The herald., 1893-08-06
lists like Augustus st. Gaudens speak OF
Mr.. Browns work with enthusiasm.

lists like Augustus st. Gaudens speak OF
Mr.. Browns work with enthusiasm.
Architecturally triumphant, Caliior-
MIA then looked to her exhibits, which
surprise by their extent and vari-
ETY.. la addition to her collective
exhibit under her own vine
and fig tree, she maintains special ex-
hibits in the great departments OF agri-
culture, horticulture, mines, fisheries,
manufactures and transportation. In
fact. there 10 not building in Jackson
park, including the Art palace, where
California Ia not seen, while in the mid
way plaisance she claims three-quarters
OF an acre, where the orange, lemon.
olive, Japanese plum, date palm and
other semitropical fruits bloom in the
open. Rich as is the fora of California.
flowers could not be brought on for ex-
hibition, but in Horticulture the state has
succeeded in doing what no other has
attempted. From the day of opening
she has maintained an exhibit OF fruits
IN season, beginning with oranges and
lemons, taking Ia turn strawberries,
blackberries, apricots, nectarines, peach
es, plums, apples, pears, etc., etc. UP
to July 18th, 80 carloads of exhibits had
been forwarded.
IL WoIo hbkCu WuhJ OuO WOlQ pcou
expresses California, l should answer
plenty" "The moment l enter her
building feel like eating and drinking"
ates the atmosphere. Everybody is glad
rooms abound, pictures hang every
where, and the most creditable Of state
art galleries lures you up one flight OF
stairs, where you can study the history
of California from the landing of the
Spanish padres to the days of Wells,
| Fargo & CompaDy's express; from the
| driving of the last spike, uniting the
Union and Central Pacific railroads, to
the interesting exhibits of the State and
Leland Stanford, Jr., universities, and
the blessed kindergartens that owe 80
much to the munifcence of Mrs. Stan
ford and Mrs. Hearst.
In calling California an empire use
the word adviscdly, as it is unlike every
other state in the union, and has as
many climates as it has counties. A
fallible legislature made these
counties; infallible nature divided
California into several great and dis
tinctive sections. As she understood
her business, let us follow nature. The
coast region north of San Francisco and
east of the Trinity mountains is New
England shorn of it's Tuggedness and
barrennees. Here grows abounding
timber, here nestle valleys dotted with
small farms aglow with red clover.
Cattle roam the hills and brawling
brooks tell of steady rainfall. South
of San Francisco the coast is trans
formed. Below the redwood forests Of
Santa Cruz and Monterey, gently rolling
hills are covered with ecant forests of
picturesque white oak beneath and
around which cattle browse with the
dumb complacency of philosophers.
The people are pastoral and the shores
recall Sicily and the Adriatic. From
Point Conception to San Diego, the
varied fruits of the temperate zone
mingle with those of the tropics. and
like happy family sing song of plenty
all the year round.
Far to the southeast lie the ''lungs of
the state" Called by the foolish des-
erts, they become quickly transformed
into GASES the moment their centuries
OF thirst are slaked with water, which is
worth its weight in gold.
Stretching from the north line of Los
Angeles county near Mojave to Lake
Tahoe. the Sierra Nevadas pierce the
sky with less than Alpine sharpness but
with more than alpine beauty, when
the glories of Yosemite, Kings River
cafion and the region of Mount Whit
ney are bourne in mind. Beyond, in
the northeast, lies a great plateau rich
In mines, where the pick finds more
congenial home than the hoe.
Quite by itself is the great valley
system Of She Sacramento and San Joa-
quin, 500 miles long and 30 miles wide,
the greatest donald of arabic land in
the world, producing the finest wheat
and barley and all the fruits of the tenn
perate zone. When thoroughly watered
by irrigation, az 1t soon will be, the
valley will easily support population
of 1000. 900.
This is the California we seek and
partly hnd at the fair. Entering the
front door OF the state building, the eye
first lights on the exhibit OF Kern
county, deity displayed for the most
part in small replica of the Bridge OF
S;ghs. famous in Venetian history. The
idea was suggested by Mrs. Marchbanks
of San Francisco and was promptly ac-
eepted by those clever men, Messrs.
Lloyd Tevis and ]. B. Haggin, who have
actually made Kern county within the
last few years. Nobody ever heard of a
region which belongs geographically to
Southern California until these capital
lists saw what could be done by irriga-
ton with apparently worthless land.
Today the taxable wealth of this county
is $12,902,019 and when its 1900, 900
acres Of farming land are taken up in
small quantities by intelligent immi-
grants, the results will startle the very
men who have redeemed q neglected Ell
Dorado.
What counties constitute Southern
California? There are the names in
gold letters on blue banner that ga
Iutes you on the right as you enter: San
Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, San Diego,
San Bernardino, Orange, Santa Barbara
and Ventura. An era of A ,9Ol square
miles and population of 201 900 make
such artistic and varied exhibits as
astonish by their ingenious magnitude.
A few bottles of pure olive oil would
create no remark, but when Mr.. Elwood
Cooper of Santa Barbara plants pyra-
mid of olive oil in bottles before your
eyes there is no escape from a huge fact.
Another pyramid of gorgeous fruits in
jars of varied sizes presents an object
lesson that cannot be forgotten. Not to
know Ventura is not to know beans. To
prove that this county riots in beans
she puts up a unique pavilion made of
them. Great globes of oranges excite
the hunger Of the best-fed visitors and
there's q tasteful white pavilion that is
downrioht avmrhony in Winee, ielliee,