The San Francisco call., 1903-12-02
PRODUCTS OF ONE COUNTY.

TT HE preparations that making for the exposition
at St. Louis in 1904 will have the immediate effect
of determining especially in California, the deve-
oped and also the latent of the land Every
State and every county that has view desir
able settlers will unquestonaby put its best foot fore
and show to the world all that it has. The
ment has often been made that Cafornias resources
varied than those of any other land under the
that has become tre, yet the present demand for
exhibits to be shown at St. Louis has amply demon
strated its truth that intelligent observer will
to dispute it.
At the gateway of the San Joaquin Valley is the fer
tile and enterprsng county of San Joaquin This county
has prepared to exhibit we'll the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition. incidentally list of the classes of county
products that will be forward ST. Louis has been
published in the Stockton Independent The county has
$50 manufacturing establishments of which, says the
Independent, in Stockton The output of these
plants is valued at than 7oooooo per annu. All
of manufactured goods and for home
made To enumerate them would take much space.
1t appears that there seventy-three varieties of
grapes that grown to- perfection in San Joaquin
County. These will be shown at St. Louis to make the
mouths of millions of visitors The county is one
of the leading almond sections State and it also
has to display from its ample store chestnut wanuts
pecans and peanuts Among the pomaceous and stone
fruits that thrive under the genial sky that drops fatness
the county peaches plus apricots, prunes
ries, necarines, ounces and Many samples of
these fruits canned and dried will be in the San Joaquin
County show for the ST. Louis Exposition.
comprehensive collection of seeds that has been made
embraces about of flower and vegetable
that known The committee charge of gathering
exhibits illustrative of San Joaquin Countys resources
knowing what is produced, has recommended that "an
especially strong display of potatoes onions beans as
chicory beets olives and other vegetable
food products should be made While limited display
in processed form is recommended arrangements should
be made to show the natural product both in season and
from cold While fruits should be shown from
San Joaquin County, greater emphasis should be made
at St Louis with produce, cereals dairy products etc.
Turning the of cereals the county committee
enumerates part of the county show Egyptian
corn, wheat rye and barley Among the forage plants
and fodder alfalfa, gTass alaria and clover I'm
der the head of animal food products arrayed dairy
products and eggs The livestock men will be repre-
sented by dairy herds beef cattle thoroughbred horses
sheep and hogs Domestcated birds will variety and
cheerful noise to attract spectators.
Beers, wines and brandes the output of the Stockton
hourng-nls arinaceous products like rnacaroni and
starch agricultural machinery, blankets glass coal bri
quettes and eather-al1 these included among the
manufactures of the county OF educational
advantages OF the county will be much in evidence
Charts and literature will illustrate location and climate
and soil Fourteen subcommittee are required to take
charge of the widely diversified products that Justice NAV
be done to each when the collective exhibit made up
An epitome may be found in the recommendation OF
the committee that "of the fifteen departments at ST
San Joaquin County should be represented in at
least sx-educaton manufacturers machinery horticul-
ure mines and metalurgy and agriculture" Inferen-
TALLY great resources may be dcerned in this cassfca-
ton of products which San Joaquin County feels COM
petent shine amid the competition of the world and
win prizes.