The San Francisco call., 1910-12-06
Throngs Gather in Big VisaIia
Pavilion About Wonderful
Fruit Exhibits
Every Product of TuIare's Fer
tile Soil Is Shown at
Citrus Carnival
BY ARTHUR L. PRICE
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


through the windows Of the Tulare
county citrus fair pavilion.
Just as L ordered" said J. Sub.
Johnson. president Of the citrus fair
committee. now the fair can open"
The leader of the band waved his
oaton, the music started, the crowd
began 10 eather in and around the eX-
nloits. where the fifth annual eXhibi-
tion Of the citrus possibilities of Tulare
county was under way.
BABY SHOW WEDNESDAY
The fair viii continue until Saturday
1ecember 10 During the week special
avs have been set apart for special
efe e1rs. Wednesday viii be the baby
show DAY. when all the pretty babies of
Iula-e C0lrlg win be on exhibition.
Thurs6as viii be the special day for
the Delta district. q decidUous fruit dis
trict Of Tulare county. and northern
Tuiare ca-aty day. Friday the citrus
district VIII celebrate at Nisalia: Por-
Jervlll0. Sr-a1hmore Lindsay Exeter
and Lemon cove viii send their dele
cations 20 Tisalia to join with the
Aisalia-z IN celebrating the profitable
orange and the money making lemon.
Ssturdsg sin he Tulare day and San
Francisco and Los Angeles day. Then
Fhe excursion planned by the Mer-
chats association of san Francisco
TiI reach Nisalia.
Tn the meantime the people of Nisalia
are king a success of their fair. The
city 8 solaze of fnumfnaffOns The tall
halo of lights that ever burns there to
gltde prosperity to the heart of the
community is the apex Of the illumina-
u00. on ali the streets are arches of
electric lights and the pavilion is a
mass OF lights. The extensive hall is
eenerousiE draped in green and gold
and white the colors of the fair
Skilled jute hands were working
deity today in the pavilion and every
ming was in place when the evening
concert began
CARNIVAL ANNEXED
In connection with the citrus fair
Vhelr Is a carnival show being held in
the annex To the pavilion. where. in
large space. ali the exciting and rare
sideshows OF carnival time are creating
interest and anazement.
Nisafla yindicates etarianism, if
alhteration is the figure of speech
wanted-alliteration and the truth
A man could live happy ever after
on such htings as were displayed in
the beautiful booths Of the fifth an
nusl citrus fair OF Tulare county. That
should not imply that Nisalia and Tu-
Lare county are addicted to vegetarian
menus or are limited in their bills of
fare only 70 such things that grow in
the ground or are laid in the nest In
early days. before the land Of Tulare
became as valuable as ii now is great
nerds OF stock grazed where now the
orange and lemon grow and where now
tna doCile COW in the alfalfa gives her
exemplary cream TO butter the bread
0f state The fame Of Eisalia as
stock country Is perpetuated wherever
men ride horseback in the name Of an
ornate fancy leather saddle AS good
steaks and chops and outlets as could
DE desired can still be cut from the
siceu-enr sides Of cattle and sheep that
Grow ln Iulare county. But for all
that. Nisalia indicates vegetaria nfsn.
on THE INSIDE
The iaterior Of the citrus paviIfon
IS an epicurean delight. PractfcaIl,
everything that a man wants to eat
lheluqlHg what he wants 10 smoke. is
on exhibition at the citrus show. Nef
Draily The orange predominates. and
tt1 iehloH strong Is is the lime.
me grape Fruit and the other friendly
members of the citrus family the tan
Gerine. the pomelo and the loouat Ru+
'FslQes those fruits are samples of
every taing I'm season and out Of seq
s1h Tor the law Of 'fuiare crops knows
ITO necessity OF having a closed season.
aI-o l-esn straw berries nestle coyly in
,tie OF The exhibits under the shelter
ing flank Of a 1863 pound pumplxfn
li IS the sweet odor Of the orange
t'el hfst arouses the appetite as one
approaches the citrus pavilion Enter
lt is JEeEolden hue of the orange
l-at hrst greets the eve
opposite the entrance is the exhibit
~ DortervilIe district. of oranges.
lemons and grapefruit. Many Of these
arc packed under the romantTc name
~ "Sunkist," which is simpliRed spell
inE et an attractive idea. The Porter
Fllle exhibit is shown in the form Of a
pyramid. the sides of which are sdraped
with branches Of oranges nesting in
their dark green foliage.
Strathmore district has the world in
oranges under canopy starred in
gold and revolving on its axes on
the great globe exhibit the continents
end islands stand out in oranges and
the seas are in = shade Of green the
hue Of the orange foliage. Here, too.
are oranges and lemons and grapefruit.
4 FRUIT WHEEL
Most ingenious Of the citrus exhibits
SIS that Of the Exeter district. A re-
VOlVing firth wheel IS the chief feat ture
OF the exhibits. The cars on the wheel
arc boxes OF oranges and lemons and
grapefruit In this exhibit are lem
ons, oranges. lines. grapefruit. tan9er-
ines. loeuats. persimmons. apples. figs.
olives Grapefruit is luscious clusters.
] . to the twig are placed on the up
rights OF the wheel. Included in this
exhibit is that OF the AIerryman ranch.
This is the largest orange orchard in
the state. Approximately 500 acres are
planted in oranges. Recently from
this one ranch We're shipped i car
loads Of oranges 10 Australia via san
Francisco. The major portion of the
shipment is sent TO the east. The
earliness OF the orang ges from TuIare
county, together with their excellence
makes them bring a high price in the
market.
In the Exeter district there are 3 900
acres now planted 70 citrus fruits and
O00 additional in deciduOus fruits
Lemon cove has its exhibit arranged
in the form of a terrace. At the ba Sc
are oranges. rich in color large in
size. The second tier is OF lemons and
the apex Of lines. Placed around the
base Of the pyramid are great platers
OF fruit clusters of grapefruits. dishes
or oranges. punches Of grapes. all to
prove the diversity of the products OF
that section, where 1000 acres are now
in citrus products and 1,500 more are
sVsilsble for citrus fruits.
TOBACCO GROWN, TOO