The herald., 1894-01-01

propriated. Subsequently another bill
passed the legislature allowing addi-
tioHsl sums. The products OF these
counties being similar, and the interests
in general identical, in order to avoid
repetition in exhibits as much as possi-
BILE it was deemed best to organize the
work under this general plan, giving to
each comfy some special feature repre-
sentative OF it's most fourishipg indue-
try. The first result of this work was
forwarded to Chicago the 4th OF April,
1898, comprising nine carloads OF exhib-
it's illustrating the diversified produc-
tions of the southern country.
Riverside county, which had no legal
existence at the lime OF the formation
Of the association, installed her first
carload of exhibits with the balance OF
the counties and maintained the same
to the first day of July.
Thees exhibits were duly installed in
the California building and the build
ings of Agriculture, Horticulture and
Mines and Mining departments. Fol-
lowing in the wake Of this shipment
four car loads of citrus fruits, the ma
jority of which were installed in the
Horticultural building by the day of
opening, Fay 1st, thereby saving the
reputa tion of the state, as the other sec-
tions of California had not been able to
have their exhibits in that building in
readiness for the opening day of the
fair. The contents of these were mainly
used in covering the orange tower and
Liberty Bell, two featdres presented by
Los Angeles, San Bernardino's table
display. San Diego's table and pyramid,
the table display from Orange county
and the pyramid put into position by
Ventura county.
Until the close of the fair this feature
elected great admiration and was,
without doubt, one of the most appre-
ciated features in that massive struc-
ture wherein had been collected and
most .ingeniously displayed the finest
horticultural specimens to be found
in the world.
As you entered the California build
ing, at the south entrance to the right
the first object that attracted attention
was an immense Cleopatra'a needle
built of olive oil, $4,000 bottles, from
the celebrated Cooper ranch. This was
the great feature OF Santa Barbara
county's exhibit. Adjoining this to the
north, and occupying space OF 12x25
feet was q pyramid built of fruit in glass
20 feet high, gathered from all the coun-
ties and requiring 700 jars. Surmounting
the pyramid was huge stuffed grizzly
bear from San Bernardino county.
The next feature in line was the pride
and the boast of Ventura county-the
bean pagoda. In erecting this one ton
and 83 varieties OF beane were used. San
Diego was especially interested in the
display of her raisin industry, and erect
ed pyramid of raisins l2xl3 feet square
and 10 feet high. The mammoth orange,
originally intended as an association
feature, was, by common consent, al
lowed to stand for Los Angeles, as she
WAS the only county that would renew
the supply Of oranges for 1T throughout
the fair. Standing behind this was a
pagoda OF walnuts from this county,
fianked to the right and left by San
Bernardino's pride, q large revolving
album of photographs and leaf album
of photographs from Los Angeles county
A miscellaneous display Of dried fruit,
marmalades and jellies and fruits in glass
Jars on elevated tables was near by. Be-
side this was the Palace OF Plenty, con-
tanning samples OF all produc from
Southern California. North of the palace
and across the main aisle stood the
pampas palace, 20x20 feet, To the right
of these exhibits and directly under the
gallery, space was given up to four as
soclatioD booths, occupied by reading
room and filled with women's work,
cereals, nuts, grain, vegetables, etc. In
the vegetable and cereal booths Orange
county made her great hit. She also
supplied the major part OF the fruit in
glasa and isllies and iarus. In the gal
Iery the historical exhibit from here oc-
cupied all the space allotted in the
building for that feature, and in the
local ART gallery Los Angeles was repre-
sented by a dozen paintings by our lead
! ing artisEe. ln the nationsl art gallery
Los Angelica was hnnored by the accept
| ance Of ave oanvases.
During The mouth Of may 10 carloads
itrees arrived from Los Angeles, Santa