The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
County Exhibits
Make Up Good
Display.
Varied Products
Found i'm All
Sections.

40 not eNnlDlt 10 make their resources
known. The story Of the exhibit is told
by Manager Arthur r. Briggs as fol-
lows;
Shasta County has a large redwood
wall stand upon which are shown or
anges. lemons, peaches. apricots. plums
apples, pears and other fruits, together
with collection Of soils and quartz
specimens from the various mines Of
that county. Photographs also add TO
this display, making it a very complete
Gnd comprehensive one.
'Tehama County is represented by
what is known as the 'Tehama arch.
a stand built 70 represent that county
an the Midwinter Fair. II is a large
open stand displaying the various prod
ucts Of the county 10 excellent advan-
tage. Here are shown oranges. lemons.
grapes, cherries. apples, apricots, per
simmons, pears, mineral paints and
soils, showing the variety and resources
of that locality.
4 STRIKING EXHIBIT.
Placer County has a stand which
Is in itself an exhibit for the county.
The upper part Of il is made Of terra
Gotta from the works Of Lincoln. the
base Of granite from the quarries at
Rocklin, and the superstructure con-
structed Of oak grown in the various
parts Of the county. II is divided into
three compartments upon which may
be seen an exhibit Of minerals. gold
bearing gravel. grapes, green deciduous
fruits. citrus fruits and vegetables in
their variety. olive oil. nuts and cereals.
This exhibit has recently been supple
mented by an open stand in front Of
the large window. upon which jars Of
preserved fruits Of the various varieties
are exhibited to good advantage.
'Sacra mentO County has an exceed
inglv attractive stand in that il is very
open and visitors ~-e enabled to walk
around and view the fruit from all
sides IT contains a large and varied
assortment Of fruits, vegetables, grains,
nuts. cereals, wines. olive oil and dried
fruits IN their variety. Around the cor
nice If the stand are placed numerous
posters telling Of the principal features
Of that county which are a source Of
information TO the tourist.
Humboldt County has perhaps the
most unique exhibit Of any other coun-
~. as il is constructed Of the bark
taken from a redwood tree fifteen feet
in diameter, the slabs having been
taken out and numbered and placed in
their original form. The inside Of this
tree is finished in curly redwood which
has been highly polished, the ceiling
being paneled with redwood burl and
lighted with an electric chandelier.
A circular stand in the center con-
structed of curly redwood contains an
exhibit Of county products consisting
Of green deciduous fruits in their va
riety. vegetables and cereals. It viii
be seen that the stand in itself is an
exhibit OF one Of the cOuntys leading
products. A unique feature Of this ex-
hibit is a glass case containing shin
gle which was taken from the roof Of
one Of the old Fort Humboldt group Of
buildings which was used as headquar-
ters for General Grant in 1852.
VARIETY OF PRODUCTS.
Butte County has a large octagon
stand in the center aisle on which are
shown a large assortment Of fruits,
citrus and deciduous, cereals, vegeta-
bles and minerals. It also contains
large exhibit Of nuts Of the different
varieties and a splendid exhibit Of olive
oil.
"Mendocino County has a stand SIM
liar TO the on used by Los Angeles.
The compartments under glass show
photographs Of the industrial features
OF the county. as we'll as it's cereal
products. wool, hops and nuts. The
shelves above contain jars Of apples,
plums. grapes. pears, peaches, apricots.
nectarines, olives. oranges and beans.
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upon which is placed large photographs
depicting various Industrial and scenic
views. A large display Of mineral wa
ter, canned goods, fruits and vegeta-
bles in variety, seeds and cereals.
"Sonoma County has a large redwood
stand containing numerous shelves and
divisions on which can be seen the
fruits, wines, vegetables. grains and
dried fruits in their variety. A number
OF choice jars Of grapes. figs. oranges,
cherries and peaches are especially
prominent
ADVERTISES RESOURCES.
Marin County has used the base of
fits unique stand as a medium for ad-
vertising the various resources and ad-
vantages known to exist in that local
ity. The upper part Of the stand is de-
voted to photographs and Jars of pre-
served fruits in their variety.
Santa Clara has a large wall stand
containing a great number Of very
handsome jars Of the products of that
county, noticeable among which are
corn, pears, oranges. celery, tomatoes,
French artichokes, onions. almonds,
plums, etc. There is also a very fine
exhibit Of olive oil and wines, together
with a very complete collection of seeds,
which are placed upon a handsome open
stand against one Of the windows.
Contra Costa has a sister stand to
that Of Sonoma County. Upon il may
be seen almonds on the branch, april
cots. grapes. plums. prunes, peaches,
oranges. lemons, dates. peppers. apples,
vegetables in their variety. wines and
olive oil.
'SOlano County has an exceedingly
attractive wall stand showing a COM
plete line Of its products; large and