The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-10
AUTHORITIES RUB.
VitiCulturistS, Confused
About the Fair.
Superintendent Larue ConSuits With
the California Vine Growers About
Their Chicago Exhibit.

A special meeting of the committee in
charge of the State Vitlcultaral exhibit at
the Worlds Fair was called to meet II. NJ.
Larue, superintendent of the vitcultural
department OF the fair. at 3l7 Pine street
yesterday afternoon.
About thirty of the committeeman were
present. Chairman A. Haraszthy presided.
w. II. Mcneil. superintendent of the State
Viteultural Commission, was in attend
ance, as was j. d. Phelau. ice-president
of the State Board of Worlds Fair COM
missoners.
Promptly at 2:3O O'Clock the meeting was
called to order. aud Mr.. Larue was intro
duced.
Upon query made by John E. Doyle OF
Mountain View as to the nature and extent
of the exhibits 10 be sent. Superintendent
Larue read tie following regulations:
Each exhibitor Of American wines ana brandes
entering for an award must file with the super
Intend nj an affidavit showing thar they afe The
products Of fresh grapes grown upon American
soil, and were produced or manufactured by
tie exhibitor
Regular glasses, OF uniform size. shape and
Character. VIII be furnished, from which
The Judges viii sample ali exhibits OF win and
braUdles such tests 10 be made In a room OF
proper temperature and atmospheric conditions.
SAMPLE bottles Must be securely wrapped i0
uniform manner, corks capsules aud ether dis
tiDeulshing marks removed, and name OF exhib-
itor indicated only by number, before being SUBJ
mitjed o the judges
II more than one class type of wine Is tested
al single sitting, they VII! be presented 10 he
judges N the following order; " hiie dry wines,
red dry wines. sweet wines and bfandiss Cham
pagnes aud sparkling wines Will not be tested
eIbet with or immedatey following the exam
ination of other classes.
Exhibitors OF wines ana bfaUdes VIII be re-
qulred TO furnish the superintendent with six
bottles Of each type Of dry wines. three OF sweet
wines, three OF sparkling wines and Two OF
brandy, to be held Ly him and kept 10 proper
condition for testing examination by the award
judges.
Judges will be governed by tie following scale
OF points: l. brightness;2, beautiful shades OF
colOnng; 3, bouquet; 4, purity and delicacy OF
type; 5, body 6, SAVIOR; 7, alcoholic strengths; 8,
lasting agfeeabieness.
Mines ana other articles In this group entered
for award VIII be exhibited IN The following
quantities and numbers: Grapes, 3 lunches OF
any one variety Iaisin-, from 10 20 pounds OF
each brand aud as far as possible In commercial
packages: wines, bTandieS and he unfermenled
juices OF tho grapes, not less than / nor more
than 2 bottles each.
The following resolution was offered by
John 4. Doyle and seconded by NJ. NJ.
Estee:
ResoIued That in the opinion Of this meeting
representing The vitieuturlsts OF California the
awards OF merit as between different wines
should he maze by committee OF al ieas. five
jurors on each type OF wines and brandies, as
on white wines OF The SauteTne type. 5 on white
wines I'll h-nish type. D on ciarets. on Bur
gundy, etc. The awards made on the basis OF the
judgment OF any single Individual would be Ut
terly unsatisfactory.
The resolution was I'm animously adopted
and john +. Doyle. NJ. NJ. Estee and /. de
Turk were appointed a committee to lay the
resolution before the Nitcuitural Commits
sion and the State Worlds Fair Commits
sioneTS and urge its adoption.
The question OF the nature of California's
viticultural exhibit In the horticultural
building was then raised. The discussion
that followed disclosed the fact that con-
siderable confusion existed on this point,
both as to the right Of the different heads OF
departments TO act and the proprety OF the
action to be taken.
Mr. Mcneil at San Francisco had ar
ranged scheme of allotment Of places and
Mr.. Larue ut Chicago had devised another.
The question was an important one and
considerable surprise was manifested by
the delegates at the delay in It's earlier set
Element 1t seems the matter had not been
discussed previous TO the meeting held De-
cember 10.
After much excited talking IL was resolved
that Mr.. Larue's scheme OF allotment
should hold good, and that in the 1900 square
feet of space allowed California in the Ma
tional building the large growers should
make their extensive displays at their own
expense. and that the sm aller growers should
have classified exhibit at the expense of
State.
A vote of thanks was accorded Mr.. La
rue for his interest In the State exhibit aud
for his valuable services and the meeting
adjourned.