The morning call., 1893-07-19
BUSY WORKERS.
Midwinter Exposition Is
Advancing.
RETAIL GROCERS TO HELP.
A Contribution All the Way From
Paris, France-The First Re.
ceipted Bill Received.

The Midwinter Fair people worked
cheerfully all day yesterday. Ihelr SPLITS
wore greatly exhilarated late in the alter
noon by report from the skrmlsh line.
which just now consists OF the corps OF
collectors, that the brewers and retail
grocers would meet to-day and make up
purse Of one hundred thousand dollars to
aid the project. This was to be accom-
panied by some concerted action, the exact
mode of which remains TO be determined
r. F. Bunker brought in tha good news.
During his tour with Mr.. Wilson he had
met prominent brewer who told him that
the grocers and retail brewers were going
to pool their subscriptions and guarantee a
lump sum for the Midwinter Fair. and that
the total offering from this source would
be not less than one hundred thousand
dollars.
During the day an encouraging number
of subscriptions was reported to the imam
cia secretary. A generous feeling seemed
to animate the donors. and so numerous
were The gifts in coin and pledges that the
clerks were unable 10 prepare complete
| list of their names for publica ton. Among
( the principal contributors during the day
were the followinc-named individuals and
firms: Hastings Clothing-h ouse. $3.50;
A. Schilling & Co., $3.50: Hale Brothers,
500; Il. Plaeeman & Co.. S10O; Meyer
field, Mi chell 81 Co., 500; w. +. Beck q
Co., 500; II. Huddleston & Co.'s Great
American Importing Tea Company. 5000;
q. NJ. Josselyn & Co., 500; w. Wester-
field. 500: Maison TOr,oni. 500; Schreib-
er's restaurant 500; New York Kitchen,
500; American Tobacco Company. $3.50.
The executive committee met at O'Clock
in the afternoon and disposed of large
inn
plcations for space at the Midwinter Fair
were received. G. n. Simmons asked for
space to make an elaborate exhibit of the
turning finishing and carving OF Calf0r-
MIA natural woods, showing the various
uses to which they can be applied:
w. p. McGrail Of the American Novelty
Company fled an application for space
of 3Ox20 feet in which 10 make an exhibit
in which twelve Eastern manufacturers
would be represented.
A communication was received from
Mario e. Co. asking for a concession for
the exclusive right to sell souvenir badges
and medals, and offering the management
25 per cent Of the gross receipts as an IN
ducement.
From George Meyers of Portland. secre-
tary of the Oregon Commercial Company.
came letter full of good cheer. He stated
that there still remained $4,000 Of Ore
CONS State appropriations for the Worlds
Fair. aud that this money could be used TO
defray the cost Of putting up an Oregon
building at the Midwinter Exposition and
| toward providing an Oregon exhibit.
Pierre Priet, proprietor Of Marchand's
| Restaurant, wrote all the way from Paris
Offering $3.50 as subscription toward the
fair, and directing the committee to call on
his son on Grant avenue for the cOin
A letter was read from Frank A. Heck
Ter Of New York requesting that arrange
ments be made with him TO bring to the
Midwinter Exposition Cappa's Seventh
Regiment band of 100 pieces, Jones Thir-
teenth Regiment band of IS pieces and
Reeves Twenty-Second Regiment band of
100 pieceS-eaeh to come at different
period.
Bandmaster Won der Mehden of San
Francisco wrote that he had composed
| Midwinter Exposition march. which be
would dedicate TO Alexander Badlam pro.
vidlng the director-general engaged his
band. consisting Of 100 members of the
Musicians Union. to play during the fair.
+. D. Harnes wrote from Chicago asking
for information in regard 20 transferring
his exhibit from Chicago. He added that
| there was great movement among Chi
| cago exhibitors in favor of coming to San
Francisco and considerable anxiety for
definite information In regard to the Mid
| winter Fair.
AS showing the earnest and unselfish
their skill aud labor the liberal action of
B. l.. Brandt stands out in marked con-
trast TO the attitude of many capitalists.
Mr.. Brandt was employed to do all the
gil. lettering of the signs of the various
glass doors leading TO The offices occupied
by the executive committee in the Mills
building His bill amounted to $57. He
sent it TO the committee yesterday fully
receipted and with his compliments
| Before adjourning the executive COM
| mittee authorized the director-general to
complete all the necessary details In con-
| neclion with the architectural plans and
| the details for grading.
Assemblyman T. w. Fl. Shanahan ar
| rived in the city yesterday and Informed
a member of the executive committee tn at
Shasta County intended to give the best
assistance it could to make the Midwnter
| Exposition success.
ijMayor Elert received two dispatches
Yesterday from Yves. End. Long Branch,
N. j., one from AL Hayman and the
other from NJ. A. Gunst. The first named
announced that he subscribed $500 to the
n. Al l.. N,pa