Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-01
THE LAST CALL.
THE GROUNDS AND HoWTHEY LOOK.
Coming Out of Chaos-Stock Arriving by
the Dozen Car Loads-The Big Organ.

| It's the last call. Looking the ground all
over it seems that perhaps the terrible
contingency of violation of the holy Sabbath
may possibly be avoided-that is by
the fair management. OF course private par
ties who are fixing up for the mere purpose of
making money, may possibly forget their re.
ligious training and keep the hammer and saw
at work during the dreary hours of the day of
| rest.
THE DECORATIONS.
| The decorations Of the two main halls are
| nearly complete and certainly they
| are the very ideal of the
decorators art. Agricultural hall especially is
perfect fairy palace. Covering all the bare
| beams in the immense building are festoons Ct
evergreens while around and over the monster
foun ain is perfect wilderness of floral and
evergreen fells, pedants and festoons. At the
northerly end of the immense building on the
platform raised over the entrance large
| and magnifcently gilded church organ has
| been pIaced-the entire work of which has
been done in Minneapolis by Minneapolis
workmen, one at least of whom was born in
Minnesota. AS the GLOBE entered from
the sou.therly entrance and gyazed with
bewildered look upon his ford
countenance the magnificent instru-
ment at the oppdkite end, as though endowed
stirring melody of ''Lo, the Conquering Hero
Comesr'-or else, possibly the GLOBE mans
musical ear might have been off color little
may be 1T might have been the "Rogue's
March, At any rate it was military music,
and made one feel like swinging the bloody
shirt and going out to see other people die for
| their country.
MORE STOCK.
Fifteen carloads OF stock arrived Friday
night by the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul
railway, and sixteen carloads by the Burling
ton, Cedar Rapids & Northern. Yesterday
about thirty carloads by all lines arrived
while drove after drove came in from the
| surrounding country. To-day thirty more cars
will arrive. most OF which will be
the ''fiers'' from below headed by the rare
''Rarus," Hopeful, Molly Mccarthy and other
! ambitious speeders. Tnere is perfect mob
of horse men now on the grounds, and it would
| not take great stretch of the imagination for
one to conceive that he was in England and on
the eve of the great Derby races.
| RUNNING RACES.
| Among horse men the chief interest seems to
center upon the running race or cup race" of
| Wednesday, which will be by all odds the finest
running race ever witnessed in the northern
country.
| STOCK BUILDINGS.
The stables, sheds and pens for stock were
| finally completed last evening and nearly all
! of them occupied. After the frs, lot were fully
| completed the authorities discovered
that they had less than half enough, and SO
the workmen we've once more sat down on,
| and were worked night and day to make the
! necessary room for ii e display.
STOCK DISPLAY,
1t is no exaggeration to say that the stock
display will be more than four times as large
and infinitely more diversified than any
previous collection ever brought together in
the confines Of Minnesota.
FAIR NOTES.
Tuesday afternoon Senator Blaine will de-
liver the inaugural address from the piazza of
the Tribune building agricultural hall.
Mr.. Herrick says he has got prize in
the man who is TO sell tickets
at the grounds, he being one
who for several years sold tickets for Barn UNI 8
mcnagerie. He advises all who come, however
to procure tickets in the city and avoid the
customary rush at the gate,
The registering gates we'll remembered by
visitors to the centennial axe being put in, and
will be ready Monday morning.
Carriages will not be allowed within the
grounds, but an efficient police force will be
kept outside, aud the safety of teams guaran-
teed.
A CARD FROM COL. KING.
Col. King having conn leted the arrangements
| and provided everything for the greatest exhi-
bition ever offered the people of Minnesota, adj
dresses the following card to the public:
To the People of Minneapolis:
The work of preparation for the coming great ex-
! position is practically completed. Aided and en-
couraged by all classes of philosophical and
generous citizens, this work .aas been accomplished
Ia manner VIII oh cannot fail rebound to the cred
and honor of our city. For such hearty aid and CO.
operation the managers herewith return their sincere
thanks and confidently hope that the great success of
the exposition, which certain, will bring
to every generous convoker that happy compensate
which comes from the consciousness Of success and
| triumph in the good work.
With one moro suggestion, the undersigned vir-
tualy surrenders his poson to the people of Mnne-
apolis From this time to the close of the coming
week, the character OF fair will be very much
what the people Of Minneapolis may choose to make
It,. While thousands, many thousands of strangers
Will crowd our gates great reliance for such re-
suits as will finally determine the degree of our sue
cess will very soon depend upon the patronage OK.
tended by the people Of our city. If the great
mass of our citizens, following the good example OF
our leading business men Institutions, will deter
mine to give week to making this exposition grand
and overwhelming the certain result will be not only
al that can be desire in this respect but will also
establish beyond any doubt the permanent continl.
ence of such annual displays in our city each one OF
which will tell the story not only of the rapid growth
and improvement of our city, but of the marvellous
progress and increase in the wealth and development
! OF the whole Northwest. Very respectfully yours,
| VIM. 8. KING, President.
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