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Complimentary Banquet to Luther Burbank 



with her sister states, has inspired the building of a third 

 independent trans-continental railroad to California. 



The State Board of Trade was organized in 1886 and 

 has ever since carried forward the work of encouraging im- 

 migration and promoting State development. In the earlier 

 period of its work its Hall of Exhibits, of the industrial 

 resources of the State, was visited monthly by a few hun- 

 dred people from other states. The number of non-residents 

 who now visit the exhibit exceeds 10,000 each month. The 

 correspondence of the Board is as wide as the countries 

 where California is known and this is almost world-wide. 

 That this organization has proven itself to be one of the 

 chief factors in State development its records show abundant 

 and gratifying proof. Our guest of the night has been for 

 many years an honorary member and when it was suggested 

 that this banquet be extended to him and he was requested 

 to give his consent, and to address his assembled friends, he 

 wrote in reply, among other things: "I accept; but as a 

 speaker not with complacence, pride or satisfaction. But 

 if it is for the benefit of the State Board of the State of 

 California, I submit with as good grace as possible; but 

 depend upon it, my words will be brief, and not to the point." 



The State Board has from its inception put forward the 

 fruit growing industry as one of the principal attractions 

 of our State to homeseekers. While not neglecting other 

 industries it has looked upon fruit growing as the principal 

 industry related to the soil which could fully utilize and 

 which would also emphasize to the world the advantages 

 of our unique climate. 



No one can now dispute the fact that the tide of immi- 

 gration to California was set in motion, and has been sus- 

 tained by the climatic conditions existing here; and these 



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