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| LIBERTY BELL IN ORANGES - We cannot blame the
Philadelphians who ruefully behold "new Liberty Bells," and warn
Chicagoans to "take none but the genuine," yet Liberty Bell is not
yet without its loyal lovers, as was shown in one of the western
curtains of the Horticultural Building, where on a platform, raised
over four feet from the floor, hung a full-sized effigy of
Independence Bell, as shown in the engraving, with the famous crack
on the side, as plainly to be seen as if it were in the old bell that
was guarded so zealously in the doorway of Pennsylvania's magnificent
building. The fruit growers of San Diego, California, arranged this
multifarious exhibit of lemons, oranges, shaddocks and grape fruit,
which, particularly in the early months of summer threw out an
exquisite and delicate aroma. On the side tables were arrangements
of oranges from Ventura County, and citrus fruits from San Bernardino
County, including the Redlands and Riverside. At the end, near the
southern door, were displays of olives, olive oil and preserved limes
from National City, and oranges and lemons from Pasadena and Pomona.
There was a showing of Sultana grapes in jars and Sultana raisins in
boxes. The Californians set sixteen hundred plates, holding seven
varieties of oranges, five of lemons, and two of limes. They also
displayed twenty-seven varieties of fruits and seven vegetables in
jars, and these bottled specimens were probably the largest seen at
the Exposition. |
