The morning call., 1893-10-22
TAMALE VILLAGE.
Manufacture of Edibles
at the Fair.
A CONTEST ABOUT A NAME.
The Erection of the Volcano Cyclic.
rama Building to Be Commenced
To. Morrow.

A "Tamale Village" with all the facli-
ties for the manufacture of these Mexican
luxuries, is the latest feature arranged in
connection with the Midwinter Fair.
1t is proposed to prepare the toothsOme
morsels, within full view of the visitors on
the grounds, from the choicest of fowl and
corn. Each patron will be served by Span
ish and Mexican beauties, on wooden
plates. with wooden forks and paper nap
kins. The forks and plates will be souve-
Mrs of California woods. All OF the in
gredients-corn, chicken. tomatoes, olives
and peppers-will be products OF Califor-
MIA, and the prices will be those ordinarily
charged in this city.
A building will be erected for the manu-
facture and sale of the tamales. 1t will
be fashioned after the style of the adobe
houses of the Spanish period in California
history. Young and pretty girls will be
employed in the work of preparing the ta-
males. The granite stones for the grind
ing CT the corn will be in full view, as also
the fowl and other ingredients used.
The contest about the special name to
be applied to San Francisco in connection
with the Midwinter Exposition is attract
iuS tu0 dstcuIiO VI OulSlucIS. AL odTly
subscriber to the funds of the enterprise
has written to the executive committee
suggesting the name Of The Golden City"
or THE Golden Fair" and recommend
ing that the principal buildings be so
painted as to look like FURNISHED go Id.
Such an effect could be produced by tn e
nse of metallic vaInisb. The writer con-
tinues: "Calfornia is known as Golden
State and as such it has been heralded at
home and abroad. 1t is the land Of per-
ennial sunshine and surely the buildings of
our MidwInier Fair, glowing as molten
gold. with the beautiful green background
and panoramic landscape, will produce an
effect never yet eQualed. The suggestion
that has already beel made for sowing
eschschOltzia seed with the green on the
lawns in the grand central court, so that
great cloth of gold may be unrolled 10 early
springtme, Is In direct line with the name
now proposed for the fair. In an era of
such golden opportunities surely no better
name can be found than the Golden City,"
With view of rea liziDg the idea of
calling the Midwinter Exposition palm
City," Thomas Thomson of Santa Cruz
has offered the management 200 dracena
palms, each from eight to ten teet high.
The shrubs will be given free of all cost,
except removal and transportation. The
palms are Of size and variety which will
prove very useful In the decoration of the
fair grounds. An effort will be made to
have them properly located as soon as the
progress of the building operations will
permit them to be placed
L.. A. ThurstOD. OmmiSslOnergeneral
for Hawaii, has written to the director
general stating that he has concluded the
contract for the erection OF the volcano
cycloraEa building in Golden Gate Park,
and that work on the structure will be
commenced tomorrow.
HnIhrp0E Marrill a. Stetenp ha euh-
scribed $500 to the Midwinter Fair. In
letter to the financial managers they state
that at first they were somewhat dubious
about the practicability Of the exposition.
The question with the firm had been, Are
there not other ways of promoting the
civic prosperity After having watched
the growth of the enterprise and the erec-
tion of the buildings, they now express
desire to encourage the fair officials. Their
donation of $500 is the conclusion of this
expression.
The Tivoli benefit for the fair fund will
take place this afternoon, at which time
William Kreling has dona ted the theater
orchestra have all volunteered their SER
vices. and "Trip Van Winkle' will probably
be presented to crowded house.
The executive committee has appointed
Charles Graham. the artist from Harper's,
as director of color for the exposition. He
will have sole charge Of the decoration of
the many buildings which are 20 consti-
tute the architectural group Of the Mid
winter Fair.
DR.. M. l.. Nordi, who travelled around
the globe in company with General U. S.
Grant. as his physician, has made an an-
atomical model of the human heart, thirty
five times larger than life size, for ex-
hibition at the fair. The model is three
feet long.
lid
Mex, will make an exhibit of the indus
trial and literary work of the pupils. The
exhibit will include twenty-five boys and
fittern girls. selected from the Nayaios.
Apaches, Huelatas. Pimas, Papajos,
Pueblas and other tribes of Arizona and
New Mexico. In this party will be brass
band made up of Indian boys. The boys
trades. such as carpentering, shoe
making and tailoring; the girls will show
their training in sewing, dressmaking and
fancy-work. There will be a daily pro-
gramme of industrial and literary work
and music. and a general display of
articles manufactured by the pupils. The
idea is to make an Indian exhibit of ed u
cation and civilization that will surprise
many people unacquainted with the work
done by the Government in behalf of the
red men.
Among the features of the railway ex-
hiDit will be rotary steam snow plOw.
These big engines are used in clearing the
track in the Sierra Nevadas. The machine
consists of heavy iron frame carrying
upon its forward end a steel drum about
nine feet in diameter. Attached to the drum
are twelve rotary shovels. arranged in the
form of fan wheel, and to these are at
tached eighteen two-edged knives. With
the engine and boiler, the shOvels rest on
two heavy four-wheeled trucks. tho for
ward one equipped with an iron frame
holding the ice-cutier and flanger.