Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-08
THE STATE FAIR.
MINNEsOTA's GREAT EXPOSITION At
ST PAUL.

}Sls PAUL.
for the Grandest Exhibition
Ever Given In the Northwest-Compe-
tition Open to the World-Important In
formation Cleaned from the Premium
List.
The complete, unexampled success Of the
forthcoming annual exhibition-the TWEEN
tieth-of the Minnesota State Agricultural
society, is contingent upon one essential
alone, good weather during the first week in |
September, the time for holding the fair.
Never in the history of the So
ciety, has it's affairs been directed
by more conscientious, energetic and judi
cius officers than now, and never In It's his
tory have the producers of the state, the
agriculturalists, the breeders, the mechanics
the merchants, in brief the representatives OF
all the industries of the State, manifested SO
lively an interest in its success as now.
And Minnesota will not be alone III contrib
cutting to this success. The society has IN
scribed upon its banner competition open
to the world,'' and melted thereto by the lib
eral premiums offered, the people of sister
States, of all sections, will enter into compe-
tition with our own people.
The GLOBE has already noted the great en-
| largement of the exhibition capacity of the
Driving Park grounds, where the fair will be
held, by the erection of new buildings, stab
ling, sheds, ETC. These Improvements are
about to be commenced, and when complet-
ed will present the most complete exhibition
buildings, as they will be among the largest,
to be found in the country. All other ar
rangements are on the same complete. ex-
tensive scale, and yet applications and assur-
ances from exhibitors already received, as
sure the management that they have set their
mark too low.
! THE OFFICERS.
The officers of tho Minnesota State Agri-
cultural society for the present year are:
President-Geo. R. Finch, St. Paul, MINI.
Vice Presidents-D. w. Ingersoll, st. Paul;
Hon. VIM. Fowler, Newport; Hon. Sam. T..
Adams, Monticello.
Secretary-R. c. Judson, Pennington, Dako-
ia county, MINI.
Treasurer-Geo. Culver st. Paul, MINI.
Executive committee-Jas. McHench, A. ii,
Fridley, ]. IS. Harris, F.. Whitlock, Il. F,
Brown, Z. G.. Ingalls,.
Marshal-Albert Chapel, Pennington.
Superintendent of Gates-Geo. C. Chamber
lain. NOrtnneld.
In addition to the above officers, there
have been appointed for this exhibition, 8
reception, railroad, excursion and genera
committee, composed of the leading citizens
of the State, to look after the ways of get
ting to and from the grounds, and seeing
that nothing is left undone to insure the
comfort and pleasure of the thousands WIZ
will be in attendance
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
5 The superintendent of the different de
partments are as follows:
3 Horses and mules-A. Post, Faribault
!. Cattle, sheep, etc.-Joseph McHenct
Wabashaw.
= Dairy and household products-Hon. VIM
. Fowler, Langdon.
y Domestic manufactures-D. w. Ingersol
+ St.. Paul.
q Fine arts-R. G. Munger, st. Paul.
!, Grain, -four and seeds-Phillip S. Harri
o st. Paul.
y Flowers and fruits-Truman M. Smith
! st. Paul.
4 Vegetables-U. S. Hollister, St. Paul.
n Fish-S. Watkins, Red Wing.
= In connection with this State exhibition
q the Ramsey county society offer liberal pr,
O miums for Ramsey county stock and pr
> ducts
J., RACING AND TROTTING.
IS big feature of the fair will be the spec
it trials, both trotting and racing. The flu
70 programme of this sport has not yet bee
made, and therefore details cannot be givel
but the following is from the New York Sp5%
e Of the Times, in which an initiative a,
o nouncement has been made: Sin come,
L. L
State Agricultural society, the first week j
!, September, there will be held in St. Pau
:, = Mimi, six days. meeting, comprising run
/ ming and trotting, at which the large sum
e $12 900 the amount should have been state
70 at 14,5O0.-Ed. GLOBE will be given
! premiums. This will be one of the mo.
d important meetings of the year. We ca
Q this early attention to it, and shall CONNER
a more fully upon it next week, when the fu
d programme will be published Among tt
IS events will be the colt stake race, which til
l. parties in interest unanimously decide
should come off in connection with the fai
1t is safe to say that the races, in the chara,
s. ter of the horses engaged and number {
!, events, will eclipse anything ever befo1
= given in the Northwest.
BENCH SHOW.
q One feature of this exhibition will be IL
}. first dog show ever given west of the Missi
Y sippi river. For this novel and always a
q tractive show special building is bein
8 erected, and that there may be no failure
its management, Mr.. Lincoln, gentlema
who has had charge of all such exhibitions
i this country, has been secured to take entil
! control. Already notifications have been r.
ceived of intentions to enter from many
| tha OF oil
!, Scotland and Ireland, while OF
Il own dog fanciers propose |
:, y rnake much finer shown
~ than ever before made by single Stat
~ There will be many other special features
~ not usually found at such exhibitions, q
- of which the GLOBE will take pleasure i
mentioning hereafter.
WORD TO EXHIBITORS.
y Asa fitting closing to this article, we gi,
n the following circular, issued by the emerge
ic secretary, Mr.. r. G. Judson:
The advantage of holding a successful fa
for 1873, at the capital of the State, we thinl
il very we'll assured. The railroads Gel
Il tering there make it easily accessible from tt
East, as well as all parts of our State, with BIT
. little change or reshipment of stock or article
n intended for exhibition.
n The following railroads run into st. Pau
! The two divisions of the Milwaukee st. Pau
. Chicago, St. Paul & Minneapolis RAILROAD
= Northern Pacific; Sioux City & st. Paul; 81
; Paul q Pacific; st. Paul & Duluth, and Still
water & Taylors Falls, making connection
: with other roads in our own State; also wit
4 Eastern and Western roads in sister States
9 Thus every point of our State and States an
Territories south and west are of easy access
The State board have guarantees that til
usual courtesies and facilities will be extende
to exhibitors and visitors by the railroad con