The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-01-18

pick of the best, the result cannot b,
otherwise than grand display for tn,
e interested thousands.
o In the booths are displayed citrus and
deciduous fruits, nuts, cereals, vegetables
: in all stages of ripeness, IN fanciful and
d attractive designs.
II The Placer county exhibit is arranged
in a general form representing the coun-
+ ty, and individual contributors are not
made distinct. Yuba county is also rep
resented by general exhibition, taste
fully arranged, of ripe fruits of marked
excellence. But one of the most remark
3 able schemes is from the next county
Sutter-being train of cars with on en-.
gine, and whole business, called "Sutter
County on Wheels" composed of oranges
and the engine made from almost every
varieties of nuts.
Tehama county had an exhibit of bar
ley and other cereals. Solana county
was represented by very tine ripe fruits,
Sacramento mixed fruits, and SO on down
the long list.
The weather here has been as clear as a
bell for the past week, and the fact that
an exhibition of citrus fruits, hot-house
flowers, ana tropical trees, can be held in
a canvas tent-which is practically the
open air-durIng what is considered to
be an inclement month, speaks Volumes
ter the northern citrus belt.
1t Is almost impossible to describe the
fair properly-you should be turned
loose there for couple OF days to duly
appreciate it-words cannot do 1t justice,
and there is not enough of the poetry of
nature in my makeup to describe it as 1t
| deserves.
Entering the immense pavilion on the |
right hand side are seen displayed the |
native woods of California, which are
numerous, tastefully arranged, and Iext |
them the minerals for which California |
takes no second place as the world knows.
These had little to do with fruit exhibit |
| OF course, but, being a sort of resource,
were ingeniously arranged with fruits,
etc., to be very attractive. For instance,
there was a miniature representation of |
mining as it Is (not hy draullcking az that
is "taboo'D done, IN oranges, lemons,
figs, olives, pine apples, ETC., with the
siuices and boxes, real water and all.
Further on is a fac smile of the Bic.
wells Bar Bridge (the Bidwell orange is
the Oldest California orange, and Bidwell
Bar produced the first fruit of this kind
with Its stringers of golden oranges,
its girders and abutments as well as the
floor of the bridge itself made up, o. at
least completely covered, by oranges in
such way as to convey the impression
that its composition was entirely orange.
Tnen next was the Oroville public
school house in miniature (about fifteen
feet high) covered with oranges held in
place by wires and wire nails, not quite
visible unless closely looked at, but lot
piercing the fruit except On the higher
cupola. In the construction OF this
building alone between 250, 900 and 3OO,-
OOO oranges were used.
In the windows of the school, colored
pictures of the kindergarten kids looked
out naturally with "shining morning
face" This was labelled Education"
The next building WAS Justice" fac
silnile OF the Butte County Court House
done on the same scheme, with fruits COW .
ering every particle of frame. down
through in the tanks could he seen crimi-
mails behind the bars)
Tue State Capitol came next, and while
| Was up there photographer caught
Gov. Waterman and his staff in front
of the ''orange capitol, "and snapped them !
into picture. This miniature Is marked
as Legislation"
One OF Oroville's finest churches is rep
next, in orange and red, and
"Rellglon." The grounds, and
walks, seats, ETC., around each building
are laid off in colors in exact imitation of
It's original, but not as in the original
with dirt and wood and stone and brick, :
but by cereals and seeds wheat, barley,
bats, corn, clover and hundreds of others.
On the peat in front of the church is an 4
open Bible.
All these seem solid and secure, but
vas wondering how they would look after
,ne of Grants sand cyclones monkcyed
i've minutes IN the vicinity.
A railroad train, composed of oranges,
md run by steam is manipulated back
md forth and around among the many
and has turntable at the I
corner of "Religion." My conductor
old me it took a turn down past there,
md he pointed to where il sc0oted down,
,nown trees, into a climate l suppose
more tropical could imagine than the
me represented where stood-I didn't
70. Taken altogether the citizens fair is
glimpse of fairy land, and in viewing it
IL, one forgets how much skill and
cience are brought to bear aided by the
arge amount of money (he state appro-
riates large sum besides the subscrip-
ion list and individual dona'ions) to pro-
uce lovely picture which seems to
ave as an ultimate object the satisfying
the senses.
In writing this to you see have for
often the flowers and trees. They were
II beautiful, and your Imagination can -
OF overdo the thlng-so imagine them. /
ISAAC. u