The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-01-13
CITRUS EXHIBITION.
1t is Daily Growing in Extent
and Interest.
VISITORS FILLING AUBURN.
Eastern Editors to be Received in
Grand Style To-day.
BEWILDERING DISPLAY OF FRUIT.
SonOna County Makes an Exhibit Banquet
on Monday Night 10 the Newspaper
Correspondents and Prominent
Visitors at the Fair.

AUBURN, Jan. 12.-This was the second
day of the great Citrus Fair here, and
it found the exposition in much better
condition than it was on the opening
night.
Most of the displays are now COM
pleted, and while number are still re-
ceivjng the finishing touches, all will be
in shape tomorrow.
The managers OF the fair and the ,citi-
Zens are making great preparations for
the reception to be rendered the Eastern
journalists when they arrive tomorrow.
The visitors will be breakfasted in grand
style-half at the Freeman House and
half at the Putnam. Both of these hotels,
particularly the latter, have been
elegantly decorated with evergreens and
oranges for the occasion, and a
COLOSSAL ARCH
Bearing the word ''Welcome'' spans the
railroad track at the depot. Throughout
the town arc elaborate decorations,
arches, and the like, erected by the en-
thusiastic and hospitable shopkeepers
and residents.
Hundreds of strangers are in town and
all unite in prOnOuncing the fair a grand
success. The hotels are taxed to their
utmost capacity for accommodations, yet,
thanks to the excellent arrangements of
the various committees, none can COM
plain that they could not obtain lodgings.
Preparations We're made to take care of
an unusually large number of people.
The visitors as a rule appear to be of
the kind who come to seek information,
not being merely pleasure-seekers They
examine the fruits displayed critically
and ask no end Of questions regarding To-
calities, climatic conditions, elevations
and the like.
The pavilion presented an animated APP
pearance all day, being visited by a great
many people. Expressions of praise
could be heard from all sides. The quail
ity of the fruit and the ingenuity dis
played in getting up designs were partic-
ularly commended. OF course Placer
County's grand and overwhelming ex-
hibit comes in for the greatest share of at
tention. 1t seems hard TO convince many
of the visitors that a large portion of the
oranges and fruits shown in this exhibit
were grown within twenty minutes
drive Of the pavilion where the exposition
is being held.
SONoMA COMES IN.
Sonoma County placed an exhibit in
the building to-day which is quite at
tractive. Owing to the fact that the eX-
hibit arrived late no attempt was made to
get up anything in the shape of a fancy
design. The products We're simply ar
ranged in little heaps on a shelved stand
The display is in charge of Mrs. +. Pur-
rington, on whose ranch. near the
town of Sonoma, large portion of
the products We're grown. She shows
some unusually fine Seeding oranges,
lemons, apples, nuts, dried figs. peaches
apricots, prunes, raisins. etc. There are
also in the exhibit contributions from the
ranches of Colonel Hooper and Mrs
Hood, both of whom reside near Sonoma
too. The Colonel shows some fine olives,
oranges and lemons. Mrs. Hoods dis
play consists Of oranges and lemons.
POINTER ON OLIVES.
Another new exhibit, which was Just
placed in position to-day, and which is a
line addition to the fair, is that of Mrs.
Emily Robertson of the Olivina Farm,
two miles from Auburn. The display
consists exclusively of olives and olive
oil produced on her farm. She shows
five varieties of oil of unusually fine
quality: twelve varieties Of growing
olives and two varietieS of picked olives
The exhibit is neatly and attractively ar
ranged on a half pyramid of shelves
which rests against the rear wall of the
building. Mrs. Robertson informed your
correspondent that she picked the olives
and manufactured the oil on exhibition
from them since Christmas.
Frank Meier, a recent arrival from New
York, is here with about 400 birds in
cages, and arrangements have been made
with him to place his feathered beauties
in the pavilion during the remainder of
the fair. This is considered an excellent
idea, and Will lend additional charm to
the already beautiful Garden OF Eden, -
as many have characterized the fair
Among Meier's collection are German
canarieS, bullfncheS, gOldtincheS, lin
nets, nonpareils, Australian shell para
quets, dwarf paraquets, and plum
head paraquetS. When these little beau
ties tune up, the Newcastle Band will not
be in it.
ENTERPRISING YUM YUMS.
The two stage boxes of the opeTa-house
have been put TO splendid use. The right
box is the tea booth. and is handsomely
fitted up with Japanese lanterns. screens
and other oriental decorations. Tea and
boulliOn are here dispensed TO the
empty visitors by three Of Auburn's
prettiest ladieS-Mrs. Nellie Agard. Mrs
Warren DOane and Miss Lizzie Dillman.
The ladies serve the refreshments attired
in rich Japanese gowns, and have their
Lair arranged and decorated in regulation
style. and altogether present quite an at
tTactive appearance. 1t is unnecessary to
say that the booth is well patronized.
Opposite this booth. in the other box, is
the candy booth. This is also hand
SOutGly Iittu up, anu Is llI6SiOEd over ny
Miss Jennie Hamilton and Mr. French.
The fair has q newspaper. too. Edwin
+. Wright, one Of the affabie hosts of the
Putnam House, is the editor of 1.-THE
Northern Cifg9tS Jouf9,al-and he edits it
in style. His little journal appears in
the afternoon with all the news of the
fair and wealth of interesting person
ais" lie is ably assisted in getting out
the paper by j. Lindsay and the ArguS
publishing COMPANY.
THE SCRIBES FETED.
The newspaper correspondents who
are in town writing up'' the fair. were
rendered an elegant banquet at the Free.
man House, last night, after the opening
exercises were over. Covers We're laiC
for twenty-eight and a jolly time was
had. All Of the speeches We're witty anC
interesting some of them brillian t-anC
the eatables and drinkables were lou
o. sight," as the saying goes. There wer'
present: Charles j. Hirsch. Of the Sal
francisco Post, Charles Ulrich, of the
San Francisco Chronicle; c. G. Hutchin-
son, of the San Francisco Examiner; J.
G. Mansfield, of the RECORD UNION; w
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