The morning call., 1893-11-02

their plat Ground will be broken to-day
for the Seryian, Montenegrin and Rouma
nian building.
Ii Is probable that thore will be very
fine exhibit in the British department OF
| the Midwinter Exposition. j. II. Stiles,
ommissioner-general for the British eX-
hibitors. has telegraphed from Chicago to
the auxiliary committee in this city that
the British exhibit will cover at least Il. 00C
square feet and tpat 100 addItiOna! exhibit
oTs could be secured il space were avaiia BILE.
The Midwinter Fair committee from
Santa Clara County. comprising J. III.
Fiickinger. n. Koch. c. A. Fuller. E. E.
Goodrich and {. M. Wooster, discussed the
plans for its county building with the ex-
ecutive committee yesterday.
Santa Clara proposes to erect structure
costing $4,000 and desires site not far
from the Horticultural bnilding. The exc
cutive committee promised the space for
the building, but intimated that Santa
Clara would be expected TO unite in the
collective county exhibits of horticultural
and agricultural products. This was
agreed TO by the Santa Clara contingent.
In reference to this and other proposed
buildings the executive committee has
announced that all structures must be
complete and their contents properly in
stalled by January l. since after that date
no cartng Will be permitted inside the
exposition grounds.
Plans for the Italian building were on
exhibition yesterday in the Office of Theo-
dore Bacigalup president of the Italian
auxiliary committee. 1t is graceful.
three-story structure in the modern
Italian style of architecture. Broad steps
lead to the entrance, which is pIanked by
Corinthian columns. On the second story
an outside gallery, with a promenade, en-
circles the roof. From the center of the
building rises relocated dome, contrast
ing harmoniously with the style and color
of the structure.
Tulare County is preparing an interest
ing exhibit, the result of suggestion
made by Thomas II. Thompson. formerly
secretary of the California Worlds Fair
commission. TIE plan is to take space
40 feet square. making 160 square feet in
all. and 10 transform It into an exact rep
resentatiOn of a 160-acre farm. Each
square foot will represent an acre, and the
miniature farm VIII be divided into vine
yards. alfalfa fields. orchards and the
home lot. Through the center will run
an irrigation canal, with supplementary
feeders, TO illustrate TIE irrigation system
of Tnlare County. The farm will be COM
plete in detail. with house, barn and i'm
plements.
The citizens OF Santa Rosa are arranging
for a ting in the interests of the
MidWinter Fair, To he held in that city on
Monday evening. W. II. l.. Barnes and
L. b. Mitchell will address the gathering
on the plans and prospects of the eXpOsi-
tinn.
The executive committee has officially
recognized the ladies who are arranging
the congress auxiliary to the Midwinter
Fair and who are preparing programme
in which prominent men and women will
take part. Those having the matter in
charge have formed themselves into an
executive board. with the following eff
GERS: President, Mrs. George r.. Gaden !:
first vice president, Mrs. Sarah Il. Cooper :;
second vice-president, Mrs. John Vance
Cheney; third yice-president, Mrs. A. G.
Soule; recording secretary. Mrs. Ada Van
ecurive board, Mrs. Henry Gibbons, Mrs.
William II. Sears. Mrs. William Crocker.
Mrs. John Il. Jarboe, Mrs. Joseph B.
Crockett, Mrs. Clinton Day and Mrs. A. A.
Sargent.
In addition to the days for special OBJ
servance during the progress of the expos
iton of various organizations previously
announced, the Grand Army of the Re-
public has secured April 90, the Afro
Americans May 9 and the California
Dental Association May 4.
Governor Russell of Massachusetts has
written 10 Governor Markham in reference
to the Midwinter Fair, regretting that as
the Massachusetts Legislature will not
convene until January no official appro-
pration for an exhibit can be made. He
volunteers, however, to give the fullest
publicity possible to the exposition. aud
promises to enlist the interest of the cii-
ZenS of his State in the enterprise
The cash receipts yesterday amounted to
S155S 60. making the total received TO date
S243 7S7 Oh