The San Francisco call., 1903-12-09

you can rest assured that whatever tends TO
make San Francisco known not only to the
most unique city as a city of natural adj
vantages and to attract strangers here; what
ever be done to bring about that result.
you Will always find your executive officer
ready and willing 10 ,co-Operate with you.
can't help mentioning also tonight that l
hope in next September when I do Visit St.
Louis that I will be able to take with me TO
the oeople OF st. Louis the news that we are
a peaceful people. believing in peace and that
We are living in peace and that our merchant
princes and our employers have extended the
hand of friendship to the hosts OF labor and
that both working together realizing that
one is benefit to the other working together
for the advancement and for the bsautifcation
Of our city Of San Francisco. thank you
SPEECH BY MR.. DE YOUNG.
There were cries for Mr.. de Young
and the well known citizen was called
upon by President Symmes to express
his views. Mr.. de Young was unpre-
pared but made a very good speech.
He discussed the Isthmian and Mica
raguan canals and pointed out the i'm
portance Of building the former. He
also approved Of the plan to exhibit
the progress of San Francisco at the
coming worlds fair and expressed his
willingness to contribute 10 it's success.
In the course of his speech he said:
1 think it is unfair to call upon me so sud
denly. l came here tonight like the rest Of
you did. to listen TO the able speeches Of the
gentlemen who were named to speak tonight
on the topic Shall San Francisco Exhibit at
the St Louis Exposition?" and l heard the an
swer in your applause. that you ought TO ex-
hibit and | agree with YOU But the most Sc
rous part of that question is what are you 20
ing to exhibit Men and women; buildings OF
the town. What are you going TO exhibit? 1
: listened to the speakers, and from their
marks gather that they suggest figures show
ing the deposits in bank. It would be better
i 10 CkT
l. But II is a serious question. What
great commercial city exhibit? A Topographic
cal map? Yes. that's a good thing; anybody
can make that What can they exhibit? Well.
| they forget a very important point They can
eNnloll ner manut9ctorles. Ihey are very i'm
night referred to the mining exhibit of one
firm In mining machinery it Is a we'll known
ioct tnat we eXcei the world; that in San Fran
ciscO-the greatest machinery has been built
allude TO the machinery that was built to mine
the Conlstock.
We ought to make a great exhibit Of mining
machinery and let the orders come back to us
You will rene mber years ago we sent a carload
I Of mining machinery across the continent for
South Africa. And soon orders began TO come
BACK to US. Then we had strike: the molders
went out. and. in order TO carry out our con-
tracts. we had to send 10. Chicago and soon
Chicago began to all our contracts and soon
tneS captured our mining machinery business
1entlehen. we ought 70 make an effort to
make great exhibit in that line
There are In this town 100 different kinds OF
manufactories You may not know IT, but it is
true An effort should be made to show I'M tha
character OF the manufactures we have There
IS no reason in the world Why we who stand
here at the open gate to the Orient and see the
goods that are used in that country come from
the East We can make them in this CITY ana
/ they should be shipped TO the ports to yvbicS
they are intended.
When the applause had concluded.
President Symmes announced that
there would be no further speeches
and that the evenings programme was
at an end. The success of the annual
banquet was attested by the burst OF
enthusiasm displayed by the members
and guests as they filed out. The va
rieus speakers were congratulated for
their able addresses and the merchants
agreed that it was one of the most
successful affairs of it's kind ever held
by the Merchants Association.
GUESTS AT BANQUET.
The list of guests present at the ban
quet was as follows:
E. Andrews. ]. W. Amrath. Lewis H. Allen.
| A. Armer, Leo e Alexander. Michael s. Alex
andsr, Charles r. Allen. II. B. Arnold. George
b. BroemmeI. Frederick W. Baker. Albert
! w Bender. A. F. Barnard j. L. Buchan II
| II. Braun. Q. d. Baldwin. George A Batche1-
/ der. J. B. Bocarde. Edward L. BALDWIN Alfred
| A. Batkin. Emile Bauer II. Bird Charles
Bundschu. John Bayle. E. A. Bernhard. d.
Benedict E. E. Bergin. George c. Broune o.
Beatty. Gus Drummer. s L. Bernstein, David
Bush. A. $. Baldwin. Charles E. Bancroft
| Arthur r. Briggs Samuel Braunhart. ri L.
Brandenstein. James P. Booth DR.. Charles
4 ]. p. Currier. Jesse c. Colman, Clarence Col
| man. Alexander j. Cook. Chevalier G. Gale
| garfs. W. F. Cordes II. c. Capwen T.
/ Crowley ]. Fessenden Clark d. A. Curtin Ed
ward 3. Cutter. Sig. Cahen. w E. Cumbac<
| D. Campbell. A, Christeson. Foster p Cole Or
L. c. Cox. II. NJ Cochran. Robert Coulter w
! w Coulter, William corbin John Canrey. W.
| II. Grim. General N P. Chapman. A. Comte Jr.
| Tohn Conner 0 -