The San Francisco call., 1909-10-04
INDUSTRIAL FAIR
AT CENTRAL PARK
Committees in Charge of Great
Labor Carnival Select Old
Baseball Grounds
Plan TO Have Field Most Bril-
liantly Illuminated Section
of San Francisco

The Central park lot at Market and
Eighth streets has been chosen as the
exposition site by the various commit
tees in charge OF the labor carnival and
Industrial exposition, TO be held in con-
Junction with the Portola celebration.
II is the plan. according TO B. 3. Rosen-
tnal, representative Of the san Fran
cisco labor council, 10 transform the
one time baseball grounds into latter
day fairyland, and il is 10 that end that
the committee is now working.
Our committee on lights, display and
decoration reports splendid progress
said ROsenthal last night Our
grounds viii be one Of the most bril-
liantly Illuminated spots in the city
during the nine days Of the exposition
We plan 10 open october Is and close
the evening of the 24th. Depend upon
A. the affair VIII be a credit TO the city
and is bound 10 delight thousands Of
san F'rsnciscans and their guests dur
ing the fiesta period"
The labor carnival and industrial ex-
position viii, in a measure, resemble
the annual fairs held in the old Ne
chanics' pavilion before the fire. It.
however, viii have the advantage Of
being held in the open air. and as a
place OF amusement il VIII be greatly
enhanced by number Of free shows
and several OF the most startling and
novel attractions now showing in the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition
Probably the most interesting fea-
tures OF the carnival viii be the dis
plays Of local manufacturers, many OF
whom are making arrangements for
space and gayly decorated booths
on the fair grounds. At least 100 ap
plications for such space are already on
file at the headquarters Of the eXposi-
tion at 1913 Fillmore street.
The enterprise which is 10 be con-
Quoted under the auspices of the San
Francisco labor council. is being pro-
mOted for the purpose OF securing funds
for the erection OF an imposing labor
temple that VIII be monument 10 the
city All the local labor organizations
are enthusiastic over the project, and
members Of all the unions are working
diligently for the success Of the affair
A mammoth labor parade. in which the
unions OF all the bay cities viii parti-
cipate. viii Immediately precede the
opening OF the carnival
Following are the officers and com
mittee in charge;
Chairman general committee-l5eorze ". Bell
Representative san Francisco labor council
Executive connittee-wiIIism P McCabe.
r. Cornelius. Leo Nicholson. John J. Field.
F. H Lomasney, VIII J. French, A J. Gala
Eher.
Music committee-R. Cornelius u. z. Decker,
John a. keogh
Finance commirtee-W P McCabe. z. H.
Lomssney. D. McLennsn. B. B. Rosenthsl,
Harry Gildes
Display and decoration coulmittee-John J.
Fed. T. A RearI0n. B. 3. ROsenthal, John a
ke0Eh. John OCounen.
Lights and grounds eonmfttee-Leo Michael
son. .. Campbell. John O'Connen, u. r. Hsg
crrr Max p. Licht
special days oemmitfee-E h Lonssuey,
James Bowlan. James McTeirnsn. " r nag
err. William Wright
II deception rreel hsrles Schupperr. A. ].
- sgher. James McTeirnsn. James BOElsn,
Bert Il Rue
Press conluiitree-Nili J. French.
y Directly in charge are =. B. R0Senthsl- Z. n.
Gornsn. Sew York Snowman. and J. Anthony
German. who wss prominent the executive
board Of The California midwinrer fair.