The San Francisco call., 1899-06-24
HALF THE SIZE
OF COLUMD|A'S
GREAT DISPLAY
The Paris Exposition
Small but Fine.
ONLY THE BEST DESIRED
COMMISSIONER RUNYON TELLS
OF HIS EASTERN TRIP.
All Exhibits and Each Exhibitor Will
Receive the Same Consideration
at the Hands of the Jury
of Awards.
ONLY THE BEST DESIRED
COMMISSIONER RUNYON TELLS
OF HIS EASTERN TRIP.

Paris Commissioner E. w. Runyon, who
has returned from his visit to Commits
sioner General Peck, was received most
cordially. He found the Commissioner
General, as well as the heads of the diff
ferent departments. very enthusiastic
over the large appropriation that Califor-
mia has made; knowing that the products
of this State are such as to make a very
much better exhibit than probably any
other State in the Union.
1t is the commissioners IDEA to make a
Californian exhibit in the departments of
agriculture horticulture, viticulture, min
ing, forestry and fishing. On account of the
large appropriation made by California,
Commissioner Peck Cabled the French au-
thOrities as to whether we could have the
privilege of putting up State building in
which to have a collective exhibit. The
return cable came from Paris to the ef-
feet that the exposition was to be not an
interstate but an International capital eX-
hibitiOn, and no State would have col
lectVe exhibit. Should we have been given
this privilege, however, we would not
have had the time to send our California
woods to Paris and erect a suitable build
Ing After carefully looking over the stu
alton the commissioners thought 1t much
more desirable to exhibit the products of
California in competition with those of
the world, which means that we will have
our different exhibits together with those
of the world; yet the catalogue will give
credit to the different countries, States
and individuals from which the exhibits
have come.
The Honorable F. ]. V. Skiff will have
charge of the mining exhibit; Professor
Charles Richard Dodge of Washington,
d. c.. has charge Of agriculture, viticul-
ture and horticulture; Hon. Willard A.
Smith of Chicago VIII look after trans
porta ton; DR.. Tarleton II. Bean is di-
rector of forestry and fisheries All of the
gentlemen named assure US that Calitor-
MIA will be given sufficient space for its
different exhibits, and all of the gentle
men are anxious that we should make as
large an exhibit as possible and assure us
that every consideration will be shown
our State.
The exposition will open April 10, 1900
and closes November of the same year;
| The grounds are located in the center of
and include 1856 acres: This is equal to
less than one-half of the area occupied by
the Columbian Exposition at Chicago. but
it is the purpose of the exposition not to
have large displays but of the very best.
BY the comprehensive system of abel
ing which will be adopted. the rame and
address of the contributor or exhibitor
and the locality from which the specimen
was derived will always appear, and IN
the case of State or ether ASSOCIATION eX-
hibits special descriptive placards, neatly
framed, will he conspicuOusly paced In or
upon the case in which such exhibits are
! installed in order that the contributor
! shall derive the fullest benefit from the
! exhibit.
Every exhibitor will receive the same
! consideration from the jury of awards as
! though he were exhibiting on space al
! lotted to him as an individual and cover
! ing many square feet in area
The Hon. II. j. Rodgers, director OF edu
cation, is expected to visit California
within few days. Professor Dodge vii
! also have two representatives from the
| East some time during the month to con
! fer with the California commissioners re
| garding e;-hibit-agrculture, viticulture
| and hOrticui lure.