Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-29
THE FAIR.
ALI the Fruit Now in
Place.
AN INTERESTING EXHIBIT.
Thousands of Visitors Expected to
View the Fruit During the
Coming Week.
THE FAIR.
AN INTERESTING EXHIBIT.

In consequence of the inclement weather
and the unusual attraction at the Opera
House, there was small attendance at the
Citrus Fair in Armory Hall. However, those
who did attend enjoyed an exceedingly
pleasant evening amid the fruits and flow
ers, the sweet music discoursed by the 7th
Infantry Band adding not little to the
enjoyment. The Improvements in decora-
tions made yesterday were so marked as to
give the hall different appearance and
render it much moe beautiful. To-day
will probably complete the entire displays,
and the hundreds who will doubtless visit
Armory Hall during the week will be amply
rewarded for their pains. The visitors at
tention upon catering the hall is at once
attracted by three conspicuous fgures-two
huge orange pyramids, each some ten or
twelve feet high and an Octagon padOga.
Upon close inspection it is found that the
west pyramid Is the exhibit of
PATTY AND PERLEY
Of Riverside, and consists of choice lot of
Washington Navels, Malta Bloods, Paper
Rinds, st. Michaels, Mediterranean Sweets
ton. DR.. John Jarvis is also represented by
specimens of fine seedlings. The exhibit is
tastefully decorated with evergreens,
laurestina leaves and flowers, and the
On the same platform on which this hand
some and majestic pyramid rests, and just
east of it is the exhibit of
JOHN @. NORTH,
Another popular Riverside fruit-grower.
In this display, Mr.. North show an origin
ality of taste and artistic skill deserving
special commendatiOn, saying nothing of
his decided abilities as a horticultur ist.
The immense three rank deep. six pointed
star, verify a ortiz star contai ming no less
than six hundred faultess Washington
Navels guarded at the four corners of.the
table by triangular banks Of the famous
Paper Rind, St. Michaeis and large three
layer maltese cross of beautiful Mediteran-
can Sweets in the west was sight at
once attractive and suggestive Of compli-
ment from the visitor. The effect was still
heightened by drapery of delicate smylax
vines and English ivy.
RAIsINs.
West of the last exhibit and in front of the
stage, is the large raisin display of F. X.
Hail. and Griffin & Skelley of Riverside,
consisting of choice Muscatels, both loose
and London layers, in commercial and
fancy picking boxes. These raisins have
been pronounced by experts both of this
city and the east, to be equal to the best
raisins of France. Italy. ano other raisin
producing countries, If not superior. Z. W.
Holms contributes to this collection a box
OF Zante currants which attracted consider
able attention both at Riverside and here.
Two very fine specimen boxes of SUMO ried
apricots were also noted among Griffin d
Skelley's fruits.
ONTARIO.
Strolling to the right and south side of the
hall, attention is at once drawn to large
suspended frame of evergreens, in which
the word Oh tario" is wrought with excel
lent effect by Paper Rind st. Michael Or
anges. The exhibit beneath is one which
OF years to back it, and the fact that all the
fruits are from trees none of which are
over four years old, adds no little interest
to the collection. The Oldest tree in the
colony is four years, and yet she has al
ready established market, AID sells Or
anges not only by the dozen, but the car
load, incredible as it may seem. The dis
play is in charge of W. E. Collins, and con-
sists of fine pyramids and platters of choice
and Paper Rind St. Michaels, all of viii ch
are prophetic of blight future for the
rapidly growing colony. A fine collection
OF views in large frames occupies con-
table
which is 200 feet wide and beautified in the
ceuter by pepper and palm trees, in the
midst of which runs the electric motor
road, and the outside fringed and shaded
views of the water supplies, school houses.
brick business blocks, etc., were noted. The
table was tastefully decorated with MAIDEN
hair ferns.
SOUTH RIVERSIDE.
The exhibit in charge of F. M. Chognill
is something a little out of the ordinary,
being represented not only by the treasure
beneath. A pyramid of very superior
navels. one of large, bright Lisbon lemons,
another OF choice seedlings, and various
platters of the same varieties completed the
list. A fine display. of coal, potter's clay,
porphery, stone and fine lime, were the de-
partures from the rule, and strong recon-
for that active new colony,
which, of late, has been making favorable
demands on our home-seekers.
ANAHEIM
Is pronounced by all to be one of the most
xhlbits in the hall, it having
the most varied display: The booth is pre-
sided over by Messrs. F: o. Schaunb burger
display is attempted, the fruits speaking
their own laudations. At one end of the
booth Is a large pyramid of Washington Ma
vels and Favorita seeding oranges, one side
being set with very fine lot OF apples OF
various varieties. At the opposite end is
In the center are trays and platters of extra
ordinarily large Navels, grown by r. J.
Northam near Fullerton. Also fine lemons,
Mandarin oranges, a mammoth cltron,
lines, luscious strawberry guavas,
large bright pc per shelled English walnuts,
and st. Johns bread, or English locust pods.
Among canned goods were noted choice
lot of Bartlett pears, ounces, figs, nectar
ines, lemons, cling peaches, blackberr1es,
orab-apples, apricots and French prunes.
was especially worthy Of mention, among
which were ounce, apple, grape, apricot
and currant. An interesting feature is the
fine collection of ostrich feathers and eggs.
The decorations consist of Gala lilies, Nor
folk island pine and laurestina boughs, two
ints of hon of nj