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Southern California Railroad Company, I pre- 

 pared an exhibit for the Paris Exposition, to be 

 included in their representation of the products 

 of California. 



Samples of my silk have been taken to Europe, 

 and examined by both foreign and our own 

 experts, and without a dissenting voice San Diego 

 silk has been pronounced of the best and finest 

 quality. 



At my Miniature Silk-works I continued my 

 experiments for years. I developed splendid 

 worms, that attained their growth in twenty-four 

 days, and before spinning measured four inches. 

 At one time I was three full years with living 

 silkworms every day. They were continuously 

 either hatching out or maturing. And I might 

 have so continued ever since, if circumstances 

 had not changed my mode of life for a time. I 

 never found in my worms any of the diseases 

 described in the books. 



I received calls from tourists and strangers 

 from all parts of the United States, as well as 

 from other countries. Silk experts were always 

 pleased to acknowledge the highest praise to our 

 silk. I designed and made a variety of silken 

 souvenirs, which were largely bought by nume- 

 rous callers, and carried off as trophies of our 

 sunny land's productions. These goods were also 



