The herald., 1895-12-24

the stalls for fresh fish, oysters and dressed
game, and in the northern part of the same
are placed the cold storage vau ts, manu-
factured for the Morgan Oyster company
by the Gurney Refrigerator company of
San Francisco. There the oysters, fresh
fish and dressed game used in this depart
ment are kept. On the marble top coun-
ters of the department stand cans of fresh
oysters on ice, and on the walls of the cold
storage rooms are shown mammoth shells
of the celebrated Eagle brand of oysters, of
which the company makes a specially.
One in particular, marked Our size" was
the subject of much comment.
1t is almost superfiuous to say that
everything shown in the stalls of this COM
pany is strictly first class. Nothing that
fails to reach this standard is allowed a
place in them, and this is rue Of every de-
partment and establishment which has a
place in the entire market. The policy of
all the managers being to cater to that
class of trade which demands the very
best. 1t would seem, however, that the
principle of keeping the best is not incon-
sstent with the existence of reasonable
prices Indeed some of the prices quoted
were remarkably low.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
At the front and central entrance to the
market is found the stand of Mr.. Page
Richardson. He handles fruits, nuts and
vegetables of all kinds, and with him the
delivering OF choice assortments OF fruits
at short notice is a specially.
His stand was handsomely decorated,
and constitutes one of the most strlkiugiy
unique figures one often sees.
There is nothing in the Chamber of Com
merce exhibition that compares with it,
and one racks his recollectons of the fruit
exhibits of agricultural and state fairs in a
vain attempt to find anything that, for
Of HntS nd nir iitxy of
design, in any way resembles it.
The stand consists of a quadrangular
pyramid whose faces are concave surfaces
instead of planes, and which rests on an
enlarged base that would be of the figure
of parallelogram if the lines joining the
vertices of the angles were Straight, but,
as they are curves, it is difficult 10 name
the geometrical tigui which would describe
it, One thing, however, may be asserted, +,
and that is that the general effect of the
figure was striking. The potted plants
and carnations which crowned the top of
the pyramid, and the rich, red fruits which
covered its faces, together with the smlaX
around it's border, and the luXuriant palms
at the corners of its base, made up a
picture which those who looked upon it will
not soon forget.
Mr.. Richardson, though not an architect
or carpenter, designed and constructed
the stand himself. Aud he can be con-
upuii llIl5 ndppy I)fOuuCt VI Ills
skill. The eXclamations of admiration
which it elicised were numerous.
FHEsH AND SALT NETS
In the southeast corner of the market,
stalls number 20 and so, occupied by j..
II. Harvat, with complete line of fresh
and salt meats, made creditable display.
The marbie-top counters and hard wood
ffni all of chopping blocks and everything
else in this establishment emphasized the
idea that only first-clAss materials we're to
be used, and only first-class goods to he
kept in this market.
Mr.. Harvat came to this city from Liv-
ingston, Montana. lie was engaged in the
meat business there with fair success, but
last Nay he decided TO come further west.
and after spending about six months trav-
cling over this western slope and inspect
ing the priucipsl cities of the same, he
selec ed Los Angeles as being the city
which presented the most promising out
look for business and located here.
zERMAN pELGCACIEs
Just west OF the fresh and salt meat
stalls of Mr.. Harvat stand the German del
icacy stalls of Messrs. Roster d Co. They
will make specially of smoked provis-
ions, smoked hams, smoked tongue, bacon
and sausages. No canned goods will be
carried in stock and only the very best of
goods in their line will be handled. Their