Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-14
CALIFORNIA On WHEELS,
The Travelling Exhibit Now
in the City.
A LARGE NUMBER OF VISITORS.
The Arrangement Of the Cars-The
Los Angeles Exhibit-An
Attractive Display.

The two exhibit cars of the California
on Wheels arrived in this city yester-
day morning, and lay during tbs day on
the track just outside of the Wolfskill
depot. The information that the train
was in the city seems to have been very
successfully spread, and the interest
which the undertaking mas excited
caused large number of people to pay q
visit to the cars. Almost as soon az the
managers opened the doors the cars
filled up and were crowded with visitors
all day long. A line was presently
formed in front of the entrance, extend.
ing back over hundred feet. This line
was kept up all day, sometimes nearly a
block in length. Mr.. Mcdonald, the
manager of the show, who accompanied
the exhibition last year, says that they
have found by frequent calculations that
about sixteen people minute pass
through the cars when a continuous line
is formed outside. Surprising this to be
fair estimate, it would make total OF
seven or eight thousand visitors yester.
day. The number was certainly over
5000.
The mere number of the visitors was
not the only fact that proved the unusual
degree of interest taken by the public
in the exhibition. Its arrival was made
Q common subject of comment on the
streets, and many who failed to make q
trip to the depot yesterday expressed an
intention to make it today. Along the
line of those who we're waiting to get in
might be seen the faces of many of the
most prominent and active men of the
city-merchantH and capitalists and
producers.
It cannot be questioned that consider
ing the amount of space which the pro-
jectors of the undertaking had in which
to exhibit the immensely varied resour-
ces of the State, they have made o
decided success of presenting them 10
the view of the visitor in very attract
i've form. Every square inch in the car
has been utilized. Even the ceilings are
hung with views. The cara are Pullman
parlor coaches, elegant in structure and
as roomy as possible. They have large
windows, and the visitor who happens to
be unable to get into the cars, will be
able to see good deal by walking
around them and looking at the hand
some exhibits arranged against the glass.
The exteriors of the cars are painted in
an attractive form, with the words,
Free Exhibit of California Products''
in large gilt letters ON the sides. The
general appearance of the train is one to
attract attention and excite interest as
soon as seen.
The train is ,estibuled, SO that it has
the effect of being one continuous long
room. The first of the two exhibit cars
afo}v la
second is given up to wine and
minerals. It has not been found
possible, in the effort to make
the most of the space to arrange the ex.
htbits by separate counties. It must be
remembered in the first place that there
are twenty eight counties represented,
and to divide the space in the
cars equally, Gas the arrangement by
which they have entered the organization
of the State Board of Trade would seem
to necessitate,) would limit each to a
very small amount OF room. The prin-
cipal producing sections, like Fresno,
Santa Clara, Los Angeles, San Francisco
and Sacramento, have contributed large
cases of dried fruits, nuts, raisins, ETC.,
which are plainly labeled with the name
of the county from which they come.
Los Angeles has such case, and the
rest of her products are scattered about
throughout the car. It happens that
Fresno, Santa Clara and San Fran
cisco counties have larger and more
attractive cases than the one put
in by Los Angeles, but it does
not appear that any one. is to blame for
the fact, or that it indicates any dis
position on the part of the northern sec.
ton of the State to get the better of us.
The Los Angeles exhibits appear here
and there throughout the car, all labeled
and given due prominence. The case of
fruits from this county is given very
advantageous location, while that Of
Sacramento, for example, is put away
ia the wine car.
1t must also be borne in mind by the
visitor that not all of the Los Angeles
exhibits are in place yet. The Secretary
OF the Chamber of Commerce has been
waiting for the arrival of the train to
contribute number Of very, important
articles to the show. Yesterday q very
fine exhibit of oils was taken to the
train, contributed by the Oil Burning
and Supply Company. There are
thirteen cases Of wine, which
has been contributed from this
county, none of which were to be seen
yesterday. This was due to slight acct
dent, which will be Immediately RENE.
died. The cases, which had been made
to hold the bottles firmly in place, were
found to be of the wrong shape and size
to fit the bottles in which the Los An.
geles county wine was put. New
cases will be made immediately.
One unfortunate feature of the Los
Angeles exhibit attracted very general
unfavorable comment. This was row
OF very small and wizened lemons Just
above the case Of fruits. The manager
explained that they had been with the
exhibit for some time, and would be
thrown away and replaced by better
ones. The crowning feature of the ex.
hibit OF Los Angeles county throughout
the winter will be the display
OF fresh lemons and oranges which will
bo sent from time to time to the train az
1t makes its way through the East. The
general rule in such matterg, however.
would seem to hold good that no exhibit
at all of an article would be better than
= poor exhibit.
It is safe to assume that before the
train leaves this city, this afternoon. the
Los Angeles exhibit will be In Q much
better ehape.
The manager Of the expedition IL
Joseph d. Mcdonald, who, through his
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