The record-union., 1894-01-23
SOMETHING OF DETAIL.
Attractions Inside the Northern and
Central California Building.
Sacramento, Lake, Colusa, Butte. So
lano, Yuba, Placer. Napa and
Other Counties Exhibits.

We closed an account of the opening of
the Northern and Central California Cit
rus Fair at San Francisco on Saturday
with brief note indicating the character
of the building, and Of the exhibits and
the insuffieiency of the floor area to ac-
commodate all the exhibits.
SPACE TOO LIMITED.
There are eleven counties represented
in the building. Had another one APP
piled for admission it would have been
impossible to have granted the request,
for, as it is, the place is just twice too full.
One cannot view to advantage an artistic
design Of considerable size when stand
ing within four or five feet of it, and in
this case there not are few points of view
to be taken to properly see, and enjoy in
seeing.
THE GALLERY VIEW.
There is one exception to this state
ment-the view from any point in the
low galleries is good, but it is a down
ward view of course, and hence the per-
spective lines do not radiate from an
ideal point.
EXPANSION OF CITRUS INTERESTS.
But all this proves only how citrus
culture is progressing in the north and
center. The first citrus fair of the dis
trict was held in small storeroom on
second street III this city; the second
opened in room about twice the size, on
J street; the third was held in the Marys-
vile Pavilion, we think; one in a public
hall in san Francisco; one under tent at
OrOville and one in the theater in Au-
burn. But this is the first in a specially
erected and very large building, lS0xl24
feet, and it is now found that building
twice the size could have been filed with
exhibits easily.
THE ASSOCIATION.
The States appropriation for two years.
citrus fairs is being all used in this
years display, so that in 1895 there will
De no citrus fair, and it will probably be
as well to take one years rest in this
matter.
The officers of the association. acting
under the auspices and direction of the
State Board of Agriculture. represented
by Christopher Green, +. c. De Long and
G. NJ. Chase, are: Thomas B. Hall, Sac
ramento. President; Thomas Ross, NJ.
D., Woodland, Treasurer; William b.
Gester, Newcastle, Secretary; James X.
O'Brien, Marysville, Superintendent;
DirectOrs-Joseph f. Madden, Placer
County: D. n. Honn, Shasta County; B.
n. Rowley, San Francisco; Frank Miller,
FL DOIdQO NOuulyj 1uOUldS 11dll, ESdc-
ramento County; Jamas *. OBrien,
\ uba County; Charles f. Wyer, Solano
County; Thomas Ross, NJ. D., Yolo
County; B. +. Walton, Sutter County;
II. NJ. Green, Butte County; Henry a.
Brainard, Santa Clara County.
THE PREMIUMS.
The premiums offered for county dis
plays are eleven in number, ranging
from 5000 to SO: total, $l.700. For artistic
displays there are seven premiums, ag-
gregating $500; for budded oranges eight
premiums, amounting to $305; seedlings,
general, eight, $40; lemons, general, six
Si25; lines three, $50; packed oranges
three, $50; Washington Navels three, $50;
Mediterranean Sweets three, $50; other
budded oranges five, S37 30; seedlings Sc
lected five, S37 90: lemons selected three
$50; pumelos, shaddocks, ETC., three,
$50; citrus nursery stock three, S45, or
in all nearly $1,000 in cash premiums.
THE COUNTY EXHIBITS.
There are eleven counties making ex-
hibits, to wit Sacramento, Yuba, Solano,
Placer, Butte, Coiusa, Tehama, Shasta,
Siskiyou. Lake and Napa. Santa Clara
san Joaquin, San Mateo, Monterey, Ala
media and Hum boldt have their own
buildings. The other Central and North
ern California counties are not exhibiting
in their own or the joint building, but
most of them will appear in the horti-
cultural, agricultural and mining depart
ments Of the Midwinter Fair. The true
citrus fruit-growing counties are, with
wOexceptions, exhibiting in the North
ern and Central California building.
IN THEIR ORDER.
Begin in the south end of the building
to view the exhibits in order. In the ex-
treme south Napa is Installed, under di-
rectIon of G. L. Wood and q. Olds, with
miniature wine cellar, beautiful pa
CODA and spring of Napa soda, unique
pavilion for general product display and
tables, shelves, pyramids and columns
showing mineral waters, wines, hops,
dried fruits, grapes, nuts and grains.
While Napa is giving but little attention,
comparatively, to citrus fruits, because
the energies of her people are directed
otherwise protitably, nevertheless she
proves her climatic and soil capacity by
a creditable display of oranges, lemons,
lines, figs, olives and semi-tropic nuts.
a great deal of artistic work has been ex-
pended upon the method of making
Napa's exhibit. There is nothing like II
or at all infringing upon it in the build
ing. 1t stands aloneln originality of con-
ception and execution, and is beautiful
whole-a complete success. Napa, in
preparation for her display at the close o1
the Citrus Fair, has minerals, cereals,
deciduous fruits, etc., on show, and these
will be largely added to, probably.
SoLANo COUNTY.
Solano County comes next in order as
one moves northward and westward.
Her space is large but it is packed to over
flowing. The younger Mr.. Buck, to
whom so much credit is due for labor to
secure the erection OF the building, is ia
attendance. Solano has for one feature o1
the display a section OF forty-two-
yeaI-old hg tree, grown without irriga-
tion," as the Solanoites 1acetiously re-
mark. Upon this stump stands the life
size figure OF old "Chief Solano," clad
from top to toe with dried fruits. pears,
peaches, prunes and raisins. A large
pyramid, sufficient to contain within, the
secrets of the mighty artificial appraisers
OF Egypt, is a striking feature. The
walls are covered with packed dried
fruits in great variety, and nuts.
almonds predominating, of which there
are eighty varieties. Another feature OF
Solano's exhibit is the cid Capitol at
Benlcia, constructed of 10000 oranges
and making structure llxl6 feet. There
are columns, snelVes, tables, oes!des, on
which are displayed oranges. lemons,
lines, prunes. grain, nuts. dried fruits.
olives and olive oil, dates, green, pre-
served and picked, jellies, hickory nuts
(jhe only nuts OF that variety shown IN
the fair, raisins. pumalos, shaddocks,
seeds, grains, Hour, mineral water, etc
a generous rivalry on the prune question
exists between Solano and Sacramento.
The latter shows a large quantity OF
prunes that go from twenty-five to
twenty-five to the pound, while Solano
exhibits one box of prunes that runs
twenty-five to the pound and insists that
it has plenty OF like character and that
they are timer than Saeramentos. c. L.
Wyer is in charge of Solano's exhibit.
YUBA COUNTY.
Opposite 10 Soano's and south oi
Napa's space is that of Yuba, half oi
If inclosed in a neatly iatticed bower