St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-11-10
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A. rU PARIS IMPOSITION. !

Following II IN extract nom letter
recently written BY Mr.. Vim. b. Nils.
Of California, while In Paris in charge
a. the Southern Pacific Companys ex-
hibit At the Exposition. It II remark
Able for two reasons, first, - evidence
Of the great interest which u every
where manifested In that wonderful
state: also for the valuable informar
ton It contains, and for which 1t is here
reproduced: ,.o.
The panorama picture OF the Mariposs
Grove il admitted by all. including Pro
toRraphers, to be the most wonoeltu. pnU
tographie reproduction ina. mas sves p ren.
ressnt;nS the Greatest Fruit Growing AZ
ISOLATION of France. to the number o. NJ =.
teen. visited the ofiice: fnsy the
arrest Individual fruit grower In the
ration Of the Industrial and climatic COM
I expIained TO them fully the prolific char,
acter of our climate. and by pictures eno
Illustrations showed them that we had a..
fun crop every year, that snft IL GuI no instance
had We missed two crops IN suS s,H .ra
from any cause. You will scarcey IN
derstand the intense Interest o. hat sf this
culture t n two ways. wali-culturs and
cultivating under glass q foreao r .io1, ~
frnit in France is tra-haxardous and !;
fast being superseded by the artinciai
means Of wall and glass. ...
The gentlemen VINO O., zrosf nrostsbie
cuitiyatfon was that wherein all the fac-
tors Of success were In the hands OF the
cultivator. ! have USED knis :, ths noIicv
Of Irrigation. I have said that when the
moisture can be controlled. both with rei.
erencs to moisture ana dreinaee; civin.sc =.
that point only It becomes an art: pus
where natural conditions are dependea
upon and are not under the controi Of
dignity Of an art. Its main factors are ut
the hazard OF chance.
When / explained. however. the condi-
ons aaeI !, S.csn. both e
Conditions in California are Is nearly per
feet for the preauetien on. Of fruit q sy !.
there are economies with Us which VII
give u the fruit markets Of the world
You may accept this conclusion e a EN-,
here. California . hereafter to be the
orchard Of the world. for reasons which
win be more easily made apparent In q
The reason fer the foregoing narration
I win now preSent: We had exhausted
the interest 81 the exhibit in showing the
fruits. the pineapples. the dates. the
Piles. the vegetables In all their vafieues'
The day was extremely hot and the n:
terview had become monotonous ceileN
the company into an attitude II wnich
Drama OF the great tree grove I have
never heard more genuine expressions q
surprise and admiration. The PresiosnS
Of snS !; .n . e ni Is.
Interpreter to me, that the picture vas
the most beautiful presentation Of for
est he had ever seen and the forest was
the most beautiful Of any that had ever
pressed IN that picture Is infinitely su-
perior to any forestry expression possible
here. The largest pine tree saw In Ger
many was less than twsnty-four inches
or eighty feet high. After what We had
told them Of the favoring conditions Of
climate and soil. We introduced them into
the heart Of one OF our 8reeteSt fofe1O
By the best representation Which can %
adequate conception Of how It broadened
and dignified and ennobled our State. We
had shown them panorama pictures, pic.
lures Of pruns orchards IN bloom. pic.
marvellous presentation. the panorama
itself being six feet by fourteen inches
high. and representing hve hundred acres
Of prune orchard. We had shown them
of fruit orchard in vaca Valley. We had
shown them large fruits and large veg,
etables. and all these things had appealed
to them as exceptional. The panorama q
the & ss.s n he
conferred upon the entire exhibit prooa-
bllity and confirm2tiou.