The morning call., 1893-08-28
FAIR PRIVILEGES.
A Source of Income From
Their Sale.
Numerous Individuals Desiring the
Exclusive Right to Sell Arti-
cleS at the Fair.

Secretary Alexander Badlam of the Mid
winter Fair executive committee foregoes
his day of rest, and on Sunday, free from
interruption, clears off more work than on
any other day Of the week. He was a. his
desk at O'Clock yesterday morning and
did not leave until late in the afterroo oon.
He cleared off his arrears of correspond
ence. and with his work we'll in hand
went home in very complacent mental
condition.
The executive committee has prepared a
programme of work for the ensuing week.
The qu estion of privileges will be consid-
cred ana. as far as possible, disposed OF.
All kinds of propositions have been made
TO the management for special rights. A
big stack of aD: lications are on hand,
awaiting the commit ee's action. Indi-
viduaI contracts will he made for each
privilege and undoubtedly handsome SUN
will he realized from this source.
VIII h. Fishers criticism, at a recent
meeting OF the finance committee, that a
small army of unnecessary typewriters
were being maintained at headquarters,
has had remarkable effect. On the fol-
lowing day the force of stenogIaphers was
reduced by one-half, and since then sew
eral other desks have been vacated. Only
the number Of employees neeessaryto trans
act the daily business of the exposition has
been retained. and the result will effect
material reduction in the sum total of the
payroll.
Every mail brings scores of applications
for space In the various buildings of the
fair. Many are from private firms or cor
pOratlons anxious TO advertise their wares,
but others are from munich paltieS or rep-
reSentativeS of general industries. G. F.
Brown. Secretary of the Shasta County
Miners Association, has asked for space
of n 70 from
Shasta County. G. w. Riggs has written
from the Department OF Archaeology at
The Chicago Exposition, making applica-
tiOn for space for an exhibit of North
American prehistoric pottery from mounds
in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky aud
Tennessee, and large collection of flint
and stone implements and ornaments.
MauGe Fellnach of Wadsworth offers
what she considers a curiosity, being he
first sewing machine used in California,
purchased IN San Francisco in 1850 by her
grandmother 1t was in the flood of 1862
and under water for six months. but it
still sewS finely.
The Order of Chosen Friends is con-
templating giving grand entertainment
in aid OF the fair fund, and the following
lodges have sgnifed their intention TO
participate: Pacific. Crystal, Eclectic.
America, Alcazar. Samaritan. Empire.
California, Phoenix. Germania, Concord,
Olive Branch, Social, Evans, Zentoria,
Washington, Fairmount. Golden Gate.
Bradford, with others to be heard from.
At n meeting Of the workingmen held
Yesterday resolution presented Ivy T. B.
Mcdonald. Walter joyce and C. X. Welch
was adopted. 1t is to the effect that the
executive committee of the Midwinter
Fair explain why they let the contract for
grading the fair site for $3.50 after having
told the committee of the unemployed
that they had received two offers to do the
work without cost to the committee. The
resolution also calls for the performance
of work on the fair grounds be done by
days labor.