The San Francisco call., 1910-10-20
TRADERS WELCOMED
BY VALLEY TOWNS
hanfOrd, Lemoore and CoaIinga
Open City Gates to San
Francisco Merchants
EXCurSiOnIStS Are Reminded of
Profitable investments That
lfave Been Neglected
tSscoioi Dispatch 10 The CoHl

lSFcctol Lfspdtch 10 ! he Cou
CoALINGA. Oct I9.-That business
is business and that its domain is
truth rather than poetry have been
somewhat forcibly impressed upon the
san Francisco merchants during their
tour through the lower San Joaquin
NaheN. They have been given some
pretty straight talk. II was what they
wanted and they rather liked it, They
were censured kindly but severely for
lapses OF the past. They were told
future.
Hanford Lemoore and Coalinga in
turn today swung wide open their city
gates From the vineyards, orchards
and alfalfa fields OF the valley the
train sped through the barren desert.
haltlng here tonight, where a mood
ana of lofty oerricks proclaims the
riches that are below.
hat water has done for the east
s'de, oil is doing for the west Not TO
ne outoone In metaphor by their
neiShbors, who tell of the waste of
plains blossoming as the rose. the peo-
pie OF Coalinga point TO the hills
darkened by the black lily of the
desert. ~
WELCOME AT HANFoRD
Hanford's cordial greeting, formally
extended last night, was renewed with
The rising Of the sun. The welcome
last night was Of proportions that
called for the fun space of the opera
house j. D. Biddle of Hanford pre-
sided. Z. 7. Cosper told of the growth
ot kings county, Of its rich agricul-
tursl lands, passing from large hold
lnEs into the hands of thrifty settlrs.
We OF the great San Joaquin val
iey, he concluded, love San Fran
cisco. We admire her great power and
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1ality. More than ever do we esteem
her for her indomitable courage. When
Scorched BY fire she still could smile"
CLOSER RELATIONS DESIRED
n II. Robbins Jr.. president of the
Merchau ts'-e ssociation. replied on be-
half Of the San Francisco merchants
We make no secret of the. fact that
we are here to talk business he said.
We want the bonds between your
city and ours 10 grow stronger; we
want the relations to become more
sympathetic"
s. c. Kimbau. Charles King and
John j. Pryor of Hanford followed.
King and Pryor criticised the San
Francisco businessmen for neglecting
profitable investments in, the valley,
which had been seized upon by Los
Angeles capital
+. Dohrmann Jr. told of San Fran
ciscos rehabilitation from fire losses
and its renewed financial ascendency.
IMMIGRATION PREDICTED
William r. Wheeler predicted a heavy
flow OF European immigration to the
san Joaquin valley by way of the Pam
ANA canal and San Francisco.
Immense clusters of Kings county
grapes were presented to the visitors
they left for their cars
This morning the san Franciscans de-
voted TO business in Hanford. They
stores and clean streets. Hanford has
been one of the most rapidly growing
towns ia California.
shortly before noon the train de
Luxe drew IN at the Lemoore depot,
where il was met by reception COM
mittee consisting Of NJ. b. Doss. G. b.
Chinn, r. J. Walker, r. s. Sellers and
r. A. Moore. Lemoore, like its neigh
Dor, Hsnford, has been expanding with
new structures and an augmented pop
Ulation.
GREETING FROM COALINGA
Coalinga sent greeting is miles
down the road. A delegation boarded
the train at Huron. At the Coalinga
station Mayor Arthur Z. Webb turned
the key OF the city over TO President
Robbins. who accepted il graciously
and predicted a closer relationship.
We have come" he said to tighten
the knot of commercial intercourse.
There are three reasons for q CROWN &
volume Of trade between US. First,
there is much san Francisco money in
your hands for development; second,
san Francisco is your natural trade
outlet; three-fOUrths of the pipe Lines
from here reach TO San Francisco bay:
third. San Francisco is the great none
tary center OF the coast"
MERCHANTS GIVE SMOKER
During the afternoon the excursion
lists divided, some going TO the oil
fields, other visiting the trade. This
evening the local merchants were hosts
q a smoker.
Al Coalinga, as in Hanford, Fresno
and the other valley towns. the San
Frsnciscans have found a solid spirit
IN behalf Of the exposition bonds.
Oficially in charge of the Coalinga
reception was the following committee:
William Cline, chair A Glszier
Adam kellner
q. NJ Williams ;. r Bowen
Claude Walker Il. r. Smith
II q. Kern Clyde Martin
Berten Einstein p. g. Hogan
Tod Speed 7. NJ. Pike
o. B. shaw S. A. Guiberson
r. l. Peeler Elger Adams
n RI Wilde Burton BOYLE
L s. Stem Scott Blair
j l. johnson clyde Williams
H Il Iukens H. L. Pasch
T. = Nav ". &. Gardner
A. L. Webb J. y. Isle
4 u Whstney W. II. Falcoibury
T. J. Turner George Avail
George ". Roberts Jacob Zwsng
Oscar Sullivan r. W. Dallas
Prank Cheney