Arizona republican., 1906-03-09
ORANGE GROWING
 IN hIGH ALTITUDE
A. F. Walbridge's Description of the
 Cloverdale Cal. Citrus Fair.

CloVerdale, Cal, Mallh :. Special
 Correspondence of the RepubIican)-Ir
 may not be generally known that a
 town north of San Francisco bay can
 mold a successful citrus fair. but the
 hustling little town Of Cloverdale in
 the extreme northern end of Sonoma
 oodilty, S4 miles north of San Francis
 GU, claIns that distinction. So far as
 nave leaIned It is the only town in
 the state north of the city tbat bas
 carried such an undertakina sncoase1
 LuIIy through. Not only did Clover
 uaIe hold very successful and cred
 ltdoIe Tar last month, but this was
 'He fourteenth annual event of the kind
 ana each years display is larger and
 OeLler than that of the previous wear
 l' was round necessary this year to
 oulld '5-foot addition to the large
 pavilion to accommodate those apDIv- ing Tor space, and the money was in
 the association treasury to make inc
 improvement. The pavilion is now 6O
 A-Oo feet, with a gallery running
 around the entire building In the 1 center or the room on a raised plat form, almost on level with the gal lel'y, is handsome bandstand. where concerts were given mornings. after moons and evenings of the five days of the fair. The band also greeted each | messenger train arriving during the day. at the depot and escorted the i numerous excursions to the pavilion. The railroad run a special half-fare excursions on different days of the fair from San Francisco, from Willitts and Ukiah, from Napa and from Marin and Sonoma county points, and brought
 immense crowds to the Orange City. NashingtOn's birthday was "Sonorna | day and two excursion trains were required. The first section brought 15 coaches, and the second was a double header, with 25 coaches loaded to standing room. More than 5000 peo- l pie were in attendance on that day. and but few less on Saturday. which was "MendOcinO county day" Although l T. rained part of the time during the week, the fair was a complete success 1 from every point. The exhibits were
 numerous and varied. and very credI- table to the section that produced the | fruit, as well as to the artistic hands that arranged the display; the atten- dance was good, and the association came out with about $500 in the sack. It Is the custom to offer prizes not only for the best fruit, but also for the best designs worked out in citrus [ J.. was won by Mrs. C. F. Humbert. whose exhibit was an old dump cart done in oranges, lemons and olives, laden with golden fruit. The second prize was awarded to Miss Pauline Brush. for an old-fashioned waterwheel, which was kept revolving by real water Oth- CT designs were: a golden stairway 1 leading up to a rocky grOtto, with ferns and water, revolving Ferris wheel, a bear, tower with revolving mir TOTS within, a mine with a golden haired mule pulling a golden cart. la den with golden ore, a church, a school house and cottage home, spanned by an arch bearing the motto of the ". C. T. U.-"FOr God and Home and Native Land" In my judgment the design was entitled to first money. but apparently the judges Crom San Fran cisoc) thought more of a dump cart than Of the church or school
 To give some idea of the extent of the display, I shall venture to quote a few figures. There were fl special designs; 42 exhibits of citrus fruits. and of pickled olives; there were
 displays of apples; 1 of olive oil; two of wine, and numerous exhibits of dried and preserved fruits.
 Dr. COOmes' pickled olives and Mrs Kleiser's olive oil took gold medals al the Portland fair. The Swiss-ItaI- ian colony at Asti three miles from CloverdaIe. made a fine exhibit of their wines, which are famous among wine drinkers on two continents. They took first premiums at Paris. St Louis Portland and C1overdale
 Besides the frui- exhibits, numerous business houses had space to display their wares and schemes. One was a new process gas plant, which manufac- lures gas from gasoline, for light, heat, and cooking, the operator turning out ! hot buns while you waited, and distrib- uting them to the onlookers Another was a beautiful booth under the band stand, where "California Grape Nec- tar was dispensed at five cents per | glass. This is new Unfermented grape juice, manufactured at Geyser- vile from homegrown grapes, and | seems to be superior in every way to | the imported article
 One exhibit that attracted much at tentiOn was a grape vine of the Ri- paria Rupestris variety which had | made a growth of 25 feet in one year. l It Is from stock imported from France 1 and is known as "resistent stock'- | that is, it is supposed to be free from ] attack by the phylloxera pest Large
 quantities of resistent vines of var
 ious varieties are being imported direct from France this winter as ttb pest
 IS making inrOads on the vineyards of this section. The man making this
 exhibit has taken orders for no less
 than ten car loads which are now be- ing received.
 As l rode down the street toward l the pavilion, a familiar sound smote l nnOn | to ye olden time. It was a mega | phone voice repeating the name 'I.o- rita! LOrita."-with a trilI on the ''r'' that became so familiar to the ears | of Phoenix few years ago. It was II the same wonderful al.rnIess 1unr,na--