The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-17

proud of his county. The main exhibit
contains hundreds of large jars. repre-
sentlng every kind of fruit. together with
fresh fruit, dried fruit and vegetables in
similar quantity. The unique features of
the exhibit are a fruit stand draped in
representation of castle, an ele-
CANT exhibit of grasses IN en-
blematic designs. There is beau
tiful granite archway. Some ten or
twelve public-spirited citizens have made
very tasty, elaborate and instructive in
dividual exhibits, and one who has spent
much time on the work says that every
cltlZen OF the county has seemed willing
and eager to assist liz every way to make
the exhibit an honor, and whatever oppo-
sition has been made TO appropriations
las been with the view of an economical
use of public funds.
CoLUsA,
As usual, makes an elegant and elaborate
display, showing the great and varied re-
sources of the county. 1t has four dis
tinct classes of land and products repre-
sentative Of each. There are high lands
along the river, very rich, and generally
capable of irrigation from the river,
where they produce those immense crops
of fruit and vegetables. Back of this are
large bodies of rich land subject to over
flow by high water, but very productive
when seeded to such crops as endure a
season of flooding, cor mature after the
floods have subsidized.
The plain lands are one immense
grain field as far as the eye can reach.
Then the foothills have coy hooks for
tender and early fruit; mountains for
grazing and timber, with mines and
quarries, and valuable mineral springs
scattered here and there. This is illus
trated IN the display by almost every
product of temperate cline.
MERGED
Shows fine exhibit of Grnany varieties
of cloth from her extensive wooden mills
at MERGED Falls. a fine assortment of
OF fruit in glass jars is tastefully exhibited
upon a pyramid beautifully draped.
Wheat seven feet high, with heads in pro-
portion, and many kinds of grasses are
shown in cases with glass fronts. This is
an idea that others should follow in MAX
ing permanent exhibits. The dried fruit
is especially good.
MARIPosA
Shows neat exhibit of wood and
cones. The latter are suitably cased for
exhibition at Chicago, and will attract
considerable attention. They also show
quite cabinet of minerals, as her natural
resources in this line are wonderful.
soNoMA
Shows almost everything that can be
made to grow out Of the ground. as her
great and varied resources permit. A
feature is the symbolical grange exhibit
in three booths of fruit flowers and grain,
typifying Pomona, Flora and Ceres. Per-
haps this competition may have an
bearing in enabling Sonoma to
make better showing at Chicago.
PLACER,
AS usual, makes a superb exhibit
where those specialties in which it excels
are most prominent. An old and rich
mining county, with favored thermal
belts and railroads running through in
both directions, it has become q leading
fruit county for Eastern shipment.
Peaches and shipping grapes are special
ties. Still the great wheat fields i'll the
northern and western parts make that a
leading interest. Some of the most eX-
tensiye lumber mills in the mountains
are in Placer, and samples Of the wood
pulp from which the paper used every
day in printing is made are shown.
Very extensive quarrieS are operated
and the exhibit of building stone shows
that the industry awaits and invites capt.
tai. Beside the large exhibit of building
stones and minerals, fossil woods are
well represented, and a special feature is
the exhibit Of rock pictures, from which
you can draw upon your fancy and i'm
agine resemblances to many and diverse
objects and scenes. a very interesting
study these rock pictures make.
Besides the minerals and ores, glass
for sand, clay for pottery and red, yellow
and brown ochre, for paint, are shown.
The people of Placer deserve great credit
for their liberal expenditure of money
and enterprise in making so fine and
costly an exhibit.
Has many unique features and great
in design. Besides a large
pyramid of fruit in jars, a smaller pyra-
mid of dried fruit in glass covered paper
boxes is shown upon stand of dried
fruit packed under glass to represent a
star. They have a miniature steamer all
loaded down with luscious grapes steam
ing down mimic river. By special ar
the bell rings, the whistle
blows and the wheel turns. In Suffers
exhibit hangs an eagle of full size very
artistically represented in colored grain.
Suffer is especially noted for a large per-
centage Of uniformly good land, we'll
located tor market, and supplied with
good canning facilities, which are duly
represented in the exhibit.
The Winters district is partly in Yolo
sand acres of fruit, oil and nut producing
trees just coming into bearing. For sew
eral years the shipments of fruit and
vegetables have been very extensive, and
some of the earliest fruit in the State as
well as large productions of early vege-
tables. The land is very rich and deep,
and some of the people are very energetic.
The exhibit, although far less extensive
than some others, is all of exceptional
merit and displayed in form of a pyramid
occupying the center Of a Maltese cross.
The covering and drapery Of the tables
and arrangement Of the display show the
artists taste, and we would commend the
exhibit to special study as an object les
son in artistic display.
Those who have devoted so much time
to public interests in collecting, arrang-
ing and exhibiting these displays are
worthy of special commentator. If we
names or articles shown, with
out unfair discrimination, our space
would only contain a list, like the dfrec-
tory.
LADIES' TOURNAMENT.
How the Prizes Were Awarded for
Good Riding.
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