The morning call., 1893-10-11


The result of this speech was the follow
ing letter TO the financial managers:
Your sub-fnance committee on Insurance
companies takes pleasure III reporting 10 you
that at a meeting OF the members of the Pacihc
Insurance Union. held this forenoon. sub
scriptiOn OF $4,000 was unanimously voted In
b ehalf of the Fire Underwriters In this city,
The Marine, Life and Accident Insurance Com
pany and others Will also be solicited by your
SUBJ committee In due course of time. Ali Of
which is very respectfully submitted.
CHARLES A. LATON.
w. GREER HARRISON,
RUDOLPH HEROLD JR.,
A. Nj. BURNS, Committee.
The engineers and irou founders of this
city met yesterday afternoon, and after
consultation with Lieutenant Hasson, the
electrical engineer of the exposition. set
tied the question of the source OF horse
power to furnish the electric lighting ard
other mechanical features. Those present
notified the director-genaral that the fol-
lowing could be counted on to furnish at
least the horsepower mentioned:
$50 horse power from the Golden State and Min
ers Iron Works.
25Q horsepower from Messrs. Garrett & Co.
500 horsepower from Risdon Iron Works.
$50 horsepower from Fulton Iron Works.
100 horsepower from San Francisco Tool Com
pany.
600 horse power from The Union Iron Works.
They think that proba bly, this might be
increased.
In addition to the foregoing. $50 horse
power have been promised by w. II. Oh
men. 10T Fremont street, and 200 horse
power by Byron Jackson.
Following the lead of the Police, the
Fire Depar tment sent in contribution of
S475 80 to the financial managers 1t is
promised that more will follow. Yester-
days cash receipts aggregated S3170 70, in
Guiding check Tor $1,000 from the Fire
mans Fund Insurance Company. The TO-
tai cash receipts to date aggregate $751;
$50 46
Work on the foundations for the electric
tower which is tn stand in the very center
of the Mdwinter Exposition will be begun
to-day. Aside from the laying of this
foundation there will not be much work
done on the tower at the park for the
present, for the iron work is now being
done at the rolling-mllls. and all this Will
be practically completed before the work
men begin to put it together at the site.
When illuminated the tower VIII repre-
sent a display of 5000 muItleolored in
candescent lamps. Between the first and
second platform, as we'll as between the
second and third. and between the fourth
and fifth, will ba on each face of the
tower a revolving wheel. giving many
changes of designs and producing q most
striking effect. There will be an inter-
mttent current, lighting alternately from
bottom TO top and from top to bottom,
which will be in constant action and every
now and then the entire number of lights
will show at the same time, giving the full
effect of all the lamps. The ideas to be
brought ont on the revolving wheel are the
flags of all nations and patriotic designs,
to say nothing of specially arranged effects
illustrating the local as well as the inter-
national character of the exposition. All
of the galleries of this tower will be open
TO the public except the top one. The top
most gallery will extend up to within six
feet of the pinnacle, and will be utilized ex-
clusIvely for operating the two great
search lights which will be located here.
On the extreme top of the tower will be an
an enormous gold ball bearing the emblem
of the Stale. a massive California bear.
Arrangements have now been completed
for the athletic contests TO be held for the
benefit of the Mid winter Fair in the Grand
ODera-houSe, on Wednesday, October Is.
In addition to the grand event of the even
ing-the four-round bout between Peter
Maher and McAuliffe-there has been ar
ranged set-to between Jerry Marshall and
Joe Soto. and between jim Ryan of Aus
tralia and Dan Hicky. In each of these
contests the decision is to be in favor of
the man who proves to be best in four
rounds. In the McAuliffe- -Maher contest,
as already stated. if four rounds result in
nothing better nor worse than draw, a
fifth round will be allowed
The bids submitted for laying the sewer
pipe in and about the exposition grounds
were considered too high. SO the execu-
tive committee has decided to attend to
the work directly. The Will, therefore. be
laid under the best arrangement which the
management can make.
Louis Sloss Jr., one of the financial man.
ayers of the exposition, left for Chicago
last evening on a hurried trip in which
business in connection with the Midwinter
Eoir ha !, ,o6x xuifh
sonal pleasure. During his absence Frank
). johnson will have entire charge of the
finance department.
An entertainment and ball in aid of the
exposition fund, arranged under the ans
pices of Hermann's Sons, will be given
by the Order Of Hermann's Sons
Dramatic Association at 323 Turk street,
on Sunday evening. Schneider's drama,
'.rhe Secret of the Gypsy" will be rem
dered, to be followed by ball.
1t is probable that the Queen Isabella
pampas palace, now at the Columbian
Exposition, will be reconstructed at the
Mldwinter Fair. 1t has attracted much
Strong, the exhibitor. desires concession.
She wishes that place in the Art build
ing should be assigned for 1t.
The Supervisors of Monterey County
are planning an exhibit to comprise an
adobe house representing ranchero, with
the varied products Oh our SOIL on one side
and on the other a collection of relics
from the old missions. The latter will in
clude vestments OF the padres, the cross
carried by Junipero Sera when he landed
b ere and other historic articles. A sonora
and seuorita In the old costumes, Indians
and vaqueros dressed as in the DAYS be-
fore American occupation, will be in
charge of the building, which will. be an
object lesson in the progressive history of
the State.
A concession was granted last evening
to the Captive Balloon Company of Chi
cago for space in which to arrange parties
who wish to take birdseYe view of the
exposition.
Other concessions granted included the
right given to Mrs. l.. f. Wheelock for the
sale of little shovel souvenirs. r. Lock-
man & Son Of Paterson, n. j., have con-
cession to exhibit a silk weavng-loom,
which makes fabrics to order while the
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