The morning call., 1893-12-01
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!: Extensive Exhibits in All
S. J.: Sections.
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"A GREAT ARCH OF GOLD.
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: Blocks of Coal to Construct a
Miners Cabin.
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OREGON'S STATE BUILDING.
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California Wine Men Will Arrange
oREGoN's STATE BUILDING.
California Wine Men Will Arrange
the General Features of Their
=: :. Exhibits To-Day.

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: One of tho most interesting of all the
=, foreign. exhibits at the MidwInter Expo
sitfon WIFI be that contained in the Jan
:anese section. a matter of note Is the
fact that it covers so wide a field. 1t will
eccnpy several thousand square feet in the
Manufactures and Liberal Arts building
and will have considerable wall space in
the:Fine Arts Department.
-. In addition to this an arrangement has
been made by T. a. Koidzunie, Japanese
commissioner-general. for an outdoor ex
hibit to occupy 10000 square feet of space.
apart from the Japanese village already In
process of construction. This additional
bit OF Japan will have tea gardens erected
and conducted by the two leading tea
houses of Japan. Everything inside the
Enclosure will be decorated in true jap
anese style, so that it will not require a
great stretch of Imagination 10 fancy one
self-in suburb of Nagasaki
AZ the.' EXHIBIT proper in the Japanese
section of the Manufactures building
hundreds OF curious articles will be dis
played. One is tortoise shell model of
the battle-sbip Illinois. which was ex-
hibited on the lake at Chicago. The model
is 212 feet long, and is said to be one of
the most complete naval designs ever
placed on exhibition.
Another special feature is model of
Japanese house designed for erection in
the United States. The architect, G.
Hamada, worked nearly three years on the
model, although.it is only 2:6y4 feet and
1eet IN height The model is perfect in
every respect, all the rooms being finished
oil IN Japanese style, with balconies under
each Wlhdnw. aud tiles on the roof Every
room in the house will be lighted by cleo
tricity, a miniature storage battery being
used. for generation.
Intending Oregon exhibitors have de-
cided, to. expend 5000 in the construction
OF a State. building at The Midwinter Ex-
position. This cost is exclusive Of the
material, which Will be procured entirely
from the Webfoot forests.
'The building is TO contain 10000 square
feet on its main floor. There will be no
galleries. but the entire floor space, with
the exception or the necessary reception
rooms and Offices, will be devoted to exhiD-
ftors. The. building is being designed by
an Oregon architect; its frame Will he
constructed in Portland and erected in
Sunset City by Oregon mechanics, trans
ported tblther especially for that purpose
information comes from Siskiyou County
that cEeditable exhibit is being prepared
Nearly all the articles for its display must
be transported over mountain roads to
Yreka. There will probably be consider
able difficulty in eaarcsslg the exhibit. but
those in charge E-e sanguine that Siskiyou
will be IN 1Aet Won't rank when the prizes
are disfaH< uSd n addition TO the extern
SIX display already planned there
excellent exhibit of her horti-
nj agricultural resources.
Francisco Stock Excnang
be- opnses to erect great arch Of
gold De back entrance to the mining
exhlbIA4 A committee has been appointed
TO confer wiz those in charge of the State
mining dlsblAy, to arrange just what form
the boards crptribution shall take. The
conference between the two committees
will be held to-day in the mining exhibit
rooms.
ARRANGEMENTS are progressing rapidly
for the roek-drilling tournament, which Is
10 decide the championship, of the Pacific
Coast in single handed drilling and drill-
ing By doubles and threes. County COM
petitions will also be arranged before the
final contest, which will prove one of the
most IN terestlng attractions supplement
tary to the mining exhibit.
Space has not yet been assigned for the
extensive coal exhibit TO be made by the
Union Pacific at the coming aggregation in
Golden Gate Park. TIE railroad com pauy
has a appropriated $4,000 for the purpose.
The. display will be in the form Of a miners
cabin built Of blocks of Rock Springs coal.
Ii is said that the Union Pacific is pre-
pared to enter this coal for competition in
San Francisco, aud that the exhibit is
preliminary step.
Slate are expected to be present ia large
numbers at the rooms of the State Viii
cultural Association, corner of Bush and
Sansome streets, this afternoon. The
meeting has been called for consultation ia
reference. to the viticultural display at the
Mid wiuter Exposition. Z. A. Haber, chief
of the department of viticulture, will be
present to explain some of the arrange
ments which have been made in this con-
necti6n. II is OF the greatest Importance
that there should be a large attendance at
This mesting. The present opportunity
offered to the wlne-growers of California
llas:never been excpiled. There is no time
to lose an adequate display of this fea-
ture of the States products is TO be made.
In the large section assigned To the edu.
cational exhibit in the gallery of the Man
.ufaetures and Liberal Arts building the
Overland Monthly and the Illustra ted
Californian have secured space adjoining
that allotted to the leading universities
and colleges. These magazines intend to
place before the eyes of The visitors some
of the literary results attained on the Pa
cific Coast during the past two deca des.
Among the educational institutions which
q have so far secured space In this section
are the University of California. Stanford
University. Vassar College. Yale Univer-
sity, Mills College, the Christian Brothers
schools for the Pacific Coast. and a large
number Of business colleges. Most of