Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-14
A TREMENDOUS HIT.
The Orange Carnival Is Away
Out Of Sight.
Twenty-Five Thousand People
Present at the Opening.
And Twenty Thousand Turned Away
from the Gates.
The Jostling Multitude Entranced by
the Gorgeous Display OF CALI
fornia's Golden Fruits.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches. Y ''''
CHICAGO. April 13.-To use p opulal
expression, the Southern California
orange carnival is "out of sight" To
night was the opening night, and no
less than twenty-five thousand people
were crowded into the southern end oi
the old exposition building, in which
the exhibit was displayed. The attend
ance surpassed the expectations Of the
managers Of the affair, and Was Ger
tainly surprise to the many people
who were turned away from the doors
unable to gain admittance. The
fair undoubtedly scored tremendous
hit in Chicago, and the attendance 10,
the remainder Of the stay will undoubt.
edly be very large. Five hundred thou.
sand oranges deftly grouped, arranged
and constructed into enormous designs
and structures, never before seen in thit
city, beamed on the throng which good
naturedly jostled, shoulder to shoulder
through the evening, which was if any.
thing too warm for the season, and Incl.
dentally called attention to the glorious
climate of California.
The Chicago members OF the Western
Association of California Pioneers, sixty
in number, attended the exhibition in a
body, accompanied by the Second Regi-
ment band, which, during the evening,
rendered splendid programme to the
edification of the great throng assem-
bled. The old pioneers brought with
them many young folks, to whom they
discoursed of the glorious land beyond
the Sierras, and its possibilities.
AN ENCHANTING VIEW.
The view on entering the building was
a beautiful one. and the perfume offruits
and flowers combined to make an en-
trancing effect.
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one-third more space has been secured,
the exhibition is more striking. In an
artistic way, nothing like it has ever
been seen in the east, and those who
attended with the expectation of seeing
only pile of oranges and lemons were
disappointed.
The carnival includes the following
enormous designs in oranges and other
fruits Redlands, Bear valley dam !;
Duarte, Turkish mosque; Pasadena's
50-foot tower; Orange county's arbor;
San Gabriel's old mission church; Ri
vera's walnut tower; Upper San Ga
briefs Egyptian pyramid; Alhambra's
ancient designs; Santa Barbara's trop-
ical bowers; Whittier's "Old Oaken
Bucket; !" the Los Angeles county court
house; Crescenta's unique display !;
Ontario's traction car; Cahuenga many
curiosities, and Pomona's beautiful dis
play of fruit.
The display that attracts most atten-
tion is that from San Diego, the scene it
represents being the noted bay of San
Diego. The water of the bay is depict
ed with great, level expanse, literally
sea of oranges. The scene represents
the bay at sunset, and the different
tints of water under the rays OF the de-
'clining sun are portrayed in a vast ex-
panse OF oranges, by different colored
fruit. The shading is superb, and the
effect wonderful, when the materials,
nothing but oranges, are considered.
EVERYBODY PLEASED.
Besides these prominent attractions,
which brought forth exclamations of
wonder and praise from the visitors,
there were many smaller, but handsome,
designs and groupings of fruit and
flowers, which serve to make an harmo-
nious whole of the exhibit. The Pasa-
dena tower; the street car from Ontario !;
the tower of nuts from Rivera, and
the other heavy attractions were
surrounded all night by a surg
ing throng, which apparently could
not get enough of the novelties. Every
body came away tired but greatly
pleased and vowing that such an exhi-
bition had never been seen in Chicago.
The managers of the fair are greatly
pleased. Both the city council and
county board tonight adopted resolu-
tions to attend the carnival tomorrow
night in body.
A GATHERING OF 49ERS.
Late in the evening there was gath
ering OF 49ers in small room in the
southeast corner Of the building. and
several speeches were made and stories
OF early experiences in the golden state
recounted. Among the speakers was
J. M. Studebaker, who made the first
wagon and first sleigh made in Califor-
MIA, north of Sacramento. C.P. jackson
also spoke, and Addison Ballard, who
made the first va rni q ad coff;n ovor M a 10
in the golden state, made a short ad-
dress.
A floral piece six feet in diameter, and
containing 5000 roses, was presented by
the Fruit Buyers association of Chicago
to the management of the carnival.
A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.
CHICAGO, April 13.-[Special. THE
orange carnival is tremendous success.
Twenty thousand people were present
tonight and thousands were turned
away. C.M. WELLS.