The record-union., 1894-04-16
SACRAMENTO COUN4Y'O EXHIBIT.
One of the Attractions at the Mid
winter Fair.
Its Beauty and Value Keep Sacramento
In the Lead for One of the
County Trophies.

The San Francisco Chronicle of Satur-
day publishes the following accurate de-
scription of the Sacramento County ex-
hibit at the Midwinter Fair. Sacramento
is still away in the lead for the beautiful
gold cup offered for the best county eX-
hibit, and looks like sure winner, with
Santa Clara pulling hard for second
place. Says the paper mentioned:
1.-THE largest space in the Northern and
Central California building was set apart
for the products of Sacramento County,
and it was none too much, for the people
of that county collected one OF the most
varied and interesting exhibits at the ex-
position and one that required a large
area for display purposes. The main teat-
ure of the exhibit is the model OF the State
Capitol, which occupies the center and
major portion of the west wing OF the
building.
This structure is most attractive one
With the exception of the roof and dome.
1t is a skeleton affair, this plan being
adopted so as to permit extensive shelv-
ing for the fruit displays. The shelves
are heavily laden with fancy jars OF
nearly every variety OF fruit grown IN the
State, the soil of the Sacramento alley
being capable of producing almost any
thing.
ice as a reception room and is most
pleasant and comfortable retreat. 1he
roof and dome were until recently pankeu
up with thousands Of oranges, but Man
ager Greer came to the conclusion tnat
there were too many oTange-showlng de-
vices in the building. and converted the
roof into garden profuse with the nora
of the plains and foothills of his county.
Surrounding the Capitol model at a
distance OF about six feet are the three
walls of the building, which are alone
banked up with the county's varied pro-
ducts. The visitor, after inspecting tne
interior of the model, can then walk
around it and find thousands OF fancy
boxes and jars of fresh fruit, vegetables,
nuts, raisins and every variety OF dried
fruits and cereals on each hand.
1.-The walls are closely shelyed, the top
one bearing a fine display OF wheat
sheaves, hop vines, corn and dozens OF
varieties of grain in the stalk, just as they
came from the fields. Below these are
row after row of fruits in hquid, and an
immense display of dried fruits equallng
anything to be seen at the fair. Specl-
men bales of hops are shown from The
Ruhstaller and the Flint yards.
I'm one corner is the display of the
Buffalo Brewery, built to represent a
quarter pyramid. Inside OF TINS pyramid
Manager Greer has fixed up coy little
den, where he counts the ballots he re-
ceiVes for the Chronicle cup. Tables
which groan under the weight OF vege-
tables, fruits and cereals that are piled
upon them are set about in appropriate
places, and on the floor, resting against
the walls, are hundred or more sacks OF
grain, flower, meal and the like.
''Then, to add TO the attractiveness of
the whole exhibit, the Sacramento people
keep the place supplied with fresh flow
ers daily, so that it rarely presents other
than a most brilliant spectacle. Mr..
Greer is about to leave the exhibit for a
time, his presence being necessary at his
orchard at Fruit Ridge. and the position
will be filled by J. B. Odbert until his
return"