The morning call., 1893-07-25
PLAN,OF AWARDS.
Thatcher Unfolds His
System.
CALIFoRNIANs DIsGRUNTLED
They Do Not Propose to Be Judged
by Biased Floridans-MOses
Reads Paper.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

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CHICAGO. July 24-The weather con.
times beautiful, though warm.
This was Indiana Editors day at the
| Worlds Fair. They went by steamer to
the park this morning and this afternoon
held reunion. with speeches, at the IN
diana State building. which was gayly
| decorated for the occasion.
Tomorrow will be Commercial Travel
ers' day and Wednesday Turner Buud
day. large number of those in attend
ance on the feast at Milwaukee are ex-
pected to take part in the exercises.
Thursday will be Poor Children's day,
the waits being given free admission.
Liberia has unique programme ar
ranged for Wednesday.
Chairman Thatcher OF the executive
committee of the Bureau of Awards,
speaking to-day Of the system of awards.
said the bureau has intended from the
start to cause a most complete and ex-
haustive examination to be made of ex-
hbits to the end that it might obey the
injunction Of Congress requiring the
bureau to disclose to the world the prog
ress made in the arts, industries and sci
ences.
''The commercial side of the award
question sinks into insignifcance when
compared to the instructive side." said
Thatcher. "To know that John Smith
got prize for his exhibit tells the world
nothing. What we want to know is the
specific merit or improvement over the
past disclosed by his exhibit. 1t would
have been easy enough to have adopted
IA Ill foe Mi pOlo oe
| making awards and then everything would
have been delightfully."- smooth sailing;
but what educational results would there
have been?
''For instance. grains will be chemically
examined to discover if the farmer Is
utilizing his land for the best purposes.
"W0ol will be experimental on in the
laboratory to ascertain the value of It's
fiber and the propriety of raising certain
grades of sheep in certain localities and
under certain conditions.
FOOD products will be examined and
their physiological values determined. No
such examination has ever taken place In
connection with any exposition.
Its specific merits not an individual
prize. but one that is OF use to the world
The trouble stirred up among California
| horticultural exhibitors bv the appoint
ment of DR.. Hawkins as judge Of citrus
fruits bids tair not to be settled for some
time. Hawkins visited the California
building and upon being interviewed de-
MED many of the remarks he is charged
| with making. He admits, however, that
he said he had been appointed Judge of
citrus fruits. whereas he was not. Being
asked who would be judge. he answered.
Hubbard, also of Florida" He processes
not to be pIejudiced against California
oranges, but insists that Florida is tho
| mother State and that all California ORANGE
stock comes from Florida. Southern Cali
| forna exhibitors still refuse to enter their
fruit unless some unprejudced party Is
appointed instead of Hawkins or Hub-
bard. No reply has yet been received to
Secretary Judkins' letter of protest.
A large number of photogra phs OF the
California building have been placed on
sale in the souvenir department. They
were carefully taken and are considered
superior to those taken by Arnold. the ex-
POSITIONS official photographer. Califor-
nian souvenir spoons have also been placed
upon sale. They were manufactured by
an Oakland firm, and their design is pro.
nounced to be among the prettiest Of the
souvenir Spoons of all tho States. They
will be sold for So each.
| The great interest taken Ia the Art
| Gallery has led Manager Norton Bush to
make it as attractive as possible. 1t was
shut up one day last week, the floor re-
painted and some Improvements made.
At meeting of The National Commits
sion to-day. Commissioner Mercer of
Wyoming said that the Worlds Fair owes
its grandeur, magnifcence and success to
the National Commission. He proceeded
to inveigh against some Of the local papers.
between whom and theslocal directory, he
said. there seemed to be a sort of con-
spiracy to force the commission to adjourn.
He referred to the stories of useless ex-
penditure of money by the commission
when nothing had been done and NO
quorum was present at the meetings, etc,
and said that the financial statement, with
most liberal estimates from now until Oc.
tober 81, showed that the commission
would have at least $4,000 Of its appro-
priation left at that time.
Commissioner Tousley of Minnesota
spoke about some Commissioners on stand.
ing committees who drew pay whether the
commission was in session or not, who, as
he put IL. having both feet in the trough,
objected to any one else getting anything
Before the Worlds Congress on Higher
Educstion to-day. Bernard Moses. Pb.D.,
of tho University of California led off with
a paper on "The Latest Revival of the
Study of Politics." 1t was received with
m arkod attention and occasioned consider
able discussion.