Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-18

ORovILLE, December 17th,-The second
annual fair of the Butte County Citrus
Association opened this evening under the
most favorable auspices. After weeks of
stormy weather, the sky is as clear as a
bell, and the stars are shining brightly.
The tent in which the fair is held this year
is much larger than that of last year, and
the display is much finer in every respect.
The tent is 6Gx1o0 feet in size, is located in
the Court house yard. and covers large
number Of orange trees loaded with fruit
There was a fair attendance at the open
ing exercises, which proved very interest
ing. After mnsic by the Oroville Band,
the opening address was delivered by Hon.
A. f. Jones. Some exceptionally fine
music was rendered by the Qaartette Club,
and then followed an address by Governor
Waterman
The Governors address was received
with great applause. He spoke of the grest
changes that had taken place since he first
passed through Oroville, and dwelt upon
the p1iTations and hardships of the early
miners life, when such thing as fruit
was lot dreamed of here. One year age he
had attended fair here. and thought it
could not be beaten, but this years entirely
eclipsed it. He believed in one Cali
fornia- no North, nor South. He
wanted no division Of the State, and the
level headed people of Southern California
did not want division. Some day we
would want to boast of the population of
the State and say we have ten millions. If
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millions each. He spoke in enthusiastic
terms OF the future of Oroville and the
whole State. There was no danger ofover-
stocking the Eastern markets with fruit
The States OF Minnesota, Wisconsin, Hi
nois, and the whole great West, where no
fruit was raised, were filling up and would
consume all and more than we could raise.
The auction sales in Chicago of the past
year had demonstrated this.
More singing by the club and mu-
sic by the band, closed the ex-
ereises. The pavilion on the west, oppo-
site the entrance, is occupied by a reprasen-
which is composed of quartz rock, above
which is an immense cross standing twenty
feet in height and made of oranges, sus-
pended over which are the words, Rock
OF Ages" Above is the Star of Bethlehem,
in evergreen. This is undoubtedly the
finest design in the pavilion, and is made
by the General Committee on Decoration.
To the right is the booth of Argonaut
Parlor, No. s, n. S. G. W, beng a repre-
sentation of 1919 and 1888. over which, in
oranges, are the words. "Argonaui PaIlor.
No. s., n. S. G. W., 1885," and the bear.
Underneath the bear is a water-wheel,
shovel, pick, rocker and other mining inl-
PIGMENTS, together with a log cabin with
matched roof. The present day is repre-
sented by & modern cottage in oranges.
Immediately opposite Golden Fleece
Parlor, N. D. g. W, have parlor which is
furnished complete in every respect. The
furniture is made of oranges, and in which
the Daughters will receive their friends
curing the fair.
Going east, through the center, the Their
mslito exhibit stands between two orange
trees in tull bearing. The design is sum
mer, house, surrounded by a garden The
whole is elevated two feet from the floor,
and on this platform are various palms,
semi tropical fruits, oranges, lemons lines
and olive trees, the bases of which are
concealed beneath platform covered with
turf, giving the appearance of an actual
garden. The summer-house is latticed, and
twelve feet in diameter, the entrance hight
being twenty-six feet, covered with oranges
entwined with ivy and other evergreens.
a passage-way through the exhibit dis
closes two booths, with a fountain in the
canter of a rockery, one being a flower and
the other fruit BOOTH
Next comes massive obelisk of oranges.
the exhibit of Mrs. Calkins, of Oroyille.
containing 1900. Next is the speakers
and music stand, elevated some ten feet,
the sides slopiDg off and surrounded by ex-
hlblts of all varieties of nuts and delicious
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flowers, among which is bunch of bam-
boo at each corner over eighteen feet in
hight.
Adjoining the band stand is the pagoda
of Bell & Boyntou, which is twelve feet
square and sixteen feet high, and is dec
Grated with evergreens and 5000 oranges.
The decorations consist of three limbs, the
Masonic square and compass, large bell.
the letter "B" and dove. This is one of
the most unique displays.
Next, at the entrance of the hall, is the
exhibit of the Palmero colony, being wire
summer house profusely decorated with
oranges, inside of which were rustic seas
of manzanita and other native woods. Out
side the summer-house fence of oranges
and evergreens surrounds numerous palms,
flowers and ornamental plants giving the
whole an air OF tropical beauty and splen-
dor.
To the north of these exhibits is one of
D. n. Friesleben. The whole is a massive
enigma consisting Of heart, belt, bee
hive, stsr and gate. This is to represent
Oroville il the heart of the citrus belt,
wherein the beehive of industry is work
ing in Butte, the star county within the
Golden State. This design is one of the
fine in the pavilion and attracts much
attention.
1t is impos IDLE to give tonight descrip-
ton of the numerous exhibits surround
ing those mentioned, many of which are
equally beautiful and will be described in
future dispatches. Some OF them contain as
high as 10, 600 oranges. This fruit takes
the lead in the fair, though all other citrus
fruits are well represented.
All the surrounding places and colonies
contribute their quota to the general dis
play. The exhibits are not yet fully in
place, but will be tomorrow The town is
full of people, and the hotels are crowded,
but the committee is active in taxing care
Of strangers and seeing that they have good
quarters.
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