The San Francisco call., 1906-12-16
Convention Requests
Harbor Work Aid

in Response by Andrea Sbarboro, who
said in part:
On behalf of the counties committee
of the California Promotion Commit
tee I thank you most heartily for your
warm welcome TO San Diego. This is
our sixth meeting, and / am pleased to
say that from Portland. Ore, and Eu-
reka, Cal, on the north and Pasadena
and now San Diego on the south wher-
ever we have visited we have been ac-
corded the same kind reception as we
now receive from the good people Of
the Messina Of California.
The people know that work is a
labor OF love, our end being to develop
the resources and populate our great
state from north to south and from
east TO west and also our sister States
on the Pacific Coast with people who
can make happy homes and become
good citizens.
Although to achieve this good work
we leave our homes and our business,
these hearty greetings from the people
all over the State encourage and re-
ward us for our efforts.
Ii has been said that the man who
causes two blades of grass to grow
where only one grew before is public
benefactor. II is our desire to have
100000 carloads of oranges grow per
anuum in the future to gladden. the
hearts of the people all over the world
with our golden fruit where only $4,000
carloads have grown before and to in
crease the present production of 5o,-
to 10000, ,0O0, 900 gallons in the flu
ture, which will permit the use Of this
non-intoxicant healthy beverage on the
table Of every family in the United
States.
The subject before us at this meeting.
The Harbors of California" is a very
important one indeed as the harbors
are the gateways to the commerce of
the world / have no doubt that the
subject will be well treated and will
do great permanent good to our great
State.
ARMY EXPECTS TALKS
William w Harts, major, Corps of
Engineers, L. S. A, gave a brief history
OF water communications and the
progress of ancient nations. noting the
principles on which this progress was
made, and the constant Western move
ment Of commercial activity. He showed
the unsatisfactory condition of com,
munication between the interior of the
State and the ocean and suggested the
development of the harbors as the best
means of promoting free communica-
tion.
O. II. Miller. secretary of the sacra
mento Valley Development Association,
in speaking of the harbors of the State
in their relation to the interior, said in
part:
The harbors OF this State belong to
the people of California; they are the
property Of all the people, regardless
of where they may live. Likewise are
them with the interior communities
the producing communities. mind you.
the property of the people, and we can
not even attempt to separate them, but
they must be considered as joint assets
of our State and our people.
Judge Linden l. Boone of San Diego
spoke on San Diego Harbor," and in
his talk he dwelt upon the necessity OF
deepening the channel of the bar and
told some OF the features of the work
that was proposed and the dement's that
would accrue therefrom. What was
wanted from both the National and
State governments was set forth in a
logical and convincing manner. and
he made the suggestion that the State
take entire charge of the water front
at the expiration of the present fran
chises.
George D. Gray of San Francisco
representing the lumber Industry. in
speaking on the subject, THE Harbors
Of California and Their Relation to the
Lumber Industry" said in part:
While nature has given California
these magnificent harbors. il requires
our energy and our skill to make them
ours in the true sense of the word.
While IL is true that the commonw eal lth
of the nation and the State of Califor-
MIA has to a considerable degree avafled
itself or and developed these natural
advantages. there is muchs yet TO be
done. and II may be interesting and en-
couraging TO note what has been done
has developed one of Ca1ifornia's most
prominent industries-the lumber trade
c. NJ. Gidney, secretary of the Santa
Barbara Chamber of Commerce. spoke
on the subject of santa Barbara Har-
bor." and in showing its needs and adj
vantages said:
Between the new Government harbor