The morning call., 1893-07-27

house. But out on the silver sands firing
ing the Pacific will be built at cost. be-
lisve, of over million dollars buildings
that will be the repositories Of the hope of
the world"
General Barnes said the exhibits would
be comprehensive. There would be COL
lecti0ns Of the electrical wonders OF the
world and the mechanical wonders, in
Guiding the first and last steam engines.
bringing ten to twenty men to take care Of
them. Each of those 10000 men would
bring money for the butcher, baker and
miklman. Would any one have believed
one month ago that there could have been
raised over $1,000 by canvassers who had
barely exerted them selves? Applause
He asked his audience to look about at
themselves and admire themselves. Laugh
ter The first meeting in the good Mayors
Office had the appearance Of the tail-end Of
a camp meeting; most of the participants
had looked on the project as cbimera in
the form o f bladder filled with asafetida.
But now it was different.
The world would be sure to know what
California could do. At present the East
knows as little of us as we did Of Siam and
the city Of Bangkok. A million people on
the Atlantic Coast thought we were
savages. Within four months there would
not be a government in the civilized world
which was not instructing its representa-
tives to spread Its country's treasures be-
fore the people of this coast. In five
months people could walk from San Fran
ing exhibits. In six months more would
be known of California than Of any other
country In the world.
= Almost Immediately the preparation of
the fair grounds would be started. All would
be done by labor for daily wage. The
rich spend millions to insure against fire {;
the giver 20 this enterprise insured the
health, peace and happiness and protec-
ton of thousands and tens of thousands:
rious because it was being carried out by
the bone and sinew Of the people.
To-day two letters. had been laid before
him. one giving $4,000 Qrom a rich mani.
the other being from Willie Givin. little
boy. who sent 81. the accumulati0ns OF
six months. There were thousands OF such
cases. and it was not the largo contribu-
tions which counted. as In tho case of the
beneficent raindrops that watered the
ten the record Of the population of hardly
more than 100000 who, in the hardest
times, raised such a magnificent OK pos ton.
The fair would cost a great deal OF
money. but the management intended to
go ahead with what it had. Where was it
gong 10 get the money? Sometimes II
was easy to get the first money and hard
to get the last; in this enterprise the con-
trary was true. The proceeds that very
day amounted to $4,000. GApplause.
People were crowding up with their
money and would come no even in greater
numbers and with more generous amounts.
The oldest "bedfellow VS." were being
united upon this patriotic proposition.
The applications for concessions were
legion; that for peanuts could fetch thou
sands of dollars. Would the people come
No less than 2545, O0o people visited the
Chicago fair in june alone. Ten per cent
Of that number would be glorious tale OF
sghtseers. From all the in terior towns.
from Washington. Oregon. Mexico and the
East would come long procession. boar.
ing gifts for his audience. The seaman
would glory in the sight OF the fair by the
sea and all would be taught. ennobled. en-
riched by it.
So tar the exposition had cost nothing
the quarters were free and the services oil
every one there were given for nothing.
This exposition would clear away I
threatening storm Of misfortune aud bring
light and love and promise to dwell again
among the city's ways.
Miss Pearl Noble. attired handsomely ia
gray. rendered . solo O. Ah. nAsnat the