The morning call., 1893-07-21
THE EXPOSITION.
Real Estate Men Rally
Around 1t.
WHAT THEY SUBSCRIBED.
Applications to the Secretary-The
Subscriptions Turned in Yester-
day-Spurious Coupons.


at the Office of the Pacific Coast Savings
Society to promote the cause Of the Cali
fornia Midwinter Exposition.
The following firms were represented: f:
Easton, Eldridge & Co.. McAfee Brothers :;
Shainwald. Buck5ee & Co.; Baldwin &
Hammond; Mertens s. Lang; Getz &
Brother; j. w. Wright; O'Farrell g. Co. :;
A. T. Green; c. II. Reynolds Jacob hey
man; NJ. Solomon; w. f. Fisher & Co. :;
g. Bowman; C. II. Chaplin; N. Slessinger; :;
j. T. Harris; Charles Henderson; Jones,
Allen & Co.: Bovee. Toy s. Co.; NJ. W.
Bell and j. A. Pickles.
/. Strassburger was elected chairman
and Mr.. Lang secretary. Mr.. Strass-
burger said he had been at the Worlds
Fair in Chicago. and having seen that ex-
hibition and the benefits 10 Chicago, it had
made him one of the most enthusiastic for
California Exposition. BE believed that
it would beAf great benefit to the State.
He added If we can carry this fair
through we will have the grandest enter.
prise the city of San Francisco has ever
seem"
Mr.. Easton said that he believed that
the effect from the Midwinter Fair would be
felt all along the entire Pacific Coast. ana
of prosperity for the entire coast.
"Mr. Fisher" said Mr.. Easton, has
book in his pocket which he and MIR. Bene.
diet have used in this part OF this city, ana
with only thlrty-eight names on their llSt
they have raised about $4,000. This is en-
trely a peoples movement. l he people
uptown have bsen giving literally and the
downtown people are coming In rapidly.
New names ars coming in every day.
Downtown merchants have been called
upon to subscribe, and we find sometimes
their names OD several books. we are
getting a new element interested, and anu
satisfied that the downtown people are
coming in handsomely.
The direcLor-general was called for, and
be made little speech, saving that he had
calculated on at least 100000 visitors to
the Midwinter Fair. and that they would
spend net less than S20.0O0.0O0.
Mr. Mitchell then made speech in
which he showed the property-owners the
absolute necessity OF doing something to
relieve the condition in the labor market
which was certain to prevail The coming
winter.
1t was resolved that the secretary be in
structed TO frame resolution indorslng
the fair, and stating that not only the real
estate interests would be benefited thereby
but that 1t would be a benefit to the entire
State and stimulate all the avenues OF
business. The chairman then stated that
he would head a list of subscriptions from
real estate men as follows: Isaac Strass-
berger, $1,000; Baldwin & Hammond.
$1,000; Easton. Eldridee & Co. $500; VIII
E. Fisher & Co.. $3.50; OFarreli u Co..
$3.50, Mertens & Lang. 5000, NJ. Solo
mon, 500: Charles Henderson & Co., $50;
McAfee Bros, $3.50; c. n. Reynolds. Sill;
]. w. Wright. 500; A. p. Green, $50;
Sol Getz & Bro. $50: II. E. Rohlman,
S25; Jacob Heyman. $500; Dan Einsteinn.
SO; j. T. Harris, S25; G. H. Umbsen &
Co., $500; Shainwald. Buck bee q Co.. $3.50.
A commlttee consisting OF Nj. ). Mer.
tens, Wendell Easton and WIZ b. Fisher
was appointed to visit real estate men to
urge upon them the necessity OF giving
toward the fair to the maximum limit.
Mr. Strassburger stated also that he had
a subscription book in which ne nad lit
tie over $1,000 already subscribed and that
he had refused to accept any subscription
of a small nature when he knew that the
people from whom he asked AID could
afford to give large amount.
The executive committee met at 8 o clock.
A letter was received from the Dakn
Publishing Company subscribing. 500.
A letter was received from the Northern
California Citrus Fair Association asking
information to assist them in determining
the feasibility of holding the Northern
California State Citrus Fair in conJun cti0n
with the Mid winter Fair.
A. q. Hubert applied for the privilege of
running toboggan slide. bringing the
side now in operation at the Chicago Ex-
position to the California fair.
A letter was received stating that
Messrs. w. S. Ray & Co. contemplated
spending $1,000 on an exhibit in the fair.
Messrs. Wakelee & 20. made applica-
tion for space for the display of perfumes,
toilet articles and articles OF their own
manufacture in California.
Messrs. Wainright & Easton made ap-
plication for space for an exhibit OF coal
cluding the State OF California.
A letter was received from w. j. Parker
of Chihuahua, Mexico, representing the
Compania Ltmitada del Ferrocarril Central
Mexicano, and asking information as to
Mexican exhibit.
chairman Of the Board Of Supervisors of
Monterey County, announcing the ap-
pointment Of the following three Commits
sioners for that county: Jesse ID. Carr.
Salinas; David Jacks. Monterey Julius
Trescony. San Lucas.
letter from w. Fl. Sale. County Clerk
of Glenn County, ann ouncing the appoint
ment Of the following three Commission
ers for that county: N. K. Spect, w. A.
Schorn. F. X. st. Louis
The various collectors received subscrip-
tions from fifty-four business houses,
amounting in the aggregate to S5541 80.
The following cash subscriptions were
reported by the following collectQSs:
George Schmidt, from nineteen con-
tributors, S81.
Meyer & Goodchaux, five contributors.
SGT.
Gagan & Chaplin. three contributors, 81.
j. E. A. Helms. ten contributors. $50.
Dixon. HOLMAN & Sala. sixteen con-
tributors. S81.
F. B. Haber. eighteen contributors, 1921.
Bagulipi & Bennett. tive contributors,
S535.
Dixon & Holland, two contributors, S35.
The total cash received amounted to
Sl213
The discovery that some swindlers had
been canvassinff for the sale of Midwinter
Fair coupons on Taylor. Jones and Union
streets created some CONSERVATION among
the mem bers of the executive committee.
Investigation showed that they had not
made very much progress with their trans
parent device. The COMMITTEES desires 1t
to be understood that no coupons have
been issued and that all collectors carry a
written authorization with them.
Secretary Badlam tslegraphed to- the
Seattle Post -Intellgencer that If, as re-
ported, an advertisement had appe ared in
a Seattle paper calling for 2500 carpenters
to 90 to work m the California Mi0 winter