The herald., 1894-02-23
rectory; and John G. Plat, taking tick
cts at the midwinter fair. TAMMANY.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
San Francisco Examiner Of Wednes-
day: At noon yesterday the doors OF
the Southern California building were
thrown open, and the second citrus fair
at tho midwinter exposition was begun.
The display OF oranges and other fruits
from the southern counties is a magnih-
cent one, both from the quality OF the
fruit and the beauty of the arrangemenG.
The counties represented are Los An
gelee, San Bernardino, Riverside, San
Diego and Ventura.
The Southern California building is
100 feet long, So feet wide, and in the
center is 80 feet high. 1t was designed
after the Spanish-American style OF
architecture by Sumner z. Hunt OF Los
Angeles. An advantageous location on
the high ground near the art building,
overlooking the entire exposition, makes
the structure specially imposing.
Every visitor has noted the exceed
ingly artistic effect of the fruit arrange
ment, all OF the products of the state be-
ing used in the remarkable decorations.
THE CITRUS FAIR OFFICERS.
Frank Virgins OF Los Angeles has
superintended the general works OF con-
struction and arrangement, while cape
cialy representing Los Angeles county.
The southern officers of the MidWln-
ter Fair association are: Los Angeles
county,. S. Slauson, chairman Cbarles
Forman, treasurer; Charles Silent, }. b.
Lsnkershim, I. d. Stimson. San Diego
county-Hosmer P. McKoon, r. IL.
Young. San Bernardino county-T. s.
Ingham. Riverside county,. II. New
berry. Ventura county-F. A. Foster;
secretary, @. d. Willard. In the citrus
fair the counties are represented as fol-
lows: Los Angeles county-O. E. Bemls,
A. Scott Chapman, A. O. Thomson. San
Bernardino county e. J. Waite, Will
lam Friend, W. F. Grow. Riverside
county-W. H. Backus, John Jarvis, III.
A. Pulls. San Diego county-W. O.
Kimball, j. E. Boal. Ventura county
4. s. Thatcher, j. B. Wickof.
There are nearly 1000 boxes OF
oranges in this fair; 800 were contrib
uted by Los Angeles, 450 by San Ber-
nardino, 400 by Riverside, 200 by San
Diego, 200 by Porterville and 100 from
Ventura. In classes called "thirties,"
for the reason that only 80 specimens
can be entered for competition by one
exhibitor, there have been 4l5 entries.
The display OF these classes 10 made in
the balcony on three large tables.
The exercises attending the formal
opening yesterday began at 2 O'Clock.
The galleries OF the building were full
and every available space on the floor
was also occupied. The Iowa State
band played an Introductory overture,
and then j. S. Slauson, president OF the
association, read letters of regret from
Governor Markham, and from Superin.
tendent James K. O'Brien and Secretary
William B. Gester OF the Northern
Citrus association.
Then Mr.. Slsuson introduced Direc-
tor-General de Young, who paid brief
compliment TO the counties represented
in the building.
THE GRAFTON BY MR.. HARRIS.
William A. Harris of San Bernardino
was the orator. After wildly portray
ing the gloriea of the southern land, he
said:
In caeting the horoscope of her future,
the conditions under which settlements
have been made, the ideas in force must
be taken into consideration. No chill
ing superstitions, nor barbarous GUS
toms, nor cruel institutions have ever
darkened the minds of our children.
No cry of horror comes from the womb
of her past or shadows the horizon Of
her future. In grand old New England,
the mother of Webster. Phillips, Haw-
thorne. Longfellow, Whittier, Elliott,
Russell and a thousand poets, orators
and statesmen, witches were burned at
the stake, men stood in the stocks, and
for many lonely and weary years her re-
ligion, literature and manners were
| stern and forbiddinR,
Generous impulses we're crushed, the
smile OF JOY repressed, and while o great
craftsmanship, splendid love Of liberty
and religious freedom have evolved
there in New England, which are the
heritage not only of America, but the
human race everywhere, they have been
brought in sadness and gloom. Turn
with me now from New England's rock
bound shores to the chivalrous south
land, the land OF brave men and beauti.
full women; there the curse OF slavery
rested and paralyzed it's energies, and
for hundred years employed the best
efforts of it's statemen in its defense.
| Thia institute zion was barrier across the
pathway of intellectual, moral and ma
terial progress. 1t has been swept
away, but it has left problem as
serious as any ever given to patriotic,
intelligent and courageous people In all
'the tide of times"
And 80 it 10 that while the north and
south have had their great struggles.
their great sorrows that were with them
from the beginning, we in Southern Cal
ifornis, AMI this is true of the entire
state, begin our history unimpedsd, with
an Astounding faith in God, confidence
in ourselves, our future, our country and
it's flag. Is not our faith in brilliant
future we'll founded?
Already we have laid deep and strong
the foundations of magnificent school
system. When l say that our people
are pasionately attached to our free
school but family express their senti-
ments. We are divided religiously, po-
litically, morally and socially, but when
it comes to the public schools we stand
as one man. We will guard our
public school system as the vestal vir-
gins guarded the sacred fire, and from
the spire OF each little schoolhouse will
proudly float the stars and stripes.
CALIFORNIA AND THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
While thus nourishing our schools we
must not forget that material develop
ment assists intellectual and moral prog
ress. This is an age of restless activity.
Man has caught the spirit of the light
ming, he is Harvesting Niagara, and ere
long the ever moving power OF the ocean