The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-10
OMAHA EXPOSITION
SECRETARY VIRGINS DESCRIBES
THE BUILDINGS
The Los Angeles County Exhibit the
Greatest Attraction Of the Fair.
Special Features

commerce was gay with quantity OF
flowers tastefully arranged by the en-
ployes yesterday in honor of Secretary
Virgins return from the Transmississippi
exposition at Omaha. Mr.. Virgins was
busy greeting friends, answering ques-
lions. attending to business and doing forty
things at once; but while he was lodging
in and out of the rooms and around the
building a Herald reporter managed to
catch him sufficiently long to CLEAN few
facts of interest.
"Our exhibit excels everything Los An
geles county has ever done" said the Sec
rotary, enthusiastically, and certainly the
photographs bear him out in the assertion.
I'm the first place." he continued, "our
exhibit is fortunately situated being on
a main aisle near the main entrance. Wis.,
itors cannot help seeing it and the man.
ayers complain that when they get in there
they just stay and do not see anything
else. 1t is fortunate in location also In
catching the breeze from the river and will
be cool in the warmest weather.
1.-The exhibit is all in white and gold, the
chamber of commerce colors, with trim
mings of red and olive. The oranges used
in the freizes, borders and ornaments are
set In soft green moss that produces a
lovely effect against the white wall. Bam-
boo, cross sections of ears of corn and
pampas plumes are used to good advantage
in ornamentation."
The specially attractive features must
be seen in the photographs to be fully
appreciated. Certainly no one but Mr..
Virgins would ever have thought of ar
ranging tin cans Of fruit with fancy labels
in a deep gilt frame and making a picture
Oh them' reaily handsome ana ar.lstic.
Inc eNpos''ion puiiuihss are pe''eF,
continued the tai secretary more SUD-
staheiai ana 'ne srouhos more oeau'iiuiiS
ialo out imam III any eAposltioh since the
"orlu lar ana many are DETER thoush
on smaAer scale. All the buildings ex-
cept the horticultural are arranged AROUND
lagoon anu are cohhecteu oy coiohhaoes'
10 protect the people from ram ana neat
IN passing from one 10 'ne other' ihese
are situated III the hoontz tract ana are
connected oy Vlaouct Win the DUN tract
on which are the horticulture ana state
buildings and pand STANDS. surrounding
the puiiollss' WHICH are all coVereo Will
white STAN are handsome lawns ana trees
just coming INTO ZEAL Inc government
marine oano gives concerts every oay III
the GROUNDS.
Inc buildings ana GROUNDS are prH-
llantiy hgnted with coiored lamps whicn
produce remarkably peautiI9l erect. Inc
art gallery Is feature worth Vlsitins.
The building mas peen well Planned ana the
selectloh Oh pictures care1uiiy MADE. Inc
government exnlolt is as me as any ever
shown OUTSIDE OF the city OF washington
Inc mining eAhioit PROMISED IN Caii1or-
MA mas unfortunately NOT "ateriaHzeo'
Dr. Day. the government expert IN charge
Oh mines ana mining Is exceedingly anA-
ious 10 nave one from tnis state lie is
reservlng space ana mas written TO num-
Der Oh NINE owners LOT samples Oh ores
ana Will lnstai ana care 1or them nimsei1
II they are sent. ms Is an opportunity
lot southern California ii'ine owners ina
should not De overlooked.
III Is useless MI "1ssins says fol
anyone 10 Apply ior space ior literature OF
desk room III the LOS Angeles county eN'
hipit' as the space Purcnaseo ~ iiiaoequate