River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-08-22
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR.


The twentieth annual fair of the Mime
sofa State Agricultural Society, to be
held at the fair grounds in st. Paul, the
first week In September, promises 10 be
in all respects most credltable to the
State, and to the officers at present man
aging the affairs of this important State
society. In entering upon the prepare
tions for the forthcoming exhibition,
Mr. Geo. r. Finch, of the great dry goods
house of Auerbach, finch, Culbertson &
Co, was elected to the responsible posi-
ton of President. To assist Mr.. Finch,
Messrs. ID. w. Ingersol, Hon. VIM. Fowler
and Hon. Sam Il. Adams, were elected
Vice Presidents. r. G. Judson, secretary
and Geo. Culver, treasurer were retained
in their important positions. Those
with an executive committee composed of
Messrs. Jas. McHeneh, A. NJ Fridley,
S. Harris f. j. Whitlock, H. F. Brown
and f. @. Ingalls,, constitute the working
force Of the society. How we'll each one,
and especially the president and secre-
tary, have performed their work, the
great interest that has been aroused
throughout the State and north west in
the success of the approaching exhibit
ton, and the immense number Of attrac-
tons that have been secured tells most
torcibly.
| The State Agricultural Society is en-
phatically State institution, and its sue
cess is therefore a matter in which every
citizen is interested. 1t is through this
society that the advance Minnesota is
making in agriculture, in manufactures,
in the improvement of stock, and i'll all
the various industries that go to make up
this busy, every day world, is made
known to the people of the country at
large 1t will therefore be matter of
general congratulation to the people Of
the State that the twentieth annual fair
is to be such a faithful reflex of the
wonderful development of Minnesota, the
Empire State of the Northwest.
Although the harvest time has not
been SO iull of promise as was expected
the exhibition of the agricultural products
of the State is to be in all respects mos
creditable. In addition to the exhibits
made by individual farmers, the different
railroads centering in st. Paul, will
make an extensive display of the pro
ducts of the soil along their respective
line. The show of blooded horses, DRAFT
and read, fine bred cattle, sheep, swine
etc, will be superior to anything ever be
tore seen in the Northwest. The Minne.
sofa Horticultural Society will make {
large display of plants and flowers. A
massive machinery building has beer
erected, where several of the most impor
tant manufacturing industries of ~t
State will be carried on daily. A build
ing has been specially erected in which
the manner of making sugar and syrup!
from the amber sugar cane will be carried
on every day of the fair. An attractive
programme of turf sports has been ar
ranged for every day Will
such liberal purses as to secure the at
tendance Of the most noted flyers il
the country. The especial feature of the
exhibition will be the presence of Reus
the king of the turf, and the wonderful
Great Eastern.
There is also an almost innummerablt
array of special attractions, including
DIR. w. F. Carver and Capt. Borgardus
the champion rifle and wing-shots of thu
world, who will gived ally exhibitions o
their wonderful skill. A great bencl
show of dogs, under the auspecies of tn,
Minnesota Kennel Club will be in pro
gress in building specially erected TO
that purpose, dogs being brought from
all parts of the Union and others direc
from England to compete for the prise
offered.
A party of gentlemen from the Eng
lish colony at Fairmont, Martin county
noted fer their prowess and skill in horse
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kindly consented to attend the exhibition
with their stud of hunters and kennel o
hounds and will give exhibitions of Eng
lish field sports, gunine fox hunting will
full pack of hounds, cross country riding
hurdle racing &c, The hunt will wea
the typical red coat and complete hunt
ing costume, and mounted upon thei
highbred chang tailed hunters following
the mobile pack in full cry will be al
exhibition never before seen in "thest
parts" and worth days travel to witness
For the especial delight of the little
ones Col. John Bishop, of Beloit, Wis.
breeder of Shetland ponies is to give daily
exhibition with stud of thirty or forty
trained trick ponies.
Added to the above and many othe
attractions. President Hayes and mem
bers of his official household, will be il
attendance and address the people. Thu
buildings have been more than doubled
in their capacity to accommodate thu
unparalleled rush of exhibitors. A new
railroad track has been laid to tn,
grounds, and half hourly trains ofsplendiC
passenger coaches will run to and from
the grounds. Arrangements have beef
made with the hotels and private familie
for the accommodation of visitors, a
moderate rates, and the railroads will sci
tickets at half fare. In short nothir
has been left undone to make tn
twentieth annual fair of the Minnesot
Agricultural Society, 9 pattern for al
future exhibitions of the kind