The morning call., 1893-11-15
THE FRESNO COURTHOUSE.

the general exhibit. The main part of
the model will be constructed of raisins,
and the tower and dome of oranges. In
side will be the county exhibit in all its
detail. The Fresno courthouse is one of
the finest in the State, and its selection as
the type of the model is an evidence of a
little local pride.
A homing pigeon tournament is being
arranged for the Midwinter Fair. AT the
Chicago tournament there were birds from
Boston and Portland, and almost all got
safely home again. Birds for the contest
here have already been entered from
Seattle. Portland, Tacoma, Los Angeles,
Albuquerque and Olympia.
Senator George c. Perkins visited the
headquarters yesterday and in the course
OF an interview said:
when l left San Francisco I was not
quite convinced that the Midwinter Ex-
position was going to be 'go,' and |
must say that the fact of its assured sue
cess was emphasized In my mind after
got East, more from what | saw and
heard there than from the news / received
from San francisco. We people here in
San francisco have no idea OF the mum Der
of people who are coming from the East to
visit our Midwinter Fair. 1t is simply
wonderful the amount of talk that is to
be heard on the railways and in every
hotel and drawing-room in the East.
Il give you my word for it that will
not be surprised if the number of our East
ern visitors runs up and above a million. /
don't think that the railroads have any
idea of the work that will be required of
them. As far as the exposition is con-
cerned l am satisfied that 1t will be very
creditable to California. Never in the his
tory Of the world has so much work been
done in SO short time as has been done
by those who have had the work to do"
F. G. Hasson, electrical engineer of the
exposition. has returned from Chicago, and
is arranging the affairs Of his department.
AS soon as the necessary boilers arrive the
electric plant will be started. In the mean
time necessary connections will be made
and wires run, so that when the boilers
and dynamos can be placed in position the
grounds can be lighted Immediately.
Arrangements between the representa-
tives of the northern citrus belt and the
executive committee Tor the erection of
the building were completed last night.
Immediately thereafter the contract for
the erection of the structure was let. The
building will cost about S9000 and the
work upon it will be commenced to-day.
The people Of Santa Clara County are
preparing an excursion from San Jose to
the grounds of the Midwinter Fair so that
the growth of Sunset City can be attested
and enthusiasm in Santa Clara's building
developed.
Yesterdays cash receipts amounted to
1885 90, making the total to date
ports large number of unsolicited sub
scriptions within the past few days, the
result Of personal inspection of the build
lngs In Concert Valley. The amounts vary
from 81 to $40 and the cash 10 these in
stances accompanies the subscriptions.
The work of appOrti0ning space in the
official buildings will begin in few days.
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General de Young, who has been invested
by the executive committee with entire
charge of this department of the business
of the exposition.
Three cars are travelling across the con-
tinent and are labeled For the California
Midwinter Exposition, San Francisco"
They will arrive early next week and will
contain the exhibit of A. Lusk & Co..
which took i've medals at Chicago and re-
ceived a special diploma and awards as
the most artistic exhibit on the ground.
The ears will contain the first large ex.
hlbit TO arrive from Jackson Park and the
display will be given prominent place in
Horticultural Hall.
A meeting of the Canadian auxiliary
committee will be held at Scottish Hall,
Ill Larkin street. this evening. Matters
OF Importance will be discussed. All Can
adams in the city are invited to be present.
Count Valcourt-FermOnt,t the president
of the Oriental Syndicate of the California
Midwinter Exposition, which is IncOrpo-
rated under the laws of Illinois with
capital of $1O0. 600. arrived in this city last
night.
The Count says that the contracts made
by his company call for the completion of
the building gs by December 15, aud the car
penters will begin one to-day. Over $50
people will be brought here by the COM
pany. The shops on the Cairo street will
be seventy-one in number, and they will
be guarded by native policemen, brought
here for that purpose, as Count Deimont
says the exhibitors have little confidence
ia any protection aside from that men,
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