and Club, who had at the last moment taken the place of 

 George A. Knight, read a paper, quoting many statistics, on 

 Eureka harbor, showing its growth and its importance to the 

 State and Nation. He mentioned Humboldt County's two 

 chief products — lumber and butter and dairy products. 

 At the completion of the jetty system, he stated, the depth 

 of water across the bar would be forty feet; in fact it had 

 been forty before the work was discontinued. 



George Kennan, an invited guest of the Committee, a 

 member of the editorial staff of McClure's Magazine and a 

 well known writer on Russian political questions, visiting 

 the coast to investigate the Japanese question, was called 

 upon and gave a short impromptu talk which proved of much 

 interest. Mr. Kennan pointed out that Siberia, especially 

 the eastern part of Siberia, was very likely to prove in future, 

 when it had obtained a good government, a very good field 

 for activity for California merchants, and he stated that he 

 had been struck in the past with the extent to which Cali- 

 fornia products had already invaded the Siberian markets. 



Judge Linden L. Boone, of San Diego, spoke on "San Diego 

 Harbor," and in his talk he dwelt upon the necessity of deep- 

 ening the channel of the bar and told some of the features 

 of the work that was proposed and the benefits that would 

 accrue therefrom. What was wanted from both the National 

 and State governments was set forth in a logical and conr 

 vincing manner, and made the suggestion that the State take 

 entire charge of the waterfront at the expiration of the pres- 

 ent franchises. 



George D. Gray, of San Francisco, representing the lumber 

 industry, in speaking on the subject, "The Harbors of Cali- 

 fornia and their Relation to the Lumber Industry," said in 

 part: 



While nature has given California thes^magnificent har- 

 bors it requires our energy and our skill to^ make them ours 

 in the true sense of the word. While it is true that the com- 

 monwealth of the Nation and the State of Califorina has to a 

 considerable degree availed itself of, and developed, these 

 natural advantages, there is much yet to be done, and it 

 ma}'' be interesting and encouraging to note what has been 

 done has developed one of California's most prominent in- 

 dustries — the lumber trade 



