The herald., 1894-02-01
THE M|DW|NTER EXPOSITION,
Exhibits Still Arriving from
Eastern Points.
Preparations for the Grand Electric
Illumination.
The Northern Citrus Display a Great
suocess-The Southern Pacific
Company's Unique Rail-
road Exhibit.

By the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31.-Information
has been received of 25 cars of exhibits
for the midwinter fair, which are still on
the way from eastern points. They are
all expected to arrive during the pres
ent week, so that it is safe to say that in
two weeks time every exhibit at the
exposition will be in place.
The electrical engineer and the chief
of the department of mechanical arts
are working night and day preparing for
the grand illumination which is to take
place Saturday night. Everything will
be in readiness excepting the electric
tower, which will not be completed for
two weeks. One OF the features Of Sat-
urdsy nights display will be the illumi-
nation of the dome of the administra-
ton building, which will be done in
spiral form from base to apex. The great
glaas dome OF the horticultural building
will be illuminated from the interior.
So Oranges and lemons will have another
field day tomorrow afternoon at the
Northern and Central California build
ing. The awards will be made in con-
nection with the northern citrus fair,
and horticultural jubiIation will fol-
low. The officers Of the exhibit will
give luncheon at the '49 camp to the
principal officials OF the exposition.
The announcement of the prize winners
will afterwards be made by Prof. E. w.
Hilgard, B. W. Lslong and David
Allison, who comprise the judges,
in the northern counties building.
A special musical programme will be
given, and speeches will be made by
Directors General de Young and others.
With tomorrow the citrus competition
ends, but the display of fine specimens
of oranges and lemons will be con-
tinued and the high standard of excel
lence of the exhibits will be main
tanned.
The total admissions today at the fair
were 1928.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 31.-In the railway
shops this morning there was more than
the usual animation. Busy workmen
were getting together the display OF the
Southern Pacific company for the mid
winter fair. The exhibit will prove an
object lesson of the wonderful achieve
ments in railroading since the inception
OF the great transcontinental enterprise.
AS Sacramento presented the material
for the running of the great road in the
early days, go it is enabled today to
show to the people what the growth
OF that railroad and the progress
OF invention in railrcading have been.
The engine @. P. Huntington, one OF
the first sent out from the east during
the construction period, was brushed up
this morning to be sent down to the
fair. At the same time the monster
compound engine, No. 1899, was got in
readiness to accompany the old Hunt
ington. The two will serve to show the
difference between the engines OF today
and those OF the early times. The old
| Huntington could be lifted up and
placed in the tender of No. 1899. 1t
has but two driving wheels, while the
mammoth modern engine has eight
driving wheels and four pony
or forward wheels. The large en-
CINE is but one of 81 engaged
in drawing freight trsins over the noun
tains. Boxcar No. was also taken from
Its shelter to accompany furniture
freight car No. 69,066. The former is of
10 tons capacity and the latter 80 tons
capacity. The odd train, which will
shortly wend its way toward the fair,
will be augmented by one OF the old pas
senger coaches of the Sacramento Valley
railroad, together with an elegantly
fitted out modern coach, beside which
the former seems like an appendage to q
toy locomotive. These exhibits will be
given a space in machinery hall.