Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24
FETE CLOSES IN
BLAZE OF GLORY
THOUSANDS VIEW PARADES
AND FIREWORKS
SAN BERNARDlNo's INDUSTRIES
MAKE FINE DISPLAY
Attendance Has Exceeded Most SAM
guine Expectations and Proceed
ings Have Moved With
out a Hitch
Special to Tho Herald.

Special to Tho Herald.
SAN BE.RNARDINO. May 23.-In a
blaze of glory the festival of the Ar
rowhead tonight came to close with
magnificent display of fireworks from
the queens throne at Fourth and IL
streets, witnessed by many thousands
o. people The display included
number of sot pieces. among them
being pictures of Queens Lola l and
Mildred.
All in all. it proved to be far the
greatest day of the whole feStivai
week. The industrial parade of the
morning was the best display OF the
sort ever seen in any city in Southern
California, outside of Los Angeles. 1t
was more than two miles in length and
showed the great resources OF this city.
II was viewed in its entire length by
many thousands of people. and all
agreed that it was the most magnifi-
cent display of the entire week.
One of the great features of the pa
rade was the orange floats. That
which won first prize was the one of
the Mutual Orange Distributors, whose
packing houses are located In each of
the orange growing districts of the
county. The float showed complete
packing house equipment in operation,
six young women in white being en-
gagged In packing the golden fruit. 1t
was lavishly decorated and drawn by
four spans of handsomely caparisoned
horses
The Cotton fruit exchange received
second prize with an artistic orange
float on which half dozen young wo-
men rode, the affair having a white
background and an immense hub rep
reseHting Cotton, the Hub City"
The Riverside chamber Of commerce
received third prize for three orange
floats, the central one having a gigan-
tic orange mounted on top.
In the purely industrial features of
the parade the Arrowhead Reservoir
and Power company got first money
with a display of seventeen mountain
wagons, all loaded with cement and
other supplies for use on the great dam
that is now under construction in Lit
tie Bear valley, north of the CITY, the
loads being just what daily go up the
mountains from this city. The exhibit
Included ninety-seven horses and
mules.
The Brookings Lumber and Box
company, whose mills are north Of the
city in the mountains also had a large
number of rigs showing their products
among them being several immense
loads of lumber that had been brought
down from the mountains. Among
them was the largest load on record,
containing $500 feet, driven down
Wednesday of this week by Teamster
Louis Salcido. 1t was a great feature.
Trainmen's Exhibit Admired
The Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men had most unique display in the
form of a miniature caboose, the mo-
tive power of which was a horse. which
was inside. The caboose was complete
to .he most minute detail and elabor-
ately trimmed. 1t brought up the rear
of the parade and received great APP
plause all along the line. the top being
piled full with flowers when the parade
was finished.
Among the scores of displays were
the carpenters union. the wholesale
meat business of julius Oehl, the Santa
Te oil department, the forest rangers
of the San Bernardino reserve and
many others, all deserving of mention.
One most notable feature was the
old surveyors wagon of Fred T. Per-
ris, which he used fifty years ago when
surveying the deserts of Southern Call
ifornia. 1t was with this wagon that
Ferris Travelled while locating most of
the lines in Southern California now
controlled by the Santa Fe railroad.
: Riding with him were several OF the
old timers, who are now gray-headed,
but were boys with Perris and carried
the surveyors chain for him a half
century ago.
All in all thee industrial parade was
cheered by the throngs. which were the
greatest of the week. from one end OF
the line to the other, the display prov
ing an eye-opener to the thousands,
especially those from Los Angeles and
other points. as to the great Industrial
resources of this city and its surround
ing country
Horse Show Great Surprise
This afternoon the horse show pa
rade was held and was also admired
by thousands. More than $50 of the
finest animals In this section We're
shown, and 1t, too. was surprise, as
few people know of this city as a CEN
ter for fancy and standard bred horses.
The animals were roundly cheertNl
as they filed down the streets between
long lines of admirers. Horsemen from
all over thsi section were here to wit
ness the show and participate In 1t.
Other features today included ball
loon ascepsions, concerts by the vari-
GUS bands and vaudeville and children's
dances at the queens throne, the whole
concluding with the great display of
fireworks this evening.
The people of the city are more than
satisfied with the results OF the fes-
tiVal of the Arrowhead, which has done
moro to advertise the resources and
standing of this city than any one
thing that has ever occurred In its
history. Thousands have come from all
Southern California and have been as
founded that a city of this size could
make such a showing.
The prize for the best feature of the
fair was awarded by the committee to
the art loan exhibition, of which Mrs
w. ]. Hanford was chairman. Daily
concerts by musicians of local and still
wider reputation have been daily fea-
lures there and the exhibit was mag
nificent.
One great feature that has interest,"
ed thousands was the cabin and 49er
exhibit Of the San Bernardino Pioneer
society Nearly 10000 visitors regis
tered there, although not one person
In ive placed his name ON the book