The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-07
TO EARNEST WORK
The Fair Projectors Will
Now Organize.
Full Meeting of the Executive COM
mittee subscriptions
Continue to Increase.

To-day it is expected that, with the
arrival OF the absent member of the ex-
ecutive committee from Chicago at II A. NJ.
and subsequent full meeting of the COM
mttee at P. NJ. to effect permanent or
ganiZation. the work of getting the pro-
posed midwinter exposition on smooth
road to success will be fairly under way.
when the committee meets in the aft
ernoon," said Herr Cornely. I'VE will have
all the questions of organization and adj
miniStration settled, and then the next
step will be TO confer with the Park Com
missioners and make arrangements for the
proposed site to the north Of and including
Strawberry Hill" Mr.. Cornely was asked
III some other sites had not been proposed
if for instance the Bay District racetrack
had not been suggested-but he met the
query with enth usiastic emphasis upon the
adaptabllity of the Strawberry Hill site.
and dismissed disdainfully the Idea of any
other proposition. mo better site could
be found in the whole Northwest" said he.
Speaking of the Strawberry Hill PROPOSE
ton yesterday Park Commissioner Ham,
mond said no "rmal request had yet been
made TO the Park Commissioners. Of
curse it is understood hat the executive
committee has not yet been in position
to make any formal request for want OF
organization. Irwin {. Stump admits that
the matter has been informally discussed
with the result that a sort of understand
ing was reached, STIMULATING that the ex-
ecutive committee could have the site, pro-
vided a certain amount of money was
raised. Colonel A. Andrews goes a step
further.
He explains that the matter of con-
structing a permanent building for
museum on the fair grounds was discussed
enough, at least, for the Park Comm1s-
sioners to suggest that. instead of the
mldwinter-fair people devotinC S3500OO
toward such building. as at first pro-
posed, the sum Of S250.C00 BIZ turned over
to the Park Commission for the purpose,
the object of such suggestion being TO
get the museum building put up at less
cost than would be possible for the gentle
men corrected with The movement. 1t
was feared. too. that the fair managers
could not possibly succeed in completing
the building in time. Anyway. this serves
to indicate that the Strawberry Hill site
is an almost settled fact.
After talking himself hoarse and almost
faint yesterday Colonel "A. Andrews enter
tanned Herr Cornely and Mr.. Bouet at
dinner. Colonel Andrews is most prolific
in plans. "At the meeting this after
no0n." he observed. I'VE will appoint three
commissioners. for each county, who will
Immediately proceed to get up mass-me et-
ingS in their respective localities, We
ought to devote one day of the fair 10 each
of the counties of this State, and one to
each of the important cities of the coast"
The question of concessions Is now be-
ginning to appeal to the executive ommit-
tees attention. One cigar-dealer offered
S12. 900 for privilege. Colonel Andrews,
however, expresses himself as being posi-
lively opposed to any mUnopoliZing of the
privileges.
An offer of 100000 has been made for
the soda-water, restaurant and candy
privileges
1t is expected that President Staples
will soon call meeting of the Board of
Underwriters to take some favora ble action
toward the fair. The directors of the
Mechanics Institute have agreed to
cooperate with the midwinter EXPOSE
ton. instead of having Mechanics fair.
The San Francisco Chapter of the Amer
lean Institute of Architects will meet at
noon to-day to consider the buildings for
the exposition.
The Il. S. Croker Company yesterday
subscribed $1,000. King, Ward & Co. $3.50,
Davis Bros. $3.50, z. c. Wilbur of the
Palace newsstand $50, Fred Hayes $50, l..
L. Dennery 500 and Joseph Holman $50.
King. Wa:d & Co. will double the amount
OF their subscription if necessary.
r. r. Mitchell Of the executive COM
mittee feels sanguine that the costly silk
exhibit will come here if properly encour-
aged, and that manufacturers VIII exhibit
here from Brussels, Rouen and Lyons.
Secretary Badam gives it out that there
is quite a movement in Napa, headed by
M. Nj. Estee. looking toward big exhibit.
Some very encouraging letters have been
received by Herr Cornely from the official
representatives of Belgium and Italy.
Not only will there be industrial srlec-
lions from these two countries" he Says,
but they will bring some splendid ex-
hibits Of fine arts, adding to their Chicago
exhibits some special features for San
Francisco"
He would be little particular about the
Midway Plaisance sida shows, and would
admit the bes and most instructive.