The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Mammoth Elephant and
Other Beasts Made of Fruit
Win Attention at the Fair
ADVERTISE CALIFORNIA
Sacramento County Exhibit
Attracts Large Crowds by
Means of Its Queer Animal
BY PAUL EDWARDS.
stan Correspondent OF The Call.

horticultural trimmings seem to be
very good material for advertising a
States resources. California is strong
on this sort of work. Santa Clara
County set the fashion some years ago
by building a prune knight that looked
like the real product Of a medieval
family tree. Its exhibition did not dou-
bic the population Of the county, but it
caused nearly everybody who saw it to
remember Santa Clara and also
the fact that fine prunes were pro-
duced there. At the present Worlds
Fair the idea has been used quite ex-
tensively. Los Angeles has built up an
elephant of walnuts and the Sacramen-
TO Valley exhibits q grizzly bear of
prunes and horse with hide OF hops.
Sacramento's grizzly has, besides some
flies, a curious throng Of people around
il all day. IT stands at the main en-
trance to the Sacramento Valley Devel
opment Associations display in the
Palace Of Agriculture, and as Sacra-
mentO's space has a frontage directly
on one Of the main aisles of the build
ing, few visitors pass without inspect
ing il. Children drag their parents
clear across the fair grounds in
search for the bear with the glowing
electric eyes. The little ones are quite
factor in drawing adults to certain
exhibits where something is shown that
pleases the juveniles, and wise exhibit
ors are aware of this. The children
pass the intelligence of something
novel TO them among each other by
sort of endless chain method. This
helps bring the prune-covered planti-
grade that, were ii alive, would soon
devour its own sweet covering, the at
tention desired.
The Sacramento Valley display Is
pronounced one Of the richest and
most diversified at the fair, as well
as one of the most imposing, the imi-
tation dome of the State Capitol pierre
ing the rafters of the Agricultural
building. Visitors can spend a long
time in the exhibit and most of them
DO sacramento is a great producer
OF prunes, s well as Santa Clara, and
this fruit is shown prominently. The
display Of olives and olive oil is very
extensive, the culture Of the olive
having become a very prominent in
dustry in the valley.
The Development Association has a
number of people connected with the
exhibit TO receive visitors and tell
them OF the fertility of the section
represented. There are now three of
the commissioners of the association
here, Colonel r. NJ. Green of Oroville,
Judge j. H Wills of Auburn and John
Reith Jr. of Woodland. Besides these
there are Roy Brooke of Sacra mento,
J A. Simons Of Colusa, Mrs. r. A.
Bailey of Sacramento, Mrs. r. Ken
nedy of Butte and w. D. Nichols Of
Sacramento, who processes the fruit
exhibited. These all work for the
interest Of the entire valley and no
section is neglected. Mrs. Bailey has
contributed an exhibit of Sacramento
Valley fruits put up at her home,
which demonstrates the value of the
fruits for preserving. This exhibition
greatly attracts women visitors.
A preserved salmon weighing forty
pounds, a striped bass weighing fif-
teen pounds and other fish from the
Sacramento River are shown in
tank.
Two heeces of wool. one weighing
ffty-one pounds and the other sixty
two, are used by Sacramento TO as
tonish sheep men. One sheep growing
State exhibits a fleece weighing twen-
ty-seven pounds and thinks it is show
ing something wonderful.
At a ladies' reception given at the
Alaska building the other day the e.
freshment menu purported to be made
up entirely of Alaska products, includ-
ing canned salmon served on fresh
AldShd lcAluCE ltdNeS ana Alaskan
canned olives" Governor Brady did
not supply any bananas or pineapples
from Alaska, as it is too early in the
season, but the canned" olives were
greatly enjoyed, Mrs. Hart, the hos
tess, apologiZing for the absence of
bananas. Governor Brady, while in
no way belittling Alaskan olives, ad-
mits that the crop is not as heavy as
that of rhubarb.
1f 1,a
was given a garnet, Of which a few
tons have been brought from Alaska
where thev are plentiful. The Alas
kan building is becoming known as
the only one where each visitor is pre-
sented with a gem. The inquiry about
the summer excursion to the peninsu-
la becomes more numerous every day
The sight Of the cereals and berries
displayed at the building gives visitors
an idea Of the beauty of the summer
in the new FL Dorado.
There is now a University of Califor-
mia boy behind the registration and in
formation counter of the California
building Robert A. Waring, manager
of the University Glee Club, has been
given this place for the rest of the fair
period Several other members of the
glee club have secured positions at the
fair and will remain until the univer-
sity reopens. The California county
commissioners made up a purse of $2I5,
to which the State commission added
s35. to keep the singers here the closing
week of their stay.
California soined with Illinois in the
of the Fourth. Illinois is
California's neighbor and has a preten-
tious building, in which the joint exer-
cises were held. The Golden State con-
tribution to the programme consisted OF
a solo by Mrs. z. B. Willis, a speech by
Governor Pardee and singing by those
members OF the glee club remaining at
the fair. Governor Pardee also deliv-
cred a speech at Festival Hall. His
presence has helped bring the State
into prominence at the fair and he has
been generally accepted as one Of the
most able chief executives that have
visited the exposition.
James A Barr, superintendent of
Schools Of the city Of Stockton, has ar
rived 10 take charge of that city's ex-
hlbit in the Educational building.
one OF the recent Pike social events
OF importance was the opening Of the
Chinese village, the owners Of which
are Major Frank Mclaughlin, Fred
Esola and big Jim" of San Francisco