Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-08

! IN immature, being about II feet his b by
II square-which is patterned after and
| represents Suffer county's big packing
| house. The exterior walls of this build
ing are wreahed with oranges, while in
| side are 10 be seen samples of preserved
fruit in glass jars. The greater portion Of
| this exhibit is made by j. P 0nslott, oi
Yuba City.
YUBA CouNTY's EXHIBIT.
Yuba county, like Sutter, suffers some.
| what from want of ROOM but that is be.
cause she makes an unusually large dis.
play. Even as it is, she occupies 100 square
| yards OF space, including the northeast cor.
ner of the Pavilion.
| G. n. Tharsing, the genial gentleman
who has charge of this display, estimate:
that he has 40 600 oranges and 5000 lemons
in his exhibit, to say nothing of the count.
less pyramids, jars and boxes of othel
| fruits, preserved and fresh.
| The display is very tastefully and artis.
tlcally arranged. Four immense pillars Of
oranges are placed at even distances apart
along the wall of the Pavilion, the largest
] OF which occupies the corner. Between
these pillars are long, sloping walls, ex,
tending outward and downward about ter
| feet and upon these are arranged an ex.
| ceedingly pretty mosaic work of oranges
and lemons-the oranges forming the
| groundwork and the lemons the yaricuS
| designs-making a most striking appear.
| ance.
In front OF the display is arranged cosy
| little rustic bower cOntsining several seats
| for those who may become fatigued.
The principal contributors to Yuba's ex
hibit are Colonel Woodruff and ]. c. White
both of whom are foremost fruit growers
| of that county.
BUTTE's MAGNIFICENCE.
Upon leaving Yuba's display the visitor
enters upon what may justly be said to be
| the grandest and most marvellous exhibi
ton of this kind ever seen in California
1t is Butte county's contribution to the fair
1t takes up the entire south wall of the Pa
vilion and comprises the contributions o
many exhibitors.
| To describe this county's wondrous show
as it should be described would be impossi
| BILE.
1t begins upon the rear wall of the Pa.
yiiion, and the first section is devoted tc
a display of the products of Thermalito-
Senator A. F. Jones pride. This section
represents summer lawn, and represents
| it well. The background is one mass o
! ferns and palms. in various designs, with
| here and thereaneat design worked adroitly
| in oranges. Near the too something like
| 300 oranges are fastened against the wall in
such manner as to form the word 'Ther-
mslito," in large letters. The lawn is on 8
raised platform and is reached by ascend
| ing a short flight of stairs 1t covers
probably thirty square yards. In
| the center of it stands an inviting little
| summer-house covered with a striped
awning, and in which are several tete-a-tete
rustic chairs. The surface of the platform
| is covered with fresh sod, and here and
| there are iDgeniously shrunken esrthen
| pots from which sprout shrubs and palms
| and plants of various kinds-for all the
| world as though they grew from the sod
| direct. Among the latter are several
orange trees bearing their first crops On
either side OF the stairs are arranged pyra-
mids of oranges and preserved fruit in jars,
most of which were raised on the grounds
OF the Butte County Hospital at Therma
Ito. Ia g conspicuous place is a little
| orange tree sprouting from big pot, which
the attendant explains is exhibited for the
| purpose OF showing the great natural vital
ity of an orange tree. This one went for q
year without water and was, to all appear
snces, dead; but when the recent showers
csme on it picked up. began to thrive, and
is now in full bloom. Senator A. f. Jones
lSi VI COuiSts us ltSEO O4 TIE UOuT at tue
Thermallto exhibit, and his manifest ap-
probation OF the exclamations of wonder
and admiration Of the visitors upon OBJ
serving this display is well worth behold
ing. The exhibit is under the able super
vision of Edward Harkness.
To the left of Thermalito is an attractive
little display of citrus and deciduous fruits,
but which is to all appearances completely
overshadowed by the Phermaiito show.
But when the visitor learns that this little
exhibit is from the orchards of A. J. Entz-
man, aud that these orchards are on the
top OF Table Mountain, 800 feet elevation,
they stop and gaze at il in astouishmeDt.
Thermalito might have been dszzliug,
Sutter wonderful and Placer astonishing,
bur when the visitor moves on few yards
he beholds something which iairly floors
him.
THE FRIEsLEBEN EXHIBIT.
It is still Butte county, but Butte com
Dletely outdoneby one of its own citizens
D. n. Friesleben. Ii is the most elaborate
display By far in the fair, and no doubt cost
many hundreds of dollars. 1t consists of
four miniature buildings of an average
hight of fifteen feet each, all Of which are
made almost entirely OF Butte county
oranges. The first of these is 6 representa-
ton of the Oroville Methodist Church, cor
rect in every detail, even to the clock in
the steeple. The second is the State Capt.
tOI at Sacramento, aud is the best and most
skillful piece OF work of the four. The third
building represents the Butte county Court
house ard the fourth the Oroville school
house. In the evening the interiors Of the
four structures are elighted, which imparts to
them increased beauty and effect. Sur
rounding these dazzling structures are YER
daRt lawns, set out in orange trees and
tropical plants, with here and there q pyra-
mid of deciduous and preserved fruits. On
the school house lawn stands an immense
bee hive, made entirely of oranges, and
through the little bee hole pass two pro-
cessions of oTauges-one going in and the
other coming out-moyed By invisible
power. On the capitol lawn stands hand
some Tyre, the frame Of which is composed
of oranges, and the strings of lemons. Still
further down on the lawn near the church
is a large "horn-of plenty from which
pours an endless supply of oranges, lemons
bananas and other luscious fruits.
Mr.. FTiesleben deserves the highest praise
for this great exhibit, representing IS the
buildings do, the four great principles ct
civilization-educaiioD, justice, govern
ment and religion.
~ " ny, Saiu gentleman VINO ca e e all
the way from San Francisco to see the fair,
'if some frolicksome genii would just trans
fer this show tC Frisco just rs it stands,
the people there would go wild. I've seen
lots of citrus faiIs there, bnt never any,
thing in the line OF designs and decora-
tions such as are shown here"
He spoke the truth. A citrus fair in San
Francisco means scarcely more than a lot
of tables and benches upon which are scat
tered the oranges and lemons, regardless of
arrangement, and with only pasteboa-d
card to tell the visitor where the exhibits
cams from.
Well, when the visitor RECEIVERS from the
trance into which he was thrown by be-
holding the Friesleben exhibit, he moves
on q little further and finds himself in front
OF the exhibit of the district of Palermo,
also in Butte county. 1t occupies space
of 20 feet in length, and is 2 fitting side
partner Tor Mr. Frieslebeus S gorgeous show.
Colonel t. 3. Ludlum presiGes over ii. In
the center stands an inviting little rustic
houae inside OF which are 10 be seen yari-
Gus displays Of fruits, both fresh and pre-
served. This is surrounded by a beautiful
green lawn OF fresh bluegrass A little to
the right of the rustic house is a large
fountain made entirely of oranges which
glisten and sparkle merrily in the light as
the spray falls over them. Oranges. lemons
and other fruits grown in Palermo are to
be seen in little pyramids at various places
on the lawn, Us well as some colossal