The San Francisco call., 1910-09-30
PRODUCE CARNIVAL
is A Big SUCCESS
Stockton Affair Has Many In
teresting and Pretty Ex-
hibits at Show
[Speoiol Dispoioh. 10 The Call

Especial Dispoich, 10 The Call
STOCKTON. Sept. 2s.-This is Stock
tons "at home week. the citizens
having given over their time to en-
tertaining the hundreds Of visitors who
have hocked here to attend the produce
carnival given by the merchants asso-
citation.
The crowning of King Confetti will
take place at o'clock tomorrow night
and viii be Immediately followed by
the confetti battle.
Today was potato day at the carni-
val San Joaquin county is the potato
center Of the state. George Shima took
the hOnors today. his remarkable ex-
hibit being devoted especially to the
potato industry.
The exhibit Of Shima has proved a
source Of admiration by all who attend
the fair. It represents his launch Shima
towing potato laden barge up
the river. The launch is constructed
OF potatoes and tules; the water is rep
resented by potato sack twine and the
barge is made of potatoes and tules.
The tow line consists of tiny potatoes.
Pointing toward a huge map is the
figure of a woman dressed in a gown
Of tules. Indicated on the map by a
large incandescent light is the city Of
stockton. the center of the potato sec
tion Of California Small red incandes-
cent lights mark the shipping points.
Without doubt one Of the finest COM
munity exhibits is that installed by
the people Of Nanteca. the center of the
South san Joaquin irrigation district.
Among the products exhibited and the
exhibitors are the following:
Miniature bales Of alfalfa hay. c. l. Salmon;
wheat. F. A. Cowell: Egyptian corn, NJ Gsmlin.
" " hemby and z ID. Arnold; Hubbard
squash: C. H. Hansen; tomatoes. F. NJ. Cowelli
pears and ngs A. q. Bollinger; unsweetened
~ sins. J. ). Malcolm: apples. almonds. ". W.
0ney: almonds constructed into miniature cot
fGee and yard. B. A. Goodwin; peaches, J. II.
Austin. peaches from ? year old tree. W ".
CoweIi: suniower seeds ON decorated tables.
TurkCstan muskmelonS. J. W. Graves; North
AIauteca tovnSite- showing new residence sec
tiOn; fruits of all kinds. cotton. peanuts. from
the GlenWo0d orchard grape display. Pete Colori
and Harry Fcss and Ben Duncan; mammoth
Graves.
A pyramid of watermelons and
Oasabes extends half way TO the top of
the tent Manteca also has a pyramid
OF sUnflQwers.
The exhibit from the state hospital
farm is another Of the fine displays.
The products are arranged on an in
cline. in the center of which has been
. constructed a circle of eggs. On each
side is a star. One is composed OF
egg plants and the other of tomatoes.
The products are arranged very neatly
and in an attractive manner.
The exhibit was installed by William
H. Chesnutwood. steward at the hos
pital and J. Rocklin, ]. Roam, A B.
Curry, J. r. Fritchie and William Nc
Carly.
Ripon has a neat little display.
The public library has an exhibit OF
books on agriculture and farming in
general
One of the novel exhibits is that OF
the Stockton merchants association. II
consists Of a great American flag made
Of grapes grown in D. d. Devencia' s
vineyard. The flag is a mammoth af-
fair and in its construction 10000
pounds Of grapes have been used The
Tokays form the red strips, muscats
the white and the stars, and the black
prince the blue.
Redwood Fisher still leads in the
homliest man contest with 1880 votes
Charley Bertrand is second with 2.61O
and ". E. Mitchell third with 1.7I5.