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society for nine years, his administration being a great success. He has been aided by an intelligent and working Board. The various improve- ments at the park, the forest that has been planted, the grand exhibitions of stock-hardly equalled anywhere-and the financial success, shows that these nine years have been full of thought, energy, and labor. The Presi- dent and the members of the Board deserve our congratulations. Especial mention, however, ought to be made of William O'Donnell and Cary Peebels, who were old members of the Board, and who did good service all along the line, nearly from the beginning up to the present date. Mr. O'Donnell drew the plan for the pavilion grounds and assisted, in part, to plant the forest and ornamental trees, but to Mr. Peebels is due the credit of completing, as it is now seen, this work, which has been a laborious task. He has superin- tended the watering, pruning, and cultivation of two thousand six hundred trees, for years, which was no light work.
We must now do justice to the one hundred and ninety-nine contributors, for without their aid the enterprise must have failed. Their liberality pur- chased the fair-grounds, inclosed the same with a high board fence, built stands, made the track, and assisted in many other improvements. These contributions were given with the express understanding that this property should never be alienated under any circumstances, but should remain intact as a park for all time-as a monument of their generosity. This park does not belong to the life members, as some think, neither to the Board of Mana- gers, but to the society, and the humblest citizen in the county has as much claim upon it as the most influential. The newspapers from the beginning up to the present, have done good service and deserve our thanks. The ladies, from the first dawn of our society, have done nobly. Their display in all the ornamental departments and in some of the more domestic, have done them great credit, and added greatly to the attractions of the hall. The Sisters of Notre Dame deserve our thanks, for at an early time, when we needed help, they made a most attractive display at our exhibitions at the hall in paintings, drawings, and needle-work, which added greatly to the interest of the occasion. The citizens of Santa Clara county are proud, and have right to be proud, of this park-located between San José and Santa Clara, on the Alameda, surrounded on three sides by wide and beautiful avenues. In a few years the society will have one of the most beautiful parks in California, and when these towns shall become one, and the popu- lation shall increase to fifty thousand, then this park shall be a breathing place for them, where they may retire from toil, and inhale the pure air; then the labors of those who have built up this park will be appreciate."
We are informed that the foregoing history was penned several years ago at the request of the society; since then Colonel Younger has added some remarks on those who took an active part in its affairs that have passed
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away, " whose memory ought to be cherished, not only by the members of the society, but by all pioneers, for in their day they devoted their time, talents and energy to develop and build up the resources of this, their young and undeveloped county, and they all lived to see their labors crowned with success. The following gentlemen have gone to their long rest: Major S. J. Hensley, Judge William Daniels, L. Prevost, J. R. Lowe, Sr., Judge D. Devine, L. Pillia, H. C. Melone, J. F. Kennedy, W. S. Letcher, John Yontz, H. C. Skinner. These were grand oll pioneers; most of them have filled honorable positions in this county and State, and all occupied high positions among their fellow-citizens, all being distinguished in their respective pur- suits. These eleven old pioneers will be honored and their memory cherished as long as there is a pioneer living in Santa Clara county. We love to think and talk about them .. It required just such men to make this the rich and beautiful county that we now see it, and we hope the time will come when the society will build a monument in her beautiful park in memory of her honored dead. I must not close this without making honorable mention of my friend and co-laborer, Givens George, whose efforts were untiring in building up the society. He was Secretary for several years in her darkest days; his ability and honesty helped to carry her through to her present prosperity. The people of Santa Clara county have always responded when called on to help the society. Knowing that a new grand stand was needed for our large population, they have subscribed a sufficient amount for that purpose." Thus Colonel Younger concludes his sketch, but with that true spirit of gentlemanly instinct he has given praise to all except himself. To his energy and ability the society owes much; it is said that it was through his devotion that the grounds were ultimately purchased and the sum of seven thousand dollars subscribed to construct the grand stand, while the credit reflected on his exhibits at the State and county fairs, is cast back upon this valley, and the society of which he is so prominent a member, in such a man- ner as must be gratifying to all. The following are the names of those who agreed to lend the society one hundred dollars, and wait until the association could pay it back from the proceeds of the stand : William C. Wilson, T. Ellard Beans, E. C. Singletary, L. Lion, Coleman Younger, Rush MeComas, Frs. E. Spencer. Win. Quin, Cyrus Jones, Wm. Fischer, N. R. Harris, J. B. Randol, J. P. Sargent, Thos. H. Laine, Tyler Beech, M. Malarin, John H. Moore, Wm. L. Tisdale, Martin Murphy, W. H. Stone, Sarah L. Knox, L. D. Huntsman, Charles MeLaughlin, Thos. Hildreth, Return Roberts, S. A. Bishop, L. Archer, Wm. E. Waters, E. O. Smith, C. B. Polhemus, Josiah Belden, David Belden, S. O. Houghton, C. Burrel, John Reynolds, R. K. Ham, J. S. Carter, H. M. Leonard, P. O. Minor, F. C. Franck, J. H. M. Townsend, E. L. Bradley, A. Lagarde, Win. Boots, T. W. Spring, Win. P. Hougherty, J. R. Arques, B. S. Fox, E. P. Reed, G. W. Rutherford, E. Mc-
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Laughlin, J. H. Ogier, B. F. Graham, Chas. E. White, Mary Murphy, Mark Farney, J. P. Boyer, James McMahon, L. Goodrich, W. S. Clark, J. R. Weller, James A. Clayton, Theo. Lenzen, T. Andrews, S. F. Leib, Moses Davis, J. M. Battee, Wm. H. Ware, Jessa Cheney, D. M. Delnas, M. Levy, W. H. Wing, C. H. Maddox.
As an interesting record we now produce the subscription list for the pur- chase and improvement of the fair-grounds, November 28, 1859: Santa Clara county headed the list with five hundred dollars; William Daniels gave three hundred dollars; Martin Murphy, Sr., James Lick, Samuel J. Hensley, Josiah Belden, Philip G. Vibbard, W. M. Williamson, two hundred dollars each; Adolph Pfister, E. Auzerais & Bro., Calvin Martin, Thomas Bodley, Naglee, Peach & Billings, one hundred and fifty dollars each; James Murphy, one hundred and twenty-five; J. F. Kennedy, one hundred and twenty; Coleman Younger, H. C. Melone, Cary Peebels, William B. Thornburge, Hiram Shartzer, Rowley & Adams, A. S. Beatty & Bro., William Reynolds, S. B. Emerson, William McClay, H. H. Winchell, C. W. Pomeroy & Co., W. W. McCoy, E. W. Grover, W. W. Hollister, W. M. Lent, John H. Cameron, John Young, R. K. Ham, Daniel Murphy, S. P. Coburn, one hundred dollars each: Peter Quivey, seventy dollars ; G. Mengarini, S. J., J. R. Lowe, Sr., Isaac N. Thompson, Ans. M. Thompson, Delavan Hoag, Henry Lawrence, Isaac Y. Brooks, Antonio Sunol, F. & J. Stock, R. G. Moody, V. D. Moody, Morris Wise, S. O. Broughton, E. J. Wilcox, Adam Holloway, L. Froment & Co., W. H. Hall, L. H. Bascom, John G. Bray, Santa Clara Brewery. B. S. Fox & Co., S. C. Young, J. R. Weller, Louis Prevost, Williamn Aram, A. Lervies, John H. Moore, J. C. Cobb, G. B. Van Nest, L. Pellier, fifty dollars each ; John Trimble, forty dollars; H. D. McCobb, Morgan & Johnson, Victor Speckins, S. S. Johnson, A. C. Erkson, John West, Horace Hawes, M. Jour- dan, D. Gerdes, C. Columbet, Isaac Branham, John M. Murphy, G. W. Fraz- ier, S. A. Clark, P. H. Burnett, C. T. Ryland, J. P. Springer, P. Saissait, J. Cerensky, John Balbach, Williams & Winslow, A. Delmas, J. D. Gunn, Loewe & Bro., Levy & Bro., Leddy & Statsman, Haskell & Porter, Yocco & Bro., Pearl & Reen, Lilly & Bothwell, J. W. Sims, William Matthews, E. W. Case, J. R. Wilson, Lawrence Archer, F. G. Appleton, J. B. Bontemps, G. George & Co., William McClay, N. Hays, John W. Hardwick, G. Brohaska, William Travis, Patrick Fenton, D. Williams, H. H. Warburton, James Scott, Mark Hardy, T. S. Bradley, John W. Leigh, J. A. Quimby, Freeman Gates, John Johnson, twenty-five dollars each; William T. Wallace, William S. Letcher, Jackson Lewis, P. O. Minor, Henry Deatsman, James Houston, Madan & Fosgate, F. C. Franck, J. N. Appleton, Massey Thomas, C. D. Cheney, twenty dollars each; H. & E. A. Van Dalsen, Joseph Bassler, George Bego, ten dol- lars each ; Edward McGowan, eight dollars ; C. W. Lander, T. D. Johnson, J. H. Scull, Mathew Mitchell, B. Bompard, James O'Brien, S. B. Montgomery,
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R. F. Herrick, - Rich, five dollars each ; J. L. Miller, Wesley Tonner, two dollars each; John Santana one dollar. In addition to the above the following labor and material was contributed free of cost to the society: George H. Bodfish, three thousand six hundred and forty-one feet of lumber at the mill, ninety-one dollars; Green Hanna, transporting it from the mill, thirty-seven dollars; J. P. Henning, two thousand seven hundred feet of lumber at the mill, fifty-four dollars; W. K. Bethel, one thousand feet, same as above, thirty dollars; G. B. Blanchard, seven hundred feet, same as above, twenty-one dollars; Henry Jarboe, lumber, twenty-five dollars; F. A. Shep- ard, lumber, fifteen dollars ; F. S. McGirr, shingles, twenty- five dollars, Mar- tin McCarthy, shingles, ten dollars; Jeremiah Miller, flagstaff, and sundries, fifty dollars; F. M. Fowler, one hundred and thirty posts, twenty dollars ; H. Maffre, blacksmithing, forty dollars; L. A. Gould, pump, seventy-five dollars; J. Bassle, pump, nine dollars; C. E. Campbell, lead pipe, ten dollars: R. Fletcher, two sashes, one dollar and fifty cents.
Santa Clara County Pioneers .- In the early part of the year 1875, Colonel Younger conceived the idea of starting a Pioneer Society, for Santa Clara county, of all those who had arrived in California prior to 1853. After consulting among his friends, all of whom took kindly to the project, a meeting of a few of them was held in the rooms of the Agricultural Society. Cary Peebels was called to the Chair, and Alexander P. Murgotten acted as Secretary.
Mr. Peebels stated that the purpose of the meeting was to take steps towards the organization of a Pioneer Society for Santa Clara county, the object of which would be to cultivate social intercourse; to form a more per- fect union among its members; to create a fund for charitable purposes ; to form a library and cabinet, and to collect and preserve information concern- ing its members and the history of the State.
It was decided to hold a basket picnic at O'Donnell's Gardens, on the 22d of June, 1875, at which time the society would be regularly organized. A long list of the prominent pioneers of the county were appointed to assist in the organization.
A committee was appointed to draft a Constitution and By-Laws for the society, to be submitted at the picnic. The committee consisted of Colonel Younger, Judge A. L. Rhodes, John Trimble, Judge Davis Devine, and John M. Murphy.
A very large attendance of the pioneer citizens of the county, was had at the picnic, held at O'Donnell's Gardens on the 22d June, 1875. The same officers officiated as at the preliminary meeting. Colonel Younger was called upon, and briefly, yet forcibly, stated the objects of the meeting, and stated that he had, in connection with Mr. Murgotten, succeeded in getting a list of two hundred and twenty Charter Members, and invited any old pio-
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neer present, who had not signified his willingness to join, to come up and sign the roll. The committee appointed to draft a Constitution, reported one which was unanimously adopted. It fixed the 22d June as the time for holding the annual picnic and gathering of the pioneers, and made the arrival on this coast prior to the 22d of June, 1853, as a qualification neces- sary for membership. The officers of the society are: a President, two Vice- Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, and six Directors. The Directors have charge of all the business of the society. The annual dues were fixed at two dollars per year. The organization was then perfected by the election of Judge A. L. Rhodes as President; J. M. Murphy and P. O. Minor, Vice- Presidents; Alex. P. Murgotten, Secretary; Jno. H. Moore, Treasurer ; Directors-Colonel Younger, Davis Devine, John Trimble, A. Pfister, Cary Peebels, and B. D. Murphy.
Judge Rhodes was succeeded by Colonel Younger, which position Mr. Younger held for four years, and displayed marked ability in the manage- ment of the society, when he was succeeded, in 1880, by Robert Page. Mr. Alex. P. Murgotten has held the office of Secretary since its organization, and through his individual exertion and zeal the society has accumulated a vast amount of pioneer information, and is possessed of a very interesting cabinet, composed of articles of great value as pioneer relics.
Of the other officers, Mr. A. Pfister is still a member of the Board, being a very valuable member of that Body. Davis Devine died during the term of his office, as have many more of the members of the society. One by one the old pioneers of the county are being taken over the range, to fathom the unknown, and still greater country beyond the confines of earth.
From the organization the society prospered rapidly, until its membership reached six hundred and thirty, but the dull years came, and the scarcity of money, in some degree, affected its growth, and many dropped out. But it still has a goodly membership, and will be a source of great satisfaction to the members, the pioneers, who have added so much towards building up and beautifying the Golden State.
The officers of the society, at the present writing, are as follows: President, Robert Page; Vice-President, A. Pfister; Secretary, Alex. P. Murgotten; Treasurer, C. W. Pomeroy ; Directors, A. Pfister, J. H. M. Townsend, W. S. Gaines, Thomas Campbell, John Avzerais, S. O. Houghton.
The rooms are located in the Commercial Bank Building, at which all pioneers are invited to call.
Among the members of the society are Henry Jubilee Bee, a pioncer of 1830, still alive; Mrs. S. O. Houghton and Mrs. Mattie Lewis, survivors of the Donner party ; John M. Murphy, the man who brought the barrel of gold-dust to the county ; Hon. S. O. Houghton and A. Pfister of Steven- son's Regiment; Captain Aram, George Cross, Major Campbell, S. W.
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Boring, Martin Corcoran, Thomas Fallon, Ed. Johnson, Judge Moultrie, John Trimble, Winslow Bennett, Mexican War Veterans, who assisted in con- quering this country from Mexico; M. Schallenberger, the "boy hero of the Sierras," whose exploits and sufferings in those mountains, in the Winter of '44 and '45, command a place in history ; and many of the prominent citizens of the county, in every avocation of life.
The officers for 1881-82; are as follows: President, John Trimble; Vice- Presidents, Robert Page and John Auzerias; Secretary, Alex. P. Murgotten; Treasurer, C. W. Pomeroy ; Directors, S. O. Houghton, A. Pfister, Henry Lux, F. C. Franck, W. S. Gaines, J. R. Weller.
In the year 1877 the Society of Pioneers held a grand festival, when they were visited by their brethren of San Francisco, literary exercises being the order of the day. The oration was received with great applause, and the band having executed an-operatic selection, the President introduced Miss Mattie Patten, who in an eloquent and able manner rendered the following beautiful poem, written by Sister Annie Fitzgerald, of the College of Notre Dame, and entitled :-
WELCOME TO OUR PIONEERS.
Not with cold, unmeaning accents, Not with polished, formal phrase, Not as strangers, greeting strangers, - O, our friends of early days !- Do we bid you cordial welcome, In our frank but homely speech- Aye, a heart's o'erflowing welcome, Such as love alone can teach.
There is naught of labored straining When the heart and lip agree; Little need to weigh, or measure, When our thoughts and words are free; And, however rude the diction, When the spirit's depths are stirred To their inmost founts of feeling, Who will cavil at a word ?
Be the outer shell forgotten ; Let our words be what they will ; They are meant to shine in reverence, Pearls of kindly welcome still ; Kindly, hospitable welcome To our honored guests to-day; Greeting to our Queenly City From the hearts of San José.
Greeting to the loyal heroes Of our young Land's early years, Homage to the silvery honors Of our noble pioneers. Name that like a conjurer summons All the past before our eyes- Toils and struggles, wants and hardships, Perils, dangers, sacrifice.
Name so linked and interwoven With our country's weal and woe, That we feel our pulses quickening And our hearts and cheeks aglow, While we own with grateful feeling All the justice of its claim, As it shines a fadeless nimbus Round your well-won patriot fame.
Name that clothes with deeper meaning Every scene around our way, As we welcome you who wear it On our fair State's natal day, California! California! Brightest, dearest, loveliest, best, Ye were first to see her pillowed On her Mother Union's breast.
Ye were first beside her cradle When our great Mid-Century came, With a trumpet-voiced "Eureka!" Blazoning o'er the world her fame ; Ye were first beside her cradle When our quiet valley town Won and wore the fresh, green honors Of the Capitolian crown.
And ye come to-day as pilgrims To the fountain-head whence, first, Living streams of Law and Order O'er our sunset valley burst. Ye are welcome! O, most welcome! Unforgotten shall we hold, In our civic wreath of memory, This bright, shining leaf of gold.
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Woven amid the sweet joy blossoms Of our City's Hundred years, By the sunlight of your presence, O, our Country's Pioneers! Living witnesses of changes That we scarce can realize, Oh! we read the past reflected In the mirror of your eyes-
Eyes that watched our Land with pleasure, Day by day new charms unfold, Dawn to morning's splendor flushing, Merging now in noon's bright gold ; Eyes that see to-day around you Fruitage of those by-gone years- Truth and Art and Science yielding Homage to our Pioneers.
Homage to each earnest toiler Of that brave devoted band That with heart, or mind, or muscle, Lent new glory to our land. Messengers of Truth and Justice That from Pulpit, Bench, or Bar, Teacher's desk, or sacred Tripod, Poured the light of Freedom's Star.
Honor to the earnest thinkers Who have guided and refined, Pioneers of Art and Science ! Pioneers of heart and mind ! Honor none the less unto them, Sons of Labor unafraid, Who haveled in living channels Commerce, Agriculture, 'Trade.
Every phase of honest labor Wins our meed of thanks and praise, And no brows should go unlaureled Had we power to bind their bays. Were it all in will and feeling, We could yield you homage due, Open hearts and hands outreaching Unto hearts so warm and true.
Feeling all the debt we owe you, Hence with joy "too sweet for tears," Do we give you heartfelt greeting, O, brave band of Pioneers! Open hearts and hands outreaching, As in good old days of yore, When we mnet as trusty comrades 'Round our ruddy camp-fire's roar.
With the warm and cordial greeting, And the hearty grasp of hand, One in fellowship of feeling, Brothers of one household band, While the starry banners o'er us, 'Neath our calm September skies, To the balmy Autumn breezes, Spread or folded, sink or rise.
Every star upon their azure Wakening thoughts of by-gone years ; Native State and home and kindred, Once your own, brave Pioneers. 33
Dear to you, to memory sacred, But, oh! dearer far ye hold, In your heart of hearts, the memories Of our precious land of gold.
And what marvel that ye hold her Nearest, dearest, fairest, best; Earth folds not a lovelier daughter To her ocean-clasping breast, California! California! From our inmost soul we pray, Still forever and forever, May God bless thy natal day.
Onward, upward, faltering never In thy march of mind and heart; Blessings on thy smiling valleys, Blessings on thy toiling mart; Blessings on thy sons and daughters, May thy fairest wreaths be twined Of the blossoms of their virtues, And the jewels of their mind.
May their lives, steeped in the influenee Of thy beauty and thy grace, Win a soul-reflected radiance From thy shining, peerless face, As thy children-as the children Of a Mother such as thou- Such as Nature first arrayed thee, Sach as Art hath made thee now.
May nor thoughts, nor words, nor actions, Be a discord in the strain, Rising in melodious chorns From each mountain, hill and plain, Proving thus our love and duty In the eloquence of Truth, Clothing with a Heavenly beauty Even our hours of care an l ruth.
Thus indeed shall each reunion, Of the swiftly fleeting years, Crown, with added weight of honors, All our band of Pioneers- Hourly, daily, yearly fitting Deathless souls of young and old, For the spirit's wondrous birthday In God's City paved with gold.
Thro' whose gates of pearl has entered, From this shadowy "Vale of Tears," Many a one who led the vanguard Of our valiant Pioneers. Honor, peace and reverence to them! Pillowed on their Country's breast. Shrined in many a loving memory, Oh! how sweet their hallowed rest.
DEAD-yet LIVING here amongst us- To their names our bosoms thrill, And their honored sons and daughters Keep their lives immortal still. Children of such worthy fathers, Heirs of California's fame, By your lofty soul and daring, Still prove worthy of the claim.
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What is there we may not hope for From your warm outspoken zeal, Eloquence of word and action For our Country's lasting weal ? What is there we should not hope for From your glowing patriot fires ?
Be it yours to keep forever
Green the memory of your sires.
See ye keep alive the graces That they kindled into flame, In our Country's public places, In her lowlier walks of Fame -- Love of toil and manly courage, Will to do and strength to dare,
And through every fiery ordeal, Ay, a soul that laughs at care.
This the best and fittest tribute That our human love can pay To the honored dead; the living! Oh! to them once more we say, Faithful sons and loving daughters Of a mother we revere,
To our hearts, our homes, our valley, Welcome, O most welcome here!
May His Hand who reared our mountains, Veined with wealth of glittering gold, May His Hand who wrapt our valleys In His Mantle's richest fold,
May His Love who poured the fullness Of His Treasures o'er our years,
Spare us long, and bless forever California's Pioneers.
With the poem, the literary exercises of the day closed, and all adjourned to another scene of festivity-the barbecue. On the east side of the grounds tables had been arranged, and were groaning beneath the weight of good things. They were soon relieved, however, and replenished until all who desired to eat had been satisfied, and large quantities remained untouched. After the barbecue was over dancing took place for about an hour, the music being furnished by the San Francisco Band. At four o'clock it closed, as the band had to accompany the San Francisco Pioneers on their return. The grounds, however, remained crowded after their departure, until the shadows of evening had gathered, when the homeward march began. During the fes- tivities, a dispatch was sent to Francis D. Clark, President of the California Pioneers, who was assisting at the celebration at Long Branch, N. J., wish- ing them health and prosperity. A dispatch was received from them, containing the same wish, and one from the pioneer, John A. Sutter, bearing greeting. In every particular the celebration was a grand success, and the Twenty-seventh anniversary of California's Admission Day will not soon be forgotten.
The Bank of San Jose .- Successor to Knox & Beans, bankers. The first banking house in Santa Clara county was established by Wm. J. Knox and T. Ellard Beans, in the month of March, 1866, under the firm name of Knox & Beans. Office located in "Knox Block," No. 293 Santa Clara street, at present occupied by M. Levy's "Standard Clothing Store." Sub- sequent to the death of Dr. Wm. J. Knox, senior member, the business was merged into, and the firm succeeded by, The Bank of San José, organized January 31, 1868, for which articles of incorporation were filed by T. Ellard Beans, John G. Bray and C. W. Pomeroy, Trustees. Capital stock one hun- dred thousand dollars, divided into two hundred shares of five hundred dol- lars each. The first officers were John G. Bray, President; T. Ellard Beans, Cashier and Manager; C. W. Pomeroy, Secretary. On February 17, 1869, the capital stock was increased from one hundred thousand dollars to two
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