Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-29
TEN CARLOADS.
A GREAT CITRUS SHOW TO BE MADE
IN CHICAGO.
The Localities Sending Cars-What the
Exhibits Consist of-The Show Will be
Success.


placed at various points in Southern
California for the purpose of collecting
the exhibit material for the orange car
nival at Chicago, began to move. and
today they will come in for general
roundup and a repacking at San Bernar-
dino.
The cars of this expedition were stu
ated as follows:
The first at San Diego. 1t contains
about 225 boxes OF the finest fruit ever
grown in that section and quantity Of
rare and beautiful plants. II started
yesterday and will get into San Bernar-
dino in time to be repacked today.
The second at Santa Ana. 1t will
contain nothing but fruit, 800 boxes in
all, the other exhibit material being
shipped by local freight to San Bernar-
dino.
The third at this city. 1t contained
los boxes from Rivera and 20 from this
city and enyirons; also quantity OF
miscellaneous exhibit material. This
left yesterday evening.
The fourth at Pasadena. 1t contained
about 175 boxes, and a number of rare
plants and much exhibit material.
The fifth at Duarte, to be finished
loading at Glendora from the Upper San
Gabriel valley. Sss@.sss .,ss ;ss. g.; : =
The sixth at Pomona, with over 300
boxes of fine fruit.
The seventh at Redlands, with $50
boxes of choice fruit.
The eighth is being packed at Ontario
to finish at Alhambra. This car will go
out Monday night, on the Southern Pa
ciic.
The ninth is being loaded with palms
and rare plants, at Santa Barbara. 1t
will leave next week sometime.
The tenth car, containing the material
for the designs, is already nearing Chi
cago.
The total amount of fruit is 1900
boxes. 1t is not impossible that it may
touch 1000 boxes. This is all of twice
as much fruit as was displayed at the
recent fair.
Today five of the seven Santa Fe cars
will come into San Bernardino, and the
contents will be sorted out and re-
packed, for nothing will be allowed in
the same car with the fruit. All the
decorative and miscellaneous material
will be placed in cars by itself. Assist
ant Superintendent Frank Virgins went
down last evening to attend to thework.
Tracy Abbott, n expert packer of Riv-
erside, will oversee the job. His serv-
ices were offered by the firm of Cook &
Langley. Ventilated fruit cars will be
used, in accordance with the advice ten
dered by experienced fruit shippers, who
say that at this season of the year these
cars are more reliable than the refriger-
ators. .s as
As far as it lie settled, the following
people are to 60: Pasadena, r. Will
liams and J.. W. Banbury, with
NJ. H. Weight representing the coun-
ty; Orange, H. y. Fosdick; Glendora,
J. G. West and Mr.. Bridge; Alhambra,
Rivera. G. ID. Bunch Redlands, H3H.
Sinclair; Pomona, G. L. Lord. Execu-
tive committee, G. M. Wells president,
and j. w. Cook treasurer; OF the recep-
tion committee, Dan Freeman; ladies'
annex, yrs. DR.. Wilder; San Diego, r.
H. Young and l.. E. Allen.
OF the general management Fl. Jay
Hanchette, the superintendent, and e.
Perkins, the head carpenter, are already
in Chicago. Frank Virgins, one of the
assistant superintendents. will 60 on
next week. G. d. Willard, the other
assistant superintendent, will remain
at this end of the line to arrange for, the
sending of more fruit ii it is needed.
The party expects to start Monday.
They anticipate a good time going on.
but appreciate that two weeks of very
hard work await them at the other end.
Several OF the delegates will be accom-
panied by their wives. Altogether the
party may consist of twenty-five people.
Riverside is not in it. Santa Barbara
delayed her preparations go long that at
one time she was given up entirely.
Late last night telegram announced
that their car was being loaded to go
out next week some time.
Orange county proposes to erect a
huge orange studded with citrus fruit.
A number of new designs will be ex-
til