Complimentary Banquet to Luther Burbank 



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It is time that Californians knew Mr. Burbank, and the 

 State Board of Trade has made this banquet that they may 

 meet him. It is a pleasure to see here farmers, actual tillers 

 of the soil, who use the plow and pruning hook, from nine 

 counties in the State, come to meet this student and associate 

 of Nature, who has added wealth to our fields and orchards 

 and beauty to our gardens and bowers, by guiding to perfec- 

 tion and to new forms the fruit of vine and tree and plant, 

 and even the humble weeds of the commons. 



Mr. Mills: 



GENTLEMEN : We now reach the last toast of the even- 

 ing. The work of Luther Burbank was called to the atten- 

 tion of the Carnegie Institution by a horticultural society 

 of Philadelphia. It will be a matter of regret to this com- 

 pany that the initiative in this important matter was not 

 taken by California. California owes a debt of gratitude to 

 the Philadelphia society which manifested this thoughtful- 

 ness. 



It must not be assumed from this fact, however, that 

 appreciation on the part of the people of the State for the 

 work and the personal worth of the distinguished guest of 

 the evening is wanting. The toast is one which appeals to 

 State pride and evokes sentiments of State patriotism. 



The last toast of the evening is: "Our Neighbor," and is 

 assigned to Albert G. Burnett, Judge of the Superior Court 

 of California for the county of Sonoma, who, as a citizen of 

 Santa Rosa, is a friend and neighbor of our distinguished 

 guest. 



I take pleasure in presenting Judge Burnett, who will 

 address you. 



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