Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-15
THE STATE FAIR.
IMPORTANT ACTION OF THE OFF
GERS YESTERDAY.

IIAS YES1EfIOAx \
A Visit to the Driving Park and What
Came of It-Several New Buildings to
Be Constructed Immediately, and Old
Ones to Be Enlarged and Repaired--A
Great Structure for the Bench show-En-
largement of the Grand Stand to Seat
ing Capacity of Five Thousand.
Messrs. George R. Finch, president, George
Culver, treasurer and r. G. Judson, secretary
of the State Agricultural society, accompanied
by John Summers, ESQ.,, builder, Mr.. Dilley,
of Lake City, a member of the Minnesota Ken
mel club, and Mr.. Charles Lincoln, who will SUI
perintend the bench show to be given in con-
nection with the State fair this fall, visited the
grounds of the st. Panl driving park yesterday
afternoon for the purpose of deciding upon the
number and location of the new buildings, and
the improvements to be made in the old, to
commodate the great rush of exhibits and at
fractions already assured for that occasion.
Upon arriving upon the grounds the gentle
men lost no time, but proceeded Immediately
to business and during the afternoon the fol-
lowing Improvements were decided upon:
The dining hall will be removed from it's
present location to point some Is feet south
of exhibition building No. l. comprising the
present group enlarged to 50xl5O feet, thor
oughly overhauled and repaired and in all re-
spects made the equal in appearance of the
other buildings. The
PRESENT EXHIBITION BUILDINGS
are six in number, the centre one being in the
form of Greek cross, 300x300, three Of the
Others being 5Oxl5O feet each, one 50x2O0 and
the other 5Ox1OO. Commencing from the south
end No. will be used for
exhibits in Division F, heavy hardware, ETC.,
and No. 2 to exhibits in Divisions l and X,
grain and vegetables. The immense central
building is to be used as a
GRAND FLORAL HALL,
and it is the intention of the managers of Di-
vision Fl and part of F, to be here represented,
to make it decidedly the most attractive build
ing on the ground. The State horticultural
society will be located in this building, and the
florists and fruit men will unite in transform
ing the great space into perfect bower Of
beauty. Next north, in No. 3, will be the
ART GALLERY,
the entire space Of the building being devoted
to art exhibits paintings, statuary,
ETC. This department has been placed
in charge of Mr.. r. G. Munger, who will
exert himself to make the building
what the name imports, an art gallery in this
its completest sense. AS commencement to
this result, Mr.. Munger has already secured
several of the choicest paintings of his brother,
whose fame as an artist is now worldwide
MI. Roger A. Munger, besides a number of
other choice exhibits. The next building
north, SO by 200, will be used for the exhibit of
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
by the merchants Of this city and other parts
of the State, and such assurances have been re-
ceived as guarantees the finest display in this
line ever made northwest of Chicago. Next,
| and the last OF the present group, is the
RAILROAD BUILDING.
To make this building special attraction,
the different railroads Of the State, especially
those centering here, have entered upon a
| generous rivalry, and the exhibit Of grains
| and vegetables raised along their respective
| lines, timber growing along their roads, build
ing stone, etc. ETC., will be far in excess of any
| previous exhibition in the State.
| All these buildings will be put in thorough
| repair, and one, and probably two, will be very
| materially enlarged to give the requisite room.
MANUFACTURING BUILDING.
! Immediately adjoining the railroad building
on the north, is to be new building 75x150,
to be occupied by different manufacturing
| firms in the manufacture Of their specialties.
|
steam, for which an engine is being especially
constructed by the st. Paul Foundry and Manu-
| featuring company This will be perfect bee
hive of industry the exhibit of one boot and
shoe mandatory alone being worth many
| miles travel.
MACHINERY HALL
! will come next on the north This will be a
new building, and supplied with the necessary
shafting and power for operating all kinds of
| agricultural machinery.
THE BENCH SHOW.
| special attraction of the coming State fair
will be bench show, or in plain English, an
exhibition Of hunting and other valuable dogs.
This exhibition W ill be under the auspices of
the Minnesota Kennel club, and it will be the
first show Of the kind ever given northwest of
Chicago, OF west of the Minnesota river. For
| the accommodation Of this exhibition special
building will be constructed just north of the
last mentioned, kl0Ox3O0 feet. The manage
ment Of the exhibition will be in the hands of
! Mr.. Charles Lincoln, who has done a like ser
vice for nearly or quite all the bench shows yet
| given in this country. Mr. Lincoln is now here
! looking after the prehminaries, and he is es-
pecially gratifed at the unexpectedly large
| number of applications for space already re-
ceived. These applications come from New
York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Illinois, and other States, and also from Eng
promised from the two latter points. In fact,
Mr.. Lincoln says, the bench show is already an
assured success.
THE GRAND STAND.
Trotting, running, hurdle racing steeple
chasing, and cross country sports will, as in
all we'll regulated fairs, constitute one Of the
features of the exhibition. Liberal purses are
to be offered for all the different events, and
some of the most noted horses in the country
will be present to contest for the supremacy
| in their respective classes. To give as many
as possible opportunity to witness these
sports comfortably, and free from the annoy
ance of the great crowds around the grounds,
the grand stand is to be enlarged SO as to accom-
modate 5000 people.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Besides the new buildings mentioned above,
special building is to be erected 5Ox1OO, in
which will be carried on all through the fair
the manufacture of sugar and syrup from
Minnesota amber cane. One hundred new
sheds for cattle and horses are to be built, the
present sheds and stables to be thoroughly re-
murous pens for hogs, sheep, etc., built, in
short, nothing is to be left undone in the way
of furnishing accommodations for the largest
most complete and varied Staet exhibition ever
given in the Northwest: All the build
WI W. obt nnade by covered cred
ways we mlgnt enlarge upon This
at much greater length, but space will not al
low at the present time. Work upon the new
buildings and repairing and charging the old
is to commence next week. and the progress
made will be noted from time to time
DUST TO DUST.
Obsequies of the Late William Cullen
Bryant.
New YORK, June 14.-The funeral service