The morning call., 1893-09-26

overlooking the miniature lake. On the
third floor will be an observatory in the
tower. Atone end OF the tank will be ter
raced rookeries modelled after the rocky
coasts of Santa Barbara channel islands,
which are the principal haunts of these
animals.
The depth OF water in the aquarium will
be seven feet, and a stream of salt water
will run In and out continuously. In this
tank there will not be less than twenty-five
monsters Of the deep, some weighing up
ward of a ton. They will include the
leopard and tiger seal. not the ordinary
hair variety seen on the Cliff House rocks.
The tiger seal is very rare and has only
once been seen away from the Santa Bar
bara islands. Even the common fur seals,
of which there will be number in the
AQUARIUM, will be a curiosity to most of
leopard and tiger varieties will have TO be
caught with a iariat and brought hither in
crates. They are amphiblous and can be
raised like kittens
The executive committee is now engaged
in considering what will be possible in the
way of the adornment of the grounds of
the exposition. In Chicago some OF the
largest nursery and florist firms have made
outdoor exhibits, and they have been great
attractions to the visitors According to
the rules there they are given such space
of ground as they desire to OCCUPY. and ara
hedges; at the same time they are per-
mitted TO put ~ neat and attractive signs,
calling attention to the name of the eX-
hibtoT and his business address.
In the central court, that is bounded
north, south. east and west by the main
buildings. there IS large space, 900 feet by
$40 feet, and a portion of this ground Will
be conceded to the leading nursery and
florist firms of this town, where they will
be permitted to transplant or plant credit
able exhibits. and at the end of the fair
will be allowed to take them way. Free
water will be allowed and every incentive
given as an lnducement. Pansy beds.
hydTangia groups, chrysan themums, choice
varieties of roses and shrubbery can be
transplanted from boxes or tubs or grown
from seed, and 1t is hoped that the floral
and horticultural exhibits in the open air
will be a grand feature of the fair.
The demand for tickets fof the athletic
entertainment at the Grand Opera-hOuse
tomorrow evening indicates the proba-
bilty of crowded house. As this is the
first public entertainment of the kind held
here for months many people are taking
advantage of the opportunity to see some
frst-class boxing contests.
Governor Markham will be asked to
make special request of Governor Patti
son Of Pennsylvania and Mayor ElleTt will
he requested to ask Mayor Stewart of
Philadelphia for permission to borrow the
Exposition. 1t will be urged that il would
be pleasant sentiment to have the bell
traverse the country from ocean to ocean,
and that it would give hundreds of thou
sands of people an opportunity to see it
who might never have another chance.
Among the important gatherings Of
people who are interested in special
sciences. and which are to be assembled
together in San Francisco during the ex-
poStlon,the National Electric Lighting As
sociation will probably lake a prominent
place. The electric light features of the
Midwlnter Fair will be so extensive that
people interested in that line of work will
fiDd much for their thought and fancy to
feed on. 1t is expected that there will be
at least 1000 delegates in attendance at this
electrical convention.
The prominent dealers 10 machinery
located in San Fran cisco have been invited
TO conference at the headquarters of the
executive committee on Thursday next at
2 P. NJ. for the purpose Of arranging for
exhibits at the Midwinter Fair. and for
the furnishing of the necessary motive
power therefor. There will be needed for
running dynam0s and other machinery
between 2000 and 5000 horsepower. Many
local manufacturers of machinery will un-
doubtedly be glad to mbiDe their exhi-
bits with general utility in this direction.
and il is with view to the perfecting of
some such arrangement that this confer
ence is to be held.
Responses to the call upon coal-dealers
for donations of coal, where cash sub
scriptiops have not been available, have
already been made to very satisfactory
extent. There have also been great
m apy other donations OF material which
will be useful at the fair ana which would
have to be purchased If not donated.
Several subscriptions have also been made
In the line of articles that were to be sold