The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-21
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Caiifornia VIII Apply for I1O, 900 Square
Feet of SDlce.


Feet OF Space.
The Worlds Fair Commission held a ses-
sion last night under the presidency of
Irving NJ. Scott. 1t was said that Mr..
Hatch was looking for plank of redwood
20 feet wide for the exhibit, but CORE
spOndent stated in letter that such one
would cost at least $1,000, so that Hatch
had to abandon his idea.
The ARTIST, Thomas Hill, wrote Offering
to loan four of his valuable paintings illus
trating California seenery-the yosemite
Valley" Grand Canyon, Colorado" ''Yel-
lowstone Canyon" and The Great Mirror
Glacier" They are feet by 8. Mr.. HIPS
proposition was accepted, and the cOmnis-
sion will pay the freight to aud fro.
Various applications for space were re-
ceived and liled. Il was resolved that the
commission apply to the National Commits
sion TO all0t the following space to the
various California exhibits:
Department A, agriculture. food and its
accessories, forestry and forest products,
machinery and apDliances-10,00 square
feet
Department B. horticulture-2O,OOJ square
feet.
Department c, livestock. domestic and
wild animals-5000 square feeg
Department ID, fish, fisheries fish products
and fishing apparatuS-5000 square feet.
Department K. mines, mining and metal
lurgy-l0,O0 600 square feet.
Department +, maehluery-10,00 900 square
feet.
Department G, transportation, railways,
vessels, vehicleS-l0.000 square feet
Department IL, manufactures - 10000
square feet.
Department j. electricity and electrical
appliances-5000 square feet.
Department K, fine arts. painting, scu!p-
ture, architecture, dec0ratiOn-2000 linear
feet.
Department L, liberal arts, education, en-
cheering, public works. constructive archi-
lecture, music and the drama-10000 square
feet.
Department NJ, ethnology, archaeology,
progress Of labor and invention, Isolated
and collective exhibits 5000 square feet,
making grand total of 10000 square feet
| and 2O00 lineal feet to be applied for
The sum of $1,000 was appropriated for
religious exhibit. Bills to the amount Of
S449 60 were ordered paid. The secretary
was authorized to incur an expenditure not
TO exceed so for printing circulars for the
board OF lady managers. The bond OF A. J.
Mouder for $4,000 as financial secretary,
with Stuart MenZes and Raphael WE'LL as
| sureties, was submitted. The sureties Were
unanimously approved and the bond or
dered submitted to the legal advisers of the
commission. The bond OF Secretary Fhomp-
son for like amount was submitted with
w. r. Davies, j. Goldman and n. A. Judd
as suretles, aud they we're approved aud
the bond referred to the attorneys.
j. r. Robinson and Raymond Storey were
appointed to canvass the State on Worlds
Fair matters, and to visit all the county
commissions.
Tue commission then adopted an elegant
design for badge. showing the bears head,
globe with the map OF North and South
America thereon, and suitably inscribed.
Bids were ordered to be advertised for, fer
their manufacture, to be put in before the
next meeting.
An executive session was then held to
elect two canvassers to inspect and report
on the work done by the local organizations
throughout the State. The meeting then ad-
j0urned to July u.