The morning call., 1893-12-04
Strawberry Hill Wanted for the
Exposition.
DISPLAYS UNDER THE DOME.
Humboldt County Wishes to Erect a
Separate Building-MOdel of the
La Grange Dam.

| their additional contributions toward the
sum Of 100000, which Director-G General de
Young has declared is needed by the ex-
ecutive committee to complete it's plans fol
the Midwinter Exposition.
| Such crowd has not been seen In Golden
| Gate Park since the day when the multi
tudes witnessed the ceremony of breaking
| ground. AL the lines running near Sun
| set City put on every extra car they pos
sessed. and even then were unable to
convey comfortably all who wished to visit
the exposition grounds.
People swarmed around the buildings,
all the walks and drives leading thereto
being almost impossible. The visitors
| moved slowly about in solid mass. Such
packed procession was never seen at a
political parade. Even along the south
drive carriages moved slowly along at a
funeral gait in two lines, while the pedes-
| trians occupied every foot of availa BILE
| space on either side Of the equpages.
| A positive and convincing answer was
| made to those who have questioned
whether or not the large numb of Sum
day visitors to Sunset City diminished
the attendance at the band stand. From
! noon onward not seat was vacant
within sound OF the concert, which began
at o'clock. Listeners stood for hours on
all the adjacent walks, and the park off,
ciais made estimates of the numbers pres
ent, which the inexperienced pronounced
doubly exaggerated.
Instead of decreasing the size of the
Park bands audience, the attraction of
the staff-covered buildings proves to be
supplementary drawing card. People
walked around the fair grounds and then
went over 60 Conservatory Valley. Those
who first listened to the concert made the
trip through Sunset City before returning
homeward. All OF the points of interest
| at the big pleasure grounds were thronged,
and the police were kept busy averting
collisions between pedestrians and equip
ages.
The only serious accident occurred in
the morning. DIR. Whitelaw of 14l5 Nc
Allister street was out riding, accom-
panied by his wife and another lady. The
two women wore divided skirts and were
astrlde their horses. Mrs. Whitelaw's
horse SHE'D and the lady was thrown, in
| 1uriug her arm as result of the fall.
A gorgeously caparisoned Turk, with
feZ, profusi"n of gold lace and much
| jewelry, was arrested for carrying a con-
of the Midway Plaisance contingent, and
hanging beside his watch was a dainty
| title revolver, with a mother-of-pearl
| handle. The gun seemed to be worn as
watch charm rather than an instrument of
| attack or defense. The Turk could NOT
1 III.
| default of $40 bail he was taken to the
| Park guardhouse.
| Bicyclsts riding along the m ain drive of
| Conservatory Valley during the forbidden
hour from II to keep the police busy.
| One wheelman rode down a pedestrian
| just opposite the musical concourse yes
terday afternoon. The man on foot W as
despatched with mire, but the wheel
man escaped before the pedestrians COM
plant was understood by the policeman
on duty in that part of the grounds,
| Considera BILE discussion has been evoked
| by the proposition to include Stawberry
Hill within the limits of the exposition
| grounds. The executive committee desires
| to utilize the eminence for q gorgeous sys-
tenn of illumination. Its natural and ac-
| Qured aitractiveness would form notabIs
elimination to the greatness of the fair.
| The lake would afford just the water
space required for gondolas and altogether
| the hill Is the cause of much ill-concealed
| cUvetousneSs.
Many visitors to the picturesque little
mountain oppose the movement to sur
round 1t with the exposition fence. They
desire to make it an object of their dailv or
weekly drives and object to paying admis-
| sion to part of the park which they have
right to visit without paying the regular
admission fee to the fair. This latter yisw
is shared by the Park Commissioners, who
have so far withstood the requests of the
| exposition management
A balloon ascension by Woodward
brothers for the benefit of the Midwinter
! Fair funds was announced to take place
at Sunset City yesterday. As the high
board fence is not completed, however, the
aeronauts postponed their exhibition.
which will probably he held next Sunday.
1t Is expected that the fence will be COM
pleted in week, so that fee for admit
| tauce within the gates can be exacted.
A suggestion that has been made in con-
nection with the Stanislaus County ex-
| hibit Is that model of the famous La
Grange dam be exhibited as an illustration
of some OF the Irrigation methods made
use of in California. The proposition ia
that this joint irrigation dam shall be re-
| produced on galvanized iron in miniature
and that location be secured for il some
where in the grounds where its operation
can be plainly witnessed. The further
| suggestion has been made that this feature
might possibly be combined with tina. of
| Tulare County's model farm, where irri-
| CATION Is to be illustrated also.
The space under the dome of the Horti-
| cultural building will be the central point
OF in terest in that part of the exposition
| grounds. Besides the novel exhibit of
raisins and oranges. representing Fresno
| County Courthouse. there will be several
other notable displays. The largest space
| secured by any one county in the section
under the dome mas been taken by Sonoma.
| tn0uSn Oanta Cruz mas Dg slice. aud
Lake. Kings. San Joaquin and other coun-
ties will be represented there as we'll. One
Of the largest booths has been taken by
people from San Rafael. who will arrange
a flower exhibit there, which will be re-
newed day by day, and which will em-
phatically be very attractive feature.
Florists throughout the State ars still
agiiatng the proposition of making a
green carpet of every inch of lawn space
inside of the grand plaza of the exposition
to start with and of changing it from time
to time SO that each flower may have its
turn there, where the eyes of all visitors
are sure to see it in full profusion. This
project includes a month of pansies. an
other month of gerapiums, then a mon th
Of golden poppies, and alter that month
| of roses.
The thought of acres of pansies, fields of
violets and great patches of heliotrope is
almost dream to Eastern people, but
when they get here they are to find it a
reality. The florists are planning for
special days when favorite flowers will be
given peculiar prominence. There is also
q plan on foot for a great carnival of
flowers toward springtime and a regular
battle OF roses before the fair comes to
close.