Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-04
TAKING SHAPE.

1t is gratifying to note that the Cali
fornia portion of the Columbian exposi-
ton will be on scale of splendid
magnitude and completeness, and that
its horticultural portion bids fair to be
exceptionally magnificent. The space
allotted for the outdoor citrus portion OF
our display is not specially large, it is
true, comprising only $4,000 square feet,
but we have been accorded 60J0 feet in
the main hall--just twice the space
allotted to Florida. This is not half
what should have been conceded to us
in the main hall, but it is to be pre-
sumed that the commissioners took cog
nizsnce of the fact that California, with
her usual liberality, intends to erect a
com modious building in which to dis
play her own products. That our pre-
sentation Of the resources, beauty and
achievements of the Golden state-these
achievements ranging through all lines
of agriculture, horticulture, Horticulture
and manufactures-will be thorough no
one need have the slightest doubt.
Few Californians seem to be aware of
the superb display made by this state
at the New Orleans exposition of 1885.
1t was something phenomenal, but we
shall certainly beat it out of sight in the
worlds fair. That portion of the build
ing OF the states allotted to California
was the largest, with one exception,
granted to any state. Il was located
near the main entrance, and focused
the attention OF everybody. 1t con-
tanned specimens of nearly ali the
staples produced by the rest of the
states, and some that none of them
could produce. Its pyramids, repre-
senting our gold and silver, its section
of one of our big trees, together with a
varied and we'll selected representation
of thefininite variety OF our products,
excited a perennial interest amongst the,
visitors. In addition, there were a
number of attractive exhibitions in the
main hall, such as that of Mr.. E. j.
Baldwin, which won universal plaudits.
There is no reason why our horticult-
ural representation should not be some
thing altogether out of the common. 1t
was notably fine at New Orleans. A
thing that will surprise mostTpeope is
that the apples from Los Angeles really
looked better than those from, Michigan
and other famous apple-producing CEN
ters OF the east. They had been taken
over the longer route but stood the diff
fculties OF the passage remarkably well.
They looked better and sampled better
than the eastern apples, and lasted
longer, remaining in good state OF
preservation on the shelves after the
latter had been thrown out on account
OF decay and deterioration. The Los
Angeles apples received eleven first
class premiums. AS to the oranges of
Southern California, they carried every
thing before them, taking the sweep
stakes and most of the leading premiums.
To realize the force of these awards the
fact must be borne in mind that
Southern California had no representa-
tives whatsoever on the commissions
that distributed these premiums.
What we did at New Orleans will
| scarcely be a circumstance to what we
can reasonably expect to accomplish at
| the worlds fair. Both the state at large
and Southern California are infinitely
better equipped to make striking i'm
preston now than they were then. The
theater will be infinitely grander and
the result will be immensely beneficial
to the whole state. The supreme effort
in.ou history ought to be directed to
making California's display in the Co.
lumbian exposition nonpareil in charac
| ter and magnitude.