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youngsters; she has made the heaviest investment in tlieir produc- 

 tion, and soon she will have a larger number of the fastest horses 

 than any other State. Wliat the next ten years will produce in the 

 way of speed we do not know, l)ut we are quite certain that California 

 will lead the world in the ])roduction of fast horses. 



In the midst of the proofs of our prosperity, I estimate it is not 

 out of place to introduce a few words of warning. The attention of 

 fruit raisers has been for some time directed towards noxious insects, 

 and, very properly, measures have been adopted, and inspectors 

 appointed, to get rid of those pests. It is to be presumed that they 

 will succeed to the satisfaction of all. 



I will now direct your attention to a subject of great interest to all 

 horse raisers or owners and too mucli neglected till now. I have 

 seen reported numerous cases of glanders and farcy in several coun- 

 ties of the State. 



Over three years ago was passed a law concerning those affections; 

 crude and incomplete as it is, we can use it to the general benefit. 

 The application of that law is left in your hands. When you sus- 

 pect an animal, ascertain what is the matter with it, and enforce the 

 law when proper. 



Here, with food in plenty and at moderate rates, w^e should hardly 

 see a case of it; but that it is, in most cases, introduced on your farms 

 by unscrupulous persons selling what they know is dangerous to 

 animals and people. 



Be cautious in trading for suspicious animals, and don't hesitate 

 to ascertain if your neighbor has any doubtful case. The disease has 

 already caused some serious losses in several places, and can be erad- 

 icated only by constant vigilance and sweeping measures. 



That we have also made great progress in the fine arts, must also 

 be admitted. 



In connection with the industrial arts, and in consideration of 

 the magnificent gallery that our Society has erected for the display 

 of pictures, it is proper that I should say something of the fine arts. 



Personally, I have always been interested in the progress of the 

 arts in California. Acting for three years as one of the Directors of 

 the San Francisco Art Association, I was brought into intimate 

 relations with our prominent artists, and made familiar with the 

 condition of art on the Pacific Coast. In this department, ladies 

 and gentlemen, I am happy to say that we are not far beliind the 

 older portions of our country. It is true we lack the advantage of 

 collections of pictures and statues to stimulate and encourage our 

 artists; but we possess a variety of scenery, from the a.7Aire summits 

 of the Sierras to the golden, low-lying valleys of the Coast Range, 

 that presents a diversity in grandeur and beauty that cannot be sur- 

 passed in any part of the world. 



But it is not particularly in the sense of picture-making that I 

 would call your attention to the subject of hue arts, but rather to 

 their intimate relations with the industrial arts. Beauty and grace 

 are not necessarily attributes of practical utility; but, by the appli- 

 cation of artistic laws, even the commonest and homeliest of our 

 utensils may become a pleasure to the eye and an ornament to our 

 homes. Elegance and beauty are the accompaniments of education 

 and refinement; and it is by encouraging art that we shall assert our 

 claim to superior enlightenment. 



The first International Exhibition of 1851, in London, opened the 



