The herald., 1895-02-27
Preparations for the Orange
Carnival
EXHIBITS BEING INSTALLED
The Work Of Decoration Now Nearly
Complete
Entries for Premiums Are Pouring In-The
Chamber of Commerce Medai-Many
Unique Features


Pavilion, where the Southern California
Citrus Fair is being installed. Busy days
and busy nights, too, for the managers of
the fair, and their legion of employees are
not confning their labors to daylight.
Only two more days and one night remain
before the opening Of the exhibition, and
there will be little sleep for those having
the work in hand till the last orange is in
place and the doors thrown open to the
throngs of visitors that will flock to the
fair on the opening night.
To the casual visitor yesterday, it
seemed incredible that all the work
planned could be completed by Thursday
evening, but Superintendent Virgins is
indefatigable and host in himself and
Keeps everybody about the place moving.
He has been through SO many sieges of
this kind that he knows exactly what to
do and how to do it in the best and
quickest way. Under his direction the
work Of decoration and installing the ex-
hibits is going forward with marvellous
speed
Secretary Willard has his hands full,
too. Besides tending to his manifold
duties at the Chamber of Commerce, he
is putting forth heroic efforts to make the
fair an unparalleled success. In fact, all
the officers and committees are working
like Trojans, and If anything will be left
undone when the time for opening arrives,
it will be no fault of theirs.
The exhibition, indeed, promises to be
beautiful one. The decorations, SO far
rs furnished, surpass everything of the
kind heretofore attempted in this city.
The greatest care is being taken to make
colors blend harmoniously, green and
yellow being the prevailing tints.
The architectural features Of the fair
will be unique and attractive. The center
piece, representation of the Edison cleo
tric tower at the Worlds Fair, will be
especially beautiful. This will be mag
nifcent column reaching almost to the
roof. The main shaft will be decorated
with oranges, lemons, pumelos and other
citrus fruits and illuminated by several
hundred vari -colored electric lights. An
automatic device will cause the lights to
blink and twinkle, causing some very
beautiful electric effects.
Arches, pyramids and other architect
ural figures will occupy various parts Of
the hall, all grouped SO as to form sym
metrical whole.
Fruit is arriving in large quantities for
the exhibits. Half carload of oranges,
1s0 boxes, will be used in the decorations
alone.
A great many more entries in the COM
petitive classes have been made than were
anticipated. There is scarcely room for
all the fruit offered.
Entries for the Chamber of Commerce
gold medal will not close before the 9Th of
March, and there is no telling how many
there will be. Enough have been made
to date, however, to indicate that the
man who thinks he has raised the best
box of oranges in Southern California is
very numerous.
Exhibits continue to pour into the pa
vilion yesterday, and Superintenden ent
Virgins and his assistants were kept busy
getting them in place. All the Riverside
additional entries yesterday. Duarte also
sent in five additional entries South
Riverside, or rather the Queen Colony
Fruit Exchange, has now sixteen entries
The Ventura county general exhibit is
looming up in good shape. Ontario came
to the front with five additional entries,
and the Pomona Exchange also sent in
twenty-five more entries.
The entries for the Chamber of Com
merce gold medal now number eight. with
dy increased in the next few days. This
class will be open until March 9th, gen
eral entries closing Thursday afternoon.
Exhibitors should remember that all gold
medal entries must be packed and entered
separately, and that fruit entered in other
classes is not eligible in this contest. The
medal is now on exhibition in Montgom-
cry Bros, show window ON Spring street.
and is attracting much attention. 1t is
of exquisite workmanship and worth more
than $50.
outside points yesterday were the follow
ing: George W. Taylor, Azusa;. william
Fuller Cotton; w. j. Fay, Anaheim;
william A. Duffill, Rivera; J.. D. Nc
Nab, Fillmore, Ventura county; W. ].
Sheriff., Ventura, and F. A. Newell, Po-
mona.
Among the features of the fair will be
the booths in charge of the several re-
ligious and charitable organizations the
proceeds of which will go to the several
charities in their charge. The ice cream
ladies of Simpson Tabernacle, and the
proceeds will be devoted to the organ
fund of that church. The
lemonade booth will be in charge
OF the ladies of the First Baptist
Church. The Assistance League will be in
charge Of the flowers and candy booth,
the proceeds of which will go to charity,
and the Kings Daughters will be in charge
of the cloak room. This latter organiza-
tion is trying to establish day nursery
and the profits Of it's booth will be de-
I voted to that purpose.
AS has heretofore been stated, the mu-
sieal features Of the fair will be of special
interest. There will be concerts every
afternoon and evening by the celebrated
Cassasa band, the programmes for which
have been arranged with special care SO
as to cater to all tastes from the highest
order OF classical music to the popular
melodies of the day.
The opening exercises will be under
the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce,
and the members of that organization are
determined to make it grand success.
The next day is to be devoted to Los An
geles city and other special days will fol-
low to the end of the fair. New features
@ wii pc aaue4 nI1 ba IRON Iant day 10 daY ana the
night.
Complimentary tickets have been issued
10 the members of the Chamber of Com
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