Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-21

QuBHLly HDout CdiIIoTnfa tnat ne na0
gone ahead and spoken in my place for
the great state Of Illinois and the city
OF Chicago, because he could have done
1t so much better. daughter and ap-
plause.)
But In my feeble way let me say to
you that we have come here to get
acquainted with your business men,
and we want your business men to be-
come acquainted with us. We want
to form closer rela tions with each
other. We want the people of Califor-
mia and oregon to realize that the
Commercial association OF Chicago
stands ready to come to your aid in
anything that you may ask for which
is for the betterment of this country.
(Applause)
Aiding Reclamation
'rwe want you to further know tha
the people Of Chicago have already
been back of you and have done a
great deal Of work I'm the carrying
forward of the work of reclamation
I'm helping you to build dams and save
the water TO reclaim the arid lands
of the southwest which are yet un-
cultivated.
"Do you know that the treasurer
OF that association lives IN Chicago?
Do you know that the National AS.
sociatloh Of Implement ana Vehicle
Manufactures last year appointed a
committee which spent three months
time travelling over this arid country
getting facts and figures which they
reported to their association. and then
went to Washington and did all they
could to help you get that act passed
And not only have we done that, but
we are going to continue to help you
to get the lands between us which
seem to separate us, as II were, COW
cred with the products of your sod
through irrigation so that there shall
be no arid land between Chicago and
the great Pacific. (Applause.)
"IIave you ever thought (wll you
draw on your imagine tion just a little)
that II YOU draw q straight line from
Los Angeles TO Chicago, another one
from San Francisco. another one FROM
Portland. and then one from Seattle
and Spokane. how nicely those lines
start from the north and the south
part u this Pacific coast and how
nicely they end az Chicago? Don't you
sec taat they all center right there?
Don't you know that Chicago Is like
the old city of Rome-that all roads
lead to Chlcago?" daughter and APP
plause.)
Fun at Long Beach
The visiting Oregoninns were en-.
tertained in lavish style at Long Beach
yesterday. where they were the guests
of the Long Beach chamber of COM
merce. The Salt Lake road furnished
free transportation to the Oregon
guests as we'll as the members of the
Los Angeles chamber of commerce.
Three hundred persons were the re-
cipients of the efforts at entertainment
made by the Long Beach chamber of
commerce, and n most enjoyable time
was had by all.
At / o'clock, from the Salt Lake
depot. the five cars loaded with visit
ors from the far north and members
| of the local chamber OF commerce
started for Long Beach. When the
party arrived at the latter city pro-
| cession of the visitors to the beach
town was hastily formed, and led by
Dona tellrs band It marched TO the
| auditorium.
| Several numbers were played by the
| band after the arrival in the audi
| torium, among them being the over
ture to William Tell. DR., L. A. Perse,
president Of the Long Beach cham
| Der of commerce, was the first speaker
and after welcoming the visitors he
| introduced Governor George F, Cham
berlain of Oregon.
Governor Chamberlain Felicitates
Governor Chamberlain said in part:
|
| is national for being hospitable, and
| there is 10 doubt whatever in my
mind that you are the best entertain
ers on the globe. I have travelled to
many parts of the union and have
| been entertained in many different
! ways, but in no part of the country
| have been so cordially welcomed as
have been in California.
There Is something about the cli-
mate, I think, that seems to make
one feel at home, and 1 really am be-
| ginning to doubt the wisdom of bring
! ing this great number of my constitu-
ents to California for the reason that
I fear they may become so thoroughly
imbued with the utter desirability of
! California as dwelling place that
! they will refuse to go back to oregon,
as is fitting they should.
| 1.-The people of California and Ore
gon have much in common. We both
are reaching out after the great Orl-
| entail trade and the Alaskan COM
merce. A friendly rivalry, 1t seems to
me, is rather more desirable than de-
plorable.
interests in Common
I'VE of Oregon appreciate what I
think you people must also see, and
| that is that here on the coast we have
| two of the most magnificent states in
the whole galaxy of the union. The
| bond between the dwellers in these
two wonderful parts of the common
wealth should on that account be most
strong and the strands of common
interest be many"
Several selections were given by
Donatellis band. and then the band
of Oregonians was invited to take an
automobile ride down along the surf
Fifty machines were in waiting and
the entire party of Beavers" was
taken aboard and given a ride to
/ Devils cave.
! After the return from the trip, on
the invitation of the Long Beach
chamber of commerce, the Oregonians
and a number from the Los Angeles
chamber of commerce took a swim in
the large plunge. Many Of the party
from the north had never before
bathed in ocean water and many of
the expressions were most amusing.
At o'clock the special train left
for Los Angeles and all but ten or
twelve of the party returned to this
city.