The San Francisco call., 1896-08-11
MANY of the Exhibits Will Be
in Operation Every
Night.
ART A La PARIS SALON
There Is a Big Programme of Attrac
tions for Special Nights-Debates
on Silver and the Charter.

The Mechanics Pavilion is at this time
scene of activity. Assistant Superin-
tendent Clark, with corps of assistants,
is busy with chalkline and tape-measure
marking off the spaces on the ground floor
and the galleries that are to be occupied
by the exhibitors of home products. These
have taken all the available space. There
will be nearly 400 exhibits, quite number
of which will be in operation, showing the
working up of the raw material to the fin
ished state.
The former sink on the south side of the
main pavilion has been raised to a level
with the rest of the floor. The fish dis
play will be increased by three new tanks
by the California Fish Commission, which
will have fish-hatchery in operation.
The annex on the Hayes-street side,
which was on the occasion of the previous
fair q sort of storeroom for odds and ends,
will be made one of the most brilliant
corners OF the big building. In this there
Will be a display of electrical apparatus
and lights, and in the center, in space
thirty-seven by thirty eight feet, there is
being put in position the plant in minia-
ture OF the Union Iron Works, that was
exhibited at the Worlds Fair. Around
this there will be models Of all the vessels
for the United States navy built by the
SCOTS.
Machinery hall will have q large display
OF mining machinery to give visitors an
idea of the practical manner in which ore
is red duced.
In the gallery at the Polk-street end the
Gundlach Company, the wine firm will
have an extensive display of its products,
including large tun in which wine is
allowed to ripen.
The old saw display, which in the past
has been a ragged-edged attraction, will
give way TO a much more attractive ex-
hibit. In the center aisle of the main
floor an Egyptian structure is to be erected
by Tillmann & Bendel, in which they will
make show of nothing but goods of Cali
fornia manufacture. Workmen COM
menced yesterday TO ley the foundation
for this structure.
An enlarged band stand Will occupy the
central portion of the Pavilion. From
there Conductor Hinrichs will lead
band OF fifty musicians, who are already
rehearsing.
On the north side of the main floor the
Bowers Rubber Company and the Califor-
MIA Cotton Mills will have working ex-
hibits.
In one part of the building there will be
an exhibition of the manner of working
the cathode rays, and those who are
anxious to try the experiment will have
an opportunity of placing hand under
the light and being treated to vision of
the bones that are concealed by the flesh.
The Fulton Iron Works and the Hallidle
Wire and Rope Works will have extensive
displays and there will be display of the
Graham Stove Works and the manufacture
of the bicycle by the Yosemite Company.
Superintendent Gilmore stated yester-
day that in his opinion the exhibits on
opening day will be far more complete
than they have been at any previous ex-
M nlolt. The reason OF that" said
prizes offered for the best three exhibits
that are ready when the fair opens on the
1st of September. The first is $780, the
second $175 and the third s75, and the in
dications are that within a week the
building will be full OF workers. I am of
the opinion that there will be but few
stragglers this year.
The art gallery will be in charge of
Henry Raschen, and only the works of Cali
fornia artists will be exhibited A com.
mittee of three artists willibe selected by
the intending exhibitors, and they will
pass on every picture that will be en-
titled to o place on the walls. This COM
mittee will be named on the Goth. 1t is
probable that there will be a drawing for
pictures after the manner that drawings
are conducted in the Paris Salon.
At one of the buildings space has been
set apart for the exhibit to be made by the
Dairymen's Union, which it is expected
will be the largest of the kind ever at
tempted in this State. Messrs K. P.
Dooian, Joseph M. Cumming and S. Il.
Tacy, representing the Manufacturers
and Producers Association, and having
charge of the special features to be pre-
sented during the continuance of the fair,
held meeting yesterday afternoon and