The morning call., 1893-07-25
OREGON WANTS TO
Her People Attracted by
the Winter Fair.
SUBSCRIPTIONS COMING IN
The Citizens of San Francisco Are
Responding Literally to the
Calls for Money.


take part in the Midwinter Fair. A letter
has been received from William ii. Murray
and w. c.. Quimby of Portland saying
that they had been assured by the Cham
Der of Comm cree, the Board Of Immigra-
ton, the Mayor of Portland. the managers
of the Portland Industrial Association
and the bankers that a strong effort would
be made to have Oregon well represented
at the California lair. 1t is proposed by
them to bring the Chicago exhibit direct
from Chicago to San Francisco and to ada
to it exhibits from the Industrial ExhbI-
ton now in Portland. The State Horfl-
cultural Society has a committee at Work
already. They were to meet the Governor
of Oregon on the day the letter was writ
ten, and they say that although he opposed
tie large appropriations for the chicago
Fair he stated that he would make no OPP
position to this one.
Thomas Martin, Geary and Leavcn-
worth streets. offered to subscribe $50 In
cash and ten tons of coal provided that 1t
will be used to start the first steam ma
chinery OF the Midwinter Fair.
The San Francisco Diamond House
subscribed SO q month until the close OF
the fair.
"A Ue6tluS Ol tuc uuuuCo Cuui W 90
held in the rooms of the Mills building.
Mr.. East0p, who occupied the chair dur
ing the temporary absence OF General
Barnes, announced that the subscription
up to the present time aggregated $25O.OOO,
and that on Wednesday night he thought he
would be able to announce at the mass
meeting that $685. had been collected.
He urged upon the members OF the com.
mittee to see every person that could
possibly aid the Midwinter Fair. A sug-
gestiOu was made that nutice be published
IL the papers that anybody desiring TO
give subscription communicate to this
committee by postcard. and some member
would wait upon them. A great many
people will give So so or S.. but are not
willing to come to the general committee
and make the contribution.
At this point General Barnes came in
and addressed the meeting as follows:
1.-The proposition is this: We want you to
get out and do your work this week. We
want to know by week from to-day just
what these subscription. books are going
to show. Not that the subscriptions books
will determine the question as to whether
the fair will take place or nOt-that Is de-
cided. 1t Is going to take place. The con-
dtion Of things is exceedingly favorable.
The fair is, think, certainty. The only
question is how large it shall be, The
limit is our capacity TO furnish large
enough covering or shelter for the exhibits
that will come here. If we can raise money
enough, from the first day of October of
ibis year until the Midwinter Fair opens
there will be a procession OF freightcars
from Chicago to this State. bearing people
and property here for exhibition; and
there is one argument you must use, and
that Is the condition of things in the labor
world. Whether 1t is due to our Demo-
cratic friends or not, silver has greatly de-
clined in value. The result is that some of
these large silver-producing centers can no
longer produce it. because it costs more to
get it out than the stuff is worth.
There are large number Of men
in Idaho, in Montana and in Colorado
who depend entirely upon that in
dustry for daily bread. They live in a
country where there is no vegetation,
whore nothing exists upon which man can
be supported. The production Of silver
from the mines has to be stopped and these
men have to 60 somewhere. Naturally
they drift, as the unemployed always do.
to the large cen;ers Of population. San
Francisco this winter Is destined to have q
larger aud more dangerous number OF I'M
employed than 1t has ever had since it was
organized in the form Of city govern
ment. Such an enterprise as we have on
is going to give labor. is going 10 fill vacant
houses. is going tn encourage production
of larger amount of vegetables and what
ever is necessary for the support and the
increase Of population"
Before the close of the meeting Mr.. Eas-
ton gave out the information that the
Market-street Railroad would subscribe
100000. and the other roads in proportion.
Subscriptions for the day aggregated
over $4,000.
The laBoring classes Of the city have re-
solved to ask the directors of the Mid
winter Fair that all work be done by the
day. and not by contract.