The morning call., 1893-12-09
OLIVE SECTION.
Cultivation of the Fruit
to Be Shown.
RULES FOR ADMISSIONS.
Utah VIII Be Here With a LARGE
Exhibit.
RULES FOR ADMISSIONS.
A GOOD FINANCIAL SHOWING.
Ceylon's Extensive Display of Spices.
A Pioneers Suggestion-The
Coming CakewaIk.

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The growing importance of this interest in
the State will be illustrated through the
State Board of Horticulture, which has
secured 1900 square feet for an exhibit
under the dome in the Horticultural
building.
The exhibit will include specimens of
growing olive trees through the different
stages, from planting to maturity. The
treatment of the olives after picking will
be illustrated with special attention to the
manufacture of olive oils. Supplement tary
TO the exhibit will be the remarkable col
lection of flora and wines which has been
made from time TO time under the direction
of the board and than which there is no
finer collection in the country. While the
space is somewhat limited, Superintendent
Lelong promises 10 make a complete and
creditable display.
Prominent among the exhibits in the
English section of the exposition will be
one of old English, Irish and Scotch sill
yerware belonging to John Wells of Lon
don. Ihls collection includes some rare
old pieces. many of them being of histori-
Cal value and all of them having peculiar
interest. A partial list is as follows:
Rosewater dish, beautifully chased, made in
the year 1858 by Paul Beureu from the Burgh-
peg Tankard, date $685. finely chased, the
subject being "The conversion OF st. Hubert" :;
MoDteth bowl OF plain, hammered silver from
the Earl of Glasgow collection; teakettle on
stand engraved with the arms of Lord Fred
erlck FtZcarence, son of King William "
date 1854; equestrian statuette of Gustavus
AdolpbuS, ornamented with military trophies,
from tie Marcus Hastings collection; tea and
coffee service, eXqusitey wrought, formerly
the property of the late Earl Granville; square
walter made oy the famous English sllverSmith,
Paul Lameric, In the year 1920. beautifully en-
graVed by Hogarth; chased teapot made in
Edinburgh In the year 1771, from the collec-
tlon OF The Earl of Lauderdale; wine cup In the
form OF d ship in full sail, % inches high such
as were used on the table ID England in the ff-
teenlh century; loving cup With steeple cover,
1912 inches high, date 1851, Wilton Castle
engraved upon 1t; Irish loving cup with harp
handles, II inches high, bearing the arms of
the Earl OF Kingston.
The finance department was kept busy
yesterday receiving the cash subscriptions
which poured in from morning to night.
In all S6406 25 was added to the Mid
winter Fair funds. There were few large
subscriptions, the majority being under
800. The cTedltable sum total was due
almost entirely 20 the modest donations of
citizens In moderate circums tances. The
total cash receipts to date amount to
S341. .395 4S. The financial managers ex-
pect TO reach another half-mile post be-
fore the close of business hours to-day.
A pleasant letter appreciative of the brne-
fits 10 be derived from the exposition was
received yesterday from c. Foster, vice.
president of the South San Francisco Land
and Improvement Company. inclosing a
check for $500.
FL Dorado County has been allotted 420
square feet of space at a corner of two of
the main aises IN the mining exhibit.
The Native Sons have taken hold OF the
county's mineral display. and will make it
one of the features of the fair.
The Selby Smelling and Lead Company
is arranging a unique exhibit of ores for
the mining section. 1t will be in the form
OF great pipe organ, with the ores from
which the organ was manufactured placed
on either side. Plumas County has asked
for 400 square feet to show some wonderful
gold specimens and the methods of operat-
ing the mines.
A circular has been issued to miners,
asking them to donate ore to be crushed
by the quartz mill which is to be operated
as portion OF the exhibit 1t has been
arranged that the quicksilver of the lake
Is to be furnished, not by the Almadan
mines but by mines in Lake County
Miners in many sections are donating a
days wages to the fund for the mining
exhibit. and the total thus con tributed will
enable the committee in charge to make
handsome showing.
E. G. Fielder, chief of the department
of admissions, has issued to contractors,
exhibitors and concession aires the follow
p ing notice, which contains information for
the general public in connection with the
closing of the gates of the exposition
grounds for the temporary period prelimi-
nary to January l.:
On and after Sunday, December 10, an ad-
mission Zee OF 20 cents each will be charged
visitors to the exposition grounds; children un-
der II years OF age and accompanied by par
eDtS or guardians will be admitted free.
You are requ sted. therefore, to promptly
submit lists Of all persons employed by you
a. nC1 a.fC
the undersigned, room IL, second floor, Mills
building or to the ticket gent on duty at the
north entrance TO lie grounds, In order that
passes may be furnished them.
Contractors OF the exposition may secure
passes by direct application; exhibitors and
coneessionalres must apply for passes required
by their contractors.
Visitors TO the exposition will be admitted
from A. NJ. TO o P. M. employees during all
hours.
Entrances will be maintained: Q) On the
main drive OF Golden Gate Park, known as
north drive, near terminus Of McAllster and
GeaIy street cable lines and dummy line, con-
Meeting with California and JacksOn-street
cars; % on south drive near buffalo paddock;
(3) opposite Ninth avenue and II street.
A correspondent of THE CALL, signing
himself "a '49er," suggests thai as there
are few pioneers of 1849 now living in
California, the survivors should be treated
with special consideration by the exposi-
tion management, and that all genuine
pioneers should be granted free admission
to the fair grounds during the progress of
the exposition.
TuIare County has secured one of the
space areas of 216 feet. near the dome of
the Horticultural building, and Merced
County has been awarded similar space.
with an additional 300 square feet, just out
side the dome space.
Utah is arranging for an exhibit Of the
products and resources of that Territory
through the chambers of commerce at Salt
Lake City and at Ogden. Each county Is
preparing list of such exhibits as can be
gathered together in the short time re-
naming. The Utah Commissioners say
that. although they have been little
tardv. their exhibit will be on hand at
the opening of the exposition.
The ompletion of the Golden Bear Inn
of the German village will be celebrated
this afternoon under the walls of the half
completed Heidelberg Castle. Its dedica-
tion will be an informal affair, but promi-
nent German citizens and Midwin ter Fair
officials have promised to participate in
the festivities.
Ceylon's exhibit will be among the most
interesting at the exhibition. A larger
space has been taken by the island than
has been accorded to some of the larger
countries of Europe. Ceylon tea and cof-
fee will he served nv pativaa in emma ard