The morning call., 1893-07-13
NORSEMEN ARRIVE.
The Viking Ship at the Worlds
Fair.
The California Fruit Exhibit Suffer.
ing for Want of Cold Storage
Facilities at the Fair.
Special to THE MoRNINe CALL.

| CHICAGO, July 12.-The day opened clear
and hot at the Worlds Fair grounds. but
later refreshing breeze from the lake
| sprang up and the turnstile was kept busy
registering admissions.
| The Viking ship was sighted off Evans
ton, and United States vessels fred a
salute and joined In the procession to the
| fair grounds. Off Van Buren, street Mayor
Harrison went on board and presented the
! capssin and crew vi th the fraetiosa OF the
city. Then, amid q chorus Of cheers, the
blowing OF whistles and the booming of
cannon. the fleet proceeded to the rark.
and on arrival the visitors were escorted to
the Administration building. where they
were welcomed by the exposition officials.
The handsome South Dakota building at
the Worlds Fair was dedicated to-day in
the presence OF several thousand people.
The building was beautifully decorated
with flags. bunting and flowers.
Commissioner Tousley of Minnesota
made vigorous protest at the nation al
commission meeting to-day against the
tendency Of John Boyd Thatcher to ap-
point too many judges of awards from the
State ofNew York. After the members
of the committee on awards persisted that
it was the intention of the committee to
pay due regard to the rights of the several
States in the selection OF judges Tousey
withdrew his resolution ordering Thatcher
to distribute his patronage evenly.
The hot weat ather of yesterday and to-
day has played havoc with the fresh fruits
in the California building. especially the
extensive orange exhibit of the southern
i,,h RI hov
placed by fresh fruit on reserve in the cold
storage building The carload of oranges
expected toward the close of this week
will be warmly welcomed
Shasta County put in the day in unpack-
ing and arranging the shipment of fruit
received yesterday, which was found to
be in excellent condition. A. Allegretii,
the San francisco candy manufacturer,
who has for seven years been experiment
ing with refrigerating cUntrivances. is en-.
deavoring to gain the patronage of the
concessionaries and horticulturists. If
successful he will build storage rooms of
his own invention.
At present the loss of the storage build
ing is keenly felt by exhibitors of fruit and
vegeta bles. The failure of our own cold
storage-room is now an especial subject of
regret, as no Inconvenience would have re-
suited from the destruction of the building
if it we're possible to use our own storage
room. 1t is suggested that this room
should be used, even at an increased ex-
pense, rather than allow the fruit exhibit
to suffer.
Word has been received here that Santa
Barbara Co0hty has appropriated an addi-
tional $1,000 for the purpose of maintain
ing their exhibit. and also $500 which wi /
be used for publishing pamphlet describ-
ing the county and for distribution at the
Worlds Fair. Visiting citizens of the
county have reported so favorably upon
the value and Importance of the exhibit as
an advertisement of the county's resources
that action at once was taken and these
appropriations are the result.