The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-09
The Fifth National Orange Show
CALIFORNIA; Beautiful Midwinter Festival of Wealth,
Romance and Beauty

of mil ions of lemons and other vari-
cites Of oranges.
The birthday of the naval orange
will be properly observed in connec-
ton with the Orange Show.
The pageant Of the orange Will be
an elaborate feature of the exposition
and will be in progress throughout
the orange Show.
About 800 people will take part
In song, dance, and verse, with elab-
crate settings, the story of the orange
will be told, and back in the ages
to the time when the mystic Arrow
head was emblazoned on the noun
tain side above the city of San Ber-
nardino will the pageant have its
birth. For a year the pan and study
and training for this gorgeous spec
tacle has been under way, handled
by noted artists and historians. The
musi. and verse has been written rs
pecially for the pageant, and 1t Will
portray in the early stages. all OF
California's wealth Of romance, par
ticularly that part-and 1t Is a large
part-that centered about San Ber-
nardino and the wonderful valley that
stretches about the ancient city.
California historians are aiding and
taking deep interest in this pageant,
which will be the first that will be
perfect in history and symmetry as
well.
The fortieth anniversary of the
naval o.a nge naturally recalls the
entire history Of the orange.
The orange had its birth in India,
unknown ages ago. 1t found Its way
into Arabia and Syria, and In the
eleventh century was growing in
Sicily, Italy and Spain, and in the
sixteenth century crossed the Allan
tic to America, during the conquest
by the Spaniards. California first
saw the orange in 1853 when the
Francis.ans started north out OF
Lower California. In 1892 the orange
was growing in the gardens of Cali
fornia missions. In the next seven
ty years about $4,000 citrus fruit
trees were growing In the state, but
the Washington navel, the variety
that started the commerce Of the or
ange was yet to be born.
In 1873 l.. c. Tibbets of River
side planted two trees, which came
to the government from Brazil, and
two years later the Washington nav
el was recognized, and the planting
of this tree, with other varieties,
, rapidly became extensive until now
California is selling in the eastern
markets about $4,000 car loads of
citrus fruit every year.
San Bernardino, the home of the
National Orange, and the central
point of California's richest inland
valley, has a population OF $4,000 peo-
pie and there are 10000 additional
people within the suburbs Of radius
of five miles. The San Bernardino
Valley has a popu alton of about so
900 people.
The city Is on the main line OF
the Salt Lake railroad, and three 9th
er railroads. It has unexcelled the
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San Bernardino is one of the an.
cient towns established under the
Spanish regime. In 1910 Padre Du'
metz established the settlement. he
named In honor Of Saint Bernardine
mile above the sea. that glistens
century ago, the city has become
the commercial center Of the great
est citrus fruit district in the world
In the county of San Bernardino-
or that particular part south of the
mountain range-15,O0O cars OF or
anges will be produced this year, one
third OF the crop of California
The great orchard. on the trees cl
which are now me'lowing the golden
fruit, surrounds San Bernardino on
every side, and stretch away for I'M
broken miles. There are $4,000 acres
of citrus fruit lands in San Bernar-
dino county.
San Bernardino county Is great