The morning call., 1893-08-13
MIDWINTER MUSIC
Written Protest to the
Fair Managers.
NO EASTERN BAND ENGAGED.
Work Hampered by the Restrictions
of Park Commissioners
atriCal Benefits.

ing communication to the Midwinter Fair
managers Yesterday:
TO Executive Committee, lGdtCinter Fair
GENTLEMEN: Information having been lodged
in tni- Office TO The effect That your committee
inleliJ> 10 hire Two or three Eastern bands,
and that Mr.. Mitchell. as lie was going 10
Washington. intended 10 see Mr.. Sousa III re-
gard 10 the same. We. he Musicians UhioD'
would ike to have you express your utltIllilh-
alton on" way or the other.
We have done all in our power to heIp me
fair along, and VIII do more. so long as u does
mol prove detrimental to our IN eIeSlS; put IL
any Eastern band is engaged by you 1or the
tair il Will do Us harm. aud we must protest
against such &C ion being taken.
Trusting YOU will send an immediate answer
! am, very respectfully yours,
T. Z. SCHMITZ, Secretary.
In reference to the protest OF the local
musicians against the alleged preferment
IF Eastern bands. Director-General de
Young said yesterday; 1.-The report that
the executive committee in any way
authorized or countenanced the engage
Inent of Eastern bands is wholly untrue.
The executive committee has not given
MI Mitchell or Mr.. COrnely any such
authority whatever. The matter of music
has not vet been considered by the eXecu-
tive committee. AMI l have not given II any
attention. 1t has not been talked OF at al
when we have not started on the buildings
vet II is foolish for any OF she LABOR
unions to raise fuss now. The fair VIII
help wurkiugmen. and they ought not 10
do anything that may hurt 1t.
hlr. d. Young was asked whether the
managers would prefer local TO Eastern
musicians when the time for employing
them came He replied that he could not
speak for the executive committee. His
personal .ipclinatIOnS we're asked and he
said that he could not tell what he would
do until he had considered all the applica-
tions from bands on file and had talked the
subject over with the executive committee.
The press agent Of the fair was directed
to issue the following bulletin yesterday:
Concerning The engagement of hands, the
committee has, as YET. given no consideration
TO The subject. Many cOmmunlcai ions have
been received from bands all over HE country.
but il has already been announced by the COM
nliltee that they are not yei prepared 10 con-
sider any proposition for music, but it Is the In
tentiOn of the committee that the musicians of
California should and would be the first 10 be
considered IN the making OF engagements for
bands There Is no doubt that Inc local must
clans Will be employed at once and continu-
ou>ly Wien work is far enough advanced TO
consider these suggestions. and The committee
has never made any statement, nor taken any
action. which would lead anybody 10 suppose
otherwise.
Concerning the statement that r. B. Mitchell
bands. IL is almost too ridiculous 10 deserve any
no ice, as the idea that The committee would
send d member East for such purpose aud on
ma ter of detail which cannot possibly be con-
sideIed unlil long alter The contamination Of
all the plans for tie exhibition is utterly I'M
busiuesslike aud absurd. The executive COM
mittee have authorized the statement that this
subject II never beeu given any con side ration
al all. and Mir. Mitchels "Trip TO the East has
no connection Whatever with il.
The Cowboy Band of Dodge City, Kans..
which is spectacular organization of
musicians, has applied for an engagement.
The drector-general said he could not
tell on W ha: day the work of clearing the
ground for the buildings will begin. The
delay of The executive committee in Sc
lectlng plans for the buildings has obliged
him to pick on, a couple of architects 10
assist him with advice in adopting the pro-
posed buildings to the grounds. Diagrams
OF the site were considered by him and
Architects Page. Brown and Pelton yes
terday afternoon.
I'VE are hampered by the Park Commas
sioners," said Mr.. de Young. when they
allotted a site they hedged their permission
with conditions. They said that this little
hillock was not to be removed, that that
hole should not be filled up and that these
trees should not be disturbed. These con-
dtiOns alone are enough to make lot of
thinking necessary In order 10 get the
buildings up and leave the ground at the
park as the Commission want it; but
what adds to the work is that we cannot
find the Commissioners when we want
them to approve some proposition relating
10 the site. Either Mr.. Hammond ia ont
of town or Mr. Stow is not at hand. 1t
would facilitate matters II we were allowed
control over the site, bat this the Commits
tioners will not let US have. | do not want
10 begin any work at all until | know he
fnr ND fuf no fO In
done"
At StockwelPs Theater tomorrow even
ing. for the benefi of the Mid Ex-
position. Mr.. Stockweli will give grand
revival OF Harry Meredith's thrilling drama,
Ranch TO-" Mr.. Stockwell viii be seen
in his fayOrite character as Judge Par
ticular Prose. The entire proceeds of this
performance will De donated to the sub
scripton fund OF the fair, with one days
pay Of each attache. The receipts are ex-
peeted to reach $1,000. as the advance sale
IND Gates packed house.
The Great Council OF tie Improved Order
CT Red Men has subscribed through
Colonel Andrews 500. Other subscrip-
tons reported yesterday were: Sather
BANKING Company $3.50; San Francisco
SchuetZen Nerein, $500; ecnwaben Veren,
S25; employees Of the American Tobacco
Company, S54; J. c. Cebrian, $500: em-
ployes New YORK and San Francisco Col
lar Co., IS; employees Lachman & jacob.
$50 50; employees Land Department South
ern Pacnc Railroad, S44 Al; employees NJ
B. Kohberg & Co.. $50; William Cline,
S25 additional; j. w. Taber, So addi-
iinnal: employees William Weoterfeld,
SCI so; A. Schoenfeld, S25 additional; en-
pl0yes Western Foundry, $40
Fred LETTER offered to do S75 worth Of
work with his teams in aid Of the fair.
Julius Morris sent case containing a
meerschaum pipe, meerschaum cigar
holder, cigarette older. matchbox and
cigar-cutter, which Will be auctloned of
for the benefit Of the fair on Monday even
ing between the first and second acts al
St0ckwelPs Theater by Mr.. Stockwell.
Several Of the collectors say that the
moment work is begun they VIII nave a
number of promised subscriptions. MI.
Bacigalupi reported that he has some large
subscriptions promised that will come 10
Rs soon as ground is broken. MANY OF the
people he had seen were waiting l0r some
definite assurance In this direction.
The Native Sons of Vermont Will give a
benefit at Odd Fellows Hall on the evenlng
of the 25th. tickets 70 cents, proceeds to go
to the Midwnter Fair
Mrs. Crouch. proprietTess OF the st.
Nicholas Hotel, will give a banquet aud
ball for the benefit of the fund on Friday
evening, the 18th.
All the theatrical companies In the city
ana almost all the variety talent have
volunteered their services for the monster
dement, In np h. Id OF bn Poll xvi Tho "a