The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-12
The Minnesota State Fair and What our
Reporter Saw in a StroIe Through the
Grounds.

The State Fair has come and gone and is now
numbered among the things that were.
1t is very much to he regretted that the ex-
perience Of the pas: three years has been re-
peated in regard to weather, only more so. II
possible the weather was the most unfavorable
that could have been selected mot only rainy to
a great degree, but cold in the extreme, SO much
SO that fur over coats were positive blessing.
Of course it could not be expected that un-
der snch circumstances, financial success would
follow; Notwithstanding the officers left moth
ing undone that was in their power; yet one
might know what would be the result in a
contest between even as indefatigable workers
As our friends Fowler and Judson with Dame
Nature; 1t could have but one result We can
only say we wish it were otherwise, but, like
loyal subjects that we are, We submit with the
best grace possible to the inevitable.
A very credltable display was made in ag-
r;cultural products, stock of all kinds and az
ricultural machinery.
The trade building was poorly filled and
looked as if the merchants Of st Paul and Min.
neapotis had forgotten their cunning in the art
creditahle display, under the management oil
r. c. Munger.
All the Sewing Machine Agents must have
been at the Centennial or somewhere else. fol
they certainly did not afiict the visitors to one
half the usual amount Of chin music. Horxe
racing and base ball were all that seemed e
have power to charm the savage breast, fol
they were certainly all the attractions that had
any influence on the gate money to any percep-
tible degree.
Owing to the continued rain OF Thursday II
became Necessary to continne the exhibition
over Saturday the several Rs. &. running out
special trains that evening to accomodase the
visitors.
A spirited contest Was made in tanning
mills which had the usual result, friend Keller
Of Sauk Centre carrying of the blue ribbon
but he has done that thing so Cftsn that It a.
most seems useless for other exhibitors to spend
much time or bother when he Is around nr
Keller assures Us that much prosperity doe
not make him proud and that he has such lac
ilities fer manufacture that be can supply ever
farmer in Minnesota with mill.
Friday the long looked for threshing machln.
contest took place between the Minnesota Chlei
manufactured BY Seymore B Sahin Of SdIlwaie'
and the Giant manufactured BY the Wahasha
Manufacturing Co. A committee was appointed
to test the merits Of the two machines and tn
following report from them tells its own story.
To the Ninnesot2 StAfe Agricultural society
Your special committee appointed % deca01
upon the merits Of the two thFeshing mAchlnel
the MinnesoeA Chief and the Giant, would
respectfully report that upon the txial the Mn
nesota Chief, With 32-inch cvlindef, fnresn-
ed 20 bushels Of wheat IN s minutes, helnx IN
aveIaeeof ons and seventeen tweaty-A1tns q :
hush<s per minute, making Clean wc9k, WE
very litiie waste oyxr the stacker, ard no wa1af
under the machine.
The Giant, With 3s-inch eyiina4, thzeeh-
ed l6k bushels in - minn1, beiM an svu-
age Of - b1ahs1s pr 1fnu1s- - enalsc-