Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-09
FROM CHICAGO.
A Breezy Letter From Major
Ben Truman.
The Effect of Frozen Oranges
on. the Market.
Mendaci0us News kilograms Sent
From Here.
Condition of the Orange Market Dried
Fruits to Advance-The Poor.
Notes Of the Worlds
Fair

Mr.. Dan Freeman yesterday received a
letter from Major Truman, the manager
of the Southern California exhibit at
Chicago, from which the following ex-
tracts are taken:
''If it is any good to let the people of
Southern California know it, you can
publish that there is going to be sharp
advance in prunes and dried peaches,
and that selected qualities of the above
will be in demand. So, also, to some
degree, other dried fruits.
Thus far choice Florida oranges have
staid behind choice California navels
from 81 to $3.50 per box. Now, the
former have caught up with the latter.
The shipping OF Indifferent fruit has
injured California oranges, whole car
loads being worthless. Frozen oranges
ought to be made to fertilize the soil
rather than sent to market. l some
times think that drouths and other
backsets are providential. Men and
animals need rest-possibly the soil
needs more care and an occasional res
pite.
RARE SUNSHINE.
The sun only shone parts of five days
in January and parts of three days dur
ing February. December was not bad
month, but such medley of vile
weather since the 1st of January, even
Chicago is not used to. And as March
and April are the most dreaded months
here, there is going to be another sixty
days of slush and snow and rain and
wind.
MENDACIoUS TELEGRAMS.
Well, you have got some dandy teleg-
raphers out there, surely. The papers
here have been pretty full of gales of
wind with church steeples, fences. trees,
etc., flying about the streets; tremen-
dous frosts, destroying orange crops and
all the young trees all over Southern
descriptions of earthquakes that make
Churches, water-wOrks buildings, watch
been made to waltz all over the four
southern counties by the vivacious per-
sons who fix up these things for trans
mission east. -.
THE GREAT POOR.
There are $4,000 men out of employ
ment in Chicago, and the authorities
say that 1900 men are arriving here per
week. There are $4,000 men, women
and children here who haven't enough
bread to eat. But there are a good
many men here who are worth from
s. 900 900 to $20, ,O0O, 900, all the same !;
and they are churchmen, too, and be-
lieve in the Bible, and in God, and in
Christ, who was always good and true
to the poor. Lots of these men ask
their Heavenly Father to "give us this
day our daily Bread" but they are not
on the alert in dividing up any of it.
More men are sandbagged and robbed
nightly than Paris, London and New
York all put together, or were, up to
few days ago. It's tough on club men
and society men, as they do not dare to 60
out nights. Nineteen burglaries took
place in one section (Hyde Park one
day and night, in February. And the
police force is the best in the United
States, think. But three times its
number couldn't satisfactorily shadow
the toughs that are arriving daily. There
are less than 800, 900 Americans in this
city. The present population is ,300,-
600, of whom 10000 are Germans, Irish
and Scandinavians and $4,000 Italians.
Talk about your cosmopolitan cities
why, this snatches New York and San
Francisco bald-headed.
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.
Let our Southern California folks look
to their laurels, and bear in mind that
Florida and Northern California are al
ready planning to knock out the south
ern citrus belt.
Every competitor has until April 80,
1898, to enter imperishable articles, and
until the closing of the fair. October
31st, for the entry Of perishable articles.
Many California papers having pub
lished that no imperishable articles
could be entered after July 80, 1892. 1
got the above from the director-general
today. This will give Mr.. Bundy q
chance with his big beets and carrots
and new tangled navels-nothing
barred.
This Columbian exposition is going to
send 1O0, 900 people to Southern Califor-
mia during the first two years after it's
close, and said section should do its
level best. 1t has lots of friends here,
who will see to it that there will be no
back seat,