Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-15
state Fair Grounds.
MORE NEW BUILDINGS TO BE ERECTED

MORE NEW BUILDINGS TO BE ERECTED.
The State Fair this year promises to
be Of more importance than ever be-
fore. 1t certainly will be the largest
and undoubtedly the most interesting
Fair VIC have ever had aud our people
seeing this arc making arrangements
accordingly.
The old mercantile building, 100 by
40, has been heightened out 100 feet,
making it 200 feet long. In the mid
die and front Of the building is a pro-
lection or cross building 40 by 20 feet
on the lower floor. The inner gallery
overlooks all the interior of the build
ing, while the balcony on the outside
overlooks the race track aud the princi-
pal portion of the fair grounds.
Still further to the east and toward
the grand stand, is to be the railroad
building erected by the Northern Pa
citic, the St. Paul & Pacific and the
Lake Superior & Mississippi roade. This
building stands between the building
and the grand stand, but faces towards
the ind Of the mercantile building, with
one end towards the north. It will be
200 by 40 feet. This building will like
all the others, be connected with those
already built. This railroad building
will be used for the display Of the pro-
ducts Of the various sections through
which these roads run. The display
which these roads will make, will, be-
yond doubt attract very general atten-
ton. We recollcct that last year the
Lake Superior and Mississippi road had
a department in one Of the buildings,
and that the display made by that road
in vegetables, &c. &C., attracted very
general attention and surprised every
body who saw them. Nor was that sur
prise limited to this State, but extend
cd to the extreme east and everybody
who saw the fruits were astonished that
we produced such things in this State.
The buildings that will be added to
these already on the ground, will make
seven hundred feet in length by forty
wide. This, it is believed, will accom-
modate all who desire to exhibit
Though the buildings were large last
year, and supposed to be ample for all
damands. our people found that when
the goods were brought for exhibition
that the entries were so much more nu
meroue than it was expected they
would be, that things were somewhat
crowded. This they have determined
to obviate by erecting additional build.
ings for display.
1t is believed that when these build
ings are completed, We shall present to
the public more exhibition room than
any other State Fair in the Northwest ;
and not only are our buildings large
and commodious, but they are Of a
permanent, substantial character, and
50 we'll put together that when any one
puts goods into them the owner can ~.
ly upon being able to take them out
withoue their being ruined by the rain,
or otherwise injured It seems
as though the buildings were large
enough for two Of our State Fairs at q
time, but when the goods begin to pour
in it will he found, probably, that we
have not sufficient space to accommo-
date the articles taken there for exhi-
bition.
1t is strong argument that is ad-
dressed to the railroads, and they see
the great Importance Of displaying the
products Of the lands through which
their different roads pass, and We may
therefore look for a display Of fruits
and vegetables that will be very much
larger than any we have ever had be-
fore.-Ptouccr.