The morning call., 1893-10-04

0DJectl0n 10 any men tne con tIaC,oIS uis Nv
choose 10 employ, as long as they were
Californians; but they did not think that
a man ought 10 be allowed to work more
than eight hours a day. After man mad
worked eight hours he ought to give place
to some one else who was out OF job. 1t
made no difference whether a man was
raid overtime or not. 1.-The earnings for
eight hours ought to be enough. said
Graf and Bell, $50 long as there were
others who wanted a job"
They were informed that 40 and 30 cents
an hour was paid for overtime, and the
wOrkmen were well satisfied to get 1t and
work twelve or ten hours day.
''lt is one of my business what society
a carpenter belongs to-" said Contractor
Hurlhut. when a man applies for work
l don't want to ask him il he is a union
man. | simply give him ] b and keep
him if satisfactory. Eight hours consti-
tute days work. and all overtime is
paid at the rate of 40 and 80 cents an hour.
according to the work the man Is engaged
on. We do not compel the men to work
overtime. They are crazy to do it. They
insist On working s long as they can see
or as long as there is anything to do. On
Monday there were some men who made
as much as Sc for days work. The idea
of letting men work in shifts Of five hours
each is ridiculous one. Ii a man works
five hours and then another man takes bis
place the new man is green fol an hour or
Two and the old man is quite as green
when he comes on again. We contractors
cannot forget that we have S400 day
penalty if We are not finished in ninety
days, and that is the thing that Is upper
most in our minds"
Construction progresses merrily. how
ever, on the different buildings, and lum ber
is put into the structures as soon as it ar
rives on the ground. Nearly half million
superficial feet have been laid in position
in the last few days. AppearaD ces are
that the contractors will have the roofs on
before the first rains come. Plans and
specifications for the Administration build
ing are nearly finished and will he SUBJ
mitted to contractors next Tuesday Tor the
purpose of making estimates.
Architect Newsom has suggested change
In his Agricultural building. which is now
under consideration. The original design
included tall tower made of single tree
trunk, but Its outlines did not strike the
architect as comparing favorably with the
rest of the building, and he now suggests
modification which presents pretty ap-
pearance on paper.
This annex will consist of q redwood
log shanty, covering a space OF fifty-fve
feet square. A rustic bridge will lead to 1t
from the building and there will be two en-
frances, one Of them through section OF
an immense redwood tree. At the end a
tower of logs has been designed, and the
top of the log roof shows delightfully."- in
distinct idea of architecture with masses OF
flowers and things.
j. NJ. Gleaves, secretary OF the Shasta
County Midwinter Fair Commissioners.
writes to the executive committee that the
Commissioners of that county are getting
together fine collection. and will have ali
excellent display. Hestates also that they
have invited the Commissioners Of Siski-
you, Modoc, Trinity and Tehama c0un-
ties (all adjoining) to go in with them and
make joint exhibit. The Commissioners
of al these counties are to meet together
on October 9 and settle exactly what they
will do.
The Bulgarian delegate to the Worlds 8
Fair has requested his Government to re-
move its exhibit entire TO the Midwinter
Fair.
A concession for an Esquimau village
at the fair was asked yesterday, and it is
now a settled fact that this attraction is
secured.
English exhibitors are showing an inter-
est in the fair, and expect to make a
splendid display. Sir Edmund Elton. the
famous potter. is designing some China
especially for display. and Arups of Lon
don is at work on some terra-cottaware
which Will astonish the people on the Pa
cific Coast. Kate Reilly, the Queens
dressmaker. has promised an original ex-
hibit.
In reply to letter from the San Diego
Midwinter Fair committee the executive
committee sent a communication yesterday
stating: 1.-The committee also sends its
assurance 10 you and to all the friends of
the Midwinter Fair in the State OF Cali
fornia that the object and purposes OF the
exposition are broad in character, and. in
that it is not only for the benefit of San
Francisco but for the entire State of Cali
fornia, the executive committee will meet
with pleasure the representatives of the
various cities and counties and cooperate
with them in making the exposition truly
representative Californian enterprise and
place the citizens of San Francisco in a
position of friendship and reciprocity with
every citizen of the State"
The proposition to establish State edu-
cational exhibit in separate building al
the Midwpter Fair. to be erected by the
school children of the State, is finding
favor among educationalists. Teachers
aud snperintendents throughout the State
are writing in support Of the project. The
suggestion is made by Tessa l.. Kelso,
librarian Of the Los A-gales public
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