The San Francisco call., 1904-07-13


ture there were double that many peo-
pie, including some who had attended
the first one. At the third lecture there
were about the same number, but the
next day the hall was full at all of
them and it has been so ever since
whenever Erwin gave his tri-daily en-
tertainment. Many of the views shown
are applauded Up to date they have
all been of San Francisco, but the whole
State will be embraced The lectures
will be given during the remainder of
the fair.
WELCOME IN CHARGE.
George Marsh, who has been putting
in a Japanese exhibit in the building,
has returned to San Francisco with his
wife
George P. Wilcomb, who shares with
Erwin in the custody of the San Fran
cisco building, has been granted an
other months leave of absence by the
Golden Gate Park Commissioning is
curator of the museum at the park
and he will remain that much longer at
the building, where his time will be
we'll occupied in the interests of the
city and State.
vi C01L0AC III tie
Valley is a subject ofmuch inquiry by
Eastern visitors to the fair. The big
oranges displayed by the Sacramento
Valley Development Association and
the information that they mature in
the valley from four to six weeks ear
lier than in any other part of the
State, thus assuring a good price, are
arousing great interest among pros
pective purchasers of small farms,
hundreds of whom visit the Sacra-
mento Valley and other California
displays. Orange growing is already
an important industry in the valley
and is destined to become still greater
Surprise is manifested by visitors
that such fine oranges can be grown
in Sacramento and the more northern
counties, such as Butte, Yuba and
Placer. That northern California
grows great quantities of this citrus
fruit of great size and fine quality is
something new to most of the people
of the East, though in some cities
Sacramento Valley oranges are we'll
known.
HOMESEEKERS SURPRISED.
That thev can get first-class irrigat-
ed orange land for from $50 to 500 an
acre is also a surprise to the home
seekers. Colonel Green and Judge VIII
lis, in charge of the display, say that
many people with enough money to
buy small homes will inspect the
orange lands of Butte, Placer, Auburn,
Glenn, Yuba, Sacramento and other
northern counties. The homeseeker in
the Sacramento Valley exhibit is like
a woman in department store-there
are so many articles that look good
that she doesn't know which to choose.
The display offers a variety of agri-
cultural opportunities that causes dali
lance on the part of the man who
wants to settle on a small tract. and
they nearly all come to the conclusion
that there is nothing worth while that
cannot be grown on the rich Sacra-
mento Valley land.
Trees growing on their booth is
novelty by which San Luis Obispo and
Monterey counties attract visitors. On
top Of one of the columns that sur.
round the booth is a tiny pine tree in
a vessel. On another is a fig tree.
Enough semi-sunshine oozes through
the immense skylights in the roof of
the Palace of Agriculture to give them
life and growth and they stand beauti-
fully green and diminutively majestic
on top of the pillars-the only trees ac-
tually growing in the big structure.
GROWING TREES DISPLAYED.
But Commissioner Black and his
wife, who represent these counties.
have gone even further into the grow
ing-plant scheme of decoration About
each white pillar of the booth an ivy
is entwining itself and clambering up
ward to reach the pine and the fig. The
living green against the white pillars
is very artistic decoration. Growing
sword ferns top the columns not occu-
pied by the. tiny trees.
1t is not likely that any one will be
appointed to fill the secretaryship of
the California Worlds Fair Commits
sion made vacant by the resignation of
Z. B. Willis. Miss Pringle, the stenog-
rapher, will probably do the clerical
work of the Office and will be given an
assistant at a small salary The hard
est work is over with, but there will
still be enough to keep this force from,
ennui.
Daily kilograms recording the tenn
perature of Santa Barbara are re-
ceived at the booth of that county from
c. NJ. Gibney, secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce of that county, and
hung up for public inspection. For five
days one week this temperature was
Il degrees each day, but that didn't
particularly impress the Fasteners.