Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-04
cap Of the pile is formed by a monster


weighing 225 pounds.
On the left of this is Duarte's display
This consists largely OF dried fruits, eucf
as prunes, peaches, apricots, pears, etc.
packed in glass cases. 1t is q very
creditable exhibit.
Next to Duarte on the right is dis
play made by Mr.. l. Gibbs of Vernon,
This is one of the best and most inter
esting exhibits in the hall. There ID
every variety of the vegetable kingdom
I apparently, from the immense cabbage
at one end of the table to the beautiful
cabbage rose at the other. Besides all
these there are hundreds of Jars Of jel.
lies put up by Mr. Gibbs, about 40
varieties in all, from the palest amber
in color to the deepest blood red. All
this exhibit was raised on 20-acre
farm.
Ventura county, while having a num-
ber of big squashes and cabba9es, has
made speciality OF bees and their pro.
ducts. Beeswax. nodded into all sorts Of
shapes, is arranged in fantastic groups.
Long Beach has very good display of
apples, pomegranites, grapes and other
decidious fruits.
On the other side of the hall is fine
display made by Pasadena, of which the
individual showing of Baker and Hane-
ford form the larger part. These gentle
men have a curious substance which
they call fruit leather, which is very Pc
culiar. 1t 10 ,ks very like leather and as
though it might answer very we'll in the
manufacture of shoes, hut these gentle
men claim it is delicious as an edible.
There is also exhibited on this table
some produced substances which are Ia
beled condensed vegetables-t tomatoes,
potatoes, carrots, beets and all sorts OF
vegetables are ground up in this form, a
pinch of which, with little water, will
make dish just suited to the taste OF
the vegetarian.
The room at the right OF the entran ce
is occupied by the Scientific Association
OF Southern California. This is one OF
the most interesting displays in the hall, !,
and the room was full the whole evening"
with admiripg spectators. Among the
many specimens of Indian relics, etc.,
the reporter noticed very fine collec-
tion of Alaska Indian weapons; also
come old paintings lately discovered
walled up in one Of the old missions,
that certainly look very aged. A collec-
tion of crenoids loaned by Gen. Arnold,
OF Pas sadena. contains some very rare
specimens. There is an old Bible, print
ed in 1916. A pond of water lilies occu-
pies the center of the room, filled with
beautiful, weet-scented lilies.
Upstairs the space is largely occupied
by different firms of the city and county.
In one corner of the gallery the Ladies'
annex has a novelty in the way of silk
display. A very pratty effect is pro-
duced by draperies formed of strings of
cocoons tastefully arranged. A small
electrical spinning reel rapidly spins the
silk from the cocoon. This exhibit was
surrounded most of the time by group
Of interested spectators.
San Diego, Burbank, Artesia, Glendale
and Pomona are creditably represented.
At $3.50 O'Clock, after selection by
the band, Attorney Graf, of the cha M
Der of commerce, introduced President
Wells, who commenced his address as
follows:
In all truth and sincerity the people
of the sixth agricultural district are to
be congratulated on the unparalleled mag
nitude ard excellence of the exhibit dis
PLACED in this hall tonight. Whether
this annual fair be measured by the
mass and variety of materials offered, or
by the exceptional quality of the pro-
ducts here exhibited, or by that artistic
taste of arrangement which has con-
verted this immense hall into scene OF
beauty to delight the senses and store
up pleasant remembrances, it will
stand apart as the highest as the high
est embodiment of an agricultural fair
vet attained in this district.
The speaker then told in an interest
ing way the result of his examination of
the other counties of the state. Los An
geles, in prosperity in the hearty co op-
Grafton OF the people, in many particu-
lars was far ahead of any of her compet-
itors. but the speaker cautioned the res
idents of this glorious section against
becoming too self-satisfed. He empha-
sized the danger of lessenipg the efforts
being made towards the prosperity of
the whole southern part of the state.
He showed how this could best be ac-
complished through the chamber of
commerce, and urged the'people to sup
port this body.
Sectional strife and the minor jealous
les should be put one side and all work
shoulder to shoulder to place Southern
California where she belongs, as the
most healthful, beautiful and wealthy
country in the land.
Mr.. Wells eloquent speech was greeted
with much applause.
This evening the beauty show will
draw big crowd
The Mexican National band has been
engaged for this afternoon and evening.