Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-17
THE CITRUS FAIR.
FOURTH DAY-CONTINUED INTER-
EST MANIFEST.
of County Products-To-day
and Tonight.


The attendance all day yesterday at the
Citrus Fair was excellent, and last night
the hall was again packed to its full capac-
ity. Many visitors from abroad arrived
yesterday, and large numbers of San Fran
ciscans were among the guests.
The interest was evidently on the in
crease yesterday, it being heightened by the
assurance that the fruits are to be sent on
to Chicago for exhibition.
The Committees on Awards are now
busily engaged on their task. The follow
ing are the committees so far as announced
On Dried and Evaporated Fruits. G.
Beach, Ell Dorado county; H. Brink, Yolo
county; L. w. Buck, Solano county. On
Wine and Brandy-Jas. 1. Felter, ]. Strutz,
- Garnett, w. i. West On General Ex-
hibit-F. R. Dray, K. D. Stephens, Thos L.
Thompson Robert Williamson is Chair
man of the Committee on Olives and Olive
Oil, aud p. L. Plat is Chairman of the
Committee on Apples, Pears and Ounces.
Last evening the Hussar Band played in
the hall, and will play again tonight. The
music added much. to the entertainment
of the visitors.
To-day the pupils of the schools of the
city will attend the fair, in the order here
before announced.
The following dispatch to the RECORD
UNION from Auburn, Placer county, last
evening, will be read with interest:
| AUBURN, December I6, 1856.
| Supervisor Stevens and Senator Filcher start
ed out this afternoon, and in about two hours col
lected 500 TO assist in sending Placer's exhibit
/ at the Citrus Fair to Chicago. Placer has q
climate and resources second to none, and her
people are awaking to the importance of letting
outsiders know it.
The address tonight will be by Mr.. C. n
HonD, of Shasta, a practical and broadly
intelligent man, who has given much at
| tention to the capabilities of the soil OF
northern California. His remarks ought
to interest all who feel concern in the pros
perity of the region.
| Thomas G. Wills, agent for the San Fran
cisco and North Pacific Railroad, is attend
ing the Citrus Fair for the purpose of writ
ing a pamphlet descriptive of the fair,
which will be illustrated, and which the
railroad company intends distributing
broadcast throughout the East.
PREMIUMS AWARDED.
The following premiums were awarded
by committees yesterday
Raisins-Best individual exhibit of raisins by
dealer or grower-First premium to Geo. w
| Meade & Co, gold medal; second premium 20
Jackson Bros, Woodland, silver medal third
to W. T. Coleman & Co., San Francisco a vine
yard pillow. For best exhibit of raisins grown
by one party-First premium to W. NJ. Foster
Lincoln, Placer county. a Westmore range; sec
ond, to R. B. Blower, Woodland, raisin press
third prize TO Thomas o. Hardy Placeryille, 9
vineyard cultivator
Prunes-Best individual exhibit, Jos. REUTER-
of Reuter- Station, gold medal; second premi
UNI, VIM. Pleasant. of Vacaville, silver medal
third premium, VIM. Barry, of 0phir, Placer
| county, Angora rug.
Flgs-Best individual exhibit, W. r. Strong &
| Co., Sacramento, gold medal: second premium
| Mrs. Z. p Buckingham Vacaville, silver medal
third premium, A. Pendleton, Nicolaus Suttel
| county, rug.
Evaporated Fruits-For best individual ex
hibit Of evaporated fruits, other than raisins
| figs and prunes, to burlington Bros, Sacra
| mento, first premium; K. S. Lockett, Sacra
| mento, second premium; Lusk q Co., Marys
| vile, third premium.
Sun-dried Fruits-Best individual exhibit
first premium to D. H. Clippinger, Brighton, Sac
| ramento county especially meritorious); sec
0nd prize, +. p. ChapinS. Brighton, Sacramento
county, third prize, W. D. Bacon. Red Bluff.
Olive OLDEST individual exhibit A F. Red
field, Smartsyilie, first premium, gold medal
second premium, ]. NJ Frey Newcastle silve
medal; third prize, Joseph Gaidella, Oroville,
clock.
olives-Best individual exhibit, first premium
John Rock, San Jose, mirror; second premium
| P w. Butler, Penryn, a table cover; third pre-
MUM. L. A. Gould, Auburn, a rug.
Dates-Best individual exhibit, first premium
to J. R. Wolfskill, Solano county.
Placer County.
Placer county is high foothills. creel
bottoms and low foothills region. til!
from 10 to 20 miles wide and 100 miles
long. The upper foothill soil is red gray
ely loan, rich bottom alluvial; som,
sandy loan no adobe, of any account. l
is easily titled soil, variable as to depth anC
as to productive quality. The rainfall i:
certain there is never drought, and nevel
a total failure of crops. The county is sup
piled with numerous mining storage reser
Voirs, originally intended for mining pur
poses, and now mainly directed to agricult
ure. There are several hundred miles o
bitches. The chief products are fruit in al
variety, quartz mining, manufactures il
clay, iron ore vast granite product, exten
Siye lime product, heavy pine-lumberin.
products, all varieties of berries. som,
grain growing and vine products largely
There is much land to be had (unculti
vated) from 81 so to $50 per acre. TIL
price of cultivated land is dependent largel,
upon improvements. Within five year
the county has made greater progress il
horticulture and viticulture than in al
time previously. 1t is a warm county
scarcely any frost is known and no snow
in cultivatable regions The soil products
are very early in market. This year Place
put
THE FIRST
Cherries in the Chicago market, and sen
the first oranges to the East and the frs
strawberries. The bulk of the small shin
ments go East. The Central Pacific Rail
road traverses the county and gives it th,
advantage of twenty four hours priority in
the market. Placer is a rich county. anc
at this date probably is the most progress
i've and prosperous of all the northern
counties. 1t grows all varieties of frui
and semi-tropic products in lavish wealth
Placer has the most extensive granite quar-
ries in the State. ALI the polished granite
used in San Francisco and Sacramento
comes from Placer county.
THE EXHIBITS.
More striking in character are those Of
budded oranges, the Washington and the
Australian, Mediterranean sweet. the ST
Michaels and several Others. All the ex.
hibitors have more or less of these
varieties. Budded varieties of lemons are
shown also in large variety. Other
striking exhibits are the tea plant
NpetVlA APlONlliE tltN Will grow IN BlaCer i
olives which are being largely cultivated
one planter alone putting out 200 acres OF
trees. The japanese persimmon grows
luxuriantly. The fig is grown of all varie.
ties, and the curing of it is now being
largely engaged in for commerce. as it is a
staple, and commands a good price with q
broad profit. Pomegranates. are largely
grown, ana to perfection. All manner Of
deciduous fruits are grown, as also many
varieties of choice nuts. Brandy and wine
is put up in Placer county for commerce
but this industry is in its infancy. The
majority of the grapes grown are for the
table and for raisin-curing
A CURIOUS PUZZLE
Is shown by Placer county. Four boxes O,
five-crown Dehesa raisins are placed side
by side. One of these is the genuine i'm.
ported, the other four are cured by Mr.
Foster near Lincoln, Placer county, mid
way between Lincoln and Newcastle. A
card is on this EXHIBIT, challenging specta
tors to pick out the imported, if they can
The iye-crown Dehesa is the best know
raisin in the world.
Another feature Is the exhibit of Hal
Bros, of Penryn of navel oranges. River
side experts on Tuesday admitted that thes,
are the genuine Washington navel variety
DR.. Joseph NJ. Frey's exhibit in tn,
Placer display, arranged under the superin
tendence of Mrs. Fox, is an especially at
ttrsetivo feafr1r5 in variety baau+r- Il 49,,