The morning call., 1893-12-12

fair grounds Is secured by natural eleva-
tion Of thirty feet above the level of the
main buildings and by gaining twenty
feet in foundations and platforms. This
height of $50 feet is within fifteen feet of
the height of Straw berry Hill. The view
to be procured While the wheel is in mo-
ton will De very fine.
No pains have been spared in its con-
struction to make it more than safe. The
consulting engineer Of the exposition has
passed upon its foundations, bearings and
supports. and has declared that they will
withstand many times the possible strain
under the highest wind pressure. The
foundation contains 712 tons of cement
and rock. The wheel weighs ninety-six
tons, and when loaded with len people in
each of the sixteen cars will have an addi-
tional weight OF twelve tons.
large meeting of the leading wine-
growers and wine merchants of the State
was held yesterday afternoon in the rooms
of the State Viticultural Commission.
The plans for viticultural display in the
Horticultural building were fully dis
cussed.
1t was finally decided to make colIec-
tive exhibit of the wine products of the
State in the Horticultural building, the
exhibit of each contributor to the general
display. whether grower or dealer, ap-
pearing on the exhibit being entered for
competition.
This action insures display OF one Of
California's most important products
which will do 1t justice In the eyes of
Eastern visitors and bring the wines of
this State into a proper comparison with
the output of European vineyards. So far
S7250 has been subscribed for the estab-
lshment and maiDten ance of the exhibit
The donations comprise $1,000 from the
wine merchants, who will give $500 addi-
tionai; $1,000 from the Viticultural Com
mission, and $3.50 from individual sub
scriptonS.
Charles E. Bowen's open letter to the
executive committee regarding the desira-
bility of excluding all inferior wines from
the restaurants on the exposition grounds
was discussed. In that connection q reso-
luton was adopted appealing to the execu-
tive committee to provide that o wines be
sold at Sunset City except those exhibited
and with the bottler's label. +. G. Bich-
owsky, Henry Eipstein and P. G. Rossi
were appointed committee TO present this
appeal.
The two beneficiary entertainments next
in order for the fair funds are the cake
walk and the oratorio of "Naaman." The
former takes place at the Mechanics Pa
vilion on the evenings of Friday and Sat-
urday. Singers and cake-walkers are
coming from the colored population of
Eastern cities and of towns along the
coast. The competition will be lively for
the prizes offered. The second entertain
at Odd Fellows Hall. The chorus of $50
voices has been drilled nightly during the
past forth light by Professor Martin Schultz,
who will conduct the oratorio.
Trinity is the only mining county In the
State which has not applied for space in
the mining exhibit Trinity contains some
OF the richest mines in California, and In
thet county hydraulicking is unimpeded,
because the streams into which the debris
goes are not navigable and flow directly
into the sea. II no display is made in the
mining section Trinity will certainly be
conspicuous by its absence.
More than half OF the days to be allotted
for special celebrations have been taken
up by organizations, States, counties or
cities. A large number of days are
specially reserved for the general purposes
of The exposition. These daily programme
features are to play an important part in
special date should have it reserved with
out delay.
F. A. Haber. chief of the department Of
vlticulture, has returned from a trip to
Vacaville in the interests of the viticultu-
tural exhibit in the horticultural Guiding.
As result Of their conference with Mr..
Haber, the Vacaville shippers have de-
cided not to mass their entire wine exhibit
in the northern and central California
building. but to make part Of their display
in the competitive collection of the official
building
The financial management of the expo-
siti0n desires to warn the public against a
man who is asking for advertisements to
be placed on hanger around q birdseye
view of the exposition buildings, on the
representation that advertisements 90 ac-