The San Francisco call., 1897-02-24
cLoYERD6LE'S GUESTS DEPART.
Citrus Fair Just Closed Was One of the
Most Successful Held in the
State

CLOVERDALE, CAL, Feb, 23.-The ex-
element of the fair being over. the town
and the people have gradually relapsed
into their normal condition. This has been
the most successful fair ever held IN C!o-
verdale, which has now come to be looked
upon as the exposition city of northern
Sonoma valley. Altogether about 5000
pc ople visited the fair. 1t has been the
one thing that has done the citrus in-
terests of the valley the most good. Clo-
verdale got the biggest crowd this wear
that ever came up the valley. Santa Rosa
is vigiiant. She is already talking about
getting up some kind of fruit fair this
year, but it will not be an orange and
lemon show.
One of the handsomest glass cabinets in
the pavilion was filled with hand painted
china. 1t was the work of Mrs. w.
Doty who, on plates, vases, cups and
saucers and other useful and ornamental
table ware, painted designs that are not
only lovely, but show high order of ar
tistic talent. This cabinet of Mrs. Doty's
was one of the most admired exhibits OF
the fair.
A man who worked early and late for
the success of the fair was Il. b. Wilson,
its superintendent. Mr.. Wilson saw that
all visitors felt az home, and he did not
neglect TO impress on visitors of note the
full significance of the citrus exhibits with
relation to the horticultural possibilities of
the northern section of the county.
Michael Menjhan, proprietor of the big
hotel of Cioverdale, sen down generous
sample of oranges and .emons to-day to
the San Francisco Board of Trade for ex-
hibition. He has one of the largest or
chards in the county.
Yesterday was the greatest, though the
last, day of the fair. The weather was
perfect. The sunshine which spread over
the valley was as golden as the oranges.
Visitors arrived on every train, but the
great crowd came on the immense exeur-
sion train from PetaIuma, Santa Rosa and
Healdsburg. There were twelve
coaches, each crowded, and by ac-
tual count there were 745 persons aboard.
The Windsor band assisted Healdsburg
in making her section of the excursion a
success. Nearly half the peop.e were from
Heaidsburg. A delegation rom that en-
band, marched up town, followed by a
procession. which extended from the sta
tion TO the pavilion. a distance of four
blocks. 1t seemed that the population OF
the entire valley had gathered to celebrate
Washington's birthday by attending the
citrus ialr.
The pavilion was scarcely able to accom-
modaIe the crowd. Hundreds OF people
drove in from the ranches and vineyards
and wineries for a distance of twenty
miles around, and altogether about 5000
people saw the fair
The Windsor band delighted the specta-
tors with several selections during the
afternoon. At night the electric lights
were operated in full blast the first time
during the fair.
Many huge lamps were also used, and
the illumination OF the scene was not only
brilliant but dazzling. Tue CloverdaIe
brass band, under the leadership of Pro-
fessor d. G. Smith, rendered programme
of special selections, and Miss Mabel
Smith, the musicians daughter, played
number of cornet solos.
E. w. Davis, County Superintendent of
Schools and ex-president of the State
Grange, made brief speech in the pavil-
ion. His remarks were to the effect that 1t
was encouraging that such fruit could be
grown, encouraging to see it and encour-
aging TO note the friendly and neighborly
feeling between the cities of the valley.
The prizes on wines were awarded as
follows: Sweet wines, Cloverdale Wine
Company; dry red wines, Parker Vine
yard Company; dry white wines, F.
Albertz
The pavilion closed at IL O'Clock
and the citrus fair os 1897. which has been
e great success in every way, ended with
ball in Union Hail.