Daily globe., 1878-09-02

How the Brethren Did Violate tho Sab
bath-Thereby Preparing for the Show
Nearly Everything In Place-The Grand
Opening To-Day-The Church Dining
Rooms-Other Buildings-Complete in
Every Particular-Ordsr Reigns in all
Departments.
Yesterday, autumn's opening day" was one
OF the most exquisite Notwithstanding, per-
haps, certain superhuity of heat with posi-
bly, cloud or two of dust which might have
been dispensed with without serious inconvcn-
ience. Bright, clear, and beautiful with a
slight breeze blowing-enough to cool the per-
spring brow of the Sabbath day laborer at the
exposition grounds. There were few of those
impious fellows, who, disregarding both the
divine injunction and the GLOBES repeated
warnings were busy with hammer and saw, ak
and cnisel completing and identifying the
buildings upon the grounds. Nor this la
Dor confined alone to the Goddess fellows who
had rented stands for dispensing food and
drink to the hungry and thirsty thousands who
are to come to the great show, but
even staid and digniGed church members
hurried to the grounds early, worked
hard until the sound of the church-gOing bell.
manded them to worship. sat beneath the drip
pings of brother Tuttles brother Stimsons
sanctuary for hour, and then returned to
their labors, renewed and reinygorated by the
dripplngs of the spirit.
THE GROUNDS
assuming shape and proportion. Order has
come out of chaos. From every direction are
arriving at every hour stock, goods and
machinery of every possible kind and character.
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and hogs arrive by the wagon-oad and herd. A
little more elaborate description of the grounds
and main buildings may not be out of place On
this the opening morning of the great fair.
As stated in yesterdays paper the manage
ment have determined not to admit
teams to the grounds. At any
rate that is the rule now even though it should
be abrogated to morrow. The old main entrance
has been fenced across by the centennial
registering gates, six to ten in number. Enter
lug here the visitor discovers Immediately
the right what is known as
MACHINERY HALL.
This was the large building constructed
year ago for the State Fair. and used for the
floral, agricultural, mechanical and CONNER
cia displays. This year it is
devoted entirely to the exhibition of mechanics,
manufactures and mercantile displays. In the
centre 10 an immense rustic fountain
structed of cobble stones ana pe,r6ed moss,
through which rises fifty different jets of water,
the centre stream rising forty feet high to the
ceiling overhead. Ranged about this
beautiful centre are the evl-
dences of the manufacturing and commercial
industries of the Northwest, and especially of
the city. at the southeast is placed the i'm
nense eighty-horse power engine, from the
North Star Iron Works, which furnishes the
power for the building. At the southerly end
is the already celebrated miniature Minnehaha,
which is almost an exact reproduction of the
original only the water falls twenty-five feet,
(and won't come down foot,) instead
of sixty. This is special at
traction, and will receive the admiring gaze OF
the countless thousands who will visit the ex-
nositon.
THE ART GALLERY
adjoins the Mechanical hall, and, in charge of
Major Morrill,, has put on its best looks. Some
of the choicest works of art in the West hang
upon its walls. This will be one of the chief
features of the show for cultivated people. A
more complete description af this department
will be given IN the future.
THE GRAND STAND
comes next, and is Immediately on the right of
the visitor as he leaves the southern entrance
to the mechanical hall. This is the largest grand
stand in the entire West excepting only the
one at the st. Louis track, SURPRISING both the
one in Chicago and the one in Milwaukee in its
seating capacity. 1t will comfortably seat
fully 5000 people, and furnishes most COM
manding view of the entire track. Across
from the grand staIfl has been erected a new
JUDGES STAND
and large ornamental stand for the band and
members of the PRESS while without
the charmed circle of the track, and
Immediately south of the grand stand,
is the pool stand. Beneath the grand stand are
booths erected for the sale of refreshments.
Opposite the grand stand, and just beside the
Universalist dining hall, is the unique and
beautiful
''GLoBE BUILDING"
some few remarks about which have been made
in these columns before. 1t is the most beau
tiful building the grounds, and, in fact, is
the only one which unites to nearly
the degree of perfection, both the
utilitarian and the esthetical. 1t ia surmount-
ed by the American fag and is distinctly Ia
beled so that our friends need not go astray in
looking for u.s. Passing the GLOBE building
the visitor reaches the left the
CHRISTIAN DINING ROOMS.
The GLOBE incidently mentioned the fac
some days since that Col. King, deter
mined that none should leave the
grounds hungry, had provided ample
means for feeding the multitude. AS result
of his negotiations the five eating houses
which lie Immediately beyond the GLOBE head
quarters are in the hands of five of our mos
reliable and responsible
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
organizations which feed exactly as the,
pray-honestly, conscientiously, thoroughly
Not alone for the purpose of add
ing to their earthly store of wealth
hut that they may also ant
at the same time lay up treasures of honest,