Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-22
Preparations That Are Now
Being Made.
A Magnificent Display of Fruit
tOABeZ Made.
Some Of the. Designs Which Are
Contemplated.
The Prospects of a Most Attractive
Showing Are Excellent-LocaI-
tiles Which VIII Be
Represented.


March I'd at Hazards pavilion. All the
counties and towns in Southern Califor
mia have entered for the big locality
premiums, and the list of individual ex-
hibitors will be much larger than either
of the previ GUS years. The localities
are very thoro ughly organized and there
is great rivalry between the various
sections for the blue ribbon. Orchard
lists state that there is an abundance of
first-class fruit this year, and the dis
play promises to eclipse the magnificent
show of last year, which it will be re-
membered was transported to Chicago
and was the wonder and admiration of
the residents of the Windy city.
The enthusia iasm is general throughout
all the counties, and each locality is
striving to make an exhibit that will
outdo all competitors. The committee
has been inundated with demands for
space and no little difficulty was ex-
perienced in apportioning the space.
The committee succeeded admirably in
its difficult task, and the locality COM
mittees are now hard at work on designs
for their displays.
The designs so far submitted are even
more artistic and appropriate than
those of last year, They are decidedly
original and will overshadow all previous
efforts. Riverside is going to make up
for her absence from the fair last year
by magnificent display of 400 boxes of
golden fruit from her orchards. Frank
Miller, chairman of the Riverside COM
mite, was in the city yesterday. He
said the design has not yet been
decided upon, but that it will
not be behind any of the
others in attractiveness. He also re-
marked that they have plenty of fine
fruit to show and plenty of money to
make the display what it should be.
The growers in and about Riverside are
very enthusiastic, he said, and the fair
is universal talk amongst Californians
and visitors. Mr.. Miller, who is hotel
man of long experience, said that he
has not seen SO many easterneIs in Cal
ifornia for years.
There will be fine display of fruit
from the Cahuenga valley and along
the coast. Messrs. II. l. Rudisell and
A. III. Denker made trip along the
foothills yesterday and called on a
number of growers. 1t is their inten-
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orchardists to make coast line display
showing that first class fruit is produced
in localities bordering the coast.
Ventura will have a magnificent dis
play of fruit and proposes to send down
large number of palms, potted plants
and cacti which will aid in the general
desire to make the fair an artistic sue
cess. A feature of the exhibit from this
county will be an avenue of palms.
Fresh ferns will be gathered daily and
sent down to refresh the display.
In letter to the secretary yesterday,
Mr.. ID. M. Walker, prominent mer-
chant of Ventura, who is taking a very
active part in the work in his county,
says that arrangements have been made
for bushels of buttonhole bouquets to be
given to all who pass the exhibit. He
also says: "We are sparing neither time
nor expense in our efforts to make an
elegant display. Our people are enthu-
Eiastic and are working hard"
Pasadena has submitted plans for a
very beautiful design for the locality ex-
hibit. The frame work is in the form of
crown 20 feet high and 13 feet in di-
ameter, and will be filled in with oranges
and lemons arranged as jewels.
Ontario has also decided upon de-
sign which is at once artistic and origi-
nal. On large pedestal will stand a
gigantic lemon constructed of fifteen
boxes of fruit.
San Diego displays as much enthusi-
asm as the localities nearer home and
will give all corners close run for the
prize. r. Ell. Young of the San Diego
committee writes for 100 tickets, accom-
panying the request with a statement
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climate are all talking citrus fair and
will be here in force.
A large force is already at work pre-
pairing the decorations to be used to
beautify the building. The manage
ment has wisely decided to do away
with the cloth and cotton draperies, as
far as possible, and will endeavor to use
ivy, palm leaves and cypress in lieu of
the fimsy, cheap-looking cheese cloth.
The regulations require that exhibitors
shall use only green, olive and orange
colored goods in draping their displays,
and arrangements have been made for
supply of material in these colors.
The most original part of the decora-
tion will be canopy of ivy suspended
from the roof in which will be hung
oranges, while hundreds of incandes-
cent lamps will glisten amid the
green and gold of this roof which
will completely hide the rafters
of the building. The ladies of the
Chrysanthemum Fair society have
volunteered their services in arranging
the ivy, which will be woven in wire
netting, 10000 feet of which will be re-
quired to make the canopy. This work
has been going on for four or five days
past, and the country is be secured for
ivy and date palms leaves. The super
intendent is desirous of obtaining do
nations of ivy and palms.and will send
to any locality for them. The vines are
not injured by the clipping, only short
branches being required.
Many replies have been received from
the notices sent to the ninety-six gentle
men selected by the executive commit
tee to serves as judges at the fair. The
selections were made without regard to
locality or place of residence, and those
selected are scattered throughout South
ern California. Everyone SO far heard
from has accepted the appointment and
the replies received state that the inter-
est in the fair is very general.
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