The morning call., 1893-07-23
THE FAIR FUNDS.
They Are Growing as the
Days Go By.
ARCHITECTURAL ACTIVITY.
Progress of the Business of Matur-
ing the Various Details of the
Big Midwinter Exposition.

ton enterprise CUu liuutS uudUdJeu. 1he
headquarters of the management in the
Mills building are visited by many people
every hour. making all sorts of inquiries.
volunteering suggestions and scouting for
employment and concessions. A corps of
pretty girls put in considerable time type
writing reams of paper consumed in the
work of correspondence. In an adjoining
room small force of clerks is engaged
sending out circulars and registering the
names of subscribers 10 the daily growing
fund TO pay the bills.
About $4,000 was pledged yesterday to
promote the enterprise. TIE Risdon Iron
Works was down for $3.50. Whittier, Fuller
II Co. contributed $1,000, The Deutsche
Verein pledged 5000; ST. Georges Stable,
). ii. Seymour, came forward with the
handsome donation of $500 J. S. Young
was on the record for $50. The following
firms and individuals subscribed 500 each
Bare Bros, 2 exotic q SilvermaD, Ham,
mersmith & Field, Frlda Bros, j. W. Far
reu. Louis 1aussig & Co., Sadler & Co.,
W. Noble and E. F. Dennison.
An application for Vienna cOffee-house,
Berlin style, to be erected on the fair
grounds, was received today
Governor Markham forwarded to the ex-
ecuuve committee Yesterday a communica-
ton received from Tulare County Offering
the services of weli-known gentleman in
that county.
An offer was received from Charles Caf
fin, employed in the Office of the director of
works of the Worlds Columbian Exposi-
ton at Chicago. to give his services in
work in Chicago among the exhibitors
there on behalf OF the California EXpOsl-
ton.
An application was received today
from Mr. Porter Of Chicago, now assistant
chief OF Machinery Hall at the Chicago
Worlds Fair. for the position of chief of
the Machinery Hall at the California Fair.
letter was received yesterday from
person who offers $4,000 in cash for the
exclusive privilege of exhibiting the
Edison phonograph.
j. WOOL. agent for the Metropolitan
Hall. has offered 10 the committee the use
Of the hall gratuitously for next Wednes-
day night for the purpose of a mass
meeting.
The Musicians Union has volunteered
to furnish a band Of musicians fer the
occasion.
The meeting will be got up spon-
taneously and everything will be con-
tributed TO it. Everybody wants a go and
do all in their power and make the meet
will address this meeting. and il is ex-
pecteC mat such rouslng time as has not
been seen for many a day IN San Fran
cisco will take place next Wednesday
night
visit was received by the executive
r. pTes ted y A. B. Oakley ana c. T.
JoheT The asked for further informa-
Vor, stating lai they desired to submit
IiaF "aiea iacluded not only rhe build ngs
but ~ ia2ia ont the grounds, and that
.aeJ "a aeme in view from which the
SIR }llo d i've an income of $1,000 per
97y ID addition to the regular receipts
Il0m aemsSlJns. And they wanted to
kJow Whistler the arrangements with thc
PARK commissioners N regard to the land
soape gardeLjng would prevent cOnsid-
cratic 0t Their plans.
ne committee informed them that they
nae Instructed one Of their employees to get
tt a Suggested layout of the grounds as
ne basis or architects 70 work on.
committee would not only be plea sed,
but vas Tx US to get all kinds of sug-
Eest!c05 a. > tile grounds in connection
td tie Dlaas for the buildings. as they
I'd not lbtenC 10 adopt any plans for the
grounds unit! after they had adopted the
buildings. ard they told the delegation
that designs Tor the landsea gardening
would receive equal consideration with
the plans f9T ne buildings.
They u III ed the architects that under
the aTran ement with the Park Commits
sioneFs, N iie the Commissioners did not
assume an citation as t. the buildings.
me lay aut OF the grounds and the
changing OF the sand dunes now o. the
site must be submitted to their approval
before the plans are adopted. They also
asked whether the date Set-the 2d of
August-was final. and the director
general stated that the time had origi-
nally been set at the 31st Of July. but at
an
had been extended to the % of August
He reminded them that after this date the
committee would have only five months in
which to erect the buildings, and il was
therefore necessary to make this date
positively final.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union OF
Californ a, made Applicant for the priv
iege of buildng small ornamental build
ing on the grounds.
Senator Sterhen NJ. White of Los An
geles has written an enthusiastic letter,
saying that he will aid the Midwinter Ex-
position in every way that he can.
AS an evidence of the faith which the
people are feeling in this fair the executive
committee yesterday received bona-fi fiGe
offer Of 100000 in cash from prominent
business man for the purchase of the sole
right of the privileges and concessions.
The committee, Of course, would not con-
slider this proposition, because it will
realize far larger sum for privileges and
space to exhibitors.
The Saratuga Packing Company asked
Tor space for an exhibit of prunes.
A letter was re eived from Bernhard
hoffman, frc III the Hotel Imperial, New
York, asking he privilege regarding the
offer made by Mr.. A. Heynemann to build
"Old Vienna" at the California Exposition.
de SAYS thev desire TO build a real and
scenic "Old Vienna" not a street. it is
bullt In Chicago, but they want to build
Wiener Wurster Prater-that is, pleasure
park Containing concert hall with garden.
Benkelsanger Wahsagerin, Maronett-n
Iheattr. Schatienspel, Kreelbahn, Schau-
klein, X ngel~ ~pelr. Wettiaufer. Hunderen-
men, Mnseeu Nrrkaufs buden, Salami and |!
AaSe Nerkautrr and Variete Theater, |
showing everything ont here that people |
saw 400 years ago III Vienna.
irttrr was received from Marcus
Friend of Chicago. asking for pamphlets
oi the eX ositlon
The Manhattan Art Company of New
1ork made an application 10 exhibit some
beautiful pictures, such as "Horse FAR"
scottish RAD" "Roman Chariot Race
ana Landing Of Columbus"
30 lar the expenses incurred have been