The Mission Inn Celebrates Riversides Citrus History

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The Mission Inn Celebrates Riversides Citrus
History
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What is citrus?
Citrus is any small tree that includes the lemon,
lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron,
kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for
fruit or grown as an ornamental.
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What is agriculture?

• It is the science, art, or occupation concerned
  with raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and
  raising livestock farming.

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Define region

• A large part of the earths surface

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What is crop?

• A crop is any agricultural product, growing or
  harvested

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What is meant by climate?

• The climate is the weather of a particular place
  and time

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How is the citrus industry important in the
history of the growth of Riverside?
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Citrus fruit was first brought to Southern
California in the 1700s by Spanish missionaries
who planted sweet orange trees around the
missions.
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In 1873, two naval orange trees were sent to
Riverside citizen Eliza Tibbets. This would
forever connect Riverside as an important
contributor to Californias place in the
agricultural economy.
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The climate and land were perfect for growing
citrus and in the early 1900s, hundreds of
people eager to become involved in the citrus
ranching industry moved to California for the
second Gold Rush.
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• In celebration of Riverside citrus industry, the
  Seventh Street Citrus Fair was held, beginning in
  1879.
• Welcome Glenwood Tavern 1895 is spelled out in
  navel oranges on the lawn of the hotel

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The fair was a success and it was held every year
with displays of oranges and other citrus fruits.
Source California State Library
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Fairs did much to promote the citrus industry.
At the Worlds Columbian Fair in Chicago in 1893,
a model of the Liberty Bell was made of 6500
oranges to celebrate the California Citrus
Industry.
Source Newberry Library
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Two naval orange trees were shipped from
Washington D.C. to Riverside in 1873. They were
originally from Brazil. The orange industry in
Southern California started with these two
trees. One was planted by President Theodore
Roosevelt outside the Mission Inn in 1903.
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The tree later died, but can be seen behind the
ox cart advertising the Ramona Pageant in Hemet
in front of the Mission Inn.
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Frank Miller planted another orange tree at his
Mission Inn.
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The Mission Inn coat of arms was the symbol for
the hotel. There are no symbols of the orange
and its importance in Riverside, but there is a
reference to it. The green on this shield
represents the dark green leaves of the orange
tree and the color orange represents the oranges.
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This plaque is similar to those created by a
family of artists well-known for placing fruit,
including oranges, in their artwork. This is in
one of Frank Millers Mission Inn art collections.
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From 1885 to 1950, colorful paper labels were
pasted on wooden orange crates and shipped all
over the United States. There were over 8,000
different designs.
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Citrus fruit is pictured in several ways
throughout the hotel, including the beautiful
stained glass windows.
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Souvenir spoons were sold in the Mission Inn
giftshop to recognize the orange as an important
industry in Riverside. Also in the design is the
raincross symbol created by Mission Inn owner,
Frank Miller
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Another way Frank Miller promoted his hotel and
the orange industry, was to sell souvenirs made
from the original naval orange tree. After the
tree died, Mr. Miller had it cut up so he could
produce these souvenirs.
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The growing of the naval orange tree in Riverside
led to many inventions, including a machine
called the smudge pot a heater - which
protected the trees from the dangers of freezing.

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These pots are no longer used because of
environmental concerns.
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A view of Riverside from Mount Rubidoux in 1907
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Panoramic view of Riverside in about 1926. In
the background are orange groves. How is this
view different today?
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In 2006, Riverside again celebrated the orange as
an important part of Riverside history and
economy by creating giant orange sculptures.
These sculptures were then painted by
local artists.
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Using the template provided by your teacher,
create a picture illustrating ways you think
Riverside benefits from the citrus industry.
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Why did Frank Miller feel it was so important to
focus on the citrus industry especially the
orange growers in his Mission Inn collections?
Write a paragraph discussing this question.