The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-10
REQUEST.
Space for a Big Display Is
Granted.
FAIR WORK ON A DULL DAY.
Encouraging Reports From Counties.
Concessions From the Park
Commissioners.

A few desks were occupied yesterday at
the hidwinter Fair headquarters and all
the offices were open during usual business
hours. John Hoesch waited for subscrip.
tions in the cashiers office and Press
Agent johnson attended to current topics.
The executive committee was at work.
because day cannot be lost now in Mid
winter Exposition business.
Though routine work was suspended it
was not thoroughly off day in any sense
for some important matters were attended
to.
Encouraging reports were received at
headquarters from Cragie Sharp Jr., COM
MISUNDERSTANDING for California. who re-
turned from an extended trip through the
interior. He stated that Fresno County is
alive to the importa nee of splendid dis
play OF her resources at the exposition.
People of all the counties l have
visited" said he. ''are very enthusiastic
over the fair. and declare they will do all
In their power to make it a success. A
heavy demand will be made on tho various
productions of the State by visitors COM
ing TO San Francisco, and when farmers
understand the Importance Of making
credlta6le exhibits TO show off these prod
ucts they will only see the necessity of
aiding the enterprise"
The executive committee informed the
Italian Commissioners that Italy will get
at least COCO square feet in the buildings
for an exhibit The Commissioners will
return to Chicago at once and thence to
Italy for the purpose of arranging An ex-
hibit. They were agreeably surprised with
San francisco and California, aud the In
preston is so favorable they intend to
make an imposing display and say many
good things for the State.
The Park commissioners and the pyecu-
tive committee held conference with re-
gard to further concessions of land. Every
bit OF the first concession is appOrtiOned TO
different uses, and & had become necessary
to get more space. Twenty acres addi-
uonal were granted yesterday, with per-
mission to close the middle drive.
The Oriental concession will be located
in the newly acquired tract.
An exhibitor at Chicago, who has artis-
tic glass fountains OH exhibition there,
wrote TO the executive committee stating
that he wished to display them here,
These fountains are eneased in large glass
globes, which also contain some beautiful
marble statues. They will add greatly TO
the beauty of the grounds.
The employees of Fontana & Co.'s can
ming factory at North Beach subscribed
S133 to the fair fund in sums less than a
dollar each.
The Board OF Supervisors of San Joa-
quin County, who appointed Z. Fisk. Nj.
4. Noyes, Z. l.. Conlan County Commits
sioners. increased the committee as fol-
lows: Z. A. Buell.. A. Ashley, j. B. Gall.
A. j. Larsen. w. A. Daggett. James Hoff-
man. Three members will constitute a
quorum 10 transact business.
The Board of Supervisors of Yuba
County appointed The following Commits
sioDers: r. w. Skinner. E. A. Forbes, w.
B. Meek, j. ii. burst. }. r. Trainor, w.
L. Ellis Jr, g. W. Harvey, Louis Con-
rath and James o. Gates, three consti-
tuting quorum for transacting business.
The Board OF Supervisors OF Suffer
County appointed d. f. Walton, III. P.
Stabler, r. &. Kels.
The Supervisors Of Mendocino County
appointed: w. l.. White, w. p. Thomas,
Anna NJ. Reed.
The Board of Supervisors of Solano
County appointed: f. NJ. McGettigan. d.
NJ. Hart, r. j. Curry, f. l.. Buck. j.
Brown.
The Lake County Supervisors ap-
pointed: j. Pentecost, Charles c. Craw-
ford, w. G. Young, w. A. Maxwell, }. Fl.
Cranks, f. w. Gibson. Daniel James,
Samuel Graham. Matthew Graham, DR.. c.
+. Clark