The book of the fair; an historical and descriptive presentation of the world's science, art, and industry, as viewed through the Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893 (1893)
Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918 · Chicago, San Francisco, The Bancroft Co. · leaf 44
THE BOOK OF THE FAIR 44 1 … WINES OF ITALY awaiting only the advent of competing railroads. In 1870 less than 1,000 tons of fruit, in whatever form, were forwarded to eastern points; in 1880 the total did not exceed 3,000 tons; for 1890 shipments of fresh fruit amounted to 52,500 tons, and of dried fruit, 33,000 tons. For the…
