The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-30
NOW FOR THE COST,
A Big Sum Asked From the State
for the Worlds Fair.
The Committee Thinks That $500, 900 Will Do
Director General Davis Requested to Al
!. low California Separate Exhibit.

" The Executive Committee of the Califor.
MIA Worlds Fair Association held an execu.
tive session in the History Building yeste r.
terday afternoon. There was no apparent
reason why the meeting should be held in
secret, and none was given The committee
could not meet behind closed doors in the
big L-Shaped room which the State Board
of Trade had given it to use, so it contented
itself with meeting around the corner,
where the members could be heard If moi
seen by visitors to the exhibition.
Chairman James ID. Phelan welded the
gayel and w. B. Josselyn was Secretary.
The folleWing-named members of the COM
mittee were present: John H.. Wise,
Charles Bundshu, Drury Malone. A. S. Hal
Idle, j. d. Redding, c. l.. Taylor. w. H.
Mills and James d. Phelan, of this city; L.
C.White, Fresno; David Lubin, Sacra-
MEMO; j. Ii. FlickinRer. San Jose; NJ. M.
steer NsIa; l.. "; MasIin, LOOMS and
Mark l.. Mcdonald, Santa Rosa, mbers
of the National Committee of the Column
ban Fair.
Nj. Nj. Estee reported drafts of two bills
for enabling the State and the counties to
raise money to pay for the privilege of ex-
hibiting their products at the Worlds Fair.
TWO BILLS ACCEPTED.
After several amendments to both bills
committee and were turned over to Legis-
latiye Committee with instructions to have
them engrossed and presented at the COM
ing meeting of the Legislature
The fret bill aDpropriates $500, 900 for the
purpose of collecting. maintaining and ex-
.hibittirg California products at Chicago in
! 1898. The second bill provides for an
anne ndnent to the County Government Act,
permitting counties to raise funds for col
~lecting and exhibiting their products at the
fair. This latter permits counties of the
/. first class to raise $4,000, second class $40
00O third class $4,000 fourth class $50, coo,
fifth class $4,000. All others will be per
mltted TO raise for this purpose not more
than $780,
Commissioner Mcdonald made lengthy
mia would have no trouble in procuring
ground for separate exhibit, provided
that specimens of every product displayed
are sent to the general exhibit. He re-
ported that Chicago had raised S10,000,00C
ind promises 10 increase the amount to SIS
100000, which will be devoted to erecting
|. buildings and preparing the grounds. The
General Government had also appropriated
/. 100000 for the fair;
FOR STATE PRODUCTS ONLY.
: A resolution offered by w. H.. Mills that
alb the money raised by The State be used in
making collective exhibitor State products
was passed.
+ The following request was telegraphed fo
. the Director General of the Fair Com
missioners:
. To Director General Ddufs: Please advise BY
tel graph california Worlds Fair Association
al: San' Francisco. Q) whether California may
have space in the grounds for separat,. State
building In addition 10 the general exhibit, aud
% whether such separate exhibition can COM
PETE NJ. l.. MCDONALD,
National Commissioner.
The two bills that are TO be presented al
the meeting of the Legislature weregiven fol
/ that purpose to Messrs. Redding, Estee
Maslin and Malone.
:: Commissioner Mcdonald promised to co
! operate with tho. committee in canyassinp
the State for exhibits, and stated that the
National Committee would probably visit
California and assist the association In its
work A session Of the Board Of Directors
will be held at Sacramento during the SEES
sionef the Legislature.