The morning call., 1893-09-09
CALIFORNIA; FAIR
Sixty Acres Additional
Space Granted.
PARK PROGRAMME TO-DAY.
Historic Heidelberg Castle to Be Re.
produced-Big Subscriptions
Still Rolling In.

The executive committee of the Mid
winter Fair held a meeting yesterday and
received bids and proposals for novelties
and exhibits. A check for $4,000 was de-
posted by Assistant Director-General
COrnely as guarantee that the Eiffel
tower now on exhibition in Chicago would
be brought out and set up in the fair
grounds. Along with this check came the
assurance from Mr.. Cornely that SS0,00O
would be expended in properly locating
the tower.
An animated discussion was entered
into on the advisability of reproducing the
famous castle of Heidelberg, and 1t
seemed to be the general opinion that it
should be done. No definite action was
taken. Should this discussion bear frui,
it is PROPOSED to have. in connection with
the castle. four restaurants and two music
stands.
Many applications were received for
space and the executive committee found
it necessary to appeal to the Park Com
missionerS for help In the matter. A con-
ference with the Commissioners resulted
in the concession of sixty acres additional.
This makes the acreage TO be covered by
the fair 120 In consideration of the addi-
tional space granted it was deemed advisa-
BILE 10 place all buildings and exhibits, so
far as practicable, on tile middle drive,
and close that thor0ughfare TO vehicles Of
every description.
A communication was received telling
the committee that the writer would erect
at convenient distance from the grounds
a 600-roOm hotel.
At meeting of the Builders Associa-
ton Yesterday a motion authorizing the
drawing of draft for $1,000 for the Mid
winter Fair was carried.
The rule adopted by the MIdwinter Fair
executive committee. requiring a deposit
of 8 per cent guarantee check when bids
are made came up for discussion. The
director-general was present and assured
the association that the executive COM
mittee would, without doubt, do away with
the rule, if the association desired, but
added that the executive committee had
adopted the rule to guard against ire
sponsible bidders. He also Informed the
association that thirteen buildings n all
would have to be bid for, and that the
additional number which would be built
by other persons would make a great deal
of work for laboring men. Some further
discussion followed and three resolutions.
indorsiDg the action of the executive COM
mittoe in exacting deposits, were unani-
mously adopted.
The executive committee has invited
bids for two more buildings. Bidders NAV
the Horticultural ana Agricultural build
ings at the Office of the architect, Samuel
Newsom, at room 31S, Phelan building
The Mechanical Arts building plans and
specifications are ready for inspection at
tile 6ffice of Architect Edwin Swain in the
Crocker building.
Contractors who bid on these buildings
will be subject to tie rules adopted for the
bidders upon the Manufacturers building
All bids must be in the hands of the di-
reciOr-general on or before u o'clock noon
of the 18th inst
To-day will be a gala day in Genital
Park. There will be a musical pro-
gramme, divided into three parts. The
first part will commence at 10 o'clock. the
second part at 1 80 o'clock and at Z 80 in
The evening the programme will conclude.
There will br football and baseball
games, a wrestling match, n tug-of-war
and all sorts of races interspersed through
the day.
The Anglo-Californian Bank subscribed
$1,000 yesterday: Alfred Borel 81 Co.. $3.50
the London. Paris and American Bank,
$500; Wells, Fargo 6t Co. $4,000; the
Sather Banking Company, $3.50: Easton,
Eldridge IL Co., $3.50. and many others
subscribed sums from 81 to $3.50.