The morning call., 1893-09-20
A Statement of Current
Expenses.
EXPLANATION BY BADLAM.
Twenty-One Persons Are Employed
at Headquarters at an Average
Of $45 Monthly.

lEQUeui SubcCA iDCIS Ii tue MluMlDteT Il air
has been that all the funds are being ex-
pended for hiGh-salaried officials at head
quarters. Many people have demurred
about contributing on the score that every
one connected with the exposition had a
financial ak to grind. Apropos of this the
following correspondence between the ex-
ecutlve secretary and one who signed him.
sci II. II. C." may be Of interest:
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Sept. 1S 1898
secretary California MidtC,Hter Fdtr-DEAR
SIR: am subscriber 10 The fund Of the Mid
WlDter FaU and | believe lt will be of the great
est benefit TO California aud that il is just what
Is needed to arouse lie dormant industries of
The Pacific Coast.
In the interest of public understanding as to
what Is being done with The money that has
been subscribed 10 the falr fund, VIII IL be ask
ing 90 much for you 10 inform me how much
salary OF compensation is pald 10 the executive
committee, the executive secretary and other
attaches IN The Mills building; also how much
monthly rent Is paid for the elegant offices of
the committee on The corner OF Montgomery
T. H. c.
10 the above communication the follow
Ing reply was sent:
Z. H. C.-DEAR SIR: In repIy TO your COM
munication of tie 18Th, 1 brg 10 say that no
member of the executive committee has ever
received one dollars compensation. neither has
the executive secretary received any sum what
ever for services. and at The present time one
hundred and twenty-five persons are yolun-
mlttee ana collecting money FOR tie beneht OF
the exposition. under the leadership OF Frank
). johnson and Louis SlOss Jr.. with General
w. Ii. l.. Barnes as chairman and julius hann
as secretary. without The slightest expectation
OF reward except in The kind approval OF
grateful public.
Iu the offices of the committees there are
tWenty-one persons employed, principally in
slen0graphlc work. whose average c0mpensa-
Ton per month Is exactly $40 90.
Mr. ID. q. Ills has generously given the use
OF nine rooms on the second floor OF tile Mills
building for one year including light ana heat
Without one dollars expense TO the committee.
Perhaps II may be appropriate at this time TO
state that all matters In connection with the
workings OF the committee and in connection
with the financial affairs OF The exposition are
open to the public. There are no star chamber
proceedings. All the bids and contracts are
opened 10 the presence of the bidders and |
can assure you md the public that everything
- IN connection with the exposition Will be con
Quoted honestly and economically ana in a
manner 10 challenge the closest scrutiny.
Ihe books OF tue committee will be submitted
every month TO prominent citizens. who will
verify their correctness No payments are
made, except by the approval, first, of the head
OF the Department.; next, The committee having
charge OF The affairs OF that department.; next,
majority of the auditing committee and
finally by draft drawn by the president, cOun-
tersigned by the secretary and then presented
10 the treasurer.
never have in my business career been asso-
clated with more CAREFUL paInstaktng and hon
orable gentlemen than those composing the
executive committee, and the public can rest
assured that every dollar contributed viii be
honestly used TO the best advantage Yours
very respectfully, ALEXANDER BADLAM.
Executive Secretary.
The contract between the Midwint ter
Fair executive committee and the projec-
tors Of the Vienna Prater will be signed
to-day. Nothing will then stand in the
way of pushing forward the work Of this
interesting adjunct TO the expos ition, In
citations have been issued for the ceTe-
I moDy of breaking ground for the prater, &c
taka place at Golden Gate Park to-mor-
row al P. NJ. a programme of speeches
and music will be gwen. 1t Is expected
that the audience will include Govern
ment, city and county officials and pTomi-
nent citizens generally.
The experiment of employing ladies for
the collection Of subscriptions and the
soliciting of new contributions is proving
very successful. From the outset the
work of these women was retarded by
having the limits of their work so pre-
scribed that they could with difficulty pro-
ceed without encroachlns on the territory
that had already been covered by some of
the collectors and solicitors of the finance
committee. Notwithstanding this handi-
cap they have turned in considerable
money during the past few days. Yester-
days total cash receipts were S2I04 65.
> making the total cash on hand S113, 766 Go.
All the employees of the HarbOr Com
misSiOners, from President Bassett down
10 the sweepers, have subscribed one days
pay to the fund.
= One of the most attractive entertain
--ments yet planned for the benefit of the
fair will be the presentation of the opera.
the Pirates nf PeOZance," at the Stan
daTd Theater on October by the Golden
Gate Operatic Society. Solos will be given
by number Of talented amateurs. sup
ported by full chorus. The cast of char
acters will be as follows:
Frederick. pirate apprentice. VIM. T. Andrews
Ra ph. the pirate king Harold X. Basford
Samuel. his lieutenant. Joseph T. Mongos
Sergeant Y Wood
MaIor-GenerA Stanley. William Simpson
+ Ruth piratcal maid Of all work ork.................
Kate Wards in chaneery Miss May Reden
Edith and daughters Of the Mis-, Gusse Wheeler
Mabel Miss Fannie E. Ryan
Under the beading of musical attrac-
liens for the fair the executive committee
is considering propositions from the Or
chestra of La Scala Theater Milan. 1t
is composed of 120 performers, each of
!: whom is said to be an artist. They pro-
pose to give three concerts daily for def
mite period, and several Italian exhibitors
at Chicago are trying to arrange the ques-
ti0n of expense. The orchestra was on the
programme for the Worlds Fair in Chi
.cago but its members were unable TO come
to the United States this summer. PropO-
sails have also been received from the Elgin
band of sixty musicians and Sousa's Ma
line band.
:: Merchants and others in San Francisco
who have larger correspondence are d DING
something IN the way OF advertising the
Midwinter Exposition by the use of rubber
stamps about an inch and half in diam
e. eteT, announcing the name and date of the
exposition and nothing more. No doubt
there Will be pastors Of this kind In abun-
dance the time of the exposition draws
nearer, but meanwhile these stamps are
becoming very popular. The best feature
of the practice is that the makers of the
stamp, B. II. Patrick & Co., pay into the
treasury OF the fair fund 10 cents for every
stamp sold. This sort of donation has al
ready netted a neat little sum for the ex-
position, and ought to furnish a suggestion
TO other would be contributors.
The Midwinter Fair is certain 10 have an
ostrich exhibit. The only question now is
whether there shall be more than one and
how many In addition to the application
that has been made by the people from
Los Angeles, whose plan was detailed only
few days ago, there now comes an appli-
cation Oh favorable terms from Z. j. john
son, manager Of the American Ostrich
Company, who now has an exhibit in the