The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-10
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ST. p A u L.
THESTATEFAIR.
The (! First Day.
A Very Good Display,
But a Better One Expected Tomorrow.
st. Paul Merchants Are Making a 6ood Show.
But a Better One Expected Tomorrow.


AS general thing the attendance
outside Of exhibitors on the first day of
the Fair is rather slender, but this af-
sternoon there were good showing of
visitors. The exhibitors had not ceas-
ed coming in with goods as our report
er left the grounds, at six P. NJ.
and those who had their goods on the
stand were busily arranging them for
She attraction of the eye of the visitor.
And what had been done thus lar was
dooe well. Each building with its sew
!. eral departments was well displayed
and We none by Tomorrow noon to see all
spaces filled. Ample accommodations
are madeshy the society this year for
each exhibitors The grounds outside,
devoted 70 agricultural and other ma
schinery, are well filled, and we are
sDrry that we ad not time to make a
detailed notice of each article as we in
teded to do, and shall in our next issue
rs all of our subscribers are
, interested parties in this branch of in
! dustry. We shall NOW proceed to make
brief notice of each article and de-
partment which we were able to ac-
quaint ourselves with. Some were
necessarily skipped as we did not meet
the owner; but we shall see all before
we are done. The first building we
enter is the horticultural, which we
found was not entirely filled, but con-
tinually streaming in. The vegetables
so far are principally from the vicinity
of St. Paul. The specimens
from the National Colony, of Mobiles
county, were particularly good. Among
the curiosities was some specimens of
wheat and oats as they appear after be-
ing preyed on by the grasshoppers.
POULTRY.
The exhibition i'll this line promises
be good. DR.. j. H. Bryant of this city
already has several coops of different
varieties of chickens and one coop of
pigeons, and cage eff rare rabbits.
Some others we did not learn the names
Of, had their coops on the ground.
There is expected a big lot fIom Mime
apolis this evening.
H. Brcidert and Adam Decker of St.
Paul, have a large and fine display of
. coal and wood cooking and heating, par.
lor and Office stoves. Mr.. Breidert
also exhibits some buillers hardware
aud tools, etc. But our attention was
particularly called to a novelty in
the shape of a bee hive, a recent patent
by Messrs. Sperry & Chandler Of New
London, Mimi. 1t is the most perfect
and c0nyenient hive we ever had the
opportunity of examining. As we have
not time to give the details this time we
We promise the full workings of it next
time. Another cunning and curiously
contriyed trop we meana
-'EsS - RAT OR MOUSE TRAP.
1t will make you laugh to
sethe thing work.
Asypu enter the
etxsswt FLORAL. HALL,
yonr eye falls upon a show case of fine
specimens of custom-made boots, and
all styles of CATERS, the work of John
Hood of this city. At your left are
fine specimens of penmanship, executed
by w. A. Faddis, of the St. Paul Bus
mess College. At the same time, YOU
are attracted by recent novel inven.
ton, styled the Ladies Work Desk.
The ladies must examine this. as it is
for them.
Floral Hall has been beautifully dec
GRATED and presents pleasing appear
ance. Among the exhibitors in this
building is Wick, the celebrated seed
grower of Rochester. n. Y. who has
. some fifty varieties of choice flowers.
Then comes Truman NJ. Smith, the
fruit grower of Dayton's Bluff St. Paul.
He has some twenty-three varieties of
grapes and seventeen kinds of wines.
all of which look fine; tame plums.
etc. W. E. Brimhall Of Reserve Town
ship has seven varieties of apples, and
some fine crab apples, plums, &c. Next
we see Mr.. Traverse, who is a necessity
in the right place these hot days. with
his ice-cold soda, fruits and coufection-
cry. Next is A. II. Bundy. j. c. Fleiher,
and Linke Bros, all of this city, all
with fine display of fruits and how-
ers. The next building in the order is