The morning call., 1892-03-09
THEY ALL Want MONEY.
Various State Organizations De.
sire Assistance.
The California Worlds Fair Commission viii
Have Difficulty in Dividing the
Appropriation.

The California State Worlds Fair Com
mission held two meetings yesterday. Irving
NJ. Scott presided. Commissioners Phelap,
Hatch and Thompson were also present
A communication was read frocl j. NJ.
Samuels, Chief of the Bureau Of Hortcu-
ture, suggesting a list of plants. including
500 orange trees in fruit, desired in the COM
petitive department. He added that steps
should be taken at once TO procure these
plants. The commission instructed the Sec
rotary to communicate the contents of Mr..
Samues' letter to the nurserymen through
out tie State.
The exclusive right of publishing litho-
graphic ropy of the California State bull n
ing was awarded to Frank Underhill, upod
his agreement TO donate 2000 copies 10 the
commission and TO furnish bond of $1,000
Tor the proper performance OF the work.
Reports were presented by the Comm is
siOners regarding the needs OF the various
departments under their individual jurls-
dict1oD, but no estimates OF the cost Of pre-
curing exhibits were presented. The con-
SlderatlOn OF these reports was deferred
until Thursdays meeting of the COMMITS
sion.
THE FLORAL SOCIETY,"
A delegation comprising three ladies and
as many men from the State Floral Society
was granted an audience when the commits
SiUn CUDN6Utu III lllb evening" he society,".
through Its representatives. renewed its re-
CUES: for m appropriation of So, 600. Mrs.
Helen a. Cross. Mrs. l.. O. Hodgkins, L j.
WicksOD. Z. A. Miller, J. Hutchinson and
others, explained what the society proposed
to do with the money, if it were granted
They desire to give special prominence to
an exhibit of California wild flowers and
Towering shrubs, and propose to send
weekly consignment of cut flowers to the
State building during the progress of tile
exposition.
Commissioner Hatch explained the posi-
ton of the board regarding the limited
amount at its disposal for the aid OF the sew
eral departments of exhibits, and thought
that the various counties of The State would
furnish local contributions of floral prod
ucts.
1t was finally agreed that Mr.. Hatch.
whose department embraces Horticulture,
should confer with the Floral Society re-
garding an exhibit. and an expert is TO be
appointed TO make collection and superin-
tend its transportation. the Commissioners
intiDatlng that they would make an appr0-
priation as liberal as their funds would
permit.
Messrs. Bundscher and Metzger, repre-
senting the San Francisco Wine-dealers'
Association. addressed the board success
sively, advocating the claims of the viticul-
turists for liberal treatment The commits
sion Informed the delegation that all freight
would be paid on exhibits sent 10 the State
building. and that they would receive their
due proportion of financial assistance
THE FISHERIES.
Ramon E. Wilson and j. D. Redding of
the State Fish and Game Commissi ion spoke
OF the extent and Importance of CALIFORNIA;
fish industry, stating that the products of her
waters were more important than that from
her mines or soil They considered $4,000
the minimum sum necessary to properly
represent our piscatorial interests at
hat II
represent horticultural, agricultural and
viticultural Interests, while CALIFORNIA;
fisheries were almost entirely in the hands
OF foreigners, who could not be depe nded
upon for an exhibit.
james ID. Phelan reported that he had in
stituted inquiries regarding the securing Of
relief q ap Of California, and introduced
Willard Johnson of the United States Geo
logical Survey, who is in charge of the topo-
graphical work Of his department in Cali
fornia.
Mr.. johnson made number Of sugges-
tons regarding the preparation Of the map.
estimating that II made on the scale of two
inches 10 the milo the cost would be about
$500 tie offered to perform the prelmln-
ary work OF procuring data for the map
maker without remuneration. and the pro-
posal was gratefully accepted by the COM
mission.
Major George NJ. Barbour formerly Chief
Assistant of the National Bureau of Public
Ity and Promotion, and now in charge of the
Autograph work of the fair also addressed
the board, which thereafter adjourned until
to-nOrr0W morning