The record-union., 1895-12-11

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10-The
State Board of Trade held an important
meeting in the Croker building this
afternoon, at which the California ex-
hibit at Atlanta was discussed. In
this connection q. report by j. A. Fill
cher Manager of the California Board
of Trade exhibit, was made.
Mr.. Filcher stated that the fame OF
the exhibit had spread throughout the
entire South. Continuing, he said:
THE show of our products is increas-
ing the demand for them among con-
sumers. In 1894 one carload of fresh
deciduous California fruits was shipped
to Atlanta. In 1895 one carload had
come in here previous to the installing
of CALIFORNIA; exhibit at the exposi-
ton. Since then seventeen carloads
have come to this point. Our dried
fruits, canned fruits, beans, nuts, rails
ms, wines, etc, were hardly known
here previous to the exposition. NOW
these products are being shipped to At
lanta from California by the carload
excepting in the case of wines, and the
shipments of the latter more than
doubled what they were before our
coming. This increased interest in and
demand for our products, l am led to
believe, is relatively true of the entire
southern section of our country. Only
two days ago two merchants from
small town in Southern Illinois piled
me with questions as to the relative
merits of California dried fruits, nuts,
ETC., and the best means of securing
them; and within the last week / have
answered two letters, one from Will
mington, N, c., and one from Mont
gOmery, Ala, as TO who would be the
best parties to address for supply of
I how ref ~ad
all such inquirers 10 our State and
local exchanges and to our leading COM
mission houses
"Since your last meetingsthe award of
premiums at this exposition has been
announced, and my previous predica-
ton that California was likely to carry
OH the lions share has been verified.
Altogether our State wins seventy
five awards, including six gold medals,
twenty-eight silver medals, twenty
seven bronze medals and fourteen hon
orable mentions. No other State repre-
scented here, SO far as l can ascertain,
gets more than two gold medals. For
the best display of agricultural prod
uctS and also for the best display of
horticultural products the State Board
of Trades exhibit receives gold med
ais, the only gold medals granted in
this class. Some of the awards are be-
ing reviewed, and I am contending for
a gold medal for our display Of wines
The regular committee on awards, you
viii understand, according to the sys-
TEN adopted here, could give no pre-
MUM higher than a silver medal. This
medal is supposed to represent the best
in its class, but the committee on
higher awards, that had the power of
review and revision, could in it's dis
erection for unusual excellence or far
reaching merit grant a gold medal
From 40, he civ ~F1I
medal awards to California. This rec
ord at Atlanta speaks praises for the
State Board of Trades successful eff
forts to have the State represented
here, and is one to which every Califor-
MAN may point with pride. The COM
mittee is to pass on citrus fruits on the
10Th of this month, and if my efforts to
secure from Northern and Southern
California a good display of oranges,
lemons, pomelos, pomegranates, etc.
before that date proves successful, I
shall expect to worry our sister State,
Florida, and win additional laurels for
glorious and heaven blessed California.
I'VE are doing good work through
our literary bureau. In addition to what
we brought With US, I have received
liberal supplies from Sacramento, So
lano Santa Clara, Hanford Ventura,
Bakersfield, San Francisco, Santa Bar
bara, Los Angeles, San Diego and
other points in both Northern and
Southern California, and up to date
have handed out to visitors, including
reports of the State Agricultural Soci-
ETY., the State Horticultural Society and
the State Mining Bureau, not less than
three tons. / have about one ton left,
all told, but with what additional con-
tributions I know to be en- route / hope
to have plenty to keep the bureau well
supplied until the close of the fair.
i have examined the fruits of the
various kinds that are on exhibition
here from other States. particularly
those from Georgia and Florida, which
claim to be competitors of ours and
have discovered nothing in their APP
pearance or quality that should alarm
the California grower. l have also Wis
tied one of the principal peach-g growing
sections of Georgia CFort Valley, and
inquired into their methods and sue
cesses, and after such investigation
feel more confident than ever that the
main fruit business of this continent
will continue for a long time TO be car
ried on at the same old California,
stand"
W. II. Mills announced that the dis
play of citrus fruits was now en- route