The record-union., 1894-01-23

banners ana drapery-
THE CENTRAL PIECE.
Facing now south and reaching the
center of the pavilion the visitor sees the
one piece to which all the counties have
contributed. 1t is the Central and North
ern California citrus tower. 1t rises two
thirds Of the way to the roof, in four open
stories, and is crowned by a bell tower
and dome, beneath which hangs the sig
nal bell of the fair. The tower is COM
posed wholly of citrus fruits; its decora-
ton was by Boyne of Sacramento. 1t is
u graceful structure, and the most sGrik-
ing figure in the fair. To the left of the
tower and south OF Solano's exhibit is
that of
PLACER COUNTY,
The gateway, the foothill, the fruit and
mining county. Placer's exhibit was in
stalled by J. f. Madden, aided by many
willing hands. Because elevated struct-
ures would spoil the view of Solano's and
Sacramento's exhibit, and obStruct TO
some extent the view of the central tower,
Placer generously waived her right and
hence makes all of her display on tables,
low terraces and shelves. 1t is magnlti-
cent showing of oranges, lemons, lines,
olives, olive oil, almonds, walnuts, chest
nuts, silk cocoons, jellies, jams cereals III
bulk and i'll sheat, and deciduous fruits
in jars. The Ornamentation of the space
is all in palm leaves. When the citrus
fair is over Placer will show her wealth
i'll gold, silver, iron, copper, coal, granite,
marble, berries, early small fruits, and
later in peaches, pears, apples, melons,
woods, asbestos, pottery clays, etc. OF
fruits shipped East from California last
year, 1900 went from Placer County
points alone.
THE CAPITAL, COUNTY,
West of Placer's display is that of Sac
ramento. 1T has three walls of space end
a central plat, in which stands the largest
citrus figure in the fair, miniature
(open-sided) of the beautiful State Capitol
in this city. The walls are pillared, the
panels thus being open and filled with
jars of preserved deciduous fruits, every
jar bearing in gold letters the words,
Sacramento County" Growing these
pillars are the cornices, piedments and
roof, all covered with oranges laid in
large diamond designs. Above all rises
the beautiful dome with its golden cap,
and wholly made of citrus fruits. 1t is a
beautiful figure, admirably worked out,
and credit to all concerned. The "Capi-
tol' is open, the people can easily pass
through it and view it inside as we'll as
out. and look up into the dome, where
George Boyne has done some neat free
hand fresco work.
Sacramento shows hops in bulk and
vine, cheese, vegetables and melons,
prunes, pears, figs in variety, apricots,
peaches, apples, oranges, lemons, lines,
plums, raisins, dried fruits in great va
riety, grains in bulk and sheaf, nuts in
variety, canned goods, corn, etc. The
wall arrangement is very handsome and
rich. Erskine Greer was found busily at
work and in charge of the exhibit, while
Chairman Morrison of the Board of Su-
pervisors was looking critically on.
BUTTE COUNTY.
Butte County has very large display.
a portion is within a room, the exterior
walls of which are made up wholly OF
glass-topped boxes filled with every kind
of grain and seed cultivated in Butte. On
shelves and tables within ana without
this structure Butte shows grains in bag,
Sheaf and case, oranges, lemons and
lines, and notably splendid citrus dis
plays from her orange colonies. There
are also great quantities of deciduous
fruits in jars. prunes, nuts, ralsins, dried
| fruits. canned goods, peas, beans, flour
and meals. melons, vegetables, etc. One
unique feature is large crate of citrus
fruits, and another large picture of
Ceres done in grains and seeds, and an
other like it Of an Indian girl. There are
silk cocoons. vines, flowers, plants, pict-
ures of scenes in several Butte sections.
We failed to meet any of those in charge
of Butte's magnificent showing, one that
makes strong bid for first premium.
CoLUsA.
Opposite to Butte, and on the east as
one goes south, is the Colusa County eX
hibit. 1t is within an inclosure into
which handsome gates open, the gate
posts being ornamented with grain, corn,
dried fruits, raisins, peas, beans. seeds,
etc. Within is central pagoda, guarded
by cinnamon bear. The pagoda is heav
lily covered with citrus fruits in variety
and case exhibits. Near by are two
obelisks or columns, one of them made Of
no less than 5000 oranges. On shelves,
tables and low terraces, and on columns
and in panels, are displays of vegetables.
melons, jellies, jams, ,deciduous fruits,
sun and artificially dried fruits, prunes,
olives, olive oil, etc. Butte makes the
largest and best wheat, general grain,
flour and meal exhibit.
SISKIYoU AND SHASTA.
At the extreme south of the great Pa
vilion, and on the east side, are two ex-
treme northern counties. Siskiyou con-
fines her exhibit wholly to apples, two
immense cones of this fruit SO essential
to the health of man being the full ex
hibit of Siskiyou. Not that she could not
show grains, flowers. vegetables, small
fruits, and even some citrus growth, but
that she does not propose this year to
have any other idea impressed upon the
visitors mind except the one relating to
her claim as the best apple county.
Shasta has the wall space in the south
and west corner. She exhibits melons
and vegetables, potatoes, and artichOkes,
dried and canned fruits, corn, wheat and
barley, oranges and lemons, nuts in va
riety, grapes, jellies, jams, growing fruit
trees one year old, etc. Later on Shasta
will exhibit her grasses, coal, gold, silver,
Bass and Honn have charge Of Shasta 5
exhibit.
TEHAMA AND LAKE COUNTIES.
Tehama County has the extreme south
and east corner. Wall and table, column
and cone-shaped structures show a fine,
| large exhibit of deciduous fruits in jars
aud cases. IN grapes, especially, is Te-
hama prominent. She exhibits budded
and seeding oranges, also lemons, jellies,
nuts in variety, grains, melons. When
we viewed it Tehama's exhibit was not
fully installed. There remained miner
ais, woods, plants, and many other ex-
hibits to unpack, over which workers
were industriously engaged.
Lake County's exhibit is under charge
of Commissioner Flournoy. He has
erected for his county a handsome Swiss
chalet. Within it be was to preside so
soon as his goods arrived-they were ell
route when we visited the structure-and
they will be examples of the cereal and
fruit growth of Lake, her salts, coal, iron,
natural chemical deposits, mineral waters,
cheese and dairy products, berries and
vegetable growth, and such of the citrus
fruits as she produces.
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