The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-09

run about twelve inches. This develop
ment of oranges In this part of the world,
after the Iong-continued rains, the subse-
quent cold spell and the generally late
season is remarkable.
The largest oranges exhibited are pecu-
liar seedlings. which measure fifteen and
sixteen inches in circumference. The hall
in which the fair is being held is well
filled all dav and more chan crowded at
night. A social dance on the second floor
of the building attracted large NUMBER OF
The Younger people and still the exhibition
hall was crowded The entrance TO the
main floor is made of stalks of bamboo
twenty feet high. The bamboo is arranged
as lattice work and partly laced with ivy
Glimpses of the interior show clusters OF
yellow on a green background, as the ball
is filled with citrus fruit and tastefully
decorated in evergreens, ferns, ivy, olive
branches in leaf and garlands of smilaX.
People of Cloverdale, especially those who
came from the East to gaze at the picture,
turn to look out of doors at the green hills
and become more enthusiastic over their
happy lot in life, as they talk about the
frozen East and contrast Cloverdale with
places along the Atlantic seaboard.
The fragrance of fresh fruits fills the
halls and pours out of the doors as there
are many strong scented orange blossoms
among the clusters of golden fruit. a
prominent display is that Of w. I. Brush,
who has, besides pillar of Mediterranean
sweets and navels, peculiar seedless seed
ling which will hereafter be known as the
Brush. Several years ago D. c. Brush and
his family came to this country by the way
of the Isthmus of Panama. He got some
fine oranges there and after eating them
preserved the seeds. Brush planted the
seeds in Cloverdale and cared for them.
The result is q seedless seeding which mea-
sures fifteen and sixteen inches in circum-
ference.
Senator ]. C. Holloway also has on
exhibition a seedless seeding of slightly
different appearance and about the same
size which is a native of this valley. 1t
will be hard for the judges to decide who
has the finest dozen Washington navels,
there being several sets very near alike in
size and of perfect color. These will be
entered by ]. C. Holloway, NJ. Mcmillan,
Henry Hubbard, T. j. Cottle and Miss
Lizzie Hall All are most excellent ex-
hibits of non-irrigated oranges and average
twelve inches in circumference. G. Hag
mayer exhibits very large dozen of
Washington navels eighteen months from
bud, grated on a seeding now three
years old. He has also very fine display
of satsuma oranges. II. J. Croker of San
Francisco has a most attractive display of
general citrus fruits from his Los Aguajes
hO r,ov-o1- NToHifarra n
sweets, Maltese blood oranges and Sicily
lemons. a cluster of Sicily lemon branches
still bearing blossoms and leaves are ex-
hibited ON a bamboo stand very neatly
arranged. Colonel J. P. Armstrong has
a fine exhibit of all varieties of oranges, in
Guiding a solid cluster of twelve seedlings,
so closely punched that no leaves are
between the fruits. He also displays fine
bow of 200 or more oranges arranged in
their own leaves.
The exhibit of NJ. Mcmillan attracts the
most atteneSJn of any one display. He
has large, low pyramid of over 500 large
sized Washington navels in solid form.
These run from nine to eleven inches in
circumference. Surmounting this pyra-
mid is a selected dozen with which Mr..
Mcmillan hopes to capture the first prize.
F. Yordi presents tall tower of several
hundred specimens of golden fruit, with
streamers of oranges running out several
feet from the base of the tower. The dec
orations are in the shape of branches and
blossoms from the same trees producing
the oranges. Captain John Field is Justly
proud of his exhibit from young orchard.
He shows half a dozen oranges nearly
eleven inches in circumference from
yearling tree. He has also some thick
clusters of navels heavy enough to break
down the limbs.
Besides oranges Captain Field exhibits
some very large lemons. E. G. Furber's
display consists of a tall pyramid formed
of six dozen large Washington navels of
particularly bright color. He also shows
some excellent prunes and raisins. Smaller
displays of extra choice fruit are made by
H. NJ. Haney. The oranges are especially
noticeable for their very smooth skin and
regularity in size and form. Lemons
grapes and some fine large walnuts COM
plete the display. Mr.. HaneY's exhibit,
while mostly of oranges is by no means
confined to citrus fruits. Apples, olives,
perslmmons, figs, pears and strawberries
show what fresh fruit can be sent out from
this valley in winter-time. Dried fruits of
all kinds, hops, canned fruits and fresh
vegetables are profusely exhibited
The Italian-Swiss colony has the largest
general exhibit at the fair. It consists of
oranges, lemons, olives, raisins, apples,
canned fruits of all kinds and dried cher
ries. The exhibits special attraction is a
pyramid of oranges supported by a vase
like mass OF fan palm stems four feet high.
&. B. Baer, one of the most progressive
men of this vicinity and to whom much
credit is due for promoting the fruit in
dustry in this section, has the tallest ex-
hibit in the fair 1t consists of ten dozen
glasses of olives with heavy base of Medi-
terranean sweet and navel oranges. The
olives are very much admired on account
of their flavor. Baer prepared them by
simple process of his own, which removed
all Objectionable bitterness and gave the
fruit spicy flavor. The pyramid occupies
the very center of the room.
]. H. Monteith has the largest display of
dried fruits prepared in all known ways.
1t is the most attractive display of dried
fruits. Tn Parker Vineyard Company
has neatly arranged pyramid of jars of
olives in a bower Of fresh olive branches.