The morning call., 1893-12-10

plan far beyond the original expectations.
The financial managers are seriously con-
sidering very decisive step in the IN after
of obtaining new subscriptions, but one of
the first and most difficult questions to
answer when al preaching prospective
new subscribers has been and is "Why do
you not collect the subscriptions you
already have"
In this connection the managers desire
to state In public manner that this OBJ
struction must be removed and decisive
measures must be taken TO collect these
subscriptions. and that any further
leniency on their part will be fatal TO the
exposition In more ways than one. A
great expense has been entailed upon the
financial department IN the matter of COL
lecting these subscriptions for the reason
that many OF them, both large and small,
have been called for a great many times
by the collectors and dates set when pay
meDts OF same would be made, only to be
postponed from time TO time.
AS stated, delay now is fatal and the
managers trust that every one who Is on
the unpaid subscription list will make
prompt payment, without further solicita-
tion from collectors, at the Office, room 26,
second floor. NJ ills building. and they feel
confident that this notice being given full
publicity will obviate the necessity Of en-
ploying collectors to call individually upon
these subscribers.
Es
Will be no more general admissions to the
exposition grounds. Hereafter, between
now and New Years day, a fee of 25
cents will be charged all visitors within
the gates, over II years of age. The man.
agement anticipates considerable
revenue to accrue from this source. The
executive committee has been urged to
make the charge at most 10 or ID cents, and
has been told that Quadruple the Dumbe
would visit the grounds at half the rate as
now fixed.
In re lv. the executive committee argues
| that in view of The vast amount of work
yet remaining to be done. ii is preferable
to have 1000 Wis tors at % cents, rather
than 5000 at Is cents. No estimate has
been haZarded as TO the probable mum Der
| OF visitors who will care TO pay the rice
Of admission during this preliminary term.
FROM time To time special attractions will
be arranged at Sunset City, with view
toward adding something to the treasury
| Oy encouraging the use OF the entrance
ticket offices. This afternoons feature
will be the balloon ascension and para
chute jump by the Woodford brothers.
The crowds at the park will probably
Satisfy themselves with view of the de-
scent of the aeronaut from the height of
| 5000 feet.
The Alameda County exhibit. packed Ia
large furniture-car. has arrived home
| from Chicago. 1t has only been opened to
|
Of the display being the property of the
Supervisors of Alameda County. The ex-
! nl0lL Will be transferred by the latter to
the Alan eda County Midwinter Fair As
s0ciation. Alameda's building at the
Midwinter Fair is well under way, and it
| is probable that the car will be ruin to San
Jose by way of Niles and up the Coast
Division track directly to Sunset City by
the spur track.
The first of the engines which are to fur
nish the motive power for the exposition
has reached San Francisco from Chicago,
| where ii has been doing work in the same
| line. This is the ThompsOn-Corllss en-
CINE OF the q lden State aud Miners Iron
| Works, which furnished ODe-thiTd of the
| motive power for the miscellaneous ma
chineTy of the C0lum mbian Exposition.
operating 1900 feet of line shafting. Wales
! l.. Palmer, president of the Golden ate
and Miners Iron Wnrks, through whom
this engine has been given for the use of
| the Mid winter Fair, will personally super
| intend the location of the engine and in
stallation when the machinery is ready.
| One of the greatest novelties at the fair
Will be the Firth wheel. The highest point
from the foundation CT the other buildings
will be 225 feet. 1t will contain sixteen
cars and each car will seat ten people. 1t
| is expected TO be grand sight TO witness
| from this wheel the setting of the sun,
which ould not be seen to such advantage
| al Tue w OTlu II ali. OF dt any OtQer place
In the world. The wheel will be ready to
start on the opening day.
In view OF the fact that there will be a
large number of visiting newspaper people
in San Francisco during the coming expos
ition, the press club of San Francisco Is
arranging to make the rooms OF that or
ganiZati0n a sort of press headquarters
during the entire winter. To that end the
bard of managers of the club will extend
The privileges of the club 10 all newspaper
men who may visit the city during the
forthcoming fair. A II properly accredited
newspaper men will be given card of
privil, ges upon presentation of proper
credentials either from their respective
papers or from the department of publicity
and promotion of The exposition.
One week from tomorrow evening is the
date for the grand concert for the benefit
of the MidwInter Fair building fund, 10
be given by the Midwintpr Choral Society
at Odd Fellows Hall. The event of the
evening will be rendition of Sir Michael
Rosters oratOrio "Naaman," for solo
voices. chorus a'd orchestra. The chorus
Will consist OF LOO voices, under the direc-
t0rsbip of Professor Martin Schultz The
soloiSts will BE- as follows: Soprano. Mrs.
Martin Schultz, the Shunamite Adah.
C0ntrsltos--Mrs. J. E. Berminsham. TIM
na. child: Miss Xena Roberts, widow.
Tenors-Wills E. Bachelor, Naaman; S.
Blum, Gehazi. Basso. j. E. Fleming,
Elisha.
The Canadian Auxiliary Association pur-
pose holding grand concert and ball on
Friday evening next. 10Th inst, at Odd
Fellows Hall, to raise funds for the erec-
ton of their building on the fair grounds.
The best vocal and instrumental talent 10
the city has been secured, including the
Symphony orchestra OF sixty pieces.
A piece OF quartz weighing over ton
and bristling with gold has been taken
from the Osborn Hill mine of Grass Val
ley. 1t is to be shipped to the exposition
grounds and will fern part of the mining
exhibit. The total contributions to the
mining fund from individual miners is
about $4,000. which will be applied to the
enhancement of the dIsIlay. An enter
tainment IN aid of the fund will be held at
Metropolitan Temple on the evening OF
the 29th inst. musical programme is
being arranged, and Mrs. Anna Morrison
Reed will deliver an address.
The gold model of the Pabst brewery of
Milwaukee, exhibited at tha Columbian
Exnosition, has been brought here by
William Wolf & Co.. agents for the brew
cry. 1t will be placed on exhibition in
one of the four restaurants about the
grand central court. The model is valued
al S150,000.