Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-30

On, and There is Still Oceans to Do
More Decorators Wanted-The Dog
Day Approaching-Great Eastern and
Edwin Forrest Coming-A Trot For a
Special observation-disclosures Notes.
An aggregate of more than 500 people was
at work GU the fair grounds yesterday. AS the
opening draws near business cumulates be-
yond all expectation. The very urgent work
from this time until Monday will be within
the various buildings, decorating and putting
up apartments for the different individual ex-
hibits. large amount of the more ponder
GUS machinery is being moved out and placed
in position. Stock is coming in rapidly. A
great convenience is the railroad conveying to
the grounds lumber, heavy machinery and
other articles.
MAKE YOUR ENTRIES GENTLEMEN.
All parties earnestly requested to
make their entries as early as possible,
in order to avoid the hurry and confusion of
the very last days before the opening and the
opening day itself. It would greatly expedite
things all around if exhibitors would heed
this admonition, make your entries early, and
have your exhibits on the grounds and in
place just as soon as it can be done.
1t is important that the exhibitors should
improve every moment in placing their articles
in place. The fair opens Monday morning. and
everything must then be in place that with
the risirg of the sun that day the big show
will start off in perfect order.
MORE BUILDINGS BEING ERECTED.
At 10 o'clock A. NJ. Wednesday, Chas. McIn-
tyre, superintendent, at the grounds, put a
force of men at work constructing q new horse
barn, 26x12O feet, and by 3 O clock P. NJ. it was
completed, roof, stalls and everything ready
for occupancy. 1t is not sham of a building
either, but good frame structure with stalls
for forty horses.
Croft and Berkey are erecting a building
1920 in which to operate machinery for the
manufacture OF ground spices, coffees. peppers
and other goods in their line.
HEN HOUSE.
poultry house is being put up 2Ox30, where
the domestic members of the feathered tribe
will be handsomely provided for. 1t will be
completed to-day and ready for occupation.
MAaDALEN soc1ETY's BUILDING.
This association Is putting up a building
adjoining floral hall, l6x50, for an eating stand
1t is in good location and will without doubt
be literally patronized during the great exhi-
bition.
SHETLAND PONIES.
separate structure has been put up fol
these diminutive equine specimens. The en-.
tries number thirty-fve, and the stalls are all
ready for The little beauties to walk in, and
luxuriate on clover and oats, and rest on beds OF
straw kuee-deep.
FLORAL HALL.
A large number of ladies, several gentlemen
and couple of dozen youngsters from the Re-
form school, were busily engaged decorating
floral hall yesterday. They made a good be-
ginning. but twice as many are needed to fin
ish the work in time. 1t is greatly desired that
much larger force be on hand to-day. Miles OF
wreathes and bunting are to be put up, and il
is lust the place for ladies to show their in
genuity and good taste putting up the delicate
work, ard ornamenting the hall of all Others
that properly belongs to them. If ladies hav,
mountain ash berries to spare they will confer
favor by sending them to Floral hall, or by
leaving them at the metropolitan hotel, where
they can be obtained to aid in the ornamental
ton. The decorating committee are Mrs. J. A
Wheeock, Thos. Cochran Jr., and Warner
Easton. Hear what they say:
To-day. all the ladies of the city who car
possibly spare the time are to meet at Flora
hall at half-past O clock, to push the decora
ton to its completion. Let one stay away
because they feel that there will be enough t.
do the work without them. 1t needs the efforts
of every lady and gentleman interested, that
Saturday night shall see the work in com
plete state. Therefore, let no excuses be of
fered, but let all join to make this part of tn,
fair, like all other portions. grand success
Conveyances will be at the Third street entranc,
of the Metropolitan hotel to take those wht
have no carriages"
TRADES BUILDING.
A good work is going forward in this build
ing, olnamenting, partitioning off space ant
putting things in shape for the large numbe
of exhibits it is to contain. When completed
it will look like great mercantile house hllet
from basement to root.
RAILROAD LANDS DEPARTMENTS BUILDING.
Some important changes are going on in thi
building. The Northern Pacific, st. Paul
Duluth, St. Paul & Sioux City and st. Pau
& Pacific all show under one roof ant
we may look for something grand i,
the agricultural display of those four grea
companies. They are fitting up their building
very tastefully. Canvas and evergreens ente
largely into the work of decorating. League
of bunting will bespangle the various building
and f1utter from Thousand elevations.
BAKERS BUILDING.
building to be devoted to bakery is abou
completed on the grounds. 1t is 24x50. TIL
business will be carried on there during the ex
hibiton in all it's details. Other buildings ar,
going up for various purposes and there seem
to be no end to the demand in that line.
BOW WOW, WOW.
The bench show of dogs. which is to form al
adjunct to the State fair next week, will be tn
finest exhibition of it's class ever presented il
this country, and will constitute one of tn
most interesting and attractive features of tn
entire grand display. The entries of dogs al
ready received make the bench show an entir
f,o %l,@O O.
is so far removed from the centres where prim
dogs are kept was felt, at first, to be a
almost insuperable disadvantage to tn
success of the exhibition, but tn
hearty and ready responses received in the wa
of entries by Superintendent Lincoln leave n
longer any room for doubt as to the complete
of the exhibit. Whoever visits the sho,
of dogs next week at the State fair will neve
have occasion to regret that Minnesota did no
and could not gather the best display of ca
mines the country could afford.
A perfect multitude of entries were re
ceived yesterday, among which the more re
markabe only will be noted
Messsrs. Lincoln & Hellyar, of Warren
Mass, have entered the world-famou
pointer dog, Snapshot" The animal is on
of the most noted champions of his class, an
has been remarkable prize-winner. He sc
cured the first premium at Birmingham, Eng
land, where one of the three frst-class Englis
bench shows occurs annually. In the Mort
Wales exhibitions he succeeded in carrying OF
the first prize four times. He the frs
premium at Oswestry once, and twice at Wove1
hampton, and then crowned his winnings b
walking off with the silver cup at the Crysta
Palace bench show. Since ''Snapshot's arr
val in this country, he has taken the first prize
Mt New York and Syracuse. The sam
parties also enter the pointer bite
"Gipsy," first winner at New York an
Springfield, Mass. The entrance of Snapshot
vii ma lyat ha "a
usual interest.
Mr.. Edward c. Waller, of Chicago, has en-
tered five kennels of English and Irish settlers
among which are included Jack" jeff,
Race and Fanny Fern" The two frs
We're champions at st. Louis, while Race i