Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-25

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the Seattle chamber of commerce, said
that while California had great re-
sources and great possibilities, her
greatest wealth lay in the magnanimity
and character and quality of her
people.
"And I want to tell you briefly of
the resources of your sister state,
Washington" he continued.
1--WE have great forests, streams that
always flow, mines that yield fortunes
and farms that grow anything, but we
also have a loyal, progressive, charac-
terful people-our greatest possession.
Nov we want you to come north,
not to make you desirous of leaving
your own southland, but to see the
beauties of the land we have just left.
Like Unto Atlantic City
S. L. Lennon, on behalf of the Seat
tie chamber, then spoke of the COM
mercial phases of his state, first ingra-
tiating himself in the hearts of the
Long Beachites by telling them that
their beach with its fine auditorium
was the nearest approach to Atlantlc
City he had ever seen.
eve of Washington" said he after
his kindly words had filtered into the
audience "have been complimented
, with the statement that we have the
most charming Julys and Augusts on
the globe. We also have in our state
and near us the worlds finest scenery,
and I may mention Yellowstone park.
which foreigners do us the honor of
visiting in greater numbers than Amer
leans.
See America First
Nothing in all Europe surpasses the
scenery of the northwest, and 1 join
with my predecessors in inviting you
Southern Californians to see 1t and
enjoy it.
"The commercial phase appeals
strongly to us all.
"Withn the next three years $780,
900, 900 will be spent for railroad ex-
tensions and construction alone in
Washington, Idaho and Oregon.
"In Washington over 5S5 billions of
merchantable timber is now standing
enough to keep the world going for
five hundred years"
Some Alaska Bouquets
Mr. Lennon digressed to throw a
few bouquets at Alaska, which he de-
clared would astonish the world soon.
The fisheries there in a year exceeded
what the country cost Uncle Sam. He
told Of the many droves of cattle that
are grazing on the Aleutian islands
and of the charm and grandeur of the
scenery.
washington boasts today Of one
city of 100000, two cities of about
100000 population" continued Mr..
Lennon, "and a half dozen of them
20, 900 to $4,000
president Roosevelt made the state
ment on a notable occasion that the
Industrial states of the country would
always be New York, Pennsylvania
and Washington. I would amend that
by making 1t a quartet-two on the At
lantic coast and two on the Pacific
and add the state of California.
Whatever California wants for the
Pacific coast we shall gladly aid her
in getting. We will support you and
! we want you to support U.s."
Invites the Women
John Blauw, the father of the
"Watch Tacoma Grow" boom, then
made hearty address.
"I have a message from the young
men of Washington" said he. 1--WE
want you young women of Southern
California to come up and help the
young men cook. We want women.
We need them more than anything
else in Washington
"In the old days the vikings on
their cruises south seized the women
and carried them triumphantly north.
We prefer to coax them. We have
plenty of gold. but we want women.
1--WE are not here for selfish pur-
poses We are building up a section
of the most glorious country on earth
and in developing that we help every
part of the Pacific coast"
Boosters and Boosting
Then the speaker made a boosty
talk for boosters in general, saying
that unselfshness lay at the bottom
of the boosters spirit.
Secretary Lewis M Pratt in terse
Puget sound phraseology made the
final speech. He said the excursion
lists had come long way to see Long
Beach. and that the small army of
the unwashed was anxious to inspect
the bathhouse and the plunge and to
take to the native element as ducks
take to water.
And the Washingtonians and their
friends bravely took the hint.
The hegira for the big bathhouse
commenced and until train time the
Washingtonians splashed in the water
under the trussed roof or watched the
others disport themselves.
johnson Leads Them
The newspaper representatives with
the Washingtonians after the re-
ception at the chamber of commerce
were the guests last night of the Los
Angeles Press club at it's smoker.
Governor Mead by special invitation
shared the hospitality of the newspa-
per men, escorted by Albert Johnson,
one of the strongest newspaper men
in the northwest and the energetic