The San Francisco call., 1910-01-29
CLASP HANDS
IN A LASTING
BOND OF AMITY
Los Angeles and San Francisco
Danish to Oblivion Petty Ri
VaIries and Differences
Men From the Southland Un=
Sfinted in Praise and En-
thusiastic in Prophecy

Los Angeles and San Francisco
oIasped hands yesterday with a new
p warmth of grasp: a warmth growing
from p FULLER realization of the bond
of brotherhood between the two cities
and from the spirit of fellowship,
understanding and good viii that
crowned the days intercourse between
mon representative Of the commercial
being of California's leading commu-
mites
The keynote OF the entertainment
offered the Los Angeles chamber Of
commerce excursionists yesterday by
the local chamber Of commerce was in
farnalitv. The feature of the program
WAS p trip around the bay on the
steamer Isleton, and no better occasion
could have been arranged for the inter
change Of personal amenities
DELIGHTFUL EXCURSION
The - Los Angeles businessmen
were the guests Of the local chamber
of commerce. and the trip was de-
cided success in every way from the
moment the steamer left its wharf at
the foot Of Washington street yester-
day morning until it left its southern
guests at the Broadway wharf IN Oak
land yesterday afternoon.
Intentionally or otherwise, the voyage
around the bay served as an object
lesson Of san Francisco's greatness.
There were men Of this city who found
their eyes opened to new wonders yes
aerday. just as did the visitors, for the
tourney from Hunters point along the
water front Of the city is one that is not
often taken by the individual citizen
of san Francisco. That the Los
Angeles visitors found the time well
expended was evidenced by the hearty
compliments paid their local hosts be-
fore the last goodbys were said at
Oakland.
The IsIeton carried 200 passengers. II
made the run south with the current,
and then rounding its course at Hunt
ers point. skirted the water front 10
Mefggs wharf crossed by Alcatraz
island. Sausalito and Belvedere, slipped
through the straits past. Angel island,
came within hailing distance of Cali
fornfa City and returned along the east
shore past Point Richmond and Berk-
elev and up the estuary 10 the foot OF
broadway in Oakland
CHEEKY SALUTE OF WHISTLES
From the steamers at their wharves
and in the stream. as Weh as from
ashore. the excursion steamer was
greeted with the CHEEKY salute OF
three whistle blasts and each time the
welcome sounded there was an answer
ing signal from the flag bedecked Isle
ton. On board there was no abate-
r1enr in the fun. Sir Henry Heyman's
orchestra kept things merry in the
cabin while on deck the story tellers
nlIed in the time between the periods
OF attention given to the points of
interest passed.
Refreshments were served in the
main cabin and at noon light lunch
con was offered on the main deck This
psrt Of the steamer was draped in the
national colors. and the repast took the
nature Of a banquet feast.
II WAS in the main cabin, however,
while the steamer was approaching the
entrance 10 the Oakland estuary, that
the goodbys We're said. President Viii
lis Booth Of the Los Angeles chamber
of commerce called the excursionists
into the cabin and called upon Lee c.
Gates to extend the thanks and appre
citation of the sOutherners. The talks
that followed were as informal as was
the gathering itself for the speakers
stood upon tables and spoke as man TO
man.
NIPING OUT THE LINE
In part Gates said:
In the last "a hours We have
come nearer wiping out ali lines of
difference between the north and
south. between municipalities and
between lines of demarcatiOn than
on any occasion in the last 10 years.
We OF Los Angeles thought that
we were coming up 10 teach YOU
lesson. but we are going back
taught We have learned from
YOU the primal lessons OF hOspi-
taitv and entertainment, for no two
days could have been more happily
and pleasantly passed than yester-
Yesterday we were taken in au-
tomobiles out over your hills and
We turned and looked back upon
the theater Of the greatest progress
and activity on the globe developed
ia the century The twin disasters
which befell this city in 1906 have
only served to revive the spirit of
1898 and the spirit that now eN-
lists viii result in the building of a
Greater CITY here than ever could
have eXlstfo without this scOurge-
And So 4 IS north and south.
Here on the coast we are rcvivify-
ing and exemDlifving the spirit of
-. which had its being in courage
and foriitUdo.
Ia 1906 the question was, "Wil
san Francisco be rebuilt?" Today
we know that j no city had ever
been built on this peninsula prior
TO that time city must have
arisen bere. The worlds com
nerce demands i. We see TODAY
not only q marvel, but a series of
miracles upon miracles. You who
have looked upon the regrowth Of
this city day by day can have no
conception OF the wonder II
stands as one Of the marvels Of
history, and you stand as the heroes
OF mankind in the rebuilding of a
city
-FOUR GREAT CITIES
We ask ourselves what VIC have
behind Los Angeles. and we answer
that we have the world behind it.
We arc coming 10 stay with YOU
q part of the year. and we want
YOU 10 come and stay with us
part of the year. We believe that
within the next few years we are
10 see marvellous development
OF four great cities on this