Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-10
the ANNUAL FAIR.
Appearance of tho Pavilion The
Leading Exhibitors What Has
Been Done Things to be Done.

Leading Exhibitors What Has
Been Done Things to be Done.
The exhibition at the Pavilion is in
ereasing in completeness every day.
The work OF completing the roof of the
building has been most damaging to the
best interests of the Fair. The constant
hammering of the artificers ON the roof
precipitates dust on the articles shown
that very much detracts from their
beauty and attraction. All day Monday
and Tuesday this difficulty was expert
enced, but we hope it will be terminated
to-day, SO that the people can go and
see their exhibits and those of their
neighbors in peace, cleanliness and
quietness.
Mr.. Carey, the Superintendent, has
done all that could be done to expedite
matters. but he could not complete the
roof OF the building, as that was not in
| Mo COnuacls ut tAHiuliOtS NttS uisO
greatly behind, and many Of them only
yesterday began to make preparations
to show their exhibits. As a conse-
quence the room was noisy and unpleas-
ant.
Ga ascending the stairway the first
industrial exhibit at the head OF the
stairs is that of Mr. B. F. Coulter, who
displays fine assortment of woolen
blankets, wooleh goods, and undercloth
ing of all kinds and colors, made in the
Los Angeles Woolen Mill. This display
is most gratifying TO the people of this
city, and shows what may be accom-
plished by home industry.
Adjoining the display of Mr.. Coulter
is that Of Mrs. Watson, neice Of the
wcll-remembered Governor McDougal, of
California. who displays a most beautiful
assortment Of ladies' ornamental head
wear. consisting Of ostrich plumes, hair
frontlets, curls, artificial flowers, bird
OTuaiituis VI the Hiust biiiiidut
description, made and displayed in
the most artistic style This is the only
exhibit of the kind in the exhibition.
Mr.. L. I. Valentine comes next, with
an assortment Of musical instruments,
and is followed by J. A. Barrows, with
a display of beautiful ranges and stove
furniture.
Mr.. T. A. Carey occupies the south
west corner with display of trees and
ornamental shrubs and is neighbor to
Widney Brothers, who display thirty
different kinds Of walking sticks made
of thirty different kinds of California
woods. They have also an immense dis-
play of moss and fern ornaments made
only from mosses and fernsgrown in Los
Angeles county. They also have large
display of California insects.
On the first table Of fruits, the people
Of Anaheim and Placentia make
a fine display through Mr.. L.
Parker and Mr.. George r
Hinde.- Mr.. Parker displays walnuts,
apples, oranges, grapes and lemons. Mr..
Hinde makes a most meritorious display
of seventeen kinds Of grapes, peaches,
pears, figs, persimmons, apples and dried
peachea, figs and raisins. This display
from Placentia ought to shame some of
our city fruit growers for not bringing
out their fruit to this exhibition
| Mr. Andrew T. Carey, from his beau
tiful home, cut in the side of the Sierra
Madres above Duarte, shows very fine
assortment of delicious fruit. He has
twenty five exhibits Of oranges, in 0cto-
Der, singular time for such fruit, and
has ripe oranges all the year. In addi-
ton. he displays lemons, lines, ounces.
pomegrates, apples, peaches, pears and
corn. Almost all kinds of fruit abound
on this mountain ranch.
Mr.. War A. Wied comes next, with
some very large pears and figs, and an
excellent display of apples grown on his
ranch in the Cahuenga district.
Mr.. Elwood Cooper on the same table
makes fine display of his homemade
olive oil, Mr.. F. J. Barretto some most
superb rolls of butter from his Jersey
COWS. and the Lugonia Packing Company
some very excellent sun-dried nectarines.
peaches and aprieots.
On the north side as well as on the
south side Of the stairway, the display
is only partially made. The great pack
ing and drying houses Of the city have
not sent in a single sample of fruit of
any kind. Mrs. Ingram has placed on
the first table display of her homemade
ljellies, jams and preserves.
Judge Ranney, of Florence. makes on
the second table, one of the most worthy
displays in the whole Fair. He has
forty-fve exhibits of apples, twenty-five
Of grapes, some Of the clusters weighing
seven pounds; eight displays of large
pears, and all raised without irrigation.
This land is on the plain below the city
that few years ago was dry and
dusty squirrel and sheep pasture. This
display by Judge Ranney is one of the
best advertisements of the plains of Los
Angeles that could be made.
A. C. Weeks, of San Gabriel, makes
a fine showing of dried peaches and ap-
pies, and his neighbor, Mr.. w. G.. Phil.
lips, is alongside with pears, ounces and
pomegranates. Mr.. J. Hatton has some
lovely apples from the Azusa, and the
gallant Major Notion, of Vernon, fills
out the table with some fine lemons,
oranges and pears.
On the third table, Mr.. O. H. Bliss
exhibits an apple that weighs 2S ounces,
and large lot of pampas pmmes of fine
proportions, and McCarty and Durfey
Of Monte Vista, show some enormous
figs OF the Lombard variety. Mrs.
Rosenbaum of Pasadena, comes next
with beautiful display of flowers and
fruit of various kinds; and next appears
some fine English peaches raised by J.
NJ. Fryer at Spadra, from seed imported
from England by Uncle Billy Rubottom.
McKinlay Brothers and s. McKinlay
make fine display of apples and pears
and some very fine specimens of purple
Emperor grapes.
r. J. Blee of Santa Ana, makes a very
rich display of grapes. including some
monster black Moroccos, white Muscats