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Saratoa THE CROWN OF THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY California In the Warm Belt of the foothills above the fogs on the San Jose,
Saratoga and Los Gatos Electric Belt Line The land is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven
: a land which the Lord thy God careth for. -Deut. XI. II-I2 SARATOGA IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Pres., DAVID C. BELL Sec.,
B. GRANT TAYLOR Treas., E. M. CUNNINGHAM VICE-PRESIDENT, L. MCGUIRR MARTIN KANE J. T. RICHARDS Chairman Executive Com.,
E. S. WILLIAMS SIXTH ANNUAL BLOSSOM FESTIVAL - 1905 COMMITTEERS Br SATURDAY,MARCH COMMITTEERS EIGHTEENTH Transportation,
Martin Kane, Chairman Program, The Executive Committee Guides and Badges, W. G. Tomlinson. Chairman Evening Program, E.
M. Cunningham, Chairman View Points, Chas. C. Bell, Chairman Reception, Frank Abernethy, Chairman Grounds, S. H. Cloud,
Chairman Flags and Decorations, J. T. Corpatein, Chairman Amusements, Levi Scott, Chairman Congress Springs Water, Chas.
A. Page, Chairman Athletics, Forest Sanders, Chairman Teams, W. J. Thompson. Chairman Information Bureau, Dr. R. L. Hogg,
Chairman Marshal, Herbert F. Tuck Drives, J. A. Kerr, Chairman Religious Exercises, Pastors McKnight, Merrill, Woodward
SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA, March 10, 1905 Mr. John Muir, Martinez, California. Dear Mr. Muir:- I take pleasure in extending
to you an invitation to be one of the guests of honor of oun people on the occasion of the Blossom Festival, the 18th inst.,
and add to and enjoy the inspiration and pleasure which we hope the day will afford. I might add that there are several streams
and gulches in that immediate vicinity which are very much in need of being inspected by you, while the whole region has acquired
a new importance in view of the state road bill which is now in the hands of our good Governor, and which I sincerely hope
he will sign, if he has not already done so. I sincerely trust that you will recognize your duty as State Mountain and Gulch
Inspector, and find it convenient and enjoyable to bring your family and as many of your friends as possible to Saratoga on
the day above indicated. Sincerely yours, ft J illegible Secretary. 03546