Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-12
THE MINNEAPOLIS EXPOSITION

! exhibition, renalucd In the buildings.
THE MINNEAPOLIS EXPOSITION
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. AT 5o'clock a
m., the grounds were astir with the hundreds o
| attendants and employees Of the different dc
! partments, and all was lie and activity. Eve,
at that early hour drove after drove Of stock
ranging in size and Importance from tn
mammoth horse Of pure Norman blood to TIN
tiny Berkshire pig, whose torkish eye hat
| Just opened upon the vanities of this sublun
! ary sphere, came pouring into the enclosure
| and taking each its proper location. Th'
grounds, though not the largest, are now tn
most complete and perfect in the State. Til,
track is in perfect order level as barn foo
and smooth US the surface of mirror The
| stables and sheds are nearly all occupied
(thcre being 1900 in all, for horses and cattle
and still there is demand for "nors room." I
Is safe to say that the management could hav,
added one third more attractions to the dis
play Of stock, if they could have agreed t.
furnish the room. Win one looks over til,
full and complete display of blooded animals
the mooted problem "is the Northwest goot
for stock raising" might be considered set
tied.
MINNEApoL1s, Sept. 3.-Therc was bu
little stir until about 10 o'clock a. m., wher
the vast multitude surged forward toward the
grounds, utilizing every possible means O
conveyance-street cars, railway cars, omi
buses, hacks. buggies, carriages, horses
mules, saw -horses-and, in sholt every posi-
BILE movable animal and vehicle which coult
be hired, owned, rented. stolen or improviset
for the occasion: And even then thousands
sought the grounds upon the means ofloco
motion with which nature had provided them
At eleven O'Clock the various departments
were tecming with the hiirrsing; hostility
crowds OF euner-hea}ed humanity The great
intellectual card of the day was Blaine's ad
dress, which brought upon the grounds all
the prominent Republican politicians of the
day, consequently there was great rush.
Ramsey, Window, Pillsbuax, were atl there.
The distinguished Senator was
brought on the ground by six-in-hand team
of bays driven by Hon. Elias Moscs, of this
city, he was accompanied By Gov. Washburn
Mayor Rand, Gen. w. D. Wasbburn and Col.
King himself. The arrival of the dlstingu
ished party vas the signal for q great rush of
people, s:ho blocked up the space a, a,ound the
hastily erected pavilion under which he was
to speak. Col. King introduced the speaker
of the day in a few we'll chosen remarks. Mr..
Blaine's effort was well received, and at its
close Mr.. Window was called for, and spoke
briefly. The estimates OF the number present
during the day ny vari0us visitors were mum
e:ous, sundry and wide apart. Some went as
low as 5000 during Blaine's address, while
others more enthusiastic set The sdm total at
25,G0O. At o'clock Mr.. Herrick announced
registered as passing through the turnstilcs.
and as registered by them at a little rising
$4,000 Thai would make entire count in
round numbers hot far from twenty thousand
as large numbers came in teams through the
lower entrance,
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept 5.-At1 o'clock the
influx commences; at 5 o'clock the turn-styles
are kept constantly in motion; at 9 O'Clock
there is a crowd behind, and every ticket takcr
is kept busy, while occussiohal profanity from
the rear OF the besieging multitude bespeaks
gain an entrance; at 10 o'clock every depart
mentis crammed, and at II there is q regular
mob rushing and elbowing as though the
issues Of life and death depended upon every
body seeing everything that was to be seen.
The crowd on tt e grounds at 3 o'clock was
perfectly Immense, far SURPRISING any single
day OF the fair last year: In the rear of the
grand stand, before TIE commencement of the
races, there was one surging, seething; per-
spring mass of humanity. The sale OF f1uids;
cooling and otherwise, VAS III proportion to
the crowd, and the lemonade and beer stands
drove a thriving business. At 2 o'clock the
grand stand was filled to oyerfowing to wit.
,ooc hn with Io1lo No1cNn IN In
front, the dash resulting as follows:
Gov Neptune IL
Hill Dlilun. .....................2 =
Speculauon.. ...... ...... .............. s
Joe McWanOn. .................... ......4
Mollie McCarthy... ....... ..5
Time, ,4:o1.
At tn close of the day the grand stand and
every department was full to overhowing and
it is speaking within bonds to state that there
was not less than 10000 people visited the
great show. The management report receipts
during the day from all sources (gate and
grand stand) at approximately ST., 600, allow
ing $4,000 for the grand stand, would leave
24,000 paying visitors.
M1NNEApoL1s, Sept :;.-Thc crowd,
owing to the multitude Of attractions at the
other end of the avenue, was not as great as
on Wednesday. 4 count OF the turn style
record and careful estimates make the mum.
ber not far from $4,000, aud this, too, with the
President at St. Paul. Nearly all the lnteres!
OF the day centercd about the horse Hopeful
and the desire universally felt and expressed
was that he should beat the Rarus time.
M1NNEAPoL1s. Sept, G.-The morning
broke cool and cloudy, after slight shower
during the night just enough dampness fall.
irg to cool the atmosphere and lay the dust
The immense crowd began to assemble as early
as the trains and street cars began TO run, and
continued to increase in numbers until the
hour for the great Rarus attraction which was
expected to come on about 2 p. NJ. Every de-
partmcnt was filled to suffocation from Me-
chanical hall to the furthermost sheep pen
at the lower corner of the grounds. At ]
O'Clock the grand stand was comfortably FILL
ed; at l: 30 there was more than could see
we'll; at l:45 there was a crush; and at
O'Clock the people were packed in this large
receptacle like sardines in a box.
M1NNEAPoLIs Sept. 7.--Thc crowd was
not as numerous as on Wednesday or Friday
but was still large, taking into consideration
that it was the last day of the fair.
At 1890 O'Clock the word was passed along
the line that the President was coming. The
train of carriages drew in at the gate The
President was all condescention, smiles, and
good nature, while Gov. Pillsbury's rubicond
countenance shone forth like the glorious ort
of day through the haze of an Indian sum
mer atmosphere
In the front carriage were President Hayes
and wife, and Gov. Pillsbury and wife. Othe1
carriages followed conveying the Presidential
party and distinguished visitors.
Mayor Rand introduced the President, wht
addressed the comparatively small assembl,
at some length, and was listened to with re
spectful attention. Gen. Devcns, also, spok,
for few minutes. The President held re
ception at the Nicollet house in the evening
after which he returned to st. Paul to spent
the Sabbath, as the guest of ex-senator Ram
seX, -
The races in the afternoon, the track hay
ing become dry, afforded the entertainment o
| the closing day.
just before the close Of the races Col. w. 6
King appeared in the judges stand and ad
dressed the people present, stating that tn
exposition for 1878 had now been brought t.
close. How successful had been the vas
enterprise those present were the living an,
enthusiastic witnesses. He said that 81 al
the grand displays the grandest had been tn,
cordial unity and good will of those presen,
| who so largely; contributed to the success 0
the enterprise by their helpful presence Es
! pecially would he thank those gentleme,
interested in the noble animals who had use,
their wonderful energy In the remarkable ex
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