The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-25
READY FOR WORK.
The California Midwinter
Exposition.
HERR CORNELY ARRIVES HERE
lie Says the State Can Have More
Exhibitors Than 1t Can Find
Space For.
HERR CORNELY ARRIVES HERE

we NAYS come TO San FRANCISCO TO Try
to help your people make grand Califor-
MIA midwinter exposition" said Herr r.
COrnely yesterday, as he and his architect.
l.. Bonet. sat talking in the Palace Hotel.
They had just arrived from Chicago and
had met with a misfortune in having their
trunks lost or delayed. They were in
consequence robed in the summer clothing
which they had worn when leaving the
Worlds Fair city, and were approaching
to its fullest extent the cool winds from
the Pacific.
NOW let me say to YOU" continued Herr
Corneiy, that | am hardly prepared for
an interview. because our plans, etc, are in
those missing trunks, and it is hard to ex-
plain them. This much l can tell you. If
the people of California want them we can
bring TO San Francisco the cream of the
European exhibits. We can bring more
than 1000 exhibits from Europe alone. The
situation is this: European houses and
firms have all the trade in New York they
can get. They want TO come west with
their exhibits, and will gladly come to San
Franclsc o.
1.-THE Worlds Fair at Chicago is the
greatest Industrial and art exhibition
which the world ever saw and it is the
worst managed. There is no head, no tail
States could have made better exposition
with ten millions less money han has been
made mad there been organization. Many
of the European exhibitors are dissatisfied
and they would like an opportunity of
showing their goods nnder proper circum-
stances. OF the 1900 exhibitors from
Europe l am sure 10000 would gladly buy
space in the midwinter exposition in San
Francisco.
The first thing your people want to
do" continued Herr Cornely, ''Is to or
game. and. the next thing, TO raise
money. If the exposition be manage1
rightly 1t Will pay to California big
profit, and will be success beyond COM
parison. Get fine grounds. erect four or
five wooden buildings on the proper plan
and you will have an exposition that will
draw thousands of Europeans and tens
of thousands of Americans 10 Cali.
fornia. The Worlds Fair is too big; that
is, it is too scattered. Only those who can
spend a week or two going from one
building to another can see it all. If Cali
fornia desires 1t can place the very heart
of the Worlds Fair where it can be seen in
two days. or three days at the outside.
New York wants the midwinter eX-
position, but the European merchants
favor the West. Now it isn't going to
take so much money after all, providing
you have the right sort of management.
You don't want a dozen committees of
executive committee of paid men so you
can say to them, Here, you're paid to do
this; do it, and a manager who will also
be paid to attend to his business.
"Of course l have had only a glimpse of
San Francisco, aud ] cannot talk about
location. Certain it Is you have the
climate, aud If | can believe half that l am
told, you have a site for an expOsl ton
unrivaed in the world. | want TO see an
exposition here. | have selfish motive
in it.. too. l want to see the European
exhibits displayed In a way that people
can see them.
What grand thing it will be for Your
city and State. | cannot tell you how the
rame California appeals to the European.
It's the land OF gold aud all want to see
it. The fair will not only bring thousands
Of people to your State, but Will open up
to your merchants market that will save
them 80 per cent, and when they save one
half the customer saves one-hall. As to
the money | have only this to say. we
won't need millions, and if the Southern
Pacific Railroad Will only give the fair a
low rate from the East instead of 100000
it wild California far more good and the
fair too. We must start right
II am out here only 10 help. | want to
see midwinter exposition here, and Pm
going to work for it. II established on the
right basis and managed rigAt it will pay
as al investment outside OF the people il
will bring. Come AID see me, Monday,
and see the plans. Remember. California
can get more exhibits than she can build
buildings for, if she wants them Only
say come"
Herr COrnely is perhaps one of the
greatest exposition managers in the orld.
He has been director-general of no less
than five great expositions in Europe, and
has had charge of sections in ali of the
worlds exposltions for a quarter of a CEN
fury.
He is decorated with the Order OF the
Iron Cross, the Bene Morenta of Rou-
mania. Rose of Brazil, the Gold medal of
Austria, and is an officer of the Cross
Saxony, Officer of the Meiidie, Officer Of
the Redemptor OF Greece aud bears other
titles of honor.
Tomorrow be will meet with the Board
OF Trade committee, but one thing is GER
tain-California Will act quickly or act
without the aid of Herr Cornely.