| OCR Text |
Show THIS MIDWINTER t:AlR. y 1 Items from our regular Corrcs-pondtnt. Corrcs-pondtnt. 4- The work on the concessional buildings build-ings is proceeding satisfactorily. The exposition will bo nearer ready on the opening day than has been thg caso of any largo oxjiosltion lu thohistpryof the world. Tho managers oi thtcxpoeition aro to bo particularly congratulated on the fact that lu tho erection jot tho 70 odd structures within tho position grounds, on which there has ibccn an nggrcgato expenditure ol iicntij-f 1000000 thcro has, thus far, occurred!'' no labor trouble, no accidents, and not even nn alarm of lire. 4 ) The program for tho opening day has not yet been completed, butjtho ccro-monle-i will bo Ji. eurh n clmrncter to warrant the unlKittllnoLoJIjtllc cnHm-slasm cnHm-slasm vvhlch S.111 Francisco nnd tl.o nd-Joining nd-Joining cities and towns have been getting get-ting up for tho occasion. Ilj took the business men of Sim I'rauctsco n long while to wake up to tho imparlance of thli Imposition, but tlieio U iio longer any room for criticism oiithlapooro, nnd it safe to say thnt when opining day shall nrrivo the city will ba more gaily decoiatcd and its inhnbilnnts will turn out moro uiuvcraally than on any other occasion that has marked the Jilstory of California, i A feature ot tho Imposition wlilch has now been fully dov eloped Is that which il to include tho display of cii'rpa fruit from diffeeent parts of tho slntcl There nro In the stnto two citrus fair natations nata-tions that of southern Caltforpla nnd thnt of the northern citrus 5 counties, lloth theso fairs will bo held this car hi connection with tho Midwijitcr Kx lositinn, and It will bo Interesting to eastern pcoplo to know thnt these grand displays of orniigeflnnd lemons are made In tho monthuot January nnd February. The managment ot the state cjtrus fair uorthcrn district has just announced Its dates to be from Jan. 16 to Feb. 15, and that ot southern Cahforn:awill bo on the same tlmo. In addition to these citrus displays Fresno county, has completed com-pleted arrangements to erect a model of iier courthouse, to bo constructed of oranges nnd raisins, so thnt eastern visitors vis-itors may see moro wonderful 'displays of tho golden fruit than haiIrily;cii mado elsewhere. ""' ' |
