Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-10

| these vast Mexican grants were sub
ldivided-s- period of agriculture, horticul
| ture and commerce, wherein immenst
strides have been made in every branch
of industry and art.
This may be termed the progressive
period, bringing us in fact down to the
present day. when that precious stream
of yellow metal delved from mother earth
for nearly six decades, accelerating the
commerce of the country. is augmented
by a stream of refreshing golden fruit,
yielded by a bountiful and prolific soil,
welcomed by an earger nation.
1.-THE picture that I have but family
drawn is indeed but a meager illustration
of what we have been, what has been ac-
complished, and what we possess in Cali
fornia today.
Praise for Newcomers
"And when l say we do not imagine
for one moment that refer only to- the
pioneers or their descendants
"For no one can gainsay the fact that
much of that progress and development
referred to has been due to the EFFORTS
of the comparatively recent arrivals.
1--WE invite and welcome the immigrant,
the settler and the tourist to our state.
1--WE have such faith in the beauty and
attractiveness of California as an abid-
ing place that we know that one visit is
usually sufficient to induce the visitor
to select 1t as future home. 1t has no
equal as place to live in, to work In,
or to play in.
But the foundations of this common
wealth were laid broad and deep by the
pioneer and the early settler.
.As chain is only as strong as it's
weakest link so is any structure only as
strong as its base.
t1.ns,. afAu
who have dug the trenches, hewn the
rough boulders into squares and true
foundation stones and cemented them
together by acts of fortitude, bravery,
devotion and patriotism, unexcelled in
the annals of civilization.
God-Given Advantages
I'VE have the God-given natural ad-
vantages: Rugged mountains veined
with minerals of inestimable value; for
estrated hills and fertile Valleys; life
giving streams flowing from snow-capped
peaks, bringing by aid of mans guiding
hand LIQUID balm to parched plains, max
ing indeed the desert to bloom like the
rose.
"Shall we as natives or citizens of this
fair land fail In this? Prophecy an
swers no.
"And what is collectively necessary
from us to bring about this result?
Nothing more nor less than wise
and honest governmental administration
of a land thus showered with blessings
from heaven.
"And how can that be best attained?
What must be done individually by each
OF us to bring about this result? Simply
this:
Good Citizens Duties
ITO make ourselves acquainted with
the fundamental principles of good gov
ernment, and to take an active interest
therein from the caucus to the election,
and indefinitely thereafter.
ITO perform the tasks assigned us in
the varied walks of life to the best of
our ability, having ever in view the
rights of others, as well as our own per-
sonal profit"
Frank TyrreII's Grafton
Frank G. Tyrrell of Los Angeles spoke
extemporaneously. A resume follows:
1--WE celebrate today the admission into
the American Union of the thirty-first
state the sovereign state of California.
s"There is something distinctive about
every state in the nation; but about none
is there more glamour of romance con-
cerning her past, and more rainbow tints
concerning her future, than California.
1--WE can listen unmoved without an
emotion of envy, to the sons and daugh-
ters of other states as they glorify the
land of their nativity.
somehow feel that when the warmest