The San Francisco call., 1910-09-29
CALIFORNIA CITY"
COMES into Being
Fine Display of State Products
Begins AuspiciOusIy With
Addresses and Music

OAKLAND. Sept. 2s-"California
city. the Home Industry leagues big
exhibition Of state products. was
formally opened at Seventeenth street
and Broadway this afternoon at l
o'clock, when several hundred pronif-
nent businessmen Of both sides of the
bay participated in appropriate eXer-
cises conducted under the joint aus
pices of the league and the Oakland
chamber of commerce.
Walter s. Mackay president of the
Oakland chamber Of commerce. pre-
sided and opened theeexhibition with a
brief speech. in which he explained the
object Of the home industry movement
and praised both the league members
and businessmen Of Oakland for loyal
efforts in loyal cause, which had re-
suited in such a splendid display and
would attract the attention of thou
sands TO the richness and advantages
Of their. own state.
MAYOR MOTT SPEAKS
Mackay then introduced Mayor
Frank X. Mott. who delivered an ad-
dress Of welcome on behalf Of the city.
The mayor said in part:
Oakland welcomes California
CITY. recognizing the Importance
Of the movement. not only for her
self and the state. but for the
whole Of this great western slope.
The people of this fair state have
always been active in establishing
new manufactures and new indus
tries. as fast as development would
warrant, and the time has now
come for them to be brought into
closer touch with home production.
through the opening of the Pan
anna canal and the development of
Alaska. the Philippines. Hawaii
~ ard the orient and by reason of
p. the facilities she can offer through
her oil fields and hydroelectric
- power California is bound TO be-
come one OF the great independ-
eht manufacturing centers of the
world. Climatic conditions make
harder labor possible. and in fact
every advantage is here for such
development. A movement of this
kind is worthy of all the support
we can give it. and we should take
pride therein. The exhibition re-
fleets great credit upon the state
and upon those who have been in
strumertal in establishing ii.
oakland viii sustain the Home IN
dUstry league in such enterprises
TO the fullest
Frederick c. Parker of San Fran
cisco. president of the Home Industry
league; A A Denison, secretary of the
chamber Of commerce; r. E. Queen, A.
G. Rulofson and +. L. Baldwin OF the
Home Industry lea que, c. +. German,
c. NJ. Wood. Dr.. E r TAFT, Daniel
Crowley. Wilbur Walker and others
made appropriate short speeches. An
orchestra gave a splendid program
: .tRroughour the exercises anJ during
the. afternoon hours of the exhibition.
=: ':Calif@rnia City is the third enter
prise. Of the league. which has grown
= sirFee.. its organization a short time
ago with but eight members to more
~ than 500 The display. which was ar
ranged by =. j. Alberga, is one of the
best ever. seen in this city. It is mod
seled after a great city and the streets
are named after cities of the early
DAYS. There are nearly 200 booths,
constructed in mission style and over
hung with mission bells and elaborate
decorations.
The officers of the league who are
directing the exhibition are:
President. Frederick C. Parker first vice pres
ldebf. Frederick 7. koster; second vice president
a. c. Rulofson; treasurer. Louis Saroni; secre-
1ary. ]. n. Patrick: assistant secretary. Frank
II. Cory; commissioner. H W. Kerrigan; exhi-
hitlOn manager. D. J. Alberga.