The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-15
Barry Disputes the Legality of
Gate Fees.
A GREAT MINING EXHIBIT.
A Continuous Dramatic Tournament.
Illustration of Snowshoes for
Mountain Horses.

have been prepared and approved and the
contract has just been let for its constTuc-
ton. This is the structure to be built by
Taber. the official photographer, for the
purpose Of carrying out his contract with
the executive committee. In this gallery
all of the official picture-making in connec-
ton with the fair will be carried on. Two
stories high. with frontage of sixty feet,
the building will be handsomely orna-
mented within aud without. A hall thirty
feet long will lead from the entrance back
into an immense open fireplace. AdjOin-
ing will be parlors and recepti0n-rooms.
where ladies may rest after the fatigue of
sightseeing. Around the hall will run a
large gallery. on the walls OF which will
be hung thousands of Pacific Coast views,
and particularly those Of the exposition
taken during its progress. Every pane of
glass in the building will be a transpar-
ency of some Photographic view. The
value of these transparencIes alone will be
over 5000.
A place in the Midwinter Fair has been
assign ed for the display of all the woods
of California made by Thomas Hatch at
the Columbian Exposition. That exhibit
has been supplemented by specimens of
redwoods and private collections of Cali
fornia woods, the whole forming a notable
display. Among the contributions is a
redwood buhrl received from +. l.. Clarke
of the Soldiers Home at YOuntvile. The
buhrl was cut in Humboldt County for a
tabletop and is a handsome specimen. All
of the woods In the collection are to be
vanished by Chicago firm and will make
al attractive appearance.
a proposal TO place a pump exhibit
against the marble facade at the entrance
to the mining exhibit has caused great
perturbation in the managing committee.
After vigorous protest the offending
pumps were Withdrawn, and serenity
dWeils once more among the mining men,
The mining counties are sending in &C
ceptances oil the space allotted for district
displays. a block of gold quartz weigh
ing 5000 pounds has been taken out by the
Osborn Hill mine of Nevada as an addi-
ton to the general exhibit. The San
Francisco Stock Exchange has contributed
$3.50 toward the purposes of the mining
exhibit. and individual members will
make additional donations.
Among the nota bic conventions to be
held IL Festival Hall is the press con-
gress. The preparation Of the programme
for the day is IN the charge of the Press
Club of San Francisco. Well known news
paper writer's Oh the Pacific Coast and
prominent Eastern Journalists are being
secured for this congress. An address on
Its purpose and posi- bilities will be de-
I
at the Christmas entertainment of the
Press Club on the evening of the 23d inst
The building to contain the ST. Bernard
dogs is well on toward completion. The
dogs, thirty in number, viii be brought
from the Hauenstein kennel at Walden
burg, near Basic, Switzerland. They are
thoroughbred, rough and sm0oth-cOated
st. Demands. One animal called Barry of
Hauenstein is said to be the most typical
rougb-c0ated dog OF this breed ever i'm
ported to America. He is 81 inches high
and weighs 200 pounds. He took the first
prize in this years intern ational dog show
at Zurich. Ailofthe dogs have aristocratlc
pedigrees.
a point regarding admission fees to the
exposition grounds has been raised by
James II. Barry, proprietor of the Star.
That gentleman maintains that no fee can
legally be eXacted for admission to any
part of Golden Gate Park. and he contends
that the Park Commissioners had no right
nor authority TO lease any part of the do
main intrusted TO their management for
any purpose which would deprive the peO-
pie of its free enjoyments.
"The Gnlden Gate Park belongs TO the
people. every acre OF it," says MIR. Barry.
Every citizen has right 10 go to any part
of the big peasure-ground, and no man or
set OF men has the right to fence in poT-
ton Of it. The park is composed of out
side lands set apart by the State for the
lfcb USE VI LD0 p0Oplo' ue Imposition OF
fee Is a burden on those who have been
most instrumental in starting the fair. |
refer to the worklngmen who gave the
first 100000 contributed to the fund
which made the exposition a possibility.
The workiDgmen gave this money, believ-
ing that the development oil the fair would
give work and wages to the unemployed in
this city. Instead, the labor has been per-
formed by people who have come hither
from all parts of the United States.
These workmen have come TO San Fran
cisco under false pretenses and have got
worked for miserably small wages, and
lave shut out worthy mechanics who
should have had the preference"
The walls of the building TO be used as
Canadian headquarters are up, and the
structure ia now ready for the roof In
aid OF the building fund an entertainment
will be given this evening in Odd Fellows
Hall. The programme includes a dramatic
performance and a concert, the affair to
wind up with ball A large mum Der of
tickets have already been sold, insuring
the success Of the entertainment
A large contingent of colored people ar
rived yesterday from the East TO take part
in the cake walk and cautata, which will
open this evening at the Mechanics Pa
vlion and be repeated on the following
night
Kern County has selected March % as
its special day of observance during the
exposition. The commissioners from that
county have decided TO mass their exhibit
under the dome of the Horticultural aud
Agricultural building. and the good
people of Kern have ann ouDced their in
tention of carrying home large share of
the prizes offered for competition in this
department. Special excursion trains will
be run from Bakersfield on Kern County
day, and the promoters expect to bring
10000 people to the city on that occasion.
An amateur dramatic contest is being
arranged by Leo Cooper. 1t will be con-
tinaous elocutionary tournament, and rep
resentatives of each county in the State
will compete in turn on the evening OF The
day set apart for special observance under