The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-15

PROPOSED ARR
and they are beginning to realize that they
were not engaged as ornaments for the
headquarters.
At 10 o'clock the executive committee of
the finance committee met in secret ses-
sion.
Additional appointments were made to
canvass subscriptions, as follows: In dis
trict 42-H. D. Cranston, Laurence De-
vanyi; district 20-Charles Sontag, FL. d.
Morton. J. K. c. Hobbs.
On collections from banks j. NJ. Litch-
field was added to the Ommittee.
The chairman of the executive commit
tee announced that from reports already
received from the various subcommittee
he vas pleased to say that the outlook for
subscriptions surpassed the anticipations
OF the committee.
Postal Telegraph Gable Company explains
itself:
Pacific Postal Telegraph Cable
Company, connecting with
Mackay- Bennett Cable, su- :
perlntend-nts Office.
SAN FRANCISCO. July IA, 1898.
To Alex Badlam Esq, secretary California
Midwinter International Exposition, san Fran
cisco, Cal.-DEAR SIR: With view of facIli-
Eating the la bors of the executive committee OF
the Nj winter Exposition / am authorized by
President Mackay TO extend to your committee
the use OF the Postal Telegraph COmpany's
lines In California. Oregon and Washington.
Assuming that all communications will p So
through yous hands l take much pleasure in
handing you herewith "frank," covering
messages on the exposition matters signed by
The directOr-general or yourself.
Wishing the enterprise every success re-
main, yours very truly,
L. W. STORRoR, Superintendent.
After the meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the finance committee no further
work was done in the way of committee
meetings until $3.50 o'clock In the ter
noon, when the executive committee met
Chief Engineer Hammond presented a
report in conjunction with Landscape En-
gneer McLaren. stating that the pre-
liminary survey of the site selected for the
exposition was almost com pleted and that
the estimated cost of preparing the grounds
and removing the buildings. roads. etc.,
after the fair was S110.340. The committee
decided to take no action on the report
until it had met with the Park Commits
sioners tomorrow morning.
The following letters were read from
foreign exhibitors at the Columbian Expo
sition: From j.. MetZner. Wanting space
for an exhibit of silver filagree work and
china; from Albert Meyer, wanting to dis
play emeTyware and whetStOneS: from
Ernestine MetZner, wanting space for a
display of SieSian bitter liquors; from K.
Nussbaum. wanting to exhibit mechanical
and other German toys; from Y. E. Rogel,
who has novel display of aluminium
goods and glassware; from l.. a. Thurs
ton, who has the famous panorama OF the
burning crater of Kilauea, Hawaii, in the
Midway Plaisance and who wants to bring
it here; from S. Il. Slaught to make a dis
play of ramie goods. The secretary was
ordered to notify the correspondents that
definite terms would be made as soon as
possible.
The question or how the contributions
shall be taken care of was next taken up
and the following plan was adopted: In
the secret4ry's outer office temporary coun-
tiers have been erected where each day the
various collectors will report the amount
OF their collections and turn in the money
and checks. John H0esch, who for four
years was the expert of the Finance Com
ipittee of the Board Of Su ervisors, will
receive the money and receipt for it, SDeci-
Tying the names of the donors. A record
will be kept by Julius Kahn. the financial
secretary. and each day the full amount of
collections will be turned over 10 the treas
urer, Manager Lillienthal Of the Anglo
California Bank.
Ex-Mayor Eugene Gregory of Sacra-
mento wrote accepting his position on the
executive committee, and saying he would
let it hear from him in good hard Work in
the near future.
The building contractors notified the eX-
ecutive committee that it intended making
mp "a GOOD big pot" for the exposition, and
in addition would petition the Federated
Trades to have the members OF all the
trades IN this city give the wages of one
days labor toward the building of the ex-
position.
Leopold Bonet presented a series of
drawings TO the committee giving a general
plan of the arrangements OF the grounds
and buildings. The sketches. the princi-
pal one of which Is given herewith, were
greatly admired by the committee, and
with some few changes may be adopted.
The sketch published by The CALL is
from a supposed point of view near the
Starr King monument, looking toward
Strawberry Hill. The idea is to have the
grounds built in plateaus raising one above
another and connected by numerous stair
WAYS.
The Brewers Protective Association.
through Its secretary. Mr.. MOhr. an
nounced that the association would donate
@io,oO0 toward the building of the eXp0si-
ilon. Inc money comes from the How
ing orewerles: American brewery. Albany
brewery. Bavaria brewery. Broadway
brewery, Iaiifornia brewery, Enterprise
brewery. Empire malthouse. Hibernia
brewery, Hayes Valley brewery, jackson
brewery, Milwaukee brewery. National
brewery. New York malthouse. Pioneer
maltEouse. Railroad brewery, San Fran
cisco Stock brewery. South Park malt
house, Union brewery. Washington brew
cry. Buffalo Brewing Company of Sacra.
mento. Chicago brewery, Fredericksburg
brewery, John Wieland brewery, South
San Francisco brewery, United States
brewery, Willows brewery.
The Musicians Union donated $50 to the
exposition, and with the donation was a
note explaining that the amount was not