The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-12
BY the Big Exposition to- Be
Held at San Diego,
California.

government scientists and ot1.e3alS are
taking a deep interest
Than the victories OF The hpuan.
race over the forces OF natures 30
tonic ed1It be more hrEIIinGly inter-
esting- Beginning IN the remote era
when thezhuman race began to fashion
Implements out OF wood and stone.
through the bronze era up through
the age Of iron and then OF steel 70
the present time. the intellect OF man
has constantly been graphing with
the problem OF meeting the enemies
that surrounded the human inhab-
ifants OF the globe. or providing food
and warding OF danger Of starvation
in periods Of shortage Of provisions.
The story told at the san Diego ex-
position viii be the story Of the Prog
ress OF Man. The story viii be
brought right down TO the present
day by an exhibit OF the achievements
and resources OF the Great West. that
pan of the United States which came
latest into the Union, and, which in
many respects comprises the most at
traedve qpd desirable portion Of the
world. 81
Already visitors to the exposition
grounds are confronted with part Of
rhisaplendid exhibit, which is being
putin place by the southern counties
Of the state of California. around
the site of the building for the south
ern counties, work on which is now
progressing. can be seen the main ex-
hibit which will consist Of an orchard
of 500 trees embracing seventeen var
ieties of citrus fruits-oranges, lem
ons, grapefruit, and other varieties
which form one OF the principal pro-
ducts OF. California
Strangers to the region beyond the
Rockies where eternal spring holds
sway find in the orange groves one
Of the most fascinating features OF
the country. The glossy green of the.
foKage, the vrax-Hke blossoms dedi-
Gated by immemorial tradition TO
bridal Festivities, golden fruit the like
of which never was seen in the gar
dens of the Hesperides, all charm the
eye and entrance the beholder. To
produce on the exposition grounds a
model grove of this kind was happy
thought and that it will be an attrac-
ton of prime importance cannot be.
doubted.
California viii endeavor to convince
the most skepticaI visitor that its
oranges and lemons and even its
grapefruit. are superior to any that
can be grown elsewhere. Some have
thought that because few grapefruit
have been seen in the markets from
California. that state could not cope
with the fine fruit grown in Florida,
but Mr.. A D. ShameI, The govern
ment expert engaged in standardiza-
ton tests in California. declares tnat
he has never seen finer grapefruit
than grows IN the southern counties,
where he has been Iaboring. With
the other citrus fruits. including the
celebrated naval orange. California
is now sending TO market something
like $4,000 carloads a year, which
yields a big revenue to be divided be-
tween the growers, the pickers and
packers, the railroads, the men who
sell boxes, wrappers, tools and inn
plementss fertilizers, and the food
and clothing needed by those who live
on the industry. The money goes in
to circulation and benefits thousands
OF people who never saw a growing
orange, tree. instead of going to for
ejqp countries as If would do If the
CaIifornians had not by many years
of experimenting and hard work
built up this splendid industry.
This is but a sample of what other
states will do at San Diego. Take
Louisiana, for instance. If that state
her building with a field
Of sugar cane-and how many persons
ever saw cane in feld?-by a min
iature rice field. a bit of the virgin
forests which contribute to her wealth.
an acre of cotton-in short, by a typi-
cal such as is familiar to the people
Of the gerat state at the delta Of the
she will have the frame |
work for an exhibit which Will attract |
as much attention. II may be predict
ed. as the exhibit nself
And there is Texas, greatest state !
:erritoriaIly of all in the Union With |
its orange groves away down on the
Gulf Coast, her fruit orchards. her
rice and cotton fields her oiI-her
hundred industries bringing in mil
ions OF treasure annually, Texas is