The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23

the visitors.
At 9 o'clock in the afternoon p. ].
Hazen, chairman Of the reception COM
mittee. gave short address, followed
by Attorney /. L. bennett. who gave,
on behalf of the. people of the two ir-
rigation districts, the address of well
come. 20 which Govern Pardee re-
sponded- Hazen stated that something
over a year ago the matter of holding
Fourth Of July celebration was taken
up among the people of Modesto, but
canvass among them revealed a
strong sentiment against holding any
celebration. The citizens wanted a
demonstration of some kind following
the completion of the work of con-
struction upon the irrigation systems Of
the Modesto and Turlock districts.
The projected Fourth of July cele-
bration was abandoned and a COM
mittee composed of representative men
Of the two districts began arrange
ments for this celebration. II was first
proposed TO hold the jubilee in the
fall Of last year, but ii was postponed
until this spring
Upward of $4,000 had been raised to
defray the cost Of the undertaking and
the money had been spent by forty or
fifty of the leading people of the COM
munity. The Governor Of the State Of
California had kindly consented to be
our honored guest at this meeting.
Hazen then announced some features
of the programme of the afternoon
and closed by introducing L. L. Den
nett of the general committee. Den
nett said il was a custom of ancient
espousals or wedding of the sea signifi-
cant Of the wealth brought to Venice
through the avenue of the sea. These
carnivals were Of great moment and
elaborate in character. and emphasized
the appreciation of the people of the
chief source and means of their pros
perity. To-day we celebrated the we'd
ding of the water and the land. 1t may
be said, indeed, that ali periods reach
ing from the beginning OF things when
the Tuolumne first burst through it's
mountain barriers and found it's way
TO the sea have been tending to these
espousals. The wheat grower was the
logical successor Of the miner. And
yet the wheat grower never felt that his
condition was permanent. He was
always contemplating a larger house
and a different status of operations.
He has been followed by the irrigator,
the user Of the water welded to the
land, and we have now a state of per-
manence of settlement Homes may
now be built which will remain in
families through successive gener-
ations = always producing. always
yielding crops, the soil never firing in
it's output when properly treated, the
communities experiencing the rise of
continuous wealth.
Governor Pardee replied as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen-The pleasure
you have to-day in celebrating this
union of land and water is shared by
every person in California. 1t is shared
by them because your prosperity will
be shared by every man, woman and
child in California. Not only this but
the success you have achieved will be
taken up farther north, and your ex-
ample will be followed, and your sue
cess viii find reflection in the future
successes and prosperity which will be
realized by those who extend the great
work into other localities of the State
It is therefore, as chief executive of
the State, that / can give a hearty
God bless you from all of the people
1 am here to represent"
The speech of the Governor closed
the ceremonies at the platform. but