The morning call., 1894-01-21

withheld under this arrangement, and
800 boxes of oranges, intended for exhibit
ton, were crowded out for lack of space.
Olsklyous famous apples are not repre-
sented and Lakes display of general farm
products does not appear for the reason
that the cars containing them are side
tracked al Fourth and Townsend streets
and cannot be received until tomorrow.
hat y orthern California, with its rare,
salu0rlouS atmosphere. can produce such
wealth of tropical fruits as is shown In the
pyramids OF oranges, columns of lemons
and piles Of cilrons rather surprised the
Riverside, Los Angeles and San Diego
hoTttculturiSts, who were specially invited
guests at the ODeplng exercises. The gen.
eral effect of the interior, whether viewed
from the floor or the gallery, is most ar
tlstIc. The building is $50 feet long aud
12O wide. Every inch of this space is filed
with weli-matured products. The lofty
root Is covered with bunting and bright
effects in red and blue cloth. The space
occupied by each individual county is an
exhibition in itself, ana in the central
space is combination display, comprising
tower OF oranges heaped up to the roof,
IN which all the counties have a share.
SacramentO's beautiful model of the
State CAPITOL is the largest county design.
1t is painted white and is covered up to The
dome with ripe and red oranges. Inside
are shelves with jars of deciduous fruits.
One big glass contains single cluster of
grapes which weighs twenty-five pounds.
The variety Is muscat and the cluster is
from the vineyard of Z. Greer. Sacra
mentO.
Samples of grains in bottles are shown.
and an excellent exhibit of hops, both on
vines and IN bales. Gass-covered boxes of
prunes, dried peaches. pears. apricots and
other fruits are shown in prOfuSiOn and of
the first quality. The rivalry in dried
fruits between Sacramento and S0lano is
very keen, each having specimens Of supe-
riOr excellence Outside the Capitol model
IS another display Of oranges in the form
of a pyramid.
Butte's exhibit is in many respects the
most artistic in the building. The county's
display Is massed within the walls of
house, each block of which is glass box
OF grain. In the construction of this
miniature building, 186 varieties OF grain
are used, each sample from some farm in
Butte. Over the entrance to this structure
is large picture OF Ceres worked in
grain. Within is a well-executed oil paint
ing of scene on The Feather River, and
an Egyptian figure worked in beans and
Egyptian corn. A mound surmounted by
a rustic basket, the whole formed Of
oranges shares with pyramid outside the
grain house Butte'5 citrus honOrs. A
long table is covered with oranges from
groves at Thermalito, and the specimens
are horticultural triumphs, especially con-
sIdeflng the fact that their locality is l40
miles North of San Francisco. In ali the
exhibit from this county compr ses 10000
oranges. representing twenty different
varieties.
oolano,s principal design is the model OF
tne Htst State Capitol building, located at
1Denicla, ana now occupied as a city hall.
Ine MODEL IS transformed into a citrus
paIace ana Is covered with oranges. A
many coiored jelly tower is another feature
OIL ooiano display, besides which there is
large EXHIBIT of dates prunes that aver
aRe TWENTY-FIVE TO the pound, and dried
declduous fruits put up in frst-class stvle.
Napa comes to the front with an exten-
slve wine exhibit. Ia one corner is a view
OF Napa Valley in the foreground. with a
moss-covered hill beneath is a wine cellar
with casks OF the juices of the vines. Al.
loiningls column of bottled brands. Two
separate exhibits of mineral waters form
part OF Napa's display, and in one corner
Is pavilion of dried fruits. A carneted
reception-room for ladies is reserved in
the central part Of the space.
Yuba makes a live showing with a
Moorish temple formed of oranges and
lemons, towering up higher than the gal.
lery. Besides large exhibit is made of
blankets and wooden goods from Mays
Vile: Placer. "the gateway of Califor-
nia," has comprehensive display of
oranges. lemons, lines, grains, nuts and