Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-01
CALIFORNIA IN CHICAGO.
Products of That Section of the Wes
ON Exhibition,

| Products Of That Section of the Yves,
on Exhibition.
Major Truman, who has charge of the
free exhibit OF the four southern coun-
ties of California. on the ground floor OF
the Rialto building, said yeste rday:
My 250 and 2S1 pound squashes have
given up the ghost, after having put on
tremendous airs here since October Ist.
All of my 100-pound watermelons that
lay around here loose for more than two
months have gone down the river. MY
beets that were from three feet to four
feet ten inches in length have decayed.
October Sth last had twenty-four plates
OF ounces from San Diego and Orange
counties, any one of which weighed
from two to three pounds. / had
twenty plates of pears from
the above-named counties which
weighed from one and one-half to three
pounds each pear. The last plate of
ounces was removed few days ago, but
two plates of the original pears remain.
Six weeks ago had twenty-five plates
of persimmons and pomegranates now
I have only three left. still have about
thirty plates OF apples, the most from
Julian, San Diego county, and few
from Cahuenga, Los Angeles county; but
they are getting shriveled. Ishall prob
ably have no more peaches or grapes, or
applesOr ounces, or pears or squashes.
or watermelOns. until next summer, and
then l will have some stem-winders."
Then Manager Truman showed six inn
mense heads of caulifower that had
been picked January 10. twelve boxes of
strawberries, three plates OF tomatoes,
and some bananas, oranges, lemons and
lines that have just arrived from Los
Angeles county; some guavas and honey
from Nine. Modjeska's ranch, near San
Juan Capistrano in Orange county, and
all the varieties of dried and preserved
fruits known in two zones from San Ber-
nardino county, and raisins from all four
of the counties. He showed olives and
olive oil and figs sent from the Kimball
Brothers, National City, San Diego coun-
ty, and also some potatoes labeled
Planted Sept. 80, 1890, and dug Jan. j,
1891, Los Angeles county" He has sew
eral squashes left, the biggest only
weighing 191 pounds, and hill of Irish
potatoes weighing "a pounds. Js
Last week Mrs. Cornelius Cole, wife
of ex-United States Senator Cole, who
now lives at Cahuenga, los Angeles
county. sent caulifower, green and ripe
tomatoes, oranges, lemons, lines, grape
fruit, shaddocks, persimmons, pears, APP
pies, orange blossoms, guavas, straw.
berries,sg ,sgreen peas, and string beans
all taken from around her house jan
uary 9th. Major Truman also showed
some fine London layers and loose mus
catel raisins from Ell Cajon, San Diego
county; any quantity of raisins, jellies.
preserves, and jams from Riverside, San
BernardinO county; peanuts, chestnuts,
almonds, pecans, and wonderful En-
glish walnuts from Orange county and
an endless variety of dried fruits
from Pomona and Pasadena, Los
Angeles county. He had just re-
ceived twelve cases of Coronado water
from Ell Coronado, San Diego county,
and sixteen cases of wine and five OF
brandy from the San Gabriel Wine COM
pany, Los Angeles county. He also
mas on exhibition a few bottles OF the
wines of Kohler & Frohling, OF Los An
geles county, and expects to receive
whole carload OF citrus fruits in week
or two from the four counties. Major
Truman has the advance guard of the
Golden state exhibit of 1893. Nothing
is sold and no orders are taken. The
object Of the advance guard" is to
tempt tourists and komeseekers to 90
to the four counties above named. The
admission is free, and Major Truman is
generally on hand from until 6.-fChi-
cago Tribune, Jan. 9th.