The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-09


California's most beautiful annual
mid winter event, will be held at
San Bernardino, February II to "a.
There, amid the scenes Of Ca flor
MAS romance, beauty and wealth,
will be portrayed those things that
make the easterner long for the
shores Of the Pacific.
There is romance in the story of
the orange, as there Is wealth and
| beauty. 1t will be told, for as the
people of the century old, monk
founded city of st. Bernardine de
Sina plan it they will mingle with the
millions and millions OF oranges the
fruit men of the state will assemble
the story that history has told since
the footprints of the padres marked
the soil of their mission gardens,
where first in California was planted
the orange.
The pageant of the orange will re-
yive the romance of the indians, the
Franciscans, the Spaniards, and the
Forty-Niners, all In the search for
gold. and finally tell OF the finding
of the real gold-the golden orange.
The dream Of the strange and ro-
mantle past will melt into the story
of the more mighty today.
Within the garden walls of the ex-
position will be shown this rea! gold
plucked from trees that sprang from
the very soil where once were blaz-
ed the trails marked by the rulers
that came and passed and saw not
the true wealth of the land which
they conquered.
There will be 100000 oranges and
lemons, gathered from the choicest
orchards up and down the great state
of California, in the National Orange
Show.
Artists viii mold these oranges aid
lemons into the gorgeous and frug-
rant array Of beautiful things.
1t will be the living story of the
orange, staged in blossoming gard
ems. The beautiful things of the
great garden Of California will he
assembled where they can be seen
with almost one sweep Of vision.
Each year the National Orange
Show has become more grand in the
exploitation Of the outdoors Of Cali
fornia, and each year greater thous-
ands have viewed in wonder the
radiant sight of the millions of the
choicest of citrus fruits.
Every region in California will this
year marshal its fruits to compete
for the worlds honors.
Each city that is famed for Its or
chards will have some special de-
sign, built from oranges and lemons,
to typify the beauties of that city.
The work of the artists will be set
in grove Of real orange trees. grown
for the purpose, and surrounded by
gardens Of beautiful flowers.
Thrown about 1t will be wall of
oranges and lemons where tier after
tier OF the golden fruit will be ar
ranged with gorgeous decorations
from the gardens, fields and forests.
Here will be placed the fruit that
Will compete for the honors of the
world.
The National Orange Show is the
annual demonstration Of the citrus
fruit men of the state OF their rich
es. Fruits from San Bernardino,
Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange, San
Diego, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Tu-
lare, Kern, Fresno and Butte coun-
ties will be in the exposition.
There will be many thousands Of
people of the east at the National
Orange Show this year and to DEM
onstrate to them every phase of the
great industry, the fruit men will re-
produce In miniature, compete ir-
rigating systems, packing houses, or
chards, In addition to the display OF
the millions of fruits,
Two hundred thousand people. 1t
is estimated, will see the expos.
this year for those early visitors to
California during the exposition year
will not have seen natures real beau
ties of the west unless they visit
the National Orange Show.
This year is the fortieth annivers-
AIRY OF the birth Of the Washington
naval orange, over twenty-five hun
dred million specimens of which will
be shipped to the markets Of the east
this year In additions to the hundreds