The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-13

The following bits of wisdom that fell
from Mr.. Huntington's lips while max
ing that address have evidently been
adopted by the farmers Of California
who are now known to be so highly
prosperous. Regarding farming Mr..
Huntington said: 1.-THE success of CAL
ifornia from a farming standpoint, lies
In the cutting UP Of a large tract of
land held by single owners, into small
but sufficient farms. When a man bor-
rows money to buy and improve large
tracts of and and hires men to do the
work, instead of getting what land he
can pay for and making a fair days
wages by his own work, he very sell
dom succeeds
Mr.. Huntington; with his keen in
sight, pointed out that the commercial
aspect of California life was the side
that had most to do with her future de-
velopment, and he was OF the opinion
at that time that Californians still had
much to learn before their country
couln attain to anything like its best.
He stated positively that people from
the east with capital would hesitate to
invest in California enterprises until
the business men of the state showed a
greater tendency to invest their own
money in manufacturing industries.
The marked development along this
line in California Within the last two
years clearly shows that Mr.. Hunting
TOMS suggestions were adopted to
considerable extent.
This great financier and railroad man
looked far beyond the horizon of this
country in considering plans for the
fullest development Of the great Eail-
road and shipping corporations OF
which he was the father. Sufficient
ground for this statement Is found IN
the following excerpt from the address
under considerations: Immediately
across the water where a great door OF
future trade has been opened to us, the
handwriting on the wall seems to me
plain enough to be read by all who
stroll along our own Pacific coast. And
the question now is-Shall Californians
be the first to get, inside, or shall we
wait for eastern daring and energy 70
show us how to do it, and then follow
after it?''
Mr.. Huntington showed his keen re-
alizatio1 of the power of the press IN
the following words: "The natural
agents of California in urging upon the
people a development Of their manusae-
turing industries, should be your news
papers. The journals Of the east fairly
TEEN with the triunphs Of commercial
enterprise in all directions and recite
tne bold deeds of capital in new and
untried fields and the world abroad
stands aghast at American daring.
The following words of Mr.. Hunting
ton in this address are Of peculiar in
tereet in view of the recent announce
nlent of the completion of the Atlantic
shipping combination: There Will, no
doubt, always be ships on the seas con-
trolled independently by men who have
no ownership in railroads, and when
these get the tonnage they will hold 1t
| as long as they can; but the world IS
| moving on and no people In 1t are
moving faster, more energetically and
. with more intelligent purpose than are
| Americans" .,@-.-e
He gave these suggestions to Califor-
| MIA business men In connection with a
| further development Of the Oriental
| we lLSbNC LII uLAAso SoNtNNAS w.
enty-five million of people, and we in
| California are on the line between most
d, Of them and the open door of China
and the rest Of the Orient. The trade
with eastern Asia has only begun to be
developed and is in sight to absorb the
attention and the enterprise Of the mer-
chants Of your city. Great warehouses
should be built here and your mer-
chants should distribute largely this
foreign merchandise all over the United
States and Mexica, and the cities of the
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