Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-16
THE FAIR ENDS.
The Last lay Given to San
BernardIno.
THE RECEIPTS AND ATTENDANCE.
The Prog gramme of Yesterday-The
Surplus WOn-Why the Fair
Succeeded. "a

The fair ended up last night at IL
O'Clock, and those who failed to zee il
have something to regret for whole
yearly which time another will be
held and they can make up for their mis-
take. Today and tomorrow the manage
M ent and the exhibitors will be on hand
moving out the displays and closing up
the ball. Captain Gray, who has thus
far made an envisble record for keeping
harmony, says that he proposes to main
tain it to the end if possible. For that
reason no one but exhibitors will be
allowed inside the buioing today and
tomorrow, and they will be admitted
only on the understanding that they pro-
pose to work at packing up their stuff.
A large part of the fruit has been
secured by the Chamber of Commerce
for their permanent exhibit. Small cards
were exhibited among the displays yes
teroay, marking such fruit as had been
secured for this purpose. Much Of the
fruit has been sold, and the rest will be
shipped back by the exhibitors. Great
care will be taken to see that none of it
| be stolen.
Yesterday was San BernardIno coun-
| ty's day, and it was we'll celebrated by
the people of that section. Bo,h the
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific trains
brought in large numbers from Red
lands, Riverside, San Bernardino, Col.
ton, Ontario apd way stations. 1t is es.
timated that about 900 San Bernardino
county people were in the city during
the day. A special train left the city az
10 p. m. to convey them back. They
| brought up two orchestras, one from
Redlands and one from Riverside, and
brass band from Riverside. The
latter marched up from the depot and
&ayed at the pavilion until l 80. Dur
Ing the afternoon the Riverside orchestra
occupied the pagoda, and in the evening
the Rediands orchestra furnished the
programme. Each of them did good
work and rendered programmes of we'll
selected music.
1t WAS noticeable that all the visitors
from San Bernardino county were dec
Grated with blue ribbon badges.
During the morning two long process
sions OF orphans marched into the build
ing and around among the tables They
were admitted free by the management,
and upon their departure each one of the
children was given bag full Of oranges.
The following persons moreover contrib
uted a box OF oranges each to the homes /:
L N. Caldwell, of the Aqua libra Villa
Company j. 81. Todd, of Pomona; w
Il. Backus, of Riverside; Ernest Watson,
OF Duarte; j. 81. Baker, of Pasadena; j
T. Jarvis of Riverside.
About 800 school children attended
taking advantage of the low rate of ad-
mission which "as charged for them.
The evening programme was in charge
Of the w. R. O. of the G. A. R and was
very successful. 1t began with a series
of tableaux, with the following subjects
and actor:
/ 1. Madonna" Mrs. Ralph Hoyt.
2. Marguerite, He Loves Ne. He
Loves Me Not!" Miss Lillian Wnelpley.
4: "Red Riding Hood" "Our
Father" Clara Allis.
5. Spanish Peasant" Susie Morri-
6. "Sister of Charity" Mrs. Ralph
Hoyt.
7. Fritz" Henry Harrison.
8, "Miser," Henry Harrison.
8. eyes" or "No," Clara Kuck.
10: Pomona, Goddess of Fruit"
Millie Tarble.
II. Goddess of Liberty" Mrs. John
ston.
IL. Cinderella" Pearl Gleason.
IL. Drummer Boy" Joy Tarble.
These were in charge of Mrs. Cary
Miss Kittie Richards and her class fol
| lowed with calisthenic exercises which
we're we'll received. A number of Pro-.
Kramer's pupils danced comic Chine. O
dance which was loudly applauded and
twenty-five young ladies in fancy Co.'S
tunes gave a very successful broom
drill.
The attendance during the day and
evening was large, probably aggregatins
B 800 people. The receipts at the door
we're about 81, 200. The total attendance
at the fair through the four days and
evening that it has been running is esti-
mated at over 10000 people. OF these
perhaps 5000 were visitors to the ci,,
aud the others residents. The to ii
receipts at the door were about Sd, 800.
Inc secretary paid just about all tae bills
yesterday, making an outlay If So 419 a
few trifing items were omitted, but So 600
will cover the total expense ~ rhe
ialr. This leaves a margin of $4,000 or
over to the credit of the commit, &C.
The question of what to do with
this surplus ia already under discussion
A meeting of fruit growers of the Sixth
Agricultural District, the same organic a.
tion which originally appointed he first
citrus fair committee, will probably be
called to take action on the matter. 1t
will probably be placed in bank to be
used as a preliminary fund for mex
years fair.
Thus ends what has probably been the
most thoroughly successful undertaking
of it's kind ever held in Southern Cali
fornia. "The jea.ousy of sectional
feeling" which it was alleged
would interfere with the enter
prise failed to put in an appearance,
perfect harmony prevailing to the end,
and the decision of the judges being
accepted with perfectly good grace ali
around. The attendance was large from
the very beginning, and The public was
thoroughly appreclative of the magnifi-
cent display.
1t is just as well that the credit of the
success of the affair should be placed
where it belonga--frst in point of time,
to the few men, fruit growers of Pomona.
and citizsns of Los Angeles, who in
sisted that the enterprise should not be-
abandoned at it's inception, as it came
near being; second, to the members OF
the committee who took hold and woi ked