Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-02
Association's Buildings.
MERCANTILE BUILDING.

First in this catalogue we may mention the
mercantile building. Its dimensions are, main
hall 4Ox2JS feet, withiwing extending northwest
4oxso, and wing on the opposite side for officers
headquarters, 2Ox40; the entire apartments
finished off in style, painted and mpleted for
durability and permanency. The int rior is a
perfect bazaar of fashionable goods, represent
ing t he leading wholesale and retail houses of
st. Paul, Minneapolis and other cities of Min
nesota and various cities of other States.
MECHANICS HALL.
This building is 40xlO0 feet, wing 2Ox4O.
Here are the iron works and heavy
machinery. The engine is located
i'll this building, while just outside
is the furnace and great boiler. The exhibits
to be seen in this apartment are heavy cast
ings, mill machinery, steam engines and vari-
GUS works operated by steam 1t will be /;
busy place throughout the week.
HARDWARE HALL.
This is 30x100 wing 3Jx40. 1t is new
building, and is a very substantial. well-de-
signed structure. The leading wholesale and
retail hardware merchants of the city and ii
number from other cities have exhibits in this
building. 1t is already crowded to its utmost,
erything known to the hardware line in this
upper country is here displayed.
FLORAL HALL.
This building is in the form of a Greek cross,
100x100; the four wings will each square about
Az feet The interior presents gorgesus APP
pearance. 1t is festooned with fruits and flow
ers, and grains and grasses and evergreens, and
miles of bunting bespangle its walls and flutter
from it's cross tlmbers, and great pomological
bell is suspended from it's centre, and beauty
and grandeur look down from all around.
ART GALLERY.
For this elaborate department We find new
building has been erected in connection ard
extending at right angles with the original art
hall. The old gallery is located between
the mercantile and agricultural build
ing. 1t is 1920, the new building
24x54. glass roof covers q portion of the
new hall, and both apartments are tightly
sealed within, and painted soft, delicate blue
color. Some OF the finest paintings in the
land grace the walls OF the building. TO de
scribe them it would require an adept in the
art. Great credit is due r. G. Munger, Esq.
for the zeal and good taste he has displayed il
experimenting and pushing forward this Ell
terprise to such degree of excellence.
RAILROAD AGRICULTURAL BUILDING.
This building is 4Ox1G0 feet, devoted to tn,
agricultural exhibits of the Northern Pacific
st. Paul & Pacific, st. Paul u Duluth, and th,
st. Paul & Sioux City. Taken together it is tn
! finest agricultural display ever seen in thu
| Northwest. As to which company should hav,
the palm, we would say all of them.
AeBIcULTu AL HALL
! Here likewise is a building 40xlC0 feet
i where the State makes her grand showing
Several fine exhibits are already in place, an,
more are being arranged. Several large ex
| hibts to arrive to-day for this depart
ment, and it will not be complete before Tues
| day.
| DAIRY BUILDING.
This is structure 40x100 feet, where tn
dairy and household products are in mass an
position rich and golden. This department wi
not complete it's exhibits until the middle o
the week. number of cheese factories an
other parties have made application for space
but were unable to get the ground at tn
opening Of the fair.
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY BUILDINGS.
The demand for space for this class of ms
chinery has been pressing that the associs
ton began the erection yesterday of anothe
building for that purpose 50x150. It will b
completed tonight, and machinery mostl
from other States Will at once occupy its SD,
clio US floor.
KENNEL CLUB BUILDING.
Au1S AS oUAloU Leu, ana tnere al
kennels for about 500 dogs. The stalls or per
are arranged in line extending lengthwise {
the building through its centre, two rows opp,
site each other facing outward, and boarded u
all but in the front. The little apar. ments al
neat and cozy with their bright new board pa
titions and filters of clean straw. Ladies ha,
been at work in the building. and evergree
boughs and long graceful folds of buntiu
adorn the woodwork. Several enterprisin
dealers in hunters paraphernalia have their e:
hibits at the building also.
GRAND AMPHITMEArRE.
This structure has been enlarged to doub
its original size, thus giving it seating capa
ity of at least 5000 people. It is built in
manner SO substantial that 5, 600 people woul
not cause it to tremble. It is approached /
broad stalrways at each end and one in ii
, centre. Underneath it are refreshment stant
extending nearly its entire length. The bull,
: ing commands fine view of the driving pa,
from centre to circumference.
STOCK CAPACITY.
There are FIVE horse barns, and the box.stal
number nearly 800. Four of these. barns a
> new, having been constructed very ,ecentl
; They are substantial buildings, painted and Fl
ished off for permanent fixtures. Their dime
sions are as follows: One 2oxl2S feet; anoth
9 28xlOO; third 24xl00; the fourth 14xl2J; tt
9 old barn with twenty stalls; and, in additio