Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-30
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Governor Clarke and His Stan
r - Head Big Parade.
5000 IowANs ARE PRESENT
Great Honor Bestowed Upon Iowa Ano
Her Distinguished Citizens BY d"
California Governor And
Exposition Officials.

San Francisco, Calif.-"Iowa Day
was properly observed at the Panama
Pacific International Exposition. Gov
ernor Clarke and his staff headed the
big parade which came down through
the grounds and ended up at Iowa
House. There never has been such
state day in the history Of the Elk
position. The principal reason for this
is the large number of former 1owans
who are now residents on the west
coast Every night train brought In
former Iowans from the South and
former sIovans from the North, and
brought some from as far east as Ne
vada, and all Of these,-about four
Thousand. added to half as many real
sure enough Iowans, who are visiting
the Exposition, made an imposing ar
ray. ~
Governor Clarke was escorted by q
troop Of United States Calvary and
q company Of United States Marines
headed by the United States Marine
Band. 49,. =.
A great many Of the Iowans came to
the grounds early and spent the day
viewing the Exposition, using Iowa
HOUSE as headquarters. They brought
their basket lunches" which are in
digenous to. this country and made a
real picnic out of it.. The exercises
1t the building were in charge of the
Mr.. F. T.. Robson, formerly Of Sioux
Bay Cities Iowa Association, Of which
= To the accompaniment OF the Ex-
City, is president.
position orchestra, Miss Frances
Clarke, daughter of Governor Clarke,
sang Iowa, Beautiful Land.
ii Mrs. Lowell White. vice-chairman
OF the Woman's Board Of the Exposi-
ton, and formerly Of Des Moines, was
honorary chairman. Samuel NJ. Short
ridge. former Iowan, and now one
Of the leading attorneys of the Pacific
coast, served as chairman Of the day.
Introductory remarks were made by
w. W. Marsh, of Waterloo, chairman
Of the Iowa Commission, and Emmett
FINLEY, of Council Bluffs, a member
Of the Commission. Governor Hiram
W. Johnson, Of California, .congratu-
lated Iowa upon her magnificent show
Ing In agriculture, especially, and ac-
knowledged the debt California owes
to Iowa:for having contributed so gen.
erously to the citizenship Of the gol-
Aov tc- 211yoS. M hv
President c. c.. Moore Of the EXPOSE
ton and James Rolph. Jr, mayor of
San FraIH :sco. Governor Clarke's
address follows s4a-,. 49,, s r g.
q Iowa has often been referred to as
the Garden spot of the world" This
is not Simply a boast Of Iowa people.
1t Is the coacensus of opinion Of the
competent Of all other States f. who
nave visited ner or come to unuer-
stand her vast resources. It was the
President OF, Harvard University who,
syesktng asa representative OF these
a fewayears ago upon q great occasion,
said Of Iowa. .tShe is the garden spot
OF the world. This is high authority,
coming as 1t does from one, cosmo-
politans in the breadth and accuracy
OF his information and never given to
or even immoderate state
ment.. Conditions Of heat and cold,
and, rain, richness and re-
sponsiveness of soil throughout the
entire: extent OF her area are so per-
fsctly blended as to justify the title.
Never In her history has she failed.
may happen or has hap
pened elsewhere, Iowa never brings
anxiety to her people. The products
of her fields, frequently lavish, and
always abundant. Like charity, Iowa
never fails. There Is d sense of se-
curity and Substantially in Iowa. In
an article in the Outlook of May 26th,
one who had been making, as he said,
q searching analysis and survey Of
rural conditions North, South, East
and West referred to Iowa as The
tat land" It is deeply overlaid with
TAT and drips with richness. It has
more banks than any other State in
The Union, and more money per capita
thany any other. save one, and that
one has few mines but very scant
The surplus and undivid-
cd profits in Iowa are enormous. The
pockets OF the people are made like
grain sacks and bulge with the "coin
II the realm" The Canadians. the
the Coloradans, the Texans
and Californians are glad to run af-
:er them, and grab up the overflow
dropping from the pockets that the
Iowan never misses. He can buy
more valleys in the mountains and
raster extent of prairies and, more
sunshine and climate and retain his
owa lands, ever increasing in value,
Is q base of supplies and never-fail-
ng source Of income than any other
nan on earth. Practically every man
ind woman in Iowa has journeyed
pack and forth to the Pacific Coast
,ver every line of road from the
Pacific to the Canadian Pa
life just to see what all the advertis-
ng is about and only to return to
ind that after: all his own State is the
,reat inexhaustible granary into which
which through, all the coming CEN
urles many Of the mountain States
nd the Atlantic Coast States will have
o thrust, their hands for the supplies
for human substance. !,
Thus the poet, inspired by the
'eauty and glory Of land like Iowa.
And how the State goes on developing
nd multiplying her possibilities. Her
;rop production is now more than
vice as much as it was fourteen
ears ago Last year 1t was $685.
43,419.O0 and when the value Of live
took is added the 1914 value rises to
i ,013 1896, 1890. sg $50.
The State is not simply agricul-
ural. It would be interesting to tell
'ou Of the manufacturing industries.
LAST year. the output of her factories
vas over $3.50, 000,O0O.00.
But not alone is Iowa pre-eminent
griculturally, in many manufacturing
Industries. in live stock, in schools, in