Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-31
THE GREAT FAIR.
NOW THEY vuooP ZEE Up NOW
Large Force of Ladies Decorating---Liabil-
ity of Violating the sabbath-Removal of
the Offensive Tribune Building.
DECORATING.


Yesterday was driving, rushing, hurry.
bnrly, busy day at the exposition grounds
Needless of the GLOBES repeated and reit
Grated warnings the management have
persistently postponed and delayed until
now it seems almost unavoidable to violate
the holy Sabbath day, or else commence the
grandest exposition ever dreamed of in the
West with half decorated buildings. And if
the management commences its exhibition
by an open and sinful dissertation of the
avoid rainy and unfortunate season
for their show? The GLOBE does not desire
to be unduly pious, but it does desire tt
spur the officers forward to the completion
of the great work.
THE LADIES
swarned out in full force yesterday, an6
toward evening the decorations of agricul
tural hall began to make the bare walls look
habitable. AS usual the ladies discharge
their part of the duties readily and in time
but its the men who will be to blame for
breaking the Sabbath.
THE BUILDINGS.
All the carpent ry has been completed on
the main buildings, but on the lower end of
the grounds workmen are still calling into
existence acre after acre of
hog and sheep pens. There is
no bench show to make our wool bearing
and mutton producing friends afraid, and SO
there will be the largest display of sheep
ever attempted in Minnesota.
the fountain and waterfall are complete
and the decorations of this department will
be made entirely by our own local business
men and merchants. Harmon & Co., Men
eel q Co., HARDWOOD & Co., Janney Bros,
Janney Moes, Brooks d CO., and several
other important business firms have already
begun to put in their displays. By TO- night
Mechanics hall will be completely filled and
ready for the undraping process Monday
morning.
AGRICULTURAL HALL.
Here is where the complaint for the delays
comes in; and yet justice compels the GLOBE
to remark that when once trimmed upon the
broad guage plan invented by Geo. A. Brack-
EFT it will be the most beautiful building ever
thrown open to the public on the upper Mis-
sissippi river.
Here few exhibitors have made their APP
pearance but Just wait for to-day and to-
morrow, and such clatter will be heard.
All available space has been given out, and
double the amount is still called for.
FAIR NOTES.
Among the animals arriving yesterday
were fifteen head of Jerseys, owned by G.
II M;lJor nc rador Po,,;Jc. o;ubt hood ~
short-horns, owned by G. D. McCune, OF
Salon; large herd of Herefords, owned by
G. S. Burleigh, of Mechanicsville, and a
car load of finewool sheep, the property
of s. III. Thompson and w. A. Purdy, of
Iowa City.
Mr.. Henry G. Baird, travelling representa-
tive of the Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing
company, of South Bend Ind, arrived yes
terday morning with a display of wagons
carriages and buggies, which MI. Baird states
exces the magnificent display made by tina,
firm at the Centennial.
Mr.. e. Dillon arrived yesterday morning
with five carloads of Norman and Percheror
horses, and they were assigned quarters
about noon to-day. The great 'lraft horses
highways, attracted much attention as they
the finest that has yet arrived and will be
one of the leading features of interest during
the fair.
The daily Tribune yesterday commenced
removing its unsightly building out from
under the nostrils of respectable newspapers
1t is to be located somewhere down among
the mules and swine on the lower part OF
the grounds. I he GLOBE already perceives
an Improvement in the air.
Fifteen carloads of fine stock arrived by
one train over the Milwaukee & st. Pau
road yesterday and were assigned quarters
at the exposition grounds. They consisted
of horses, cattle, sheep and hogs, and were
the very best blood in the land
Secretary Clark says that if he had double
the space at his command he could fill every
foot of it, and still the cry would be fol
more. The rush for exhibiting space sur
prises the Oldest fair in habitant.