nations OF the West:
= sr-erchange % products and manufactures
annually beneficial: the watchword OF progress,
ard The precepts Of pure religion uttered to the
ne n a third OF the human race" And ad-
s~assi-r some representatives OF that vast re-
,to- h. added with a burst Of fine confidence in
.s supremacy 81 san Francisco's position: AS
r-,,ef Magistrate OF this Western State of the
Na-fCr 7 welcome you 10 me territory OF the
ra,,,r,ir in no selfish or narrow spirit
,.be- If personal advantage or seeking ex-
el,,s,,-a PRIVILEGES for our own over other ma
-is- ard 50 in the name Of commerce, of civil
,-s-,on Of progress. Of humanity and of religion,
-, bebalf not merely OF California or America,
,,- n Europe and Of mankind, I bid you and
,.,,- associates welcome and godspeed."
parhaps this may be thought merely an ex-
,-te-aut hospitality. Let quote then from
ne same man. speaking again as the Governor
- he state. at the Capitol of the State in the
-,osr careful Grafton OF his life: What shall be
sssd Of he future Of California? Lift your eyes
and expand your conceptions 70 take in the
magnitude e her destiny Az empire in area.
nreseurfne advantages and attractions to the
naonle OF the Eastern States and Europe far
levond those presented by any other State or
Territory. who shall set limits TO her progress,
or paint in fitting coiors the splendor Of her
future Aismanagenent may times
-e-ar5 her progress but Il the people Of Cali
fo-nia are true % themselves this State is des-
tined 70 q high position not only among her
sister States, but among the commemorative OF
TIE world when her ships visit every
shore and her merchant princes control the
commerce OF the great ocean and The pOpulous
countries upon its borders."
Was Governor Eaight alone. or was he IN
advance Of his time? Go yet farther back 10
the day when Judge Nathaniel Bennett was as
signed By the people OF San Francisco 10 the
task Of delivering the grafton when they cele
brated the admission Of California into the
Union on October -. 1850: Judging from the
past, what have We not right 10 expect in the |
future? The world has never witnessed any
thing equal or similar our career hitherto. |
Our State is a marvel TO ourselves, and a
miracle 10 the rest Of the world Nor is the in
auence OF California confined within her own
borders The islands nestled in the en- |
brace of the Pacific have felt the auickening
breath OF her enterprise She has caused |
the hum q busy life 10 be heard in the wilder |
ness where rolls the Oregon. and where unf. |
recently was heard TO sound save his own dash |
.ags. Even the wall OF Chinese exclusiveness |
has been broken down, and the children Of the |
Sun have come forth TO view the splendors Of |
he- achievements. Il is all but a fore |
taste Of The future The worlds trade is |
destined soon 10 be changed. o.. The COM
ue-ce Of Asia and the Islands OF the Pacific in
stead Of pursuing the ocean track by the way |
OF Cape Horn OF the Cape OF Good Hope, and |
even taking the shorter route Of the Isthuus |
OF Dsrien OF the Isthrlus OF Tehuantepec will |
enter the Golden Gate Of California and deposit |
its riches in the lap Of our city New |
York wiz then become what London now is-the |
great central point Of exchange-the heart OF |
trade-Ihe force Of whose contraction and ex- |
panson VIII De felt throughout every artery Of |
the commercial world; and San Francisco Will |
then stand the second city of America.
The responsibility rests upon US whether this |
frst American State Of the Pacific shall in youth
and ripe manhood realize the promise OF in |
fancy We may cramp her energies and distort
he- forra, OF We may make her q rival even of
q he Tha has
wishes Of Americans are with Us They expect
ina; the Herculean youth viii grow TO Titan
IN his manhood
Nor was even Judge Bennett the pioneer Of
such ideas. Long before he spoke or before the
Stars and Stripes had been raised over Yerbe
Buena- as far back as in 1885, the English peo-
Die and The British Government had been ad-
Vised by Alexander Forbes that The situation
q California for intercourse with other coun-
tries and its capacity for commerce-should it
ever be possessed by a numerous and industrt-
Gus populadon-is most favorable. The port of
San Francisco for size and safety is hardly sur
passed by any in the world; it is SO situated as
10 Be made the centre Of the commercial reIa-
tons which may take place between Asia and
he Western coast Of America The yes
ses OF the Spanish Philippine Company on their
passage from Manila TO San Bias and Acapulco
generally called at Monterey for refreshments
snd orders Thus IL appears as il Cali
Iorria was designed by nature 10 be the medium
o. connecting commercially Asia with America,
ana as the depot Of the trade between those two
vast continents, which possess the elements OF
1nDouncec commercial Interchange; the one
overlooking with ali the rich and luxurious com
modties always characteristic Of the East. the
o'lsr possessing superabundance OF the
precious metals and other valuable products to
give in exchange. II ever route across
ne Isrhnus shall be opened. California viii then
0e one q the most interesting commercial sim