The morning call., 1893-11-25
House for Men From Over
the Border.
A SEPARATE BUILDING.
Many Carloads of Exhibits Now
on the Way.
THE GROUP IN THE ANNEX.
Continual Expansion of the Exposi-
tion by the Addition Of New
Features.

tract recently secured as the final addition
TO the exposition grounds. The first to be
located was the Festival Hall. in which
large gatherings are to be held, and in
which are to be the Offices OF the expOsi-
tion service. In close proximity will be
the building which the Italian auxiliary
committee is 10 erect. the house containing
the forty representatives Of the InteTna-
tlonal Congress of Beauties, and the build
ing Of the State of Oregon.
Mono County is already arranging its ex-
hibit for the mining display. One OF its
great features will be slab of onyx and
travertlne weighing four and half tons
from recently discovered deposit. In ad-
dition there will be cubes or ing0ts repre-
senting the county's mineral output; from
500 to 1000 pounds of representative ore
from each of the principal mines; unique
specimens from different districts; views
Of mines and mining works, and some Of
the weird curiosities from the Mono Lake
country.
Shasta County Is enthusiastic over the
prospects of advertising its mining re-
sources at the fair. 1t has written the
mining committee that it will require at
least 500 feet of space and can easily use
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from ninety-two gold mines in the county
have already been collected. Iron ore will
also be shown.
Coal and copper ore will constitute the
chief features of Mendocino C0unty's
mining display. Kern County is prepar-
Ing to send up lot of the gold bearing
gravel from the M0jave Desert and have
it worked by a dry-washing machine to
illustrate this branch of the mining in
dustry. The county will also make an
extensive exhibit of asphaltum, it's var
nlshes, oil and sulphur. green and gray
sandstone. building granite and marble.
Though the cOunty's gold ores are not es-
pecially attractive as specimens. 1t is pro-
posed to work them in an interesting way.
The committee having the mining eX-
hlblt IN charge is now vigorously canvass
ing among the mining men to raise the
$500 needed to make a satisfactory dis
play. Many contributors are responding
generously. The one STUN bling block in
the committees way is the fact that many
mining companies have contributed to the
general fair fund, supposing that their
money would be apportloned TO the special
exhibit.
The mining display is to be enlivened by
contests of skill and strength peculiar to
the mines. One of these contests. the
arrangements for which are gradually
taking shape. is to determine the cham
Dion drillers Of the Pacific Coast. Prizes
will probably be offered for the most ex-
pert single-handed drilier and for the best
two and group of three driliers. AS pro-
f6ciency-ifl drilling is the great matter of
controversy in the mining districts, this
contest is expected 10 bring thousands OF
miners to the fair. Probably in working
out the project it will be determined to
hold intercounty and interstate contests
to increase the rivalry and make the in
terest more intense. This is only one OF
fam LOTT hu ha
mittee to make the mining exhibit the
most interesting portion of the whole fair.
The cash receipts yesterday amounted
to S4275 %, making the total moneys re-
ceived by the finance department to date
S306, 81 81.
ID. j. Tobin, treasurer of the Native
Sons department of the Midwinter Fair.
has made partial financial report, with
donations from the following parlors:
Alcalde, $50; California, $50; Golden
Fleece. SO; Golden Gate. S1l 50; South
San Francisco. $40; Wisteria. SO; Yo-
semitic, SIS; total. S126 30.
Postmaster Backus received authority
from Postmaster-General Bissell yester-
day to establish fully equipped station
for all poStofflce purposes at the Midwn-
ter Exposition by January /.
1t is to be named mid winter Fair" a
title that does not suit the fair authorities,
who wanted it to be called California
The Postoffice Department does not favor
such long names in this rapid age.
Authority was also received for the as
slgnment of TWO carriers there, and two
clerks to commence with will dispense
stamps and answer questions behind the
wicket. Ii more clerks are needed they
will be added.
The Canadian residents of this city.
who held their initial exposition meeting
only about three weeks ago, formed a
permanent organization last night. By
unanimous vote of the meeting 1t was
decided to erect a Canadian building at
Sunset City, to be used as headquarters
and to contain an exhibit. A committee
was directed to procure plans for the
structure Immediately. ard, upon their
approval, to proceed with the erection of
the building forthwith.
Permanent officers were elected as fol-
| lows: Ii. lie Baron Smith, presidents; l..
Morrison, first vice-president; j. w. Wink.
second yice-president; Fenton Il. New
berry, secretary; Harry Partridge. assistant
secretary; Angus Mcleod, treasurer; ex-
ecutlve committee ID. A. MacdoD aid,
John Elder. Jonas j. Morrison, Dr. Walton
Preston, Merritt j. Reid, P. Amiraux, G.
Armstrong. S. G. Worden.
Director-General de 1oung addressed
the Canadian Association, giving a brief
statement of the present status of the ex-
position work. He said that the executive
committee would aid the association in
every way possible, both as regards the
exhibit, Its installation, maintenance and
the celebration of Canadian day.
The exposition management is not run
ming scheme to make money" he said.
when a days receipts exceed the ex-
penditures we shall proceed to spend the
surplus In connection with the fair-in
celebrations, fireworks, concerts and
balls All the money which comes in will
| be at once placed in circulation again for
the good of the community and the benefit
OF the State. l congratulate you upon
your public spirit aud upon your de-
termination to have an exhibit OF Canadian
industries and products; IT not an official
then an individual disp play
Joseph Ill. Stiles, commissioner-genera
| for Great Britain, the British colonies and
the East Indies, said that the British
exhibitors would occupy at the exposition
buildings $500 feet of clear space, and H.
Guiding aisles and passages the display
would cover 10000 square feet. He said
tbat the finest paintings 10 the English
section had been already shipped from
Chicago. There will be varied exhibits of
terra-cotta, pianos and other musical
| instruments. Oxford University will send
Its entire exhibit from Chicago. There
Will be Sheffield cutlery. Birmingham rer-
| tunes, the work of GOLD and silver smiths