The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-09
CALIFORNIA on WHEELS"
Tho Noted Dfspfay Of Fruit TO bo show,,
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The "Rollins State FAIR from Cali
fornia which has attracted 30 much at
tention over tho country, will bo her,
next week. 1t will arrive on Monda,
afternoon at4:30 o'clock, and be locate
in tho Baltimore < Ohio's ucmplell
yards, that company having offered tc
transport the exhibit free II 1t would
show here. p .i.T5S7 o.a..g ~ y
Tho cars will be open from s to So,
m. on Monday, all day Tuesday, and IN.
til l p. M. Wednesday,. Ttera will be
no chance tos The people to spend any
money at the cars, as nothing will be
sold and no orders will be takon. The
object Is merely 10 show OF the pro.
ducts-mainly semi.tropical fruits,
which cannot be grown in this Slate'
and there Is, therefore, no competition
with local products. .,l's-.---..--l.l' ~ :
The train will come 10 Wheeling from
Bellaire, where It will open to the pub.
lic on Monday from s a. in. to 8 D, M. on
the Baltimore ( Ohio tracks at tLe weat
end OF Central avenue. s, -
This is the second tour Of the Caliior.
MIA State Board Of Trades exhibit Of the
States products. Its fret tour between
Omaha and Boston was begun In Deceu,.
Der, 1888, and was planned to last only
three months, bat tho novel exhibition
proved such an attraction throughout the
East that the trip was continued for nine
months. 7,'n
The success OF tho first train OF two
cars, fitted out rather hastily, induced
the California State Board OF Trade to
make extensive preparations for the
second tour. The consequence Is that
the present travelling exhibit consists OF !
an elegant veslibuled train OF three par.
!or coaches. It left San Francisco on
December3, 1850, and after preliminary
trip through the principal cities OF Cali
fornla for the Gelectation OF the local
Boards ofTrade, il started out for years
travel throughout the east. H
Each OF the three handsome coaches
bears on either side the following wei.
come to the public: "Freu exhibit Of
the products Of Caiffordia by the State
Board OF Trade" One car designated as
the dwelling CIR is conveniently suppl.
ed with kitchen, dining room and berths
lor the accommodation OF the seven oili.
GERS and attaches travelling with the ex.
The central coach is devoted
almost exclusively tothe display OF min.
erals and to products OF the grape, for
which California has become famous.
champagne and brandy and thousands
If bottles OF dry aud sweet wines, artisti-
ally arranged in pyramids under appro-
,riate notices, form an interesting
tight. " -"
The other coach is compactly filed
With all kinds OF fruits, cereals, tlbers
md miscellaneous products Of the State. .
The fruits arc both dried and in large
transparent jars OF colorless chemical
so that the light stream-'|
ng from without during tho day and
rom within at nj ght, makes them appear ,
almost as beautiful and luscious as when
irst plucked from the thrifty orchards.
oranges, lemons, apples, pears, peaches,
lulnces, dates, persimmons, and in fact
Iimost all known temperate and semi
roplcal fruits are found in the cars, Us
yell as nuts. honey, hops, wool, cotton,
obacco, and other miscellaneous pro.
lucts Of California too numerous to
mention.