Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-10-11
cAIryoRNlA's sPI1NDTD suoWIuo
Ar rrI PARIS HxPoslfIou.

Following IL an extract from . letter
recently written by Mr.. VIM II. Mills,
Of California. while In Paris IN charge
Of the Southern Pacific Company's ex-
hibit q. the Exposition. II Is remark
able for W reasons. first. a. evidence
of the great interest which IL every
where manifested In that wonderful
state; also for the valuable informa-
ton II contains. and for which II is here
reproduced:
The panorama picture OF The Maripesa
Grave 4. admitted by all. including Pho
tosrsphers, 90 be the most wonderful pho-
toxraphie reproduction that has ever beer
made only yesterdays Committee rep
sorlation OF France. to the number OF nj
Teen. visited the once. They were IN
charge OF their President. who u ths
largest individual fruit xro~er In TN
iration % the Industrial and climatic con
ditions under which our fruit u grown
I explained TO them fully the prolific char,
Illustrations showed them that we had 4
full crop every year. that our danger wal
from overwhelming. that In no instance
from any cause. You win scarcely un.
derstand the intense Interest OF this N
terytew until II IL explained that TIL
Fruit-Grovins Association practices frui,
culture In two ways. wall-cuiture ans
cultivatIns under glass II forego Frenef
dexignationsl. The outdoor cultivation o.
fruit In France Is sxtra-hazardous and u
fast being superseded by the artlncta
means Of wall and glass
The gentlemen who were here yester
day explained that the most .p~rontzol'
s sSrs 81 success cess u ..rs IN n. hsnas Of u.
c~ultivator. have used this ~argurnen
many times for the promotion Of the poiic,
Of irrigation. have said that When ~
moisture can be controlled. both with ref,
erence to moisture and drainage, civilized
culture will have been achieved. that a
that point only II becomes an art. bu'
upon and are not under the control o
man. the cultivation has not risen to tn
dignity of an art. Its main factors are o
when / explained. however. the condi
lions under which fruit was grown II
California. II became apparent both to my
self and my auditors. that the nAturs
conditions In California are as nearly per
feet for the production OF fruit as Il 3
possible TO be. and tina, at all event
there are economies with Us which vii
give US the fruit markets Of the world
You may accept this conclusion as dem
onstrztsd by our xhibit and Observable,
here. California IL hereafter TO Be n,
orchard OF the world. for reasons vhtcl
viii be more easily made apparent In
personal Interview.
The reason for the foregoing narration
l will now present. We had exhauste'
the interss, OF the exhibit In showing III
fruits. the pi~neapplss. the dates. III
prunss, the peaches. the pears. the ap
pies. the vegetables in all their varieties
etc.
The day was extremely hot and the In
terview had become monotonous. caiie,
the company Into an attitude in whicl
they could get a GOO view OF the pan
Drama OF the great tree grove. ! a
never heard more enuin expressions o
surprise and admiration. The Presiden
Of the Association. n man OF fine mentality
and dignity OF character. said. through tn
Interpreter to me; that the picture wa
the most beautiful presentation Of a for
est he had ever seen and the forest wa
the most beautiful OF any that had eve
been shown abroad. The forest as ex
pressed In that picture Is Infinitely su
peFtor to any forestry expression possibl
here. The largest pine tree l saw In Ger
many was less than t~wenty-four inchsi
In diameter, and not to exceed scventy-hv'
or eighty feet high After what we hsl
told them of the favoring conditions o
climate and soil. We them int
the heart Of one OF our greatest forest
by the best representation which can b
adequate conception OF how II broadere,
and cignihed and enrobled our State. W
had shown them panorama pictures. pic
lures Of prune orchards in bloom. pic
lures OF orchards, one OF which IL a mos
marvellous presentation. the panorama
itself being six feet by fourteen inche
high. and representing hve hundred acre
OF rrune orchard We had shown then
tvsnty-one square miles IN one panorami
Of a frui, orchard In vaca Valley. We ha'
shown them large fruits ard large veg
etahies and all these things had appealci
to them as sxeeptionsi The panorama o
the greatest trees that grow in TIE State
conferred upon the entire exhibit proba
btlity and confirmation.