The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-16
A GREAT SUCCESS.
Outlook for the Pacific
Exhibition.
GOOD NEWS FROM CHICAGO.
Many Small Subscriptions Received
Yesterday to Aid the Mid
winter Fair Enterprise.

with the California Midwinter Exposition
people, as it was II half-hollday. pay day
for nine-tenths of the firms and manufac-
tories, and the end of the week when
business men were hurrying away in order
to spend Sunday IN the country.
Assistant Director-General COrnely was
at his Office early in the morning and was
highly elated over the news which be had
received from Chicago from friends inter-
ested in the foreign exhibits. He is salts
fed that he can secure the heart of the
Columbian Exposition for San Francisco"
and as soon as his duties here will permit
he will leave for the Worlds Fair to make
final arrangements with such of the foreign
exhibitors there as it is decided upon def
ntely can be given space in the MIdWlnter
Exposition.
At the meeting of the executive commit
tee in the afternoon letter was read from
Henry L. Gage, who declined the appoint
ment as a member OF the executive COM
mittee, owing to business engagements.
telegram was received recommending
Hon. j. S. Slauson. a banker and capital
ist of Los Angeles, for the position, and
Mr.. Slauson was unanimously elected to
represent the southern portion of the State
on the executive committee. Mr.. S!auson
was notified by telegraph of his election
ana teIeSraDDeu MS acceptance.
A committee from the San francisco
Trades Union presented a communication,
in. which it IS recited that the San
Francisco Labor Council wished to
lay before the executive committee
the possibility of employing. as far as
possible for the manual labor, resident Cal
ifornians before giving consideration to
the employment of outside labor. 1t
pointed out the necessity of giving en-
ployment to many men who were out of
work now, and said the committee believes
that these laborerS should have the first
opportunity. The executive committee
sent for the gentlemen of the committee,
after reading their communication, and the
president said to them that the committee
desired to state that 1t was the unanimous
wish and inteD ton that the resident labor
ers of California should be given the first
opportunity of employment. but that
there would not be enough of them
to fill all the positions and accom-
plish the work; that the committee
curing 1000 or 5000 men to work on the
exposition itself. the Streetcar lines in
tended to extend their lines To the grounds.
which would require 400 OF 500 men. the
extending of the Southern Pacific into the
grounds would employ 500 more. and that
the erection of bui dings outside of the
park. in the shape Of side shows and
houses ana residences for the laborers,
would probably give employment TO nearly
another thousand. If the people backed
the enterprise and the executive committee
received money enough to go ahead with 1t
it would increase the number OF employees
in all the mills and factories and directly
or indirectly be the means Of putting
to work 5000 to 5000 men. The trades
union committee replied that 1t was
pleased TO receive such assurance from the
executive committee; that the workiCgmen
were going demonstrate their keen in
terest In this enterprise and its advantage
TO them by donating ore. days labor. which
they considered g eat donation, as lttook
their sustenance for one day -one-slXth
of their en- tire income for one week-and
that il others in the community who would
be benefited contributed as literally as they
would, there would be 10 question OF the
success Of the Midwinter Fair.
The executive committee received
communication from c. F. Wilton, Sug-
costing that the building should be orna-
mented with gold as much as possible and
that the fair should be called 1.-THE Golden
City, in the Golden Gate Park. near the
Golden Gate, in the Go lden State"
H. NJ. Van Arnam stated TO the commit
Tee that be would leave tonight for Chi
cage, aud when he reached there he would
bend all his energies to induce exhibitors
to come 10 California.
c. C. Harlan of st. Helena, ad-
dressed letter to the committee des ir-
ing to set up a crystal grotto stating that
he has the opportunity Of securing clear
quartz crystals and vari-colored quartz
crystals, rubies, garnets and gems of diff
ferent varieties, and mass of beautiful
pink quartz. He offers to furnish them
free if the building and transportation be
undertaken by the committee. The eXecu-
tive committee approve d of the idea. and as
soon as possible Will take means 10 accept
his proposition and carry it into effect.
Emile R,mlot, who has an exhibit of
bridges and examples of fireproof construc-
ton, being a revolution in this art, now at
Chicago, asks for space to bring his eX-
hibit out here.
The dlrector-general received a telegram
from Chicago, asking concession OF COOK
800 feet OF space for the captive balloon
and restaurant, now located on the Mid
way Plasance, Chicago, signed Wolf, 1856
Erie street, Chicago.
E. j. Epstein offers to get up immedi-
ately amateur theatrical performances, the
gross receipts to be devoted to the Mid
winter Fair.
TIE johnson Bakers Oven Company
asked for space for the erection of n build
ing 40X70 feet the style of architecture to
comply with the style that will be adopted,
for the purpose of making an elaborate
exhibit of its ovens. 1t asks the privilege
of erecting building for the purpose of
UdhiHS anu StIlluB.
A communication was received by the
executive com mittee suggesting that some
means. should be taken to prevent the So
600 or $4,000 a month going out of the
Safe to the Louisiana lottery, by getting
up some kind of a rattle for the benefit of
the Midwinter Fair.
An application was received from Ed
ward Scott, one of the division superin-
tendents of the great Manufac urers'
building at Chicago. asking for similar
position here.
The committee then adjourned to meet
tomorrow morning at II O'Clock at the
Park Lodge. The Park Commissioners
were requested to meet the committee at
this time.
The following cash subscriptions were
paid in yesterday: OCOnnor. Moffatt &
Co., $500; Neumann & Levinson. $3.50;
Roos Bros. $3.50; Kohberg, Strauss &
Frohman, $3.50; Goodkind & Tvus, $3.50;
Cook & Co., 500; L. Samuels, 500;
Kelly & Lebes. $50: Lyons & Fisher, $50;
Rosentha Bro. & Co., $50; Cables & Bailey.
$50; johnson g. Ensigh. $40; Ashton 81
Gardner, $50; Julian II. Brandon, So 80;
F. Lippman. So; Boswell & Noyes. $40;
San Francisco Collateral Bank. $25; r.
Fures, SIS; Frank Koch. S.; Samuel
Bendit. 50 so; w. Wilhelmi, 50 so; E. Ed
wards, So: Spaelti & Dietheiu 50. Mrs