Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-08
los ANGELES SCOOPS
STATE FAIR MEDALS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS
AWARDED HoNoRS
Details Given of Winnings for Best
Exhibits at Sacramento, In Which
Southern California Set
High Standard

Secretary Frank Virgins yesterday
gave out list of prizes won by the
Los Angeles chamber of commerce at
the state fair at Sacramento.
For the best county display the grand
prize was $500.
The Los Angeles chamber Of COM
merce winnings were:
Best exhibit apricots. first prize;
best commercial package, first prize.
Best exhibit alligator pears, second
prize.
Peanuts, first prize.
Almonds. second prize.
Walnuts second prize.
Most attractive exhibit honey, gold
medal best extracted honey, silver
medal: best display comb honey, gold
medal.
Best growing tobacco plant, first
prize.
Best growing cotton plant. first
prize.
Best Sonora wheat, honorable mem
ton: best milling wheat, diploma.
Other notable winnings by the vari-
Gus boards and cities in the south end
of the state were:
Experiment station, best exhibit of
dates, first prize.
Sawtelle, best display California
wood, gold medal.
Pomona board of trade, best navels,
first prize best and most extensive
display oranges.
Hollywood Lemon Growers, best gen.
eral display, second prize.
Whittier Citrus association, best dis
play varieties, second prize; citron of
commerce. first prize.
California Fruit Growers association,
best general display lemons, first prize;
best general display pomelos, first
prize: best general display varieties of
lemons, first prize: most extensive ex-
hibit oranges, second prize; best gen.
eral display citron of commerce, sec
ond prize.
Indian Crafts village, best display
Indian handiwork, gold medal.
Prizes won by Southern California
firms and individuals were:
Elizabeth Borglum. still life, first
prize Mary Stewart Dunlap, oil paint
ings, second prize.
Sierra Madre Vineyard Co., sherry
wine, silver medal; angelica, silver
medal
Alligator farm, best display bags,
valises, ETC.. first prize.
Los Angeles Pressed Brick Co.. fire
brick, first premium; pressed brick, di-
ploma.
Cudahy ranch, best exhibit farm pro-
ducts, first prize.
American Olive Co., best ripe olives,
first prize.
Cohn-Goldwater Co., best exhibit of
clothing. California manufacture, first
prize, silver medal.
Joseph Walker. best exhibit alligator
pears, best exhibit pineapples, first
prize.
Rivers brothers. best three varieties
of table grapes, second prize.
Segnogram Press. best specimens of
printing, silver medal.
Wicker Manufacturing Co., best dis
play wicker furniture, first prize.
Western Art Tile Co., most useful
piece of art tile, first prize.
Art Harris, best architectural pen
sketch, largest and best exhibit pen
sketch, first prize.
Misses Tree and Kraft, best stencil,
best piece of pottery, first prize.
ing, silver medal.
Miss Strobridge, best book binding,
silver medal.
Brock & Feagans, stationery, silver
medal.
John ]. sommans, cut glass. silver
medal.
Pioneer Green Chill Peppers, peeled
chill peppers, silver medal.
Pacific Lighting and Heating Co.,
electric sad irons. gold medal.
Auto Vehicle Co., Tourist automo-
Western Gas Engine Co, gas en-
gines, gold medal.
Cawston Ostrich farm, best display
ostrich products. first prize.
Pacific Creamery Co., canned milk,
first prize.
G. w. Leffingwell, best lemons, gold
medal.