The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-20
COLUMBIAN
EXPOSITION.
Meeting of CALIFORNIA; Board of
Commissioners.
Report Of Progress Of Work by Other States.
Tho Golden West Well Advanced and
Favored in Every Respect.

The Board of Worlds Fair Commission
ers for California held meeting yesterday
| afternoon in its rooms in the Flood Build
ing. with Commissioners McMurray. Hatch,
Phelan, Rose and Thompson present. Scott
| and Daggett were absent, the former on
account Of illness, and the latter ON account
Of being snow-bound at Black Bear
The meeting was a postponed one from
December 9Th, and the reason for the post
ponement to allow Secretary Thompson to
be present at the general conference of the
States and Territories with the Board of
Managers in Chicago, on December 9th, in
order that he might present report con-
cerping the work accomplished by the Cali
fornia State Board. hear the reports Of
progress presented by other States and
Territories, and make report OF the same
at the meeting held yesterday.
THE WORK AT CHICAGO.
Secretary Thompson's report embraced a
great deal of the work going on at Chicago,
which has appeared from time to time in
the daily journals in the form of kilograms
from that place, and a number of questions
propounded by him TO Director General
Davis in regard to the concessions requested
by California. Some of these have not
been yet answered and will probably not be
for some time to come.
One of these questions yet unanswered Is
concerning the cafe privilege for the pur-
pose of selling California wines aid BRAN
dies. Secretary Thompson reported that
while the question had not been decided
definitely, lie was under the belief that 1t
would be granted. California fruits will
also be sold, as the displays are renewed at
regular intervals.
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITS.
nf ba pajn cd
at the Chicago conference was that Of in
dividual exhibits in the department exhib bits
for the purpose of competition, as requests
had been received for space for this purpose,
and it was decided that ali such requests
should be referred to the various State
boards that they might make such demands
for space as they judged best.
Secretary Thompson also called attention
TO Director Samuels request in regard to the
horticultural display from this State, that
no effort should be spared to make grand
display, as such was expected by him.
In regard to mining Director Skiff had
urgently requested that the display should
he full and complete. from the primitive
methods up to the lates: improvements and
appliances now in use, not emitting hydrau-
lie mining, as all the water necessary for
this kind of mining will be furnished. He
also desires TO have the State Mining Blu
reau's exhibit at Chicago. and urgently re-
quested that the necessary steps toward this
APPoRTIoNMENT OF SPACE.
Secretary Thompson in addition to his
written report said that the Board OF Gen.
eral Managers had decided not to apporton
any space In department buildings until
July, 1892, in order tha il might be perfectly
posted concerning the total demands for
space which are being now filed from day to
day.
Concerning the progress of other States
he reported that California is as far ad-
vanced as any Of the others. and in fact in
some respects, particularly In regard to the
know ledge of what is being done in differ
ent sections OF the State. ahead of her sister
States.
Commissioner Rose called the attention
OF the board to a yolumlnous pile Of CORE
spondence in regard to space for growing
from Southern California, aud which had
been referred to him.
HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
In reply to this Secretary Thompson
stated that the Horticultural Department
had made demand for fifty acres of a
wooded island directly in front of the Hor-
ticultural Building for just such exhibits,
and Director Samuels had informed him
that II only one-half the demand is granted
five acres would be allowed to California
for an orange grove, besides the three-ffths
of an acre in the Horticultural Building.
resolution was passed allowing at least
one-half If the three-ifths acre, already
allotted to California, for the south
ern citrus belt display, and as much of the
remaining half as Is not used by the north
ern citrus belt display.
No salaries were fixed nor appointments
made at yesterdays meeting, contrary TO
expectations, and the meeting adjourned
until January 18th in order to enable COM
missioners Scntt and Daggett to be present.