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Show CARRYING ORANGE GROVE J TRAIN Californlans are famous for their advertising stunts, but the most unique ono they have yet pulled off will be the reproduction of a southern' south-ern' California orange grove with tho ripe and golden fruit still on tho trees, at Detroit during the week of the Elks' reunion and grand lodge meeting. July 11-16. This 19 Just what, is going to be done by the Orlingo Holt Booster of Southern California, composed of the I tlx lodges of San Bernardino, Rol-lands. Rol-lands. Riverside, Pomona, Santa Ana, Pasadena and Santa Barbara, all in the greatest orange growing section in tho world Southern California. Tho trees with the fruit on them will be carefuly taken up by expert horticulturists, placed in large tub3 with the native earth about their roots, and shipped In specially veuti-lated veuti-lated cars to Detroit where the ea-t-erners will be shown a real live orange grove. This transformation of tho orange belt headquarters at Detroit-will be a veritable revelation. Several car loads of orange and other California fruits will be kept on hand at the headquarters for free distribution dis-tribution to tho throngs which will fill the city eager for something from the far-off sections I The Orange Belt Boosters will make the trip east In a palatial train which pass through Ogden July 6 and will make a stop of several hours that the. people may visit the train and meet the Jolly warm-hearted Elk Boosters from the Southern California Orange Belt. . At every stop the train maken on its trip across the country the finest of oranges from their home land will be distributed free to all visitors.. A visit to their train will be an educational visit worth while. |