The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-06
Southern San Joaquin Valley
Is Penetrated by the Trade
Excursion Conducted I'm
der the Auspices of the
Chamber of Commerce of
the Great Bay Metropolis
GREETINGS HEARTY
AT EVERY STATION
Band of Twenty Pieces
Meets Delegation at Sta
ton in Coalinga and Heads
Parade Through Town
Population Roars, Good
Morning, San Francisco
ny TOM BELLEw
Especial Dispatch to The Cain

By IUM 0E<hLA1N
| Especial Dispatch to The Call,
HANFoRD. May 5.-seventy members
OF the San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce began today a tour OF the cities
Of the southern San Joaquin valley to
forge stronger. through personal ap-
peal. the link Of commercial cordiality
binding them to the metropolis OF the
bay.
Pencil and credit books were left at
home in this excursion for trade exten :
sion, as William II. Mccarthy. chair
man OF the party, remarked to the
members OF the Coalinga Chamber aof.
/ Commerce .fThe object of this trip is
to cultivate spirit of good fellowship.
to advance the interests of both COM
munities by developing fuller appre-
citation OF each others needs and shar
ing in each others difficulties and
| blessings"
Two years ago a trip similar to this
/ In the ground covered was made by the.
] flying legion The friendships made.
!, then and the commercial comfy estab-
lished were everywhere renewed today.
PROGRAM AHRANGED Bx zxISG
The entire program was arranged by
L. NJ. King. executive secretary of the
/ San Francisco chamber.
The merchants OF the cities visited
showed keen interest in the excur
sionists. The occasion was made a fes-
tiyal and the towns took on their holt
! day appearance. Bands played and
| children in Sunday attire cheered as the
| delegates moved up the principal thor
oughfares.
AT Huron a reception committee
boarded the special. It was not yet
/ o'clock and the Coalinga delegation
found the merchant princes of the
city in their pajamas
i. y. Ayers headed this delegation.
Ayers conducted drug store at Eddy
and Lesvenworth streets before the fire
and when Van Ness avenue became a
retail center he had a store at Geary
street and Van Ness avenue. He kept
| things popping all morning. and his
assistants. Thomas Smith, George D.
Roberts, Wade Lisle, S. p Bowen and
III. r Jayne were never far behind.
.t,OoD MORNING. SAN FRANCISCAN
/ AS the delegates left the train Coal
children, roared in hearty unison:
! Good morning. san Francisco
A band Of 20 pieces. collected under
! the leadership OF Gus Font. struck up
! q march and a parade was on. 1t was
not a lazy band either, for they never
/ took their horns from their lips until
/ the parade had reached the Growlers'
tclub.
Here President Charles Hively, gen
leraI manager of the Kern Trading COM
pany extended welcome. Frank
Kuzell, who was formerly manager Of
the Press club in San francisco, ap-
peared on the scene as the boniface OF
the Coalinga clubmen. He knew a
great many of the delegates and helped
along the good cheer.
Frank Cheney as chairman Of the
transportation committee had a string
of autos on hand, and assisted by r.
| L. Peeier and William Zimmerman, he
escorted the entire party to the oil
! fields where they saw the black petro-
/
RECEPTION FOLLOWS
Later a reception was held in the
Growers club rooms. S. r. Bowen,
president Of the Chamber of Commerce,
| spoke of the pride the whole San Joa-
quin valley takes in the great city of
! san Francisco.
1--WE feel he said, that the devei-
/ opment OF the interior should be hand
IN hand with the development of the
city. When San Francisco rejoices,
we are glad. and when she is in trou-
! bic we also suffer IT is, and will
remain forever. the greatest city on the
Pacific coast. 1t is the mother city OF
California and the fountain head of all
the states activities. The supply of
San Francisco capital makes this a
great oil center and the continuance
Of that support maintains this great
| industry.
SONG FOR yERDANT san JOAQUIN
Before the company broke up,
song written By w F. Davis. San
Francisco merchant. was given, prais-
/ ing the fruitfulness of the valley. II
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