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SEMI-TROPIC CALIFORNIA. 
Great Ctfraa fate. 
THE GREAT OITBUB FAIR. 
A GBA.VD SHOWING FOR SOCTHEBB CAI.I- 
niHSu. 
Til* FINK^fT OISPLAY OF MTRt’B fRI ITS 
t\ KK MATTE IK TUK VNITED STATES. 
It is now universally admitted >h«( the 
climate and soil of Southern California is 
admirably adapted to the culture of Burns 
fruits, and that fruit growing in general 
will be the foundation upon which all of 
our other industries muat depend. The 
water power and fuel incident to extensive 
manufacturing enterprises is lacking in our 
State, arid the chenp labor of the Rnsr is n 
still greater bar, at present at least, to such 
development. Grain growing at best, in 
all portions of the Union, is but an tineer- 
lain occupation, and when the California 
system of cropping is closely followed, 
wears out the land and renders it unfit for 
the support of a dense population, in one 
dry season the profits of years may be 
swept away, or the unfavorable state of the 
European market oauMS the crop to fail to 
l*rain gn 
pay the cost of harvesting 
ing, bee culture, stock taitrinir, and 
factoring will continue to be. leading 
clustricn of Soutliern California, bur we 
claim that horticulture uiiist hereafter take 
prentrdcuce. 
Hearing in mind the fact that thousands 
< f citrus trees have colon into beuring the 
presoru season, and believing that tin; pro 
pie of Southern California, and the huu- 
»r«d* of Eastern visitor* who are daily ar¬ 
riving on our coast, would like to inspect, 
in one grand exposition, our prugrcjsH in 
semi-tropical fruit culture, the florticul- 
tural Society, immediately after the 1 air 
last October, decided to hold a 
CtTIlUS PAIR 
In March which should tin justice to our 
auction, enable our several fruitgrowing 
localities to inspect ouch ollmr'e progress, 
and, if possible, induct a desirable class of 
people to cast their lot wilii ug, 
The editor of the Sbhi-Tuupic, the Sec- 
retxrv of the society, on the first of the 
year, look active measure* tO interest on, 
fruit growers in the project, and with such 
success that organisation* were perlm i.nl 
m most settlement* of this county, hav.ng 
lor their object a good reprwaaouiioi. «t 
the Fau. 
for months of hard labor and large expen 
ditur© of coin. The manager*, however 
desire to thank the exhibitors for their 
hearty co-operation, both us regards their 
time and other assistance which was cheer¬ 
fully given. 
the NknnM OP this pajb 
W ill, we believe, be fidt for many years 
throughout .Southern California. 'I*he riipr- 
hantx of San Francisco, Chicago, St- 
l.ouht, Portland, Oregon, and other points 
from thn North anil East, and there were 
quite a number present, exprwsed them¬ 
selves as astonished and delighted at the 
agnifioent exhibit made from what they 
had heard contemptuously 
What view the merchants 
of I.os Angeles took r.f the matter we are 
not informed, as they did not generally at¬ 
tend, giving as a reason tbo great rush of 
than which had never attended thn jour¬ 
neys even of General Grant. Gn helm If of 
the ladies nod gentlomen of the Press As¬ 
sociation he rendered heart-felt thunks to 
the ladies and gentlemen of Southern Cali¬ 
fornia for their hospitalities, which had far 
axeoeded expectations i 
encr*. 
ml other 
xpen- 
husiness. 
Of the Fair took place 
i'. M. The Pacific Pri 
idea of tfi e work 
exposition which 
He aaii 
Cali fond 
Few people have ani 
which the manager* of a, 
aimed to really represent the horticultural 
...ter.-rts of a great action like Southern 
t.aUforma bad upon its bauds The. , 
“i* stygi j &r£ 
KSJKi 
Tuesday at K:00 
Association was 
present in a body, and the members were 
cordially welcomed by tlm officers of tbu 
Association. 
The reception address was delivered bv 
President Sinirb, who said: 
LxlirA and fimUrnu-u a/lhr Prt»* .Umriili-Mt ; 1 
n well imagine the entire •alUfHClion «f m,. 
Omntaieni when tlieeagls iva; fa-blonnj >uul dis. 
h* 1 " d upon hj» (light, di-vt!neil nni' duv in be 
me the emblem of Dial country and' >i|,ti- 
msn inmltuiiun* aud law- wore in in, in aeotnl- 
1-v with, and to nn loir e tW natural right* .m,l 
i li t i'.' Vh . Cu l "'* |ov " ft>r,n *‘ n -JoUincd and 
I"0<l0c him to enjoy. 
1 ' , ; '["■ v '; 1 ‘ S' Vt 'n « iwo fold etnblemaltanl 
7 7 V, , uUr .' to npreicnt uaimo, sod 
wing fivtihax Unit , l.ro, • r ,n. n who luiwdmm 
ire in ihr great work or froedom, viviliimiimj 
mid li lorm than all tlm xm-net r, lln- 
..... engine and electric telegraph combined 
ih* «.»h u- «ing fnsther mtvos only tlm 
MR, Sill VN B ADI.BBSS. 
Mr Shinn, of the Sun Ernudmi UuUe- 
tin, in response to calls, came forward and 
stated that the week’s visit to Southern 
I’ftlifurnia was full of happiness pressed 
down and running over. Always in full 
. sympathy with Southern California J, e 
alluded to ns the | neve , before his visit, fully know how to 
help Southern California. In time, this 
land of snow-clad peaks and happy vales, 
would become the home of art, Bong, music 
and sculpture. That the many plants 
flourishing hero would learn to thrive with¬ 
out irrigation. That hospitalities hud 
flowed to the Press Association not born in 
expectation 0 f lavor, not in thoughts of us 
as newspaper men, but in thoughts of ua as 
fellow citizens. 
In answer to calls Seipio Craig came 
upon the stage, whom President Snotb in¬ 
troduced, adding that “you all know Seipio 
Craig, or ought to.” Among the numerous 
good points made by Mr. Craig none was 
mor.- heartily receiv ed than his prediction 
that the Press Association had but com- 
iDBiiced visiting Southern California; tlmt 
then iuluru visits would be with such aug- 
Tu iheeaglMh. 
imi'l-mt or ruisltu* hlur to that elovaliori't.. 
ivhMi he can more wisily uEwirve the inuveiu. ni, 
pro ». it * emblematical of that patent tiuirument 
n.......,— 
slavery, diignulatl.m, ijr- 
• 'rtiiirm ul fre«Ji 
mnnte.l numbers that instead of being, 
on the present visit, mken by storm by the 
hospitable people here, the multitude of 
. ,.] ,pe “ would take Southern 
t. aiiforma by storm. 
Tim remarks of all the speakers were re¬ 
ceived with hearty applause, and the vi*i(- 
ora, after an examination of tlm exhibits 
Icft expressing themselves as highly pleased 
with the display. 
In accompanying articles will be found 
as minute a description of tbu exhibits 
o»dc as our columns will allow. \V. 
trust limy will prove valuable to our read 
era wlio deair.; to presetvu a record of tlm 
U...•-non,c tin f.uit'ilJi'roji'ii highly v .ij n ,irr" 'T ° r t *" H 0,,r *’ rh ‘ Citrua Fair. 
ci.mi.iunlimH ilu* pro,. „ „ nnirli a r .i r , ' ' i I” 4 l ,ro P' :r hero to state that tlm 
nolle aa nrov.^urv ,t.... ..u,. . . . .. re, niit* ,.l tin. . . 
"hit'll layftur baud. In 
•>f Imm,in boinn* f,. 
in;f,uiui ami ivuol 
■ in . . “ i M - ,o,in or ireed imii in 
iviiuwa gn u natural etniwsiiiii,,, , 
'inile an nri,-,.,r V « Urn pl-fm on'l 
ux-lnr.aed rvallziDirali jn,i r 
or llUlMDltv ..in ......... .. 1 
Rmillmrn f abrnrota t- 
fOnntry i 
roreiptfcuf the Fa 
'jhad been a 
riiCri; v 
• large a 
t tot paled by i|,i- manugomen 
ivenf ilipCiina Fair al 11 - * ~ * tun,I k Hr,, s-.,n-it.Mi.._ . 
. I all, and lrUCT 
lillilCirii, njiiimy. reiiiulii cv*r 1 
membraiieenf Miet.ji 
'. idmmabl mi 
wliinh till* 
grmi in your auunariu. 
/.^Tuppei, of h'rcsini, , 
reprcsi-nling the. 
r“ i'r d «••••»* -Ob ...,1k 
but b.nu-r linn ,ri ihi, I,,, | 
vi.It,n^ me.nlnr, r|„ 
1. . -■ - > 1.1,1 Ml, 
funds #ro navortbalesa noedr.l tor, 
tro« Work ”* ‘he Society. If, however, the 
iSi*£I!I P To U i l "" J,,l "‘ f "i* ihcmateiiHl 
Db.r.sts ,d Southern California and 
Wg our aorticulturistx in their joe 
uf PKjmnment boa III anv wav- I.!... 
out, i 
not I, 
•tale, hov,'. 
taken in l 
very smalt 
• any way been curried 
have week. unn.uiitt.nu tod 
pent in vain. We aro g| 0 ,l u, 
ir, that enough money w„k 
pay all expanses and 1 mV c a 
".runt in the treasury, 
Tlm 
iNHd 
t»l v,lo» ..I Knytiind', i,,„ r 
- blUWOO.Oim, „„ 
.bunt Oii, L , vi J 
lv,„a S 1 "* 4 Hi.- ml 
* rovi; . 1 " ,m, her td egg 
w *« 74i,4I!f,44fl, worth A.^,441 
£ 10 ,- 
mporMd 
