The morning call., 1893-08-28

men for commissioners. and when once
we get them on our side the exhibitors
| give us no trouble"
When the day of meeting comes COrnely
makes little speech, briefly describing
the Pacific Coast and deftly introducing Q
some telling statistics. Then he speaks of
the fair and the advantages they may
reasonably expect to accrue to European
| exhibitors therein. Then he invites ques-
tions. in answering which he gets in a
| little more boom talk, but never let's on
| that we are anxious for them or that it
isn't great privilege to be allowed to
come in.
After some discussion the people previ-
0nsy selected are nominated and elected,
ana the organization goes on.
This weeks programme of meetings is as
| follows: Japan and Brazil. Wednesday
| Norway, Netherlands and Switzerland,
Thursday: Americans. Friday.
On Saturday over fifty Germans. repre-
senting over three hundred of the largest
| firms in Germany met and formally organ
! lied.
/ In many ways the fact that most
of the exhibits will simply have been
transferred from the Columbian Exposi-
tion Will be OF advantage to US.
Many apparently nninteresting objects
have proved most popular, and vice versa.
Every exhibitor in selecting his new dis
play will have the benefit of his experience
here, and will eliminate unattTactive feat
! lures and expand on very popular exhibits.
The Antwerp Fair. which opens on the
1st OF next July, is source Of competition
which makes the work of persuading
desirable but Indifferent exhibitors doubiy
hard Every man who consents to come
to California must give up all hope of eX-
hibiting In Antwerp unless he cares to
organize new exhibit. 1t would seem to
be a task of no great difficulty to make a
Belgian see that il will do him more good
| commercially 10 come to advertise himself
on the other side of the world than to do it
at home. Nevertheless, it seems as though
many of these worthless were possessed Of
a mysterious dread of going further west.
fearing tumble into the waters of the
mild Pacific or something of that sort.
The Indifference which Herr Cornely
confessed to assuming at the outset Of the
canvass has now become genuine. He says
he could fill twice the space allowed him
with the offers and promises made up to
this date. His recent request that ali ad-
ditional structure, to be known as the
Foreign building, be erected was prompted
by what seems to be a vital necessity. He,
of course, understands that the financial
end OF the management must decide as to
whether 1t will pay TO Increase the scope
and size of the exhibit portion Of the fair.
But he breads the refuSalS and the cutting
do wn in space which tie inadequate floor
space will naceSsitate.
The comparatively large open air space
will be eagerly utilized by the different
special exhibits and shows. AS TO the lat
ter. indeed we will prOportionally outdO
Jackson Park.
The holiday" features OF our fair will
undoubtedly be more prominent in con-
sequence. Here in Jackson Park the
scarcity of lighter amusement to sand
wfch in between the really heavy work of
exhibit meeting has uurlnO la CT
month been admitted by the most stubborn,
and, as is usual in such cases, a strong re-
action set III. and during the last two
weeks King Fun has reigned supreme.
What with the banisbment Of Thomas ana
his ultra-German music, and establishment
of boating aud swimming contests, light
music, singing, fireworks and dozen other
features, the Columbian Exposition may
be said to have effected "A happy combina-
tiOn of the sublime and the ridiculous.
In the out-Of-doOr ct ceieras proposed
for the Calif0rn exposition we Will have
avoided a mistake wtich has cost the Chi
cagO fair thousands upon thousands of dol
lars.
Already the name Midwinter Fair has
become associated with the prospect of
unlimited fun-at least, if we may Judge
from the number Of suDericially informed
people who come into the California
building with hats on the side of their
heads and howl TO see the "Midwinter
Fair" When told that 1t is separated
from them both by time and space their
disappointment knows no bounds.
1t is such an old joke with the entrance
man at the headquarters that whenever he
has the request thrown at him he quietly
hands the fellow one of the PINK pros
pectuses and goes on with his work.
THEODORE S. SOLoMoNs.
Chicago, Aug 23 1898.