The herald., 1893-10-08
A WONDERFUL REGIONS SIGNAL TRI-
UMPH.

ern California. In fact, the Golden
State in its entirety is 30 attractive to
both the descriptive and the analytical
writer that when one is telling the most
prosaic truth it looks like exsggeration.
Fortunately, however, we are not
obliged to depend on either our own
writers or on those from abroad. who
are even more encomiastic than our
own, when it comes to making the pro-
ducts OF California, and particularly
Southern California. known. When
men of the type of Charles Dudley War
ner visit this state the ecstscies of the
most famous "boom" writer's are
eclipsed and the real estate syndicates
are nowhere.
California, and Southern California in
especial, make themselves understood
abroad by their products. Los Angeles
and adjoining counties did this in an
especial manner at the New Orleans ex-
position. Although the people of Louis
lana have long boasted of their oranges,
and the committee that made the awards
contsined not single Californian, Riv-
erside carried OFF the sweepstakes pre-.
MUM for this fruit. Southern Califor-
MIA not only took the principal premium
for citrus fruits but nearly all the minor
premiums. In addition, we were most
liberally treated in ell other lines of
fruit.
That we have made great progress
since then the astonishing results at the
Columbian worlds fair at Chicago show
very plainly. Elsewhere we print the
list of awards to California exhibitors,
and it will we'll repay perusal. 1t tells
a wonderful story OF successful achieve
ment. 1t is the report OF the pomo-
logical committee, and is a complete
list of the awards to American exhib-
itors. It will be seen that California
pomologists receive two hundred and
three medals for fruit to Florida's one.
That is certainly superb exhibit for
the whole state.
On a close examination of the list,
however, it will be seen that Southern
California has been awarded 1877 medals
to So received by Northern and Central
California between them. 1t would in
deed be hard to chronicle anything more
agreeable than is embodied in the state
ment OF fact like that. And yet our
Northern and Central California friends
should not be discouraged. 1t is only
when it comes to Southern California
hat there is any occasion to hide their
diminished heads. AS to sll other COM
petitors, they of Northern and Central
California are champions Of the fret re-
nown.
1t is an interesting reflection that
Southern California has been enabled to
accomplish these marvels through the
aid of as yet an imperfectly developed
system of irrigation. While we have
done great deal, it is yet as nothing tt
what we shall accomplish.
And what wonderful region it is, thai
/ in whichswe live? 1t is but the othel
dav when the greater portion of South
ern California was a vast sheep range
Twenty years ago Pasadena was simply
q portion of the San Pasquale ranch, ant
the old adobe ranch house was the onlJ
building on spot that is now graced By
one OF the most consummately lovely
regions on earth, and containing citl
whose elegance appeals to every one o
esthetic tastes. Just 20 years ago Judg
Moth IVES laying the foundations o
Riverside, certainly one OF the mos
eclectic spots on earth. Within
short radius OF Los Angeles q scor
of beautiful settlements. Representing
the highest perfection OF civilization
and all the result of the intelligent ap
plcation of water to fecund soil, ar
to be found. And all this is as yet i
it's infancy. The members of the inter
: national irrigation congress which al
J sembles here on Tuesday next shoul
not fail to take trip over the kit
shaped track and seq for themselves th
miracles that have been accomplishe
here by irrigation. They cannot fail |
be impressed by the spectacle of agrowt
: which, in variety and luxuriance, is M
surpassed, if it is approached, by ar
other spot on the footstool.
: But to return to our muttone Oh
Y brethren OF the Northern Citrus Be
Q can find in the awards at Chicago niue
II food for reflection. After such an er
d phatic object lesson they can scarce
h maintain the high and naughty positic
i it has pleased them to assume in Il
: past. Medals talk fully as loudly
l. money, and it certainly cannot be co
j. tended that So medals count for as mu,
VI as l67. In getting at SO medals for tt
northern and central counties we ha
included every one whose locality W
l. at all doubtful, some OF the places bel
t. difficult to locate.
e That the California exhibit at Chica
n has been great object lesson to t
% people OF the United States no though
10 full man can doubt. 1t has shown III
10 the Golden state is par excellence t
.s region of plenty and beauty, and that l.
l. Angeles and the adjoining counties 6
g. pre- eminently the section in which
el plant their Lares and Penstes. He
le is emphatically the place where a N
A. can sit down under his own vine and
ell tree, with no one to make him afra
20 The superative euccess OF our expo
W ton means that myriads OF easten,
have made up their minds to the eff
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