The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-08-21
A "FRUIT PALACE"

awakened to realizing sense OF
the fact that, in order for the pro-
ducts of their fields, gardens and
orchards to become known, sam
pies of these must be suitably dis
played in public places. The pio-
neer process of ranging red cheek
ed apples, mammoth squashes,
huge turnips and monstrous beets
on shelves and tables at the state
fair was good as far as it went, and
it may be said to have gone far
enough at the time when the mar
kets of Oregon were stinted and
everybody in the state went to the
fair. 1t has been discovered, late
ly, however, that these things
must be arranged to produce an
artistic effect; that originality and
ingenuity must be exercised in this
display, if our agriculturists ex-
pect to become known and COM
pete with those of other sections
in common market.
California has for years shown
wisdom in putting her products
forward and calling attention to
them. AS result California
fruits, grains, grasses. vegetables,
minerals, etc., are known in East
ern as we'll as Northwestern mar
kets. Oregon's products that have
worked their way into these mar
kets are known in many instances
as California productions, the lat
ter state appropriating what credit
has attached to them and profting
thereby. The Placer county fruit
car, recently exhibited in this city,
which has been on its travels for
the past six weeks, is an illustra-
ton of the energy shown by Cali
fornians in letting the public know
something oftheir products. Ore
gon has, it is true, done something
in this line in the past, or more
properly speaking few public
spirited Oregonians have done
something, a car made up and
equipped in this city several years
ago having attracted much atten-
ton in the cities of the middle
West.
The Marion County Fruit Grow
ers' Association has under con
sideration a plan for fruit exhib-
] it at the state fair next month that
is commendable. The plan en-
braces a proposition to erect a
building on the fair ground for this
exhibit to be called the 'sfruit
palace" the same to be rooted and
lined with fruit, artistically ar
ranged. Many thousand people
many hundreds at least of who n
will be strangers to Oregon's re
sources in the fruit line, will be at
tracted by a display at once pleas
ing and instructive. The corr
palace of Iowa has been for year:
an attractive feature of the early
autumn fairs and festivals of tina
state. Minnesota has drawn thu
attention of the entire country tc
the enterprise of her citizens, ant
furnished amusement to thous
i. ands of strangers several times b.
the construction of a palace of ice
Oregon can make fruit palace a
once the wonder and delight o
visitors and a source of profitable
advertisement of one of her rapid
} ly growing industries by the erec
| ton of fruit palace. Let US hop
, that the plans of the promoters G
/ this enterprise will be carried on
5 on scale grand enough to displa
adequately the vast and diversifie
r resources of the state as a fruit
: growing section. A fruit palace
3 odorous with the concentrated pei
t fumes of a season of rare abund
| ance; softly tinted by the delicat
touches of nature; grandly sug
gestive OF the possibilities that ii