The morning call., 1893-08-05
CASH COMING in.
Fifty Thousand Dollars in
the Bank.
THE FAIR OFFICIALS HAPPY.
Contracts for the Work on the
Grounds and Buildings VIII
Soon Be Awarded.

There was great jubilation at the mead
quarters of the Midwinter Fair yesterday
when it was announced that, at the close
Of business, the exposition had $4,000 Il
its credit in the bank. Apart from the
subscriptions reported by the members OF
the finance committee cash donations
aggregating $4,000 have been received by
Financial Secretary Hoesch since hi:
office was opened on Monday.
Contracts for grading will probably bt
awarded next week and the work Of
erecting the buildings will 60 on rapidly
thereafter.
The Croker. Woolworth National Bank
sent check for $1,000 and alter William
II. Croker had signed the check for the
bank, he added his personal contribution
for $3.50. Thomas j. Clunie subscribed
$500. stating that he gave the money be.
cause he realized that the Midwinter Fair
was the city's salvation. He added that
he was ready to double his subscription If
required. j. w. Mcdonald gave $500 and
Daniel Meyer signed his name for $3.50.
The total subscriptions reported yester-
day aggregated S3o63, and the financial
manager announced that there is now on
the books 1925, 600, all OF which would be
paid when the subscribers were called
upon. Good results have been obtained
from the subscription blanks published In
The CALL.
Responses are being received from drug
gists accepting agencies for the collection
Of cash subscriptions, all expressing their
willingness to do anything III their pow er
to promote the Midwinter Fair project.
Authority to act in this capacity has been
issued t. the following: ii. w. Baxter,
933 Market; Wakelee's. Montgomery and
Bush, Suffer and Polk; Searby, Zellin d
Co.. 400 Suffer; c. &. Higgins. Cos Mont
gomery; James q. Steele IL Co.. Palace
Hotel; A. II. Smith Il Co., 1900 Polk !;
Philip Flatow, Geary and Jones; ID. f..
Howe, Sixteenth and Valencia, Twentieth
and Mission; JOY & Costing. Baldwin
Hotel; Val Schmidt. Jackson and Polk !;
f. A. Allen, Sixteenth aud Market; +. b.
Hulting, Third and howard: John b.
Skinner. Geary and Fillmore.
Financial Manager Shainwald has sent
out 800 letters to capitalists who have not
subscribed to the exposition, addressing
them as follows:
Since taking charge of the financial depart
ment OF the Midwinter Fair on Saturday last
have been constantly at work ascertaining
exactly how The subscription lists stood and
what The prospects were Tor collecting Tie
desire TO stale now that / can assure you
that over S325,000 have been actually SUBJ
scribed. anu. IN my humble Judgment, the sue
cess of the fair Is 10 longer ID matter of doubt
Our finance committee, composed of some OF
the best business men OF this community, have
been earnestly at work and have brought
about this pleasant result, but they are all OF
them business men whose time Is valuable 10
them, and it Is Impossible for them to see every
one. therefore take he liberty OF requesting
you TO assist US In this work, and 10 send us
your subscription, as much as you can afford,
direct TO this office, room 80 second HoOr;. or,
If you prefer, send US a postal and will send
collector out any day or hour you may sug
geSt.
1t is not my purpose in this Dote to dlate on
the advantages that viii accrue TO each and
very one OF us WHO are interested in the wei
fare OF this city by reason of this falr, neither
will touch upon the fact that the labor prob
lem for the coming winter and far into the
spring VIII be solved
Letters have been addressed to the con-
suls IN San Francisco officially notifying
them that the fair Will be opened on
January l, and requesting them TO COM
municate information regarding the expo
sltion to their ambassadors at Washing
ton.
Six additional designs for the buildings
were sent in yesterday. Those of Clark
son Swain OF the Spanish type were the
most striking. The names of these archi-
tects are: Herbert Il. Maggs, E. A. Har-
rison, T. Murray, *" {. K. Wilson,
Clarkson Swain. All OF the designs are
now on exhibition and can be seen at the
Mills building on payment Of small fee.
e. w. Keller submitted scheme for
the construction of the buildings. to be so
adjusted as to have the rear Of all the
buildings in the form OF an arch. In this
lie proposes to hang cycl0ramas TO the rear
Of all OF the buildings, to be connected by
an elevated railway passing through a
glass conservatory enclosure, with space
for double track Of cars facing the cy-
cl0rama running in one direction. The
other cars will run in the opposite direc-
ton, facing the exposition.
a novel proposition has been received
from A. Mayor of Chicago in which he
proposes to tit up train of cars consisting
OF ten coaches htted up with all kinds of
novel machinery, and manufacturing on
the train pins, hook and eyes, bairpns,
tacks. watches and .jewelry. He proposes
To sell the product Of tie machinery as it
is turned out, and to have it run from Chi
cag0 TO San francisco, stopping in a II the
priclDal cities ana giving exhibitions.
j. b. Swan has given a handsome gilded
sign, bearing the words, "Headuuarters of
the California Midwinter international
Exhibition" 1t is hung in the balcony in
front OF The executive committees head
quarters.
The newsboys of the city will hold a
meeting at o'clock this evening In FEEDER
alton Hall, SIG Howard street, for the puf-
pose Of contributing toward the Midwin
ter Far. All Newsboys are invited to al