The San Francisco call., 1896-08-02
Only the Varied Products of
Alameda County Are On
Exhibition.
PROGRAMME CHANGES ON EACH
NIGHT.
Manufactures Shown as Well as
horticultural and Agricultural
Products


which may be more accurately called the
Alameda County Fair, because it com
prises the products OF Alameda County
only. will open tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
But the opening exercises will not take
place till O'clock in the evening, when
there will be speeches, and the band will
play, and the first big crowd will be
present, and there will be brilliant illum-
nations.
The exposition will continue about two
weeks. 1t covers $4,000 square feet of
room, and is bounded by Harrison, Web
ster, Eleventh and Twelfth streets. There
are flags and colors galore IN all the de-
partments and overhead. Yesterday it
presented a brilliant appearance; even
though all the exhibits were not in place,
and it lacked those finishing touches
which bring order out of chaos and put
the blush of beauty on.
As an exhibit of the horticultural,
agricultural and manufacturing resour-
ces of Alameda County, it is not only
superbly creditable, but it is doubt
full that any other county in the
world can equal it9 In the array of
exhibits there appears to be almost the
variety that one saw at the great Mid
winter Fair. At first sight the only differ
enee appears to he in the quantity. But
for q single county there is a vast amount
of quantity, and it is well worth going to
see. If the large crowds which the expo
sition deserves are as jolly as the fair is
splendid during the next two weeks, the
people of Oakland and of Alameda County
will truly have good time in showing to
the world how nature has gifted their land
and how great is the result Of their in
dustry.
The programme for tomorrow evening
is as follows:
OPENING NIGHT
Alex T. Stewart, Musical Director.
MarcnS Oakland INDUSTRIES. .Cassssa
Overture. "nIorning, Noon ana Night. .Suppe
Fantasia from Carmen" Bizet
Arabian Caravan. .---...... o......-..--.Asche
Address. .4................ President J. W. Nelson
Concert polonaise, with solos for E . fiat
clarionet, B fat clsrioneJ and cornet. .Beirsng
Addrees...-... .... mayor DAVE
address Senator George c. Perkins
NTERMIssIoN.
Patrioticoverture, america .:.. Cathin
Address by Julian sonntag. president of the
Manufacturer and Producers Association
Swedish Wedding March. ............ Soederman
Waltz DIVISIONS of Beautiful Women. Fahrbach
Medley, "Around the Metropolis" ........... Boyer
March, "our Italy". .Banchard
The programme will be changed nightly
and each performance will contain some
feature that will be allegorical of one of
the principal towns of the county. ALI the
principal towns of the county will have
days set apart in the exposition. The
programme for this and next week will be-:
Monday night, August 3-Opening exercises
Tuesday night-Riley Brothers stereoptlcon
views and illustrated music.
Wednesday night-The Scottish societies.
Thursday night-Assoeiated.Ch Charities.
Friday night-The German societies.
Saturday-School childrens day. The lower
grades in the forenoon and afternoon and the
higher grades in the evening
Monday, August 10-Haywards day; exer-
cises by the Acme Club in the evening
Tuesday night-The California Mandolin
Club.
Wednesday night-Exercises by colored citi-
zens.
Thursday-Alamedad day.
Frfday-The Irish societies.
saturday-Contra Costa day, with exercises
by the Native Sons IN the evening
Yesterday was a very busy one at the
fair. Wagon after wagon backed up at the
several doors and emptied its contents INTO
the big arena. To-day will be buster one
among the exhibitors for the grand open
ing is close at hand and all must be ready
for the public gaze. AT the rate the work
was progressing yesterday there is little
doubt that all exhibits will be arranged to-
morrow.
The main auditorium or assembly hall
and stage are handsomely decorated.