Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-13
THE AWARDS MADE.
DECISIONS OF THE JUDGES AT THE
CITRUS FAIR.
A Plan to Take the Entire Exhibit to
Chicago-The List of Awards-Pomona
Takes the Prize as Locality.


crowd which stood last night in the gal
lery of Hazards pavilion, and as she
looked out upon the magnificent multi.
hued scene before her she said to a
friend: "Oh what would not give to
have the people at home see thisw
Suppose now this extraordinary sight,
which is drawing people by the thousand
every day and crowding the largest hall
in this city to its utmost capacity, could
be transported bodily to Chicago. New
York or some other great eastern city,
what iurore it would create! What
crowds would flock to see it! And how
they would long to come and take up
their residences in country where such
show was alone a possibility.
Such scheme is already in projec-
tion, local capitalist whose name is
withheld for the present having sug-
gested the practicability Of transporting
the exhibits at the close of the fair to
Chicago, as q speculation. 1t is pro-
posed to ship the framework of all the
, designs, with four or five carloads OF the
choicest fresh fruit, and reproduce the
fair on the present grand scale in some
immense hall at the Lake City. All
that is required to insure the success of
this stupendous scheme is the support
and cooperation OF the fruit-growers
and exhibitors, as the protector is ready
and willing to back it with money at
the slightest intimation of their desire
to assist him in carrying it out. Repre-
sentatives OF the various counties of
Ea1,eor...c H., kcIx II
to boom their respective districts, and
everything that can possibly be done to
further excite the interest and direct
the attention of the eastern people to
this section OF the United States will be
performed.
In spite of the rain, which fell heavily
large attendance at the pavilion yester-
day, the gate receipts being over 5000,
which represents the sale of 5000 tick
cts. When to this number are added
the 1000 odd season and complimentary
ticket holders, who are in attendance
daily, it will readily be seen that the
hall was very comfortably crowded.
During the afternoon the well-known
Arend string orchestra played. A
promenade concert will be given
every afternoon during the fair.
In the evening Major j. A. Donnell,
the well-known attorney, read very
interesting address ON the proper selec-
ton of localities for citrus fruit grow
ing in California, and the necessity for
the more careful selection of varieties
and the stock to be budded, from the
able pen of Prof. G. f. Eaton of Monte
cito, Santa Barbara county. The paper
particularly called attention to the de-
STABILITY of planting olives, as the area
suited to the culture of this fruit was
far more extended on this coast thar
that of any other locality. In point of
fact, the professor confined himself
almost entirely to this subject. Lack OF
space, unfortunately, forbids more ex-
tended mention of the address, which
wa1a mastery dissertation.
At the close OF the address, Mr. 20. M
Wells, the president'o of the chamber of
commerce and of the fair association,
advanced to the front of the stage and
announced that the judges of the vari-
ous classes OF exhibits had concluded
their arducus labors. He then read the
following list OF the awards, in accord
ance with their recommendations
Glass 1-For best exhibit of citrus
fruits from any county First premium,
$400, Los Angeles county; second, 5000,
San Bernardino county; third, 800,
San Diego county.
Glass 2-For best exhibit of citrus
fruits from any locality: First premium,
Pomona; second, Redlands; third,
Duarte.
Glass 3--For best exhibit of Washing
ton navel oranges by an individual: :
First premium, w. III. Backus of River
side; second, f. Parsons of Pomona !;
third, A. G. Thompson of Duarte.
Class 4-For best exhibit of budded
oranges, other than Washington Navels,
by an individual: First premium, Stod-
dard Jess of Pomona; second, f. j.
Smith of Pomona; third, Mrs. I. L.
Thurber of North Pomona.
Class 5-For best exhibit of Seeding
oranges by an individual: First pre-
MUM, James Beckett, of Pomona; Sec
Ond, G. R. Paine, of Redlands; third,
w. III. Backus, OF Riverside; honorable
mention, +. d. English, of Rivera.
Glass 6-For best exhibit of budded
oranges by an individual: First pre-
MUM, K. N. Hatch, of Ontario; second,
E. 8. Thacker of Nordhoff. The judges
of this class find that there is no ex-
hibit worthy of the third premium and
recommend that it be- not awarded.
Glass For best specimens of Wash
ington navels, not less than one box /:
First premium, A. G. Thompson, of
Duarte, and w. II. Young, of Duarte; !;
second, w. II. Backus, OF Riverside.
The judges in this class recommend that
the premium be divided between the
two exhibits mentioned from Duarte.
The judges also recommend that honor
able mention he made OF the exhibits OF
j. r. Dobbins, OF San Gabriel; S. A.
Overholtzer, cf Covina; G. Seaver, Of
Pomona; G. T.. Robedeau, of Covina;
F. @. Story, of San Gabriel; Geu. B.
Davis, of Sierra Madre.
Glass S-For best variety of budded
oranges other than navels, not less than
one box: First premium, Malta bloods,
III. H. Sinclair, of Redlands; first pre-
MUM, st. Michaels, f. ]. Smith, Of
Pomona; first premium, Mediterranean
sweets, Mrs. L. L. Thurber,. ,.of North
Pomona. The judges OF this class find
that it is impossible to decide as to
which is the best variety of budded
oranges, and therefore recommend that
the $50 to be awarded to this class be
divided SO as to make first premiums for
each of the three classes named.
Glass 9-For best specimen of seed
ling oranges, not less than one box !:
First premium, G. s. Patton, of San
Gabriel; second. w. III. Backus, of Riv-