Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-05
The Citrus Fair an Unquali-
fed Success.
The Judges Busy Determining
Prize Winners.
Notes of the Exhibits From Various
Localities.
The Pavilion Crowded Last Night-East-
ern People Delighted-NIsny Dif-
ferent Features OF the
Display.

The citrus fair was largely attended
yesterday, despite the unpleasant
weather. There was large crowd pres.
ent last night, and the receipts were
ahead of those OF last year.
The judges were busy all day yester-
day, and will be ready to report tonight.
The eastern visitors are perfectly
charmed with the exhibit, and it was
quite amusing to listen to their exclama
tions of amazement. They piled the
attendants with all sorts of questions.
The citrons and shaddocks appeared to
beR great novelty to them.
The Riverside exhibit is universally
admired. A big sign has been erected,
surrounded with forty lights. The Sign
reads: Riverside, the Greatest Orange
Growing District in the World.
The individual exhibit of w. II. Back
US is grand one, and is much admired
by fruit growers as we'll as the visitors.
]. s. Castleman of Riverside has a
superb exhibit, consisting OF twenty-one
varieties of oranges.
The Santa Barbara exhibit has de-
cidedly tropical aspect, and comes in for
more than a large share of favorable
comment. The table contains almost
every fruit grown in the tropics, includ.
ing such varieties as passion fruit, GUS
tard apples and lemon loquats. The
plants which surround the Santa Bar
bara exhibit add to the beauty of the
display. Santa Barbara has done her.
self proud.
San Diego county shows up we'll, the
lemons being especially fine. The paint
ing of the beautiful San Diego bay makes
q charming background. Among the
visitors from the baynclimate city yes
terday were Sheriff Foulks, G. F. Heath
and Samuel G. Ingle. They were all de-
lighted with the fair and expressed the
opinion that their county had made an
admirable showing.
Orange countyites will hold forth to.
day. 1t is their day, and they will come
in by the hundreds. Their exhibit is a
first-class one in every respect, and oc-
cupies q prominent position on the
ground floor.
The majority of Angelefios who have
seen the citrus fairs OF 1891 and 1892,
claim that the present one is ahead of
the 1891 show. 1t is pretty hard to draw
comparisons, however, especially as the
arrangement is so much different this
year. Many new features have been in
PRODUCED. The ladies' annex have dis
play upstairs. 1t is known az The South
ern Goddess OF Plenty. Mrs. Cicotte,
Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Lansing and Mrs.
Clarkson are in charge of this exhibit.
The programme this afternoon will be
doll drill by class of little girls. G.
III. Wescott, the whistler, in limitations,
and Fred Binde, the famous either
player, will also aid in amusing the vis-
itors. 1t has been decided to keep the
fair open on Sunday afternoon from to
6p.m. The biggest crowd of the season
is expected today.
II always thought the reports heard
about the citrus fair of Southern Cali
fornia were very much colored," said an
eastern lady to . HERALD reporter last
evening. "This is the first citrus fair
ever saw, and it is much grander than l
had ever conjectured. There are people
where came from that would willingly
give $5 to see such wonderful exhibit.
1t beats the world"
The official awards will be announced
from the stage this evening. The citrus
fair of 1892 is a success in every particu-
lar.