The San Francisco call., 1905-02-10
CALIFORNIA AT ST. LOUIS.

THE awards at ST. Louis something They are the
intended reflect matured judgment experts.
When General Chpman president of the State Board of Trade
ted the exposition he made comprehensive examination OF the
whole and Of Calornias comparative relation to competitive
bs On his he made the board exceedingly interest
report which bulletin 1t the
far California concerned and the result confirms his judgment
This State takes hundred prizes covering wider and
valuable range of products achievements and than
other State the Union any other country the world In
what is mined from nfusoa earth gold We exhibited the
greatest variety OF fruits OF any part OF the world and is afhred
by grand prize vegetables recognition
and wish the Legislature take notice that among them the
high rank though conducted
grand prize with valuable The
morous exhibit may get no because its defective
by skill display expoions
show windows of the States and countries and producers who
them dressing of the window may destroy
good effect e eaoT1a gets grand prize 05 the style OF the in
experience in installation, made ineffective of its
speciality
Atlanta Hamburg Chicago and Buffalo, and when its secretary Mr.
FIche selected by Governor Pardee
Louis and Mr.. Wiggn of Los Angeles him.
the State secured the best exhibit insaers the world Even the
French with their exquisite of the of display
succeed in exceng these two CafoEnans Their skill and taste
counties of the State and the result that wherever anything from
oaoIma = Nor was eotfo were 1t potato ehspa OF gold box
olive oil, artfully assisted in showing its best
proportion of balance and contrast were at the service Of
thing Californian. Our exhibit sumptuous exhibitors
have right to feel proud OF and OF the recognition had from
the juries
Some brought by special sgn-
the lists competitor with Greece in the production of figs We
had long all varieties of except that of which
had monopoly That monopoly long well guarded that
tng OF what is known the Smyrna fig could be had
douby guarded by the Greeks popularity
Like all figs being noescen unlike all others unisexual
requires fertilization of its flowers produce fruit.
In Greece this fertilization effected by
wonderful exhibition of processes nature This
breeds inside the wild fig and fruit Just as
laden with pollen which adheres the
the Smyrna fig ready for poinaon
that fruit pOlnatng it. and there produces colony
which in due time mgates to the wild fig California finally pro-
cured the Smyrna and the rved
for lack of poinaon Finally by the help of the Agricultural
paen the wild trees uted and with the useful
fruit brought here and the task Of preserving
daken by Mr. Roeding of Fresno orchard of
Smyrna fig
Of horticulture. went through
the winter and the spring only 300
from these the proper the little insects issued and guided
by instinct found and entered the Smyrna figs The now
exporting several carloads Of perfected Smyrna figs
have plenty OF cuttings orchards of both Smyrna
and wild fig have outwted the Greeks All this recog
nized at ST Louis by grand prize to Mr.. Roedng.
When Mr. Swingle of the Agricultural Department COM
ped his work in introducing the Deglet Moor the the
dates deserts will do have
done hs olives and raisins and grand prize future
exposition will certify that fact TO the world.
The prizes taken at St Louis themselves
hb and will the producers of
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