Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-05
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
INTERESTING LETTER FROM SEC
RETARY HANCHETTE.
The Orange Carnival an Unqualified Suc-
cess-The Furore 1t Has Caused in
Chicago-Other Matters.

Secretary Hanchette writes very
significant letter from Chicago, anent
the recent orange carnival. A few ex-
tracts will prove OF Interest,"
"The carnival has been the greatest
thing that has happened for Southern
California as an advertisement of its
productions and of it's possibilities. 1
took trip along South Water street
this morning, and conversed with a
dozen or more merchants and commits
sion men. They told me that. the car
nival had done more to stimulate trade
in California products than anything
that had ever happened, or any adver-
tisement that had been made. One
said that before the carnival came, peo-
pie even doubted that the oranges label
ed California came from there, saying
that they were Florida oranges with a
changed label. Not only had the car
nival corrected the false impression, but
it had created q demand for California
oranges. Coming as it did after the
season when the larger portion of the
dried fruit On the market was drawn
from California, it aided in establishing
the superiority of California as place
where everything can be produced in
its highest perfection.
"a honey man in the same block said
that the carnival had even helped the
sale of California honey. According to
him, anything with California label
on sold more readily and with greater
rapidity than before. Honey is now
selling in the comb here at 18 cents per
pound, and no California honey on the
market-everything sold out since the
carnival. This was the story that was
told all along the line. Mr.. Porter Of
Porter Bros. said it had been the big
gest kind of an advertisement, from
which he hoped to reap big return
next season.
Even the saloons are taking advan-
tage of the boom. Across the street
from the carnival is an elegant sample
room on the outside of which is dis
played the following sign: California
Wine Exhibition
"The carload of orange blossoms and
Gala lilies arrived in good shape, and
yesterday and today the beauties OF
Southern California have been advertised
by the ladies who have gone down the
streets carrying sprays of flowers in their
hands. At one time l counted fifty
ladies, all in bunch, walking down
Wabash avenue, each with an orange
blossom in her hand. 1t would have
been we'll had we been able to have sup
piled every lady from the first day with
orange blossoms. Everybody in Chi
cago goes wild over flowers at this time
of the year. Roses sell for twenty-five
and fifty cents each, and other flowers
in proportion, and nearly every lady
wears bunch or carries a flower in her
hand while on the street.
"Orange blossoms are not to be had
here, and in consequence those we gave
away created quite furore."
Secretary Hanchette also said that the
employees of the carnival would start
for Los Angeles at once at the close, so
that they are now on their way and will
be here in day or go. Mr.. Hanchette
and Mr.. Wells intended to remain few
days longer.
Just before the carnival closed large
dry goods firm offered to buy the ex-
hibit and to continue it at their own ex-
pense for a time, at the same time
advertising their own business, but their
offer was declined.