Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-15
TAKE. CARE OF THEM.
BOSTON FRUIT DEALERS COMING
TO SEE OUR ORANGES.
An Excursion of Eastern Fruit Dealers to-
Be Here Next Month-The Details of
Their Trip and Itinerary.

The Boston fruit dealers are coming
to Southern California, at date fixed
SO as to show them the workings Of the
orange crop harvest, and the extent oi
citrus fruit culture. The members OF
the fruit and produce exchange of that
city have organized this excursion and
have invited the members OF the New
York fruit exchange to accompany
them.
Mr.. Warren L. Knox, the secretary oi
the party, writes of the plan as follows
DEAR SIR: Your readers will no
doubt be glad to learn OF the bright
prospects for the Boston fruit and pro-
duce exchanges grand excursion to Cal
ifornia. The list is filling up rapidly,
about 100 persons being registered al
ready, and yet, in the language of the
hymn, There room for millions more.
Our New York friends are cordially in
vited to come in on the ground floor.
They may be assured that they will
have royal good time.
''The people of California may be de-
pended on to maintain their reputation
for hospitality. In fact very cordial in
vitations to visit Riverside, San Jose,
Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco
and other points have already been re-
ceived. Closer business and friendly
relations will thus be established.
'The exchange has appointed a comit-
tee OF arrangements, consisting OF
Messrs. A. Mellen Rice, Francis Batch
elder, E. III. Cutler, George A. Fales,
Stillman B. King, George H. Lawrence
and Warren l.. Knox. Several of these
gentlemen are going with their wives.
The ladies in fact will constitute a
numerous and important element in the
party. Few California excursion parties
embrace so large proportion of the
fair sex. The names on the list all told
now number nearly 100 persons.
"We leave Boston and New York
February 4th, going by way of Buffalo
and Cincinnati to Chattanooga. There
we stop for side trip to the summit OF
Lookout mountain over the field Of
Fighting Joe Hooker's battle above the
clouds. Thence we go onward to New
Orleans, spending day and half in
that quaint city. Beyond New Orleans
there will be stops at San Antonio and
Ell Paso, and then Southern California.
"The first halt in the golden state is
to be at Riverside, the center of the
orange district, where a day will be
passed. Pomona is also to be visited.
At Los Angeles there is to be four
days. rest, affording an opportunity to
run out to Pasadena and other points of
interest in the neighborhood.
''After Los Angeles comes Santa Bar
bara, then Fresno, and next San Fran
cisco. Four days are to be given to the
Pacific metropolis. From San Francisco
we journey to Monterey for two nights
and day at the magnificent Del Monte,
and thence proceed via San Jose to Sac
ramento, stopping day at the former
and few hours at the latter place.
Turning homeward the party will
cross the Sierra Nevadas by daylight,
visit Salt Lake City, and stop for day
at Glenwood springs. Between Glen
wood and Manitou comes the grand
scenery OF the cai1on and the royal gorge
OF the Arkansas, to be passed by day
light. After that there will be stops a,
Manitou, Denver and Chicago"
These visitors should be well looked
after while here. Their visit affords the
chamber of commerce and the board of
trade a fine opportunity for missionary
work.