The morning call., 1893-08-26

largely attended meeting of the finance
committee yesterday afternoon. In dis
cussing the methods of securing subscrlp
tons be said:
THE feeling has changed so much with
reference TO this great enterprise since you
first went out to dust these streets in its
behalf, that IL seems to me tina: we ought
10 be bic to do much mole than we have
done, that we can take hold of the work in
its present aspect, get new subscribers and
get subscriptions enlarged We are in
position now where we have got 10 have
this fair. There is no backward step
about it. No man can ever 60 away from
this State and say he is a Californian il
anything should happen to this business.
No man will ever get up anywhere in the
world to talk about the products of this
State if this falls through. and we have in
Vited you here to-day for an interchange
Of opinions.
''There are great many men who were
opposed TO this enterprise in the beginning.
because they thought it would not succeed,
that it had not a serious purpose. They
look at IL very differently now, when we
have received such recognition by the
Congress of the United States. the most
remarkable that has ever been had. For
the first time IN the history of this country
an act has been passed in twenty-four
hours by both branches of Congress with
out a dissenting vote, and is Oh its way
to or possibly has been signed by the
President of tbs United States. 1t
was the expressed confidence of the people
of the United States in the ability, enter
prise and integrity of the people of the
State of California. That is what that in
dOrsement meant, and we have got to
stand by il, TO night for 1t; but now the
rich men will subscribe, and if you Will go
back to them in the present condition You
will succeed; they would not talk as they
did before; they 10 not feel as they did be-
fore. That they had such apprehensiOnS
is not at all 10 be wondered at, and, in
deed, we all felt our share OF fear and ap-
prehensiou in the beginning 3 TO whether
we could succeed; but good many of you
went about and got these subscriptions,
and that caused US 10 feel that we could do
il, and no man could look yesterday on
that magnificent multitude Of people and
doubt any longer. AS we stood on that
stand, looking out, as you all did. there
were sixty acres of ground marked out by
the surveyors wands, aud OF that sixty
acres no man could see foot of soil. 1t
was sixty acres of human heads and
human bodies surging around. Such q
sight has never been seen before in this
country, except in some of the loyal States
during the exciting stages of the rebellion.
THE people are looking to you, and
each one of us is responsible to them and
they are awaiting our effort. We can get
that money, every cent OF 1t Applause |,
and il we stand together in this thing this
city can do it, and we don't want, any of
us, to let go of this tug-of-war. If we are
one side of the rope and capital is on the
other we will jerk capital over the line
Just as sure as fate.
81 would like the gentlemen TO say
what they think and feel about it, becaus Q
it is big stake that we are playing for
and | want TO go to posterity as one of the
fellows who helped TO rut this thing on
its legs, and when we get these things
through we Will get, each one of US,
medal that will be just as valuable for oul
children as the badge of the Golden
Fleece L would rather have the testi-
monial-and l mean what / say-l would
rather have the knowledge that we have
been Instrumental in the building of thl;
enterprise for the benefit of the laborine
men in this State, and the bringing L.
gsther this congress Of the knowledge anC
wisdom and wi. of the world. than Il
have any Office in the gift of the American
people or OF any other people," Ap
plause.
j. j. Mahoney advised the members OF
the committee to renew their efforts, pre-.
dieting that the bulk of the donations haC
yet to be made.
Wendell Easton reported that tile fol
lowing subscriptions had been received
Omnibus Gable, 5000; Cliff House anC
Ferries, $4,000; Suffer street, $1,000: Cali
fornia-street, $500. He thought that III,
amounts Of the last two roads would prob
ably be increased.
Will E. Fisher criticized some of thu
methods of the management. stating tina
the headquarters were filled with type
writer's who were kept busy ia trying Il
find work TO keep busy.
On motion of 5. j. Hendy the member
of the finance committee were instrnctet
TO renew the work OF securing subscrip
tions. and wherever possible TO collect TIL
cash for the amounts.
Achile Roos stated that the firm o
Roos Bros. would place at the disposal o
the executive committee the first shovelfu
of earth broken TO do with as it saw Fl
by rattle or auction, for the benefit of tn
fair fund.
E1Rev w. E. Smith. Ferdinand A. Habe
and others also made speeches and Wlll
Fisher was added to the executive OF th
finance committee. The members a