The morning call., 1893-11-16

date is In February. and as in that month
rainy weather might be expected it was
feared that engineers and their families
from interior towns would be deferred
from joining in the festivities.
Accordingly the date was postponed un-
til late IN the season. and it is probable
that early in May the celebration will axe
place. May has been favorably consid-
cred, as being Saturday when engineers
can most readily obtain a holiday. That
date will probably be marked Engineers
day" on the big red calendar kept at head
quarters.
-Four concessions have been signed by
the executive committee. One is for
scenic railway, to be located just north of
the south drive, between the Two main
south gates of the exposition. Another is
the privilege of locating, near the Fine
Arts building, the London mirror maZe
which was popular at the Chicago EXpo-
stion. The concession COMPRISES laby-
rinth with cunningly arranged mirrors, %
that visitor fancies himself in a very
serious tangle when really he is on
straight path. A concession has been
granted Il. Stafford for his display of all
the birds and animals of Arizona, and
). j. Eidred has been assigned space near
the Firth wheel for a steam riding gallery.
Tbs contract for the construct on of the
fence around the exposition grounds has
been awarded TO j. III. Wier whose bid
was 1OR cents per linear foot and who
agreed to complete the fence within
twelve days. The work will be CON-
menced this morning.
The cash receipts yesterday amounted
to $3.50 80. making the total received to
date S277.1S2 10. Among the donations
was a check for $1,000 sent by the Alameda
County Commissioners as the cOntribu-
tlon of that county to the general funds of
the fair. The Commissioners, in an ac-
comDanying letter, state that while they
are mindful of the fact that the contribu-
tion is not compulsory. they send it as
testimo onial of Alameda's appreciation of
the undertaking.
For the past month the four m memb bers of
the executive committee from the interior
have not attended its meetings, the busi-
ness being transacted by the city quorum.
So many important matters are now COM
ing up for settlement. however. that all
were specially summoned yesterday, and
of the nine members j. S. Slausson of Los
Angeles was the only absentee.
Mendocino County was assigned 800
square feet of space in tho Agricultural
building. Carl Purdy and Mrs. Anna Nor
rison Reed, two of the county commission
ers. with A. NJ. Duncan, chairman of the
Board OF Supervisors, completed their ar
rangements with the executive committee
and agreed TO make fine display. Thew
have selected May as Mendocino day.
All of the products of the county will be
shown, but a specially Will be made Of
apples. hops and wool. arranged in a most
attractive style. Mendocino, the area of
which is as great as that OF Connecticut,
will emphasize the importance of lis Sl5,-
000. 600 worth of redwood by an exhibit of
woods and tan bark, and specimens of its
yet undevelGped coal fields will be made.
The best exhibits from the county fair,
held last month, will be brought here
with many valuable additions. The COM
miSsioners state that there will be no lack
Of funds to Illustrate their resources.
The Supervisors have appropriated $500.
which sum will undoubtedly be doubled,
and with promised subscriptions at least
$4,000 will be at the disposal of the COM
missiOners
The letter-carriers have formed an or
ganlZatlOn to arrange postal cele bration
during the fair ana have selected Nav 26
rs letter-carriers' day. TO arrange a cele-
bration officers were chosen as follows:
A. NJ. Cox. president; Thomas +. O'Mal.
ley, vice-president; Z. w. Peabody, re-
cordng secretary; r. ID. Fairbanks. imam
cial secretary; Frank L. Smith, treasurer:
John McG0wau, sergeant-at-arms; eyeep
tive committee. ii. Smith. station ID.
chairman; r. ID. Barton, general Office:
Conrad Trieber. station A; l.. A. Stevens.
station b; +. II. Stanley, general office.
All of the counties classed as part of the
northern citrus belt will distribute during
the exposition little sample boxes in artistic
designs having glass tops through which
can be seen the raisins, prunes. oranges.
nuts ami dried deciduous fruits which
will be scverally contained in these boxes.
Undoubtedly Southern California will not
be behind In the same form Of horticultural
advertising.
Representatives OF the Harvard and
Yale baseball teams proposed to the ex-
ecntive committee last evening that the
proceeds of the annual match, to take
place on the 10Th inst. shall be devoted 10
the Mldwlnter Fair funds. Heretofore the