The morning call., 1893-09-19
CONTRACTS LET.
Two Fair Buildings to Be
Built at Once.
PRICES NEAR THE MAXIMUM.
Both Structures Will Be Purchased
by the Contractors at the Close
of the Exposition.

Another step in the development OF the
Midwinter Fair was taken yesterday, when
bids were awarded for the Manufactures
and Liberal Arts building and for the Me-
chaDical Arts building. Smile Bros. Sc
cured the big structure for S107,30O. r. P.
Hurlburt was awarded the Mechanical
Arts at S64,4O0. Each of the contracting
firms agreed TO take back the building at
the conclusion of the fair in part payment
of the price. Smile Bros. will allow
$500 for their structure. This will re-
duce It's actual cost to S99, 800. The return
valuation Of the other building was de-
Quoted from HurlburI's bid, which is
S64, 400 net
All the bids submitted were as follows:
Manufactures and Liberal Arts-Smilie
Bros. S107. 800; r. p. Hurlburt, S115, 900;
Peter CREIGHTON. S11S.OOO; Roundtree
Bros. S10S,0OO.
Mechanical Arts buildng-D. T. Pierce,
s66.9 900; A. McElray, SIC, ,934; F. A. Will
liams, S86.SS6; o. Chisholm, S73, 1872; J. F.
Logan, S70.974 T. n. Mclaughlin. S6S, 425;
X. P. Hurlburt, $64, 400; Smile Bros,
$4,000.
Many OF the exhibitors at the Oregon
State Fair. which is now in progress at
Portland. have announced their Intention
of removing their displays to the Mid
winter Fair. With this ultimate object in
view pains have been taken to make the
Portland fair specially attractive so far as
industrial exhibitors are concerned. In
view Of the large and varied display to be
made in Concert Valley from Oregon it is
probable that n Oregon building will be
erected.
Mexican and Central American exhibit
g. "a Tn Iair a ..tNl.,
from jackson Park to this city, and they
Will be supplemented by much that is new
from countries s1uth OF California along
the Pacific. George NJ Green. who rep
resented the Mexican Government in Chi
cago, has been appointed Commissioner
from Mexico at the Midwinter Fair He
is arranging to make tour of the Mexican
States TO create sentiment in favor of the
exposition.
Plans for the aquarium building, TO con-
tam the Santa Barbara exhibit of sea
lions, sea tigers and seals from the Santa
Barbara Channel. have been forwarded to
the executive commttee for approval by
Mayor Z. w. Gaty of Santa Barbara. The
dimensions of the building will be 50x60
and it will contain a tank holding 10000
gallons of water Water will Se run
through the tank continuously. 1t will
cost not less than $4,000.
Ernest X. Lilienthal, who has recently
returned from Chicago, says that a man
need only 10 say he is from California to
be shOwered with questions regarding the
SCOPE of the Midwinter Fair. Exhibitors
In jackson Park. although receiving daily
Information through the Chicago end of
the department of publicity and promo
ton, insist upon supplemsuting it from
private sources. Some have expended
large sums on exhibits that take up little
room and do not attract much attention
In our buildings here they will not be so
crowded, and each exhibitor will get q
greater advantage.
Many Chicago exhibitors recognize this
fact. and say they Will gain more by
placing their goods where they will be
seen by fewer people, rather than at the
jackson Park exposition where they are
overlooked by multitude.
X. ii. Young, secretary of the San Diego
Chamber OF Commerce, writes as follows:
Our people are considering the matter of
securing the ground ana putting up suitable
house for Southern California's display at the
Midwnter Fair. Owing to the fact that our
scheme 10 have the Governor call special
session OF the Legislature to pass an act that
would allow the Boards OF SuneryIsors TO make
an appropriation for the fair has failed we will
not be able to build such a building as we had
hoped 10, but we will have something. We are
talking about building 5Ox1OO feet. Our idea
Is 10 have one that Is beautifully decorated in
side and out. II would represent the "land of
sunshine" The grounds around it would be
set out With orange aud lemon trees palms
plants. etc. Inside we would arrange an ex-
hibt representing almost every product of the
country.
Count Z. de VaIcourt-V Vermont, Com
missiOner-General for Oriental countries
at the Midwinter Exposition: arrived from
Chicago yesterday. He Will remain a
week in the interest of the exhibitors for
whom he is endeavOring to secure space
He says that there will be no trouble in
inducing all the foreign exhibitors to come
who can be accommodated in the buildings.
Count Vermont says that the art exhibit
from the Chicago fair will be specially fine
Ihe total cash receipts to date are SILL
662 O1. There was received Yesterday S1267