The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-02-04
MARVELLOUS
That is What California on
"WheelS" il.
A Wonderful Exhibit of the
Products of the Golden State.


or do justice on paper 10 the tree ex-
hibit of California products how OF
display IN the three cars near IT.,
Union depot, We sre frank to admi
Is he Ond our capabilities. If W,
spoke of the wealth OF marvelou:
specimens as they are there shown
and told the stories of other products
this wonderful State is capable of pre-
ducing as Superintendent Mcdonald
and Assistant Mathes told them they
would be charged up as 81
Munchausen.like dimensions in very
large degree. To save the characters
tic reputation of the journalistic
profession generally, we will
just say to every Sedalian that il is an
exhibit that should not be missed 1t
is wonderful and marvellous beyond
description. Think of ninety-'hree
different kinds of almonds being grown
on one ranch. A pumpkin that
weighs go pounds, and then listen to
Mr.. Mathes' tale of one that would
have been brought along except that
il was so large that the Car doors
would not admit of it being brought
/ in.
Then there are o. ions on exhibition
that are twenty-four inches in circum
ference and weigh over seven pounds.
-Four pears from the ranch of the ia
NOUS horseman, j. b. Haggin, that
are twenty-One pounds 10 weight. Pc
tatoes that would delight the heart of
any true son of Erin, as well as other
folks. Specimens that are about
foot in length and weigh over four
pounds. A sample of a sweet
potato that weighs twenty-four
pounds. A grape vine cOiled
about the top of the Car that meas
ures SO feet 8 inches. and is the
growth of just one year. This is the
product of land that lies 260 feet be-
low the level of the ocean.
Seemingly anything known to be
raised on the soil of the earth is shown
in the exhibit from this remarkable
state. Prunes, figs, apricots, rsisins,
pecons, pears, peaches, cOln, wheat,
rye, oats, raw silk and the cocoons,
pIums, nuts in variety almost in
Vulnerable, pampss grass, wool SAM
Piles, numerous onions, fine woods,
bark, cork, vegetables of every con-
ceivable nature and other curiosi,ies
interesting in the fullest degree.
The exhibit is the largest ever per-
sented in the country and the UNDER
taking as far as the trip is concerned,
the most stupendous. The train start
ed from San Francisco on December,
1st. 1889, and will be on the road |
over the continent until December 1st,
1890.
The scheme and project was ar
ranged under the auspices of a state
board of trade composing the largest
growers and ranch man of twenty
eight counties of California, who bear
the entire expense. The object is to
give the public at large an idea of
how wonderfully prolific the Golden
State" is as regards the products of
her soil.
The outfit consists of three elegant
chair cars belonging to the Southern
Pacific railroad company which have
bad the seats removed and have been
arranged for the tour.
The display of grain and fruit is
'howu in beautiful glass jars especial
y made while the heavier exhibits
Ire .artistically placed along the sides.
In the middle car is the wine dis
play which occupies almost all the
coach. How many kinds there are
5 not known but it may be truthfully
aid by the writer that if all of it
$ as good as what was sampled it is
clever goods"
In the third car the attendant
corps travel and live. A complete
kitchen and dining room outfit occupy
one end with the Office and /
bedrooms in the other.
Mr.. Joseph Mcdonald is the super
ntendent in charge with S. j. Mathes
IS first assistant and E. j. Franfue-
ain second assistant. Major j. B.
Lauck travelling passenger agent of
he Southern Pacific railroad has {
charge of the train and is accompan-
ed by his wife,
From here the train will go TO =,
Kansas City from there all over the
East and through Canada. &
Throughout it is one of the most !
notable enterprises ever undertaken
md no one who has the opportunity
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