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PRESS BANQUET
tJIYEJf BY THE SACRAMENTO
BOARD OF TRADE
To the Editors hi Central and North
ern California— ■ Toasts and
the Responses.
fsjioechcs phoricf'raphiu.ally reported t>y Albert
M. Johnson ]
The Sacramento Uoard of Trade ten
dered a banquet yesterday afternoon to the
daily and weekly press of centra] and
northern California. It was given in the
fine banqueting room of the Aztec Club,
between the hours of 4:30 and 7:30. The
editors of one hundred and twenty-eight
journals were invited, ami a brilliant as
semblage filled the hall, among the num
ber being the committee appointed to en
tertain the guests, Mayor Brown, and
Judge N. Greene Curtis, who was elected as
toast-master. Joseph Steffens. President of
the Board of Trade, presided at one of the
table**, with Hon. Grove L. Johnson his
vis-a-vis at the oilier end of the table, and
Judge Curtis presided at the other bible,
with Albert Gallatin, Chairman of the In
vitation Committee, hia vis-a-vis. The
tables were handsomely spread, and fol
lowing was
THE JrlEKi;.
SOI )V.
Pale Gordon. : Sherry.
lJonllion with Poach Eggs. Juliuu.
JIOR3 D*O OVRES D'OrPICE.
Bauterne, Hoc .<< ii : IS-18.
Eastern Oysters on Half Shell. Butter. Ancho
vies. Sardines in Oil.
Pickles. Spanish Olives.
fish.
<:.;ret Zinlandel.
Barracuda. Shad.
Potatoes a la Cream.
ENTREES.
Broiled Spring Chicken with Breakfast Bacon.
Potatoes . : la Jardinere.
BOAST*.
Chicken. Tnrkcj StuSed with Oysters. Ham.
VEGETABLES.
French Green I'crp. Asparagus.
J'ommc de Torre.
BAUDS.
Chicken. Lobster. Lettuce.
COLD DISHSS.
Buffalo Tongue. Eastern Ham. Eastern Rologna.
Herring. Shaved Dried Beef. Venison.
DESSERT.
Champagne— riper Heidoeicl: and G. 11. Mumin.
Meringue Shells Pilled with Charlotte de
Rußse. Champagne Jelly.
ICE CHEAM.S.
Strawberry. Vanilla.
Vienna und. Neapolitan Tarts.
FRUITS.
Bananas. Oranges, Pineapples. Apples.
Dates. Unions. Cherries. Blackberries.
Strawberrries. Currants.
PYKAIOBS.
Nuts and Candies. Ale, Porter and Seltzer.
Black Coffee. Cmutmuso.
FROM AGE.
SwUs. Cream Amber. Neuchatel.
Poquelort. Uric.
TOASTS AND BPSECH33.
Alter ample justice bad been done to the
spread, the toasts and responses following
were given :
The first toast was "Our Commonwealth
—The State of California." The President
in presenting the toast Bald . We have with
in to-day a man whose Held is literature,
and whose realm is the whole country.
I refer to Mr. Charles Howard Shinn, of
the Oca-bind Monthly, who will now respond
tn the toast. [Applause.]
SPEECH OP MR. S!IIXN.
Gentlemen : I hardly know why I have
been called upon to respond to this toa.st,
except that I have been away from your
midst for .-(i long that it it is perhaps the be
welcome that 1 could bareback to Califor
nia. I used to love this State in my boyhood.
when I rode horseback from one end of
California to the other and made friend
ships in valley and in mountain with'
farmers and with miners, and learned to
love our heroes, our valleys, our wilder
nesses and all the possibilities of Cali
fornia. It seemed to me when I first went
away that i had nothing to compare our
State with, and yet, when I came back, I
was able to say from my heart. " Here was
a possibility grander than anywhere els
around the circles of the world." I talked
,w:h President Oilman at Baltimore. We
walked together one evening, and he
talked to me about his love for California,
about his old friends here, about the things
that he thought we could do with our
commonwealth; and everywhere I have
found that the .faces of men were turned
toward the Pacific coast Have we ever
thought that, if we had the population of
[taly here, we should have ' 43,000,000
people within our State of California?
Have we ever thought that, if
we lay our foundations broadly
and freely, if we follow such
examples as that set by the noble woman
whose work was commenced to-day [ap
plause], with flowers that you could not see
anywhere else in the world. Have we over
thought that if we lay the foundations deep
while here, gentlemen, the time will come,
the time is — every one of us will live
to Bee it, I hope — when our two slopes will
be filled with homes of plenty, of wealth,
and of refinement ; when men' in literature
and in art, who are worn out in their work
in Europe and in the Bast will come here
to spend the balance of their days.
I have never seen— l do not "think there
is in the world — another slope of land as
beautiful as that, for instance, that looks to
San Francisco from across Alamedacclltify.
I do not think there is in the world a group
of fine valleys such as those that run to the
Bay of San Francisco. Ido not think there
is a possibility of colonies and homes any
where else such as there ore in the San Joa
[nin and Sacramento valleys,
I don't believe that any of is realize* —
we men who are writing books— we men
who are editing newspapers — wo met) who
:<.■'- at the bead of commercial enterprise —
1 don't think we begin to know the founda
tions that we are laying here for the men
of the future. I hope thul from gather
in;.;-' as this, where we can ,'.ll couie together
and make personal friendships, and meet
hand in hand and heart to heart, so that
we are close together, and work in harmony
more than ever before — I bo] that such
occasion.-- as this will increase in number,
and thai we slia'l go on and on, hiving
these foundations as a fresh young com
monwealth, the fairest of the world, the
Land of Gold [Applause.]
SrEECU '>;■ HON. FRANK M. "IXI.EV.
The next toast announced was. "Our
Guests, the Press — Varied in its interests;
represented by men the peers of any coun
try's citizens.' 1
Responded to by Hon. I rank M. i'ixiey.
< f the Argonaut, jan Francisco, as follows .
When li alighted from the coach that
brought me to the celebration that I am so
happy to participate in to-day, ! was told
that ! was to respond to the toa>t of >: The
Press.' 1 Now. if there is anything in the
world thai 1 do r.ot altogether admire; it is
■■ the press." [Laughter,] Hence it is
that 1 am called upon, 1 supjMWe, always
on an occassion of banqueting to respond
to '■ The Press." It was understood by me
and the gentleman who presides, sitting at
my left (llon.'K' Greene Curtis); that if I
would respond to •■ The Press," and make
a speech upon the occasion; f might be
permitted to entirely ignore the press, and
not say anything about it. It was under
thai compact thai ! consented, fora brief
moment, to try somewhat to interest you—
and [hope i '" ay in the fow muark ' s tliat
l shall
Mr. Pu.-'.idcut— l can a^s-.iro you in the
midst of our banqueting and joy, 1 <lo not
know that tliere has been any single time
of my life, nor a; » single »vi
mony of presentation or compliment
paid to our distinguished politicians
our great men, ot our great, women!
that seem tome to have been bo thoroughly
filled with sentiment as this compliment
that you to-day have paid to a lady who
has so lung lived among you. [Applaase.[
I do not think it has occurred before in the
history of American civilization. it does
not now occur to me that in history
we have any, particularly in foreign
lands, any illustration or instance of
an occasion like this, . when a
great commercial metropolis and the
capital of the State has gathered together
with unanimity of sentiment to do honor
to a lady that has no other claim to con
sideration than that the hits been a virtu
and honored representative of the sex we
love, because they are our mothers and
our Bisters, and because she has contributed
to your city and to your citizens the
bounty of her abnormal wealth. [An
plause.]
The occasion of to-day it seems to me dor
as much justice to you as it dees to her, ft
appreciation ami gratitude are as* rare vir
tues as generosity itself; they are a3 ad
dom experienced in this world; and there
fore when I see a city, with all its citizen.*
its children and its school people, tin
I young ladies and the young gentlemen, th<
I bankers and the business men of your coin
munity, closing up your stores, sending
your Hags at full mast, meeting hero your
selves, and inviting from all parts of the
State others to do honor to this lady for
her munificenceandher bounty — toyouanc
yours it does you. in my judgment, inliniu
credit, because, as I .say, appreciation am:
gratitude are rarer virtues in their exhibi
tion than generosity that gives from tin
rich to the people.
Now; then, this is the idea that has fillet
me in sitting to-day in your very elegant
hall, that I never* saw before. A great
many things have struck me. In the first
place is the fact that we have been brought
together, all of us— men of all parties, all
religions, all classes, all orders of society—
to do honor to this lady in recognition ol
her virtue and her generosity.
I have seen here to-day the represent
atives, as I say, of all religions. There,
bedecked in flowers, was the type of the
Catholic Church side by side with the em
blem of the Protestant community. 1 saw
the Jew, the Catholic and the Irish, foreign
born and American. 1 saw everything that
is typical of the community, represented
by ail the people, coming together fora
common purpose, to do honor to a common
virtue. [Applause.]
The colored girl, black as the ace ol
spades, and shiningin her blackness, enters
that hall side by side with the fair-haired
and blue-eyed maidens ■ born of your val
ley ; and when I was a boy that child would
have been an outcast. Your committee
would have said, this child of a proscribed
race cannot come in here ami associate
with our people and, if she had been ad
mitted, it would have boon with a sneer on
the part of the audience as intelligent as
was this. But 1 said to myself, it marks
the advancement of the age; it marks the
education of the new people : it marks a
new era that has dawned upon this Ameri
can commonwealth of ours that recognizer
no distinction that is born of mere color.
And 1 thought at the same time, gentle
men, looking at this great crowd of chil
dren, 3,500 in number, and all of the son
age nearly, that if among the products ol
Sacramento can be numbered so many ■
dren. nearly of- the same age, we do not
need any foreign immigration. [Laughter.]
This event of to-day is marked indelibly
upon the age; every child that was there
to-day will mark as red-letter day in
This event of to-day i» marked indelibl
pontheage; every child that was ther
)-day will mark this as a red-letter day i
his history, and the lesson that will be
taught him will be this : This lady, for
her bounty, her generosity, has been* hoi
red as no other man or woman has bee
honored in this Republic.
And I hope, too, that it will teach a lea
son to the wealthy men of this State — [up
plause]— who have great accumulations
1 hope it will teach them, or at least real
to them the fact, that they have no pocket
in their shroud, and cannot carry it up on
golden wires to the other world." i would
like to see these wealthy men the adminis
trators of their own estates. 1 would like
to see Governor Stanford carry out the be
neficent ideas that he has foreshadowed ii
laying broad and deep the foundations of a
great seminary of learning — [applause] — till
it shall grow to be a pride and ornament to
our State, and that he may live to see it ac
complished, in order that the executors of
his estate may not, as most executors do,
steal it away "from the object for which it
was intended.
lis estate may not. as most executor.-, do
eal it away from the object for which i
:is intended.
These are the lessons that grow out o
just such a pleasant day as has been en
joyed by us to-day, and now, if you will
permit me, I will say a word for the press.
he ideal press is the fulcrum upon which
the world is moved. The press as it ought
to be! It is the place of the.,' pulpit; it is
the place of the rostrum. The editor as he
oughtto.be! It is the place that, when I
was a boy, was held by the eloquent law
yer, and further back was held by the elo
quent priest. It ought to be— it is not. hut
it ought to be— the schoolmaster and the
preacher— to elevate and perfect the morals
nd advance everything that is good in a
commonwealth like ours.
We felt that when we met in yonder Pa
lion to-day and saw those little ones pa
de before US, with virtue stamped Upon
every liniament of their countenances, their
characters all to be molded, those little girls
to grow up honored and virtuous women,
those boys to be good citizens, that it should
teach every gentleman here who holds the
pen and wields the power of the press, that
every line that drops from him and every
sentiment he sheds from ink. is liable to
bend these twigs to grow up in the proper
direction or in the wrong duection.
1 make too little money out of my paper,
and I care too little for the lame tltat is
connected with it, not to admonish me to
suggest to you younger gentlemen that
upon you, more than upon any other class
in this community or in the world, de
volves the responsibility of giving direction
to the boys and girls that are to form the
greatness and glory of this magnificent
commonwealth. [Applause.
Gentlemen, when 1 arose T promised to
talk three-quarters of an hour; hut 1 won't
do it.
A voice — on.
Mr. P.— Xo, 1 won't. Gentlemen, a ban
quet is a banquet; arid (looking at bis
watch) a man that talks over about twelve
minutes is an idiot [laughter] ; and lam
not an idiot. I thank you. gentlemen of
Sacramento, for the pleasure you have af
forded as strangers. lam surj I speak for
all of us. [Applause]
Judge Curtis— have beard fr.im a vet
eran editor, and I now suggest that we lis
ten to one from some other portion of the
state, from the foothills, where the vines
grow— some editor, such a<* Senator J. A.
r'tlclicr
RF.MAKXS OF SENATOR FIUrHEB.
Mr. Filchcr, being called for, said ; Gen
tlemen of the Hoard of Trade, friends of
the press : I will say that 1 art] almost too
full for utterance. Were this not a decide I
ly pressing occasion, I should remonstrate
against : i ■'<'.!/. pressed into sen ; but .--till
allowed the latitude set by the venerable
editor from San Francisco, [Laughter.]
A voice — Venerable i- Rood:
Mr. V. - i think that is good. Venerable
is always appropriate when applied to gray
hairs. J may be permitted ■•■ branch out
somewhat, and reier to mall : ■ not entirely
pertinent to the press. There is, I admit,
much to say on behalf of [he press, and
parlicularly, perhaps, on behalf of the
country press, which I have the honor to
represent; and I wish now. having this
splendid opportunity, to administer c re
buke to the '" city press. V [wish to avail
myself of it to say to those gentlemen that
sometimes we think they are disposed to
ignore the country press' to a degree which
is actually harmful to their own interests.
[Laughter.] 1 have know this in my lim
ited experience of fifteen years : that when
it happens, and it does occasionally, that a
country editor gels, the bc-st of n-ei'ty (Mlito.r
in an argument, why, lie passes "it over
with silence and excuses himself on the
ground that '• I ian not afford to notice
those little interior papers." [Laughter.]
And once in a while, when, peradvent
ure, a country paper says something that is
pertinent to a purpose the dry' paper. baa
specially in view, the latter is sure to copy
it, and In- soiuetiir.es forgets to give ihe
credit.
But so ranch for the press. The disiiti
guished gentleman who assumed to inflict
you by calling upon me to speak here w>
dav made some reference to other portions
of 'the State. Mr. Pi. \- ley has well repre
sented the ideal, the grandeur, the import!
anc» — the moral, in fact, that may be drawn
from this !• ng-to-be-remenibi red day. He
has alsoprcsented, in beautiful and glowing
terms, some idea of the model press, in
which I most heartily concur.
Hut when it conies to the foothills of the
Sierra Xevadas or of the Coast Range, Mr.
Pixley i- comparatively incompetent to
speak; that is, it be confines himself to ex
perience, for 1 do not believe he has been
in those hills.except, perhapa,to travel ah ma
the railroad, since he rode his mule through
the mountains in early days. They have
undergone a groat change since then. The
old ravines that were sluiced out when he
was there have been filled with "slicki-ns"
and made as productive as the Garden of
Eden [laughter], and 1 want you Sacra
mento people and yon Boaifl of Trade
people put a pin in that [laughter]. Wo
people in the foothills haVe solved the
"debris Question " th» niKXitirin «liir>h lira
tuueli !■•' ■■*■--■•», Sacramento and the gie.it |
so mu.il agitated Sacramento and the grc it
aicramento valley. We come to one of
these old ravines that have been sluiced
out, ami *.!.•> were washed or stripped Of '
their alluvial soil, an! nothing bat- the
gravel piles were left. The man of to-day
levels down the gravel piles, and. damming
, them up, supplies the place of the alluvial
with the "siickens" from theminingditch,
and plants there his garden, and behold the
wondrous product be causes it to bring forth.
But of course that is in a small way, but
I did not get up to talk pai ticularly of
dickens; therefore, I will not afflict you
longer with that subject; but, if that was
the theme, I might go on and expatiate,
and in my feeble way demonstrate to you
that what has been done there in a small
way could be done with proportionate capi
tal on a large scale.
But we are talking about the press: and
he press of the interior, and, as I under
stand, the press of the foot-hills. I am
happy to say that, barring one or two old
tapers, among which I will include the
'lacer Herald, the foot-hill press is, as a
rule. able, and seems to he alive to the im
portance of the development of the country
in which it is located. And, my friends,
some of you perhaps have not had the op
portunity to observe the wonderful capacity
if that particular region of our State. And,
as people are interested in the progress of
our State, you no doubt are pleased to be
informed that some sections of it have a
capacity far exceeding previous expecta
tions.
Since my residence in the foothills, dating
back fifteen years, I have proven by ob
servation and experience, to my entire sat
isfaction, that experience, to my entire
faction, that the vine and the fruit trees
arc indigenous to the soil and climate of
the foothill regions; and particularly so,
because here in the valleys you are dis
posed to, and in fact do, select the alluvial
bottoms for your best fruit growths; we
nd, in the red and apparently barren soil
of our regions— l say "apparently," be
cause it suggests itself that way' to a
stranger— same phenomenal growth of
vines and trees that are observed on the
rich bottom lands of the valley. Why it
is so 1 cannot tell, but it is so. We know
it from repeated experience, and we are
happy in the fact.
And while we arc talking. of immigra
tion and of educating the people in regard
to our State, I say to you that there is a
work to do here with the intelligent people
of California — to educate our own people in
regard to the real intrinsic merits of the
State in which we live. [Applause.] It is
not surprising to find an old settlor of
twenty or thirty years in this ,Sr ; ;t.j living
upon land the capacity of which he is com
paratively ignorant of, and never discover
ing it until he has sold it to home prudent
neighbor who has experimented success
fully with his own land.
And now, my friends, it is for these rea
sons that I say I believe the small but
thrifty, beautiful and healthy little town in
which I live, Auburn, will some day. and
not far in the future,' be the center of a
thrifty, vigorous and populous community.
I believe it will be the mart to which the
fruit merchants of the coast, and indeed of
the world, will send for our products.
1 look back ten- years, and I remember
that persons then had but a few boxes of
apples or a few pounds of grapes, and they
sent them in small consignments to per
sonal acquaintances or friends, or fed them
to the hogs, or allowed them to rot. . Now,
atone small station in my county, there
are four large establishments, well con
structed, each occupied by a manager and
two or three clerks, or half a dozen at
taches, engaged in the one work of ship
ping the fruit that grows within reach of
that particular station. And what is true
of that station is true of many others even
now within my county, and new establish
ments are continually being instituted;
and to-day they extend from Rocklin to
Colfax, within the county which I have the
honor to represent.
It docs not require any great strength of
imagination to foresee the time when the
whole slope of the Sierras will be one vast
orchard and vineyard. Bending forth its
products to all portions of the world. [Ap
plause.]
To accomplish this is a wish in which
we can all heartily engage. From the ex
perience we have had we know our coun
try is capable of such development, and I
would like to seethe entire press of the
State united in the grand endeavor to teach
our own people the capacity of our own
country, and to hasten the day when the
foothill regions of our State, as well as our
valleys, shall send forth the most vigorous
persons and the most brilliant intellects
that have yet enlightened the world. [Ap
plause.] Mr. Filcher said he would now
retaliate upon Judge Curtis, by calling upon
the latter to tell them something of Sacra-
nto, and of the lady in whose honor the
gorgeous festival of the day had been ar
ranged.
SPEECH OF Jt is X CURTIS.
Judge Curtis arose and made one of his
witty, characteristic speeches, abounding
in personal hits, anecdotes, etc. He said:
Gentlemen, I could tell you but little of Sac
ramento in the time at "my command. Tell
you of Sacramento ! Oh, who. after what
we have seen to-day, can tell you of Sacra
mento—who can tell you of "her beautiful
homes, her princely mansions and resi
dences, her little home-like cottages, her
intelligent, honest, thrifty, fair-dealing
merchants; who can tell you of her work
ingmen arid mechanics, her manufactories,
her churches, her laborers, and her sur
roundings, with all the Mowers and every
thing that can make a home on this earth ?
I would not give up my chances in Sacra
mento to go anywhere else on the face of
the earth. I hope I will stay here forever.
You have seen to-day au evidence of what
Sacramento can do. I thank you, sirs, for
the compliment you have paid us to-day.
There is no other such exhibition this May
in the world. This May has witnessed in
Sacramento what, I believe, has never been
seen or known in any other State or in any
other commonwealth. We have manufac
tories, we have mechanics, we have work
ingmen, we have merchants, we have
laborers, we have churches, we have school
houses, and I could tell you all about these
classes of men here, becau-e i have lived
with them.
Sacramento! No man can do it justice.
It is a grand city ; it is die City of the
Plains; the city here in the valleys that
coquette with the sea and dolly with the
mountains. Pardon me for what 1 say
about Sacramento. I love it; it is. my
home; i' lias been my borne for thirty-five
years, I have lived here from choice, be
cause I would rather live In re than in any
other place in the world. I like to _-'.
down to San Francisco once in a while. I
see many things down there that ! admire,
I am mated well there; the editors arc
kind tome; the lawyers arc kind tome;
but I always come back with a feeling of
relief, and thank God that I live in Sacra-
mi nto.
J have been asked to say something
:;l)out that glorious and beautiful character,
Mrs. Crocker. [Great applause.] Modest,
timing, virtuous, kind-hearted, noble,
generous woman! Wo have lived with
lie-.- here for more than twenty-live years.
We have known her always its a pattern,
an example to our nun ami women— a
God-fearing, noble, loving woman. But
j i litre is something better and beyond,
signified in this demonstration) It "is an
honor not only to her, but to humanity ; it
cocS down into the human heart, i takes
bold of the very divinity implanted in us.
That woman, without ostentation, without
hope of self-aggrandizenient, has given
away of hi r princely fortune to the poor
thousands and thousands in instances that
have ne\cr been brought to light. Th ■
poor, the afflicted and suffering, the or
phan, always go to Mrs. Crocker, and never
come away empty banded, It baa been
-..ill that private charities are not always
best ; thai they are not v, ell dis
tributed. But ■ lie !.. ■- distributed heirs
with judgment, with kindness and with
a broad charity that does her heart honor;
and induces every man, woman and child
I familiar with her history to pay her that
respect which to-day wo Imvetried to show;
an i which, I Venture to i;;y. no oilier man
or woman has ever yet received^ These
bouquets that have been bulled arid placed
at her feet are emblems of the buds and
the flowers — the i-hiliin.ii of our rity ; and
the s>ou ; rs sung to-day Rnd an echo in her
heart. When they speak to her of the suf-
; .i.;. of humanity, her heart gees out to
the. niilicled one, anil slit meets him with
substantial aid Hies gifts of hers to oar
city re of such a character that they could
not be kept secret, Her immense donation
Wro for the Old Ladies' 1 Come, costing
i.iany thousands, and providi ir a place of
relief for the weal . sick and destitute of
iie 4 - sex; officered by men and women
of sd in ling and respectability, an endUT;
ml' llllllllllhl'llt (if lI.T ir ( -',.rn-!ll- tn.^ line
mg monument of her generosity. be has
given to other parties down here largo
t ; acts of burying ground where they may
nt last be lain away to rest in their owii
ground. And now she has donated to us
Me magnificent Art Gallery, ■worth aI 1 I
a million dollars, with a structure the i«w??* ,
beautiful in its architecture, filled with the
finest specimens of art. -And sfaeb; s mad- 1 '
Sacramento a present of this, that we may I
educate cur children in art, science and
literature. When the little orphans passed
around her to-day, the hearts of all be
holders laughed with gladness, and we
heard that little voice we know say as they
passed by her, •' God help these little orphan
children.". [Applause.]
The sentiment was in her heart, and,
hough I am as safe from man-worship as
anybody could be, yet I felt that I could
have knelt at"her feet and thanked her, on
behalf of sill, as a benefactress of humanity.
Every man and every woman in this city
loves Margaret Crocker : and the better you
know her. and the longer, the more you
will love her, for her kindness of heart, her
noble generosity, her simplicity, her wo
manhood ; and, now and forever* God bless
her. [Great applause and three cheers were
given for Mrs. Crocker, all rising to their
feet.]
REMARKS OF K. D. HIDEOUT.
Loud calls were here made for X. D. j
ideout. as President of the Northern Cali
fornia Immigration Association, and he
rose and said: I have nothing to say, gen
tlemen, about the editors, except to thank I
them for what they have done and are do
ins for us. But we have been talking "im
migration" for a Ion? time, and 1 may be
pardoned a few remarks upon that topic. I
'. lie development of the northern and cent
tral portions of our State is of the. utmost j
importance ; but it is an enterprise of great
magnitude. These regions constitute an
empire in extent, and in their advantages
and resources are'U!ie<{ualcd throughout
the world. Their area is equal to that of
New York and Pennsylvania combined,
great, populous and wealthy States, and,
with our climate, those regions can support
as many people as those two States.
To awaken a spirit favorable to immi
gration among our own people is a labor
that those who have not actively engaged
in it can faintly appreciate. Outside of the
large cities, northern and central California
has only four people to the square. mile;
while in the New England States, with
resources less than ours, there is a
population of 121 to the square
mile. If we had the dense popu
lation that old barren New England
has, we would have ten million people
north of the southern line of San Joaquin
county : and this means for the Queen City
of the Golden Gate a million people anil
over, and for the Capital City a hundred
thousand. It means a marvelous growth in
all the towns and villages in the northern
part of the State. It means new towns in
all the valleys and foothills. It means an
increase in trade, commerce, manufactures
and wealth. To bring all this about re
quires united effort 'on the part of
all our people. The State Immi
gration Association at San Fran
cisco, and our Society here, aided by
Sacramento and some other counties, are
endeavoring to bring about this great de
sideratum ; and in this connection we have
received the almost universal support of
the press of northern and central Califor
nia, for which, on this occasion, we desire
to render our acknowledgments. Weaak
their assistance in the future. We feel
that the people, in their own interest,
should aid and assist us in this great
woik. In the short time that we have
been engaged in the undertaking, we have
issued a pamphlet concerning our resources,
of an edition of 30.000 copies, and it is being
circulated among the people of the Eastern
States and Europe.
We have nearly ready a monthly issue,
descriptive of the locality, which will be
placed in the hands of every one of the
large number now arriving. We arc con
fident that our part of the State within the
next 90 days will feel the beneficial effects
of our work, and that within the next twelve
months it will feel such a stimulus as has
been experienced in Southern California
for the last four or live years.
We must develop our resources to the i
fullest extent. In the past we enjoyed the
trade of Oregon, Idaho, Washington and
Montana. That trade has all been taken
away: to judge of the extent of theloss.it
is only necessary to refer to the figures :
From 1882 to 1883 the trade of Idaho with
California amounted to one hundred mil
lions of dollars; to-day, Chicago has it all.
We must apply all our energy to the build
ing up of our State, develop our bountiful
advantages and make the most of them,
and eventually make our State what Provi
dence destined it to be— the richest, most
productive and grandest commonwealth in
the world. [Applause.]
BBMARKS OP M. I). BOEUCK.
Mr. Boruck said : It is not my purpose,
sir, to make n speech. The language of
(lowers is exhausted in the brilliancy oftlie
day, and the language of rhetoric has been
exhausted here to-night by gentlemen
nindi more ca})ablc to address you than I.
[f what has taken place to-day does nothing
more, it elucidates what principle may be
involved in woman's rights. Ji has placed
upon a pedestal so high that it may !><■ seen
by the people of the whole world. We have
placed upon n pedestal of honor, and of
glory, and of renown, the woman who by
her goodness has been entitled to all tlf<
respect that has been paid to her. My
principal object in rising i.s to say to
the invited guests here, and I trust
they will not think me presuming
in speaking for them all, that we return
our earnest and sincere thanks lor the
kindness and courtesy .shown ns all by the
Hoard of Trade and'the citizens oi Sacra
mento, and 1 a.-k yon. gentlemen of iln
presa and invited guests, to join with me
in giving three hearty cheers for the Board
of Trade of Sacramento.
(The cheers weregiven with a will.)
Senator Filcher — I propose a toast, "The
Board of Trade of the City ofßacraniento,"
ami call upon the President of the Board,
Mr. Joseph Steffens, to respond.
Mr. Stcffena We noticed, gentlemen,
that on today's programme, as designed
some days ago, tliert' was :i vacancy be
twei n the afternoon and the evening exer
cises; and it occurred ii> some of us thai
there was a class in this Xiatc to whom we
owed :i trrc.nt deal, and we thought we
niij b( entertain them somewhat l>v giving
them ;i kind •>!' a twilight Reunion, and
thereby in some degree show onr appreci
ation of their kind efforts in our behalf.
few years ago we mci chants of Sacra
mei ;•> barely understood one another; in
lac! we hardly communicated with each
othi r: we v< ry seldom met cxc. pi at :i fo
neral, and then the pall-bearers were the
only oiks that were broughi into close con-
I id : and ;i funeral i> not exactly the occa
sion to discuss business interests.
The result was thai every little while
some merchant would ;;o np the country
and attach some man who was trading
with all or many of- us, and between the
merchant, the debtor, the lawyers and the
Court, the man was "cleaned oat," so to
s; iak. The attaching en ditor received his
money, and tho remainder of us were lefl
out in the cold. From t!:i^ fact, nmong other
tliinu^. sprang the Board of Trade ofSacra-
mento, an organization designed for mutual
protection :.n«l benefit. When a member
attachi - I-,'.-,-.-, be attaches for the benefit of
all of us. The Board h;.> steadily increased
in membership, wealth and standing, and
is now in ;iti advanced state of prosperity,
able !■■ co-dperatc with aIJ the great
interests of the state in any enter
prise whatever. Nbw.gi ntleinen, if we have
entertained you somewhat this afternoon
we shall feel well pleased. Mr. Steffens
«tli complimenterv remark-, called
**I■ •* ! J Hon. drove L. Johnson to respond
; " the toast "The Board of Trade
ol Sacramento." Mr. Johnson com
plied, making an el tquent and
enthusiastic speei ii or consid
erable length, ;,r.<l wlneh will be pub
lished in full in the columns of the ilkc-
ORD-UxioH to-morrow. The hour having
time arrived t'.>r the evening es sr
<ises .uti-.o Pavilion, the banqacting hour,
which had been a highly enjoyable one,
was brought to :i dose, with an intimation
that another would be tendered in 1886.
Orokred Into Skrvice.— Captain J. I>.
[lodgers, "i' the United States snag-boat
Seizer, left _ yesterday for Stockton under
orders to join bis boat, and proceed to
inaki' iraprovementa to navigation on the
upper San Joaquin. Work there will be
completed in abont a month, and the
Sftuter \«.ill then go to Feather river, ami
t'min Uiere, u~ soon aa may be, to the upper
Sacramento. The barge Aid, tender to the
Seizer, after being caulked on the marine
ways in Washington, will go to S.ui Fran
cisco for ;i load (,>t co:\l. and accompany the
steamer to the Feather river.
Call for Ruhstaller's Pilsener Felsen
Beer — the best made. * j
THE FLORAL FESTIVAL.
lamnsvED fhom aoata r.\,i-..]
to tiV donor in eloquent and touching
words. Itemarks of a similar character
were yaade by Mayor Brown,
and Messrs- Carroll. ' Stefiens. and
Rev. J. "A* Ben ton, of Oakland.
The latter was' especially eloquent in re
ferring to the luuritiJccnce of the generous
donor, which lie characterized as the legiti
mate result of early C&iistian training.
And thus the Marguerite Home for aged
women was established and presented to
the people of this city by the same unsel
fish, self-sacrificing and noble-hearted lady
in whose honor was witnessed yesterday's
grand demonstration. This one" act alone,
by which a magnificent fortune was given
for a noble charity, would have been suf
ficient to insure the doner the everlasting
gratitude " of the people of this
city and State, and the' love and
esteem of good people everywhere :
but it is only one of innumerable acts of
like character, which have shone out
through the years of her life, bringing
light and comfort into the dark abodes of
want and suffering.
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES.
The officers and committees having
charge of the preparation and conducting
the festival were as follows :
Officers— Dr. (J. L. Simmons, President;
Frank Miller. Treasurer; W. R. Ormsby,
Secretary, and J. 0. Coleman, Superintend
ent of the Pavilion.
Executive Committee — Dr. (;. 1,. Sim
mons, Chairman; G, M. Mott, C. Me-
Creary, William M. l'etrie, 11. Weinstock.
J. I. Felter, .1. 0. Coleman, W. R. Ormsby,
Frank Miller.
[ Committee on Finance — C. H.Cummings,
Chairman, with committee divided into
I wards. For First Ward— -E. K. Alaip, Jos.
Stefiens, 11. Weinstock, M. R. Heard <;.\V
Hancock, F. Miller, .1. Hahn, S. Wassex
| man, 1.. Elkus. C. Wheeler, G. \\". Chesley,
IW. P. Coleman, .). i. Felter. Second
Ward— T. M. Lindley, Mr. Ingram, E. J.
| Blessing, Chris Green, A. 11. Powers, F. J.
Clark, s. Geraon, il. M. Bernard, J. W.
Wilson, J. 11. Can-oil. A. Abbott, W. T.
Carmen. Third Ward — Ben. I". Steinmann,
I. 11. Russell, .1. T. Griffitts, Mr. Mulir,
Professor Atkinson, ]). (;iili?, William B.
Miller, C. 11. Hubbard, Frank Smith,
\V. It. Beard, Richard Dale, John
M. Milliken, Charles S. Houghton.
Fonnh Ward— F. E. Ray, E. P. Hale, F.
Tracy, C. 11. Cnmmings, T. tJ. Hall. John
.Stoll, Charles Eldred, Sparrow Smith. Pe
' tcr Bol'.l, George B. Katzenstein, Dr. W. 11.
Baldwin, W. 11. Beatty, A. S. Hopkins.
t 'orruuittee'on Testimonial— S. C. Denson,
Chairman; Charles McCrary, J. A. Wood
son, Charles McClatchy, K. C. Atkinson
Harry Dam, A. K. Sbattuck, F. Miller. !!.
Weaver, C. A. Houghton, Hon. Newton
Booth, \V. George. T. Williams, A. A. Van
Voorhies, 1.. Carman, Frank Ryan, C. 11.
Hubbard, 11. (i. Smith, K. W. Masiin.
Committee on Invitation— Joseph Stef
fens. Chairman ; lion. J. Q. Brown, Dr. U.
L. Simmons, Hon. Newton Booth, (rank
Miller, John Jl. Carroll, J. A. Woodson, (..
W. Chesley, Lewellon Williams, Hon. N.
Greene Curtis. Hon. Frederick Cox. Albert
Gallatin, W. I. Coleman, C. H. McClatchy,
T. M. Lindley, James McNasser, Philip
Beheld.
Committee on .Music — John McKeill,
Chairman; W. It. Ormsley, Colonel Ed.
R. Hamilton. 15. F. Smith, J. 1.. Skinner.
Dr. W. Wood, Professor Otto Fleissner,
Israel Luce and W. C. Lewis.
Committee on Printing — C. S. (iivens.
Chairman; H. Hurd. F. Foster, It. M.
darken, K. F. Wiemeyer. V. S. Md 'latchy
J. A. Woodson. W. <;. "Miller. J. N. Larkin
I. K. I'iatt, J. C. Van Kirk. Frank H.
Smith.
Committee on Hall ami Decoration — Ed.
F-Siruth, Chairman; F. F. Johnson, Fred
Kolliker, W. 11. Hamilton, Ed. M. Martin,
[ P. E. Platt, James Beadier, .1. T. Griffitts,
J. C. Qniim, G. A. Boyiie, C. H. Krebs s
A. Wolfe^ Duvi.l Mefdroro, F. Kunz, P.
Kunz, F. A. Ebel, John McCallum, T.
O'Brien, Mrs. E. Gaffenisch. H. C.Chip
man, John Mvers, W. \\'. VVardlaw, Geo.
Hansbrow, H. .1. Norton, A. J. <;^r.l
ner, <n-n-c W. Safford, A. J. Stevens,
F. A. Smith, M. Sternfels, .1. S. Gattmann
W. E.Osborne, George H. (lark, if. !. S< r
niour, C. E. Burnhani, M. Slebius, J.w.
Hti-hcs, It. B. Harmon, <i. W.Jackson,
William Beckman, James Keegan, W. H.
Colclough, Dr. C. E. Pinkham, A. Muir,
Charles Eldred, I). J. Simmons,
T. J. Bcott, Charles R. Parsons,
Charles Coglan, .1. C. Sepulveda
H. G. May, O. 11. I. Sheets, I". Reiule, (J.
W. Locke, }:. Cohen, John Brenner, W. J>.
( k>mstock, J. (i. Davis, Chas. Van Heusen,
John Grnhler, I. Carle, W. F. Jackson, J.
C. Pierson, N. S. Nichols, M. K. Barrett.
Committee on Holidays— James I. Fuller
ami ''. A. Stevens.
Grand Marsha! — George B. Kaizenstein.
Chief Aid, Jas. A. Davis: Aids, W. 1.. Ben
nincr. Edward Bonnheim, (.'. H. Denton, 11.
A. Heilbron, 1". T. Johnson, W.S. Kendall,
If. .1. Norton. <;. P. Parker.F. Remele, .I.e.
Sepulveda, W. A. Stephenson, H. W. Tay
lor, Fred. Birdsall, E. L. Craft, Warren
Dixon, R. G. Irvine. S. Katzenstein, D.
I.indloy. W. I. Orth, P. E. Platt, Charles
Roth, E. Steinnian, J. E. Tade. Thomas
Wiseman.
>li.\ME SOTES.
There arrived last evening from \V. F.
Jackson, tJu' artist, a box containing seven
beautiful crimson snow-plants, which were
presented to Mrs. Crocker on the grand
stand.
At the conclusion of the evening's exer
cises Mrs. Crocker — escorted by I>r. Sim
mons and accompanied by the Executive
Committee — mad.- a tour of the hall, per
sonally inspecting each and every floral of
fering and noting the names of ;!,•■ donors.
The following dispatch was received yes
terday :
Chicago, May sth. 18S5.
Joseph Stiffen*. Chairman, Sacramento: Though
absent, we iirv in with the people "t Sac
ramento in the floral festival to Mrs. Mnr<,'arrt
K. Crocker. Mil. ani. MkS. I. N. Ho.\ !.
The music rendered yesterday afternoon
and evening by the Artillery and Hussar
Bands was generally commented upon as
fine.
SUPREME COURT.
w i dnesday, May 6, 18s5.
< oiirt ini'i pursuant t" adjounrm* ut." Present—
Morrison, ('. J., presiding: JfcKinstry, J.; Xc-
Kee.J.j Thornton, J.; Myriek, J.; Ross.J.: Sharp*
stein, I.: McCarthy, Clerk: Flakier, Bailiff.
-People vs. MeKuln — <>i: morion of
Deputy Attorney-General, ordered that cause be
submitted upon briefs on file.
:'■•; —People vs. Munn — On motion of Hazen,
ordered that appellant !>• allowed ten days
to file brief, respondent Ove days to n ply, cause
I i be thereupon submitti 'i.
20,091— People vs. Sullivan— Ordered contin
ued for the term.
People vs. Price— On motion r>f Deputy Attor
ney-General, ordered tlmt cause be submitted
upon briefe on file.
2l),o"a— People vs. O'Neil— Argned by Fterlev
lor appellant, by Depnty Attorney-General for
respondent; ordered that appellant bo allowed
ten days to file ijriri', rcsjiondent un dava
to reply, catise to be thereupon submitted.
30,094— Feople vs. Richards— Argned by Bnno
for respondent, Campbell for appellant; ordered
that respondent be allowed ten days to file brief
appellant ten days to reply, causeto be there
upon submitted.
Adjourned.
Smith vs. Dunn— Assigned to Depa , ;
Two. Morrison, C. J.
DEPARTJIENT r.SF..
86 QaUapher vs. Market Street Railroad
Company— JnttKineut and order reversed and
cause remanded for a new trial. MeKee, J. We
concur: Koss. J.; MeKll -try. ,1.
sm — McGarvey vs. Hnrtwel)— Judpment af
nrmed. McKee, J. We concur: MeKiustry I-
Ross, J.
DEPARTMENT T\Y<\
Murphy vs. Snider— Pursuant to stipulation
ordered that appellant have ten days ft imthe
amendment wi 1 such i otry within which to rile
and serve brief; thai the respondent hare
twenty days from service of appellant's :■; i. .' '..
serve and file brief in answer, and thai appel
lant have tc-ii days thereafter t<> rej ly.
SAN FRANCISCO STOCK SALES.
Bas Franci&co, liny 6, 1855.
MORENO SESSION.
Ophir 95<jj 90c Belcher ' 20
Mexican Wei Exchequer. 35e
G. & C 1 10 Point l Si
Best & H 2 45@2 40 Union 65c
C. Cod.Vr l 20@l •_'.'> AiuU-s we
Savage..... 2 Si«, 2 90 j Eureka „ -',
Chollar I 15@] 40 Navajo 1 15
POtcei _ 55c Mono 1 M
H. &>.' V.(..;; ; ( Peerless 260
AFTKKNOON SESSION.
H. & >" G@6J.{:Cliollar. 1 90
do. ..assessed .->"<•. ! Savage _.2 9i@3 10
Prize .„ 50c l'otc*i 60@65C
Argenta : 5c Poiut -1 :-">
Bodie 1 55 Jacket 2 25
Mono l 30@l S5 Belcher.- 25c
Eureka. _......!» S. Sev ...1 25@] 30
Ophlr. l ii,,,.1. 1 i:;illior. 35c
Mexican VHj(.i 8B( Union : 70@75c
8.4 C 1 50 Alia .....2T.0
Best&B 2 5502 60 Occidental 3
: Con. c:. Va....l ;\Vn;' 15 Andes .-. 50®450
The chancre of season is forcing away the heavy
things of winter, and bringing into demand light-weight
clothing for summer. In this line our stock is complete
especial attention being called to the Silk Alpaca, Mo-
hair and Serge Coats and Vests. Plain and fancy pat-
terns. • ; '
Honeycomb Spreads full size and extra weight, $i and
?i 25. Several neat patterns to choose from.
Table Damask, red and blue groundwork with relief
figures in tan. A new effect. Price, 75 cents per
yard.
Wine-colored Corkscrew Sack Suits, $16 50.
Ladies" Ventilated Summer Corsets ; price, $1 25. Made
like a French sewed corset— the material similar
to lace pique.
Florence Hair Brushes, with all bristles, 40, 75 cents
and $1 according to size. Backs will not warp and
water does not hurt them.
Black and White Silk-mixed Honeycomb Sack Suits,
single-breasted, straight front, $20.
Calico Wrappers, $1, $1 25 and $1 75. Good colors,
good patterns, good values.
American Brocaded Dress Goods, all colors. 12 »< cents
per yard. • * ~
Men's Full-finished Balbriggan Hose, silk clocked, 25 S
cents.
A Serviceable Suspender, with drawer supporters, 25
cents.
EINSTOCK&LUBIN
400, 402, 404, 406, 40S X street, Sacramento, Cal.
JOHN BREUNER,
PJOHN ASD RETAIL DEALER IX
WHOLESALE AX!) RETAIL DEALER IX
TXIE^IsriTTTIKtIE! I
33 2E2 ID ID I 3ST G-
PARLOR SETS, LOUNGES, EXTENSION TABLES, MIRRORS & ROCKERS
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Nos. 604-, 60S and 60S X STREET...^ In 9-8 D U] _ SACRAMENTO.
3". 33. T=ia.o Grocer,"
17-EEPS THE CHOICEST MEAL EXTRA WHITE CORK MEAL. EXTRA YELLOW CORN
Ki> lfctrw«i" r hi.' »!"!;■ Ho£*'" Ur - t *^"' >« iI <* : - All in want of Choice Goods UxmM
720 3^ at., bet. Sovesitli and DE±g^la.*li..<U2-SplM
g. ±31- WACHHORST"^
iLi LEADING JEWELER OF SACRAMENTO.
S I O N OK TOWN CLOCK. "**
< ?- a^^^^ Si^ r<3ot ' : . u .... J .UaJj : 3ptn-. : . : Sacramento.
Watchmaker and Jeweler,
•Wo- <5=252 ar street, Sacramento. oup
£5^ :^XaTTjSI'E3 cfc ITTLiC^IOIESIES.CSr,
;t/'\WATCIIMAKKKS & JEWELEKS, 428 ,1 street, bet. Fonrth ;in<l Fifth. lFfc.
VStxm O" Dealers In WATCHES. JEWELRY AND DI*MONDS. Repnlrlnirln alHts ßtuiH
tranches a Specialty, under FLOBERG: Agents lor !:■ FORD waTi :h COJIPAXy! . jiu'.-;;ptl
THE INSTANTANEOUS
T>HOCESS, WITH THE LATEST AIVT7-
-[ anccs. SDTTEBBIJL[J)ING,eonierof]
md J streets, Sacramento.
S. A. WOLFE, Photographer.
ajvio-Splm
p*J %>J v t>s ■»■ ■& JL c a
.Hi i»is. of Light Brown ! FOE
UT lbs. ■,••!<!• :i(' i /?* i
LfiV. tt-s. Kxtra C ' MX A
16'tfis. New Orleans Uranulated 'Sv I
1 1 Pis. Extra Fine Dry Grannlatcd... in) 5
I" 3)3. of Cnbe, Crushed or Kino jy/ A I
Crashed ';•■_ . •
SPans Corn IOE
12 Cans Lusk's Tomatoes ,
Vt \hs. Small White Beans yj A
10 Vt.a. Sliced Dried Apples /» 1
15 Ihs. Choice Kite U/ A I [
»lbs. Boneless Codflsli '
intti. Can 1 ard for 90 cents.
! .Cans ' : <;iit Kdgc Rising Sun" !
Baking Powder for 90 cents
T.H.Cook&Co.J
Corner Eighth and J streets.
1.-'JI-::n
. -.
A. J. JOHNSTON. K. W. IXWJB.
LEWIS & JOHNSTON,
i No. 410 J STKKKT,
I BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS,
: 1^ SACRAMENTO. aptSpgm
NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE
WE ASK SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE
following priints of superiority: Self-
netting Needle; Automatic Tension, with which
to sew from lightest to heaviest goods without
change; a Scale to Regulate Stitch, which has no
suj-erior: a Simple Open end Cylinder Shuttle:
the only perlect Double-feed, which will sew
without drawing; th-:- Self-acting "Talce-op."
As for durability we are prepared to give all the
references required. The only Lock -stitch Ma-
chin< made tliKt makes aii elastic stitch. Call
on the Agent,
W. A. STEPHENSON,
806 J Street,
And see the Machine. apl9-3ptf
DE.U.EB IN .
HARDWARE!
Cutlery, Mechanics" Tools,
SCKOLL SAWS AND AMATIEUIt SPECIALTIES.
No. 704 J «treet,...[apls-Sptfl...Sacrainento.
F. T. JOHNSON. JOHN will/
WEIL & JOHNSON,
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE AGEHTS.
Collections Made, Loans Skcotuted.
Orders for the Purchase, Sale and Management
of city and Country Property Solicited.
Best of Home and Foreign Insur-
ance Companies Represented.
Ottiee — 403 J tercet, Sueramctitn, CjO.
ap7-tf
CANDY FACTORY.
Mia. E. M. WISDMA NX, SOS. 418 J iiTUEET
and 418 X street (Metropolitan Ths-ater
Building), Manufacturer and Wholesale and
Retail Dealct i;i all kinds of C-j-jilv* .'U<l Nuts.
■ '•-. -; --' ■ ftp »-3ptf
~CRON"KITE~& JONES,
1013 and 1013 Ninth street, ! et. J mil K.
BLACKSinTHB AND WAGON .MAKEK3,
and Dealers in srcCORMICK JIOWBISS,
Horse Bakes, etc. All Muds of Wagons for<ale,
made to order and repaired at bedrock ] rice*.
Plow work ft specialty. Farmers will find it to
heir interest to get our prices before purchas-
■ij,- flsewhexe. »j.*'iaU