The San Francisco call., 1896-08-30
THE FAIR TO Be OPENED
Speeches and Music at the
Columbia Theater Tuesday
Night.
Many of the Exhibitors Object to the
High Bandstand in the
Pavilion.

The Home Products Fair will be opened
with programme OF speeches and music
at the Columbia Theater Tuesday even
ing, Septem ber l. As the occasion will
celebrate the first com bination of the
Mechanics Institute with the Manufac-
| turers and Producers Association for the
purpose of showing the number and di-
versity of California prod ucts, something
better than the ordinary is promised in
| the opening exercises, which Will be as
| follows:
March and Cortege from "Queen of Sheba"
| Gounod); address, President E. A. Denicke /;
"Iorreador and ~ Andaluse y {Rubinstein !;
Jeannette Coleman; introduction to third act
of "Lohengrin'' (Wagner); Knickerbocker
Male Quartet, ''In Silent Mead Emerson),
Larsen; oration, James D. Phelan. Esq;
reverie (Vieuxtemps); lecilation, "At Long
Branch MISS Lillian Dhu; overture, North
Star" (Meyerbeer)
number of the exhibitors have OBJ
jected to the high bandstand placed in the
middle of the Pavilion, claiming that it
obstructs the view and is out of place.
This is the way the subject has been pre-
sented TO the board of directors of the
Mechanics Institute:
GENTLEMEN: The undersigned exhibitors
beg to submit to you that in their opinion the
llgn DdulSIhnu IN the mdlQ aisle is Qetr1-
mental to the best interests of many exhibi-
tors and therefore indirectly to the fair in
general, and to request you that said band
stand be cut down SO that the floor shall not
be over two feet above the floor of the hail.
| Our opinion aud request are based on the
| following considerations:
First-The height OF the stand oDscures al
most completely the view OF exhibits from
| any side to people on the other side. This
means that all the exhibits along the main
aisle as well as many other exhibits within
| fifty feet OF this bandstand are robbed of
more or less large percentage of visibility and
| conspicuousnesS.
Second-It has a depressing effect on all ex-
that the band is more important than the ex-
hibits, instead of serving merely to enhance
their advertising value.
Third-It spoils the effect OF the main aisle
depriving it TO a great extent OF the sweeping
impressive view that would be otherwise OBJ
tanned at the entrance to the hall.
Fourth-It will be at best an unsigntly OBJ
ject as compared with the surroundings, and
therefore look out of place; hence it is our
firm belief that it should be cut down so as
not SO appear prominent structure, thrown
in among and overshadowing the exhibits,
but merely a slightly raised platform, so that
the view of spectators will extend aninter-
ruptedly across the heads of musicians to ex-
hibits and parts OF the hall on the opposite
end or side.
Knowing that you, gentlemen, are as sim
cerely interested in the success OF the exhib-
itors as they are themselves we feel that you
will cheerfully grant our petition. Johnson
Locke Merca ntile Company, TuDbs Cordage
Company, ]. II. Spohn, L. P. Degan, Stockton
Milling Company, c. s. Splivalo & Co., American
Biscuit Company, Baker & Hamilton, Schuster
Bros, Crown Flour Mills, Tillmann & Beudel,
w. P. Fuller & Co., Union Fish Company
Neville & Co.. Bowen & Co.. Schwabacher &
Co., Wash burn-Mone Manufacturing COMPANY
Laumeister Milling Company.